Obama's Answer on Blagojevich -- and the Questions it Raises

Is there a reason why we should believe one of the three statements suggested by Leslie Jo must be true?

Yeah, common sense...

Is there a reason why we should believe one of the three statements suggested by Leslie Jo must be true?

Thanks, Jake. Keep asking questions so we can see how many times they get answered differently.

Blagojevich, Wright, Ayers, Rezko, Pfleger, Acorn...the list goes on. Obama is:

1. Corrupt and "in bed" with those in the list above

2. Unconcerned about what others do around him as long as he gets what he wants

or 3. Too stupid to know what's going on.

Any one of these three things is unsettling.

David H writes, "It is reasonable to assume that Obama has been tied in with Blago and his schemes over the years. That is how Chicago politics seems to work. To save his own skin Blago will talk. When he does we can kiss goodbye to the Obama presidency."
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Only in YOUR world is it reasonable. In the ACTUAL world, you have a Congressman from Illinois who hasn't met with the Governor of Illinois in YEARS. Yet in YOUR world, the Senator (who has been running for the Presidency for two years - LOL) keeps in touch. How pathetic is that?

Pres.-Elect Obama is quoted as saying "I was not aware of what was happening." This man literally sees-no-evil, hears-no-evil, smells-no-evil even when he's in the middle of it. We will witness a look and attitude of bewilderment when one voices concern that he may have been influenced by corrupt Chicago politics. One has to question that so many people attribute great intellect to man who seems so clueless, or perhaps it's many of my fellow Americans who are clueless!

I am with Kravitz above -- Blogo was a little too out there for his own good better to squash it in the beginning than be involved later on -- the governor was on a ego trip to large for anyone to trust containment. It's obvious from his "appreciate" statement that it wasn't enough. I hope the media will now settle down to the facts and that no one is tainted except the governor.

TJ - You had to go back a few years to get reputable politicians from Illionis. Anyone that lives near Chicago knows how dirty the politicians are. I feel like I need a shower now just talking about it.

If no-one in Obama's team knew anything , we should never have elected such a bunch of cretins - it is their job !

You forgot to mention Sarah Palin when listing public servants to disprove an assumption. You know, that public servant who actually has experience governing something that was so much a threat to Dems that they had to send an army to Alaska to find something to demonize her with (but couldn't)?

It's an insulting stereotype to assume that any politician who comes from Chicago or receives political support from Chicago is a "crook." It's tantamount to claiming that anyone who comes out of Alaska politics is a nitwit who can't assemble a coherant sentence.

The assumption is disproven by honorable public servants like Congressmen Abner Mikva and Sidney Yates; Senators Paul Douglas, Paul Simon and Adlai Stevenson III; and Governor Adlai Stevenson II.

Yeah, right. Nice try, Jake. No wonder you're the only one being credited by "Morning Joe."

At least other journalists know what it actually takes to win a Pulitzer or Emmy.

Why is this news so surprising? When people see how a completely unqualified community activist can come along and BUY a job in the white house, of course some moron like Blagojevich is going to come along and think he can SELL a senate seat...duh

Wow what a pathetic article. There is no evidence of a connection so JT made some up and vaguely talked about questions being raised. Shocker republican apologist and whiner extraordinaire Joe "how did the intern die in my office" Scarborough thought making stuff up about democrats is great reporting. Way to earn those wing nut points JT. Hey maybe you can accuse Obama of playing the race card.

Democrats in Illinois have been backing away from Blago for years. His approval rating, even before his arrest and all this came out, has been 11%. Blago is the only elected Dem governor not to have a role at the Dem convention last summer. Blago was no where near Grant Park on election night. He has been excluded from having any role whatsoever in the Obama transition. Blago would have faced a primary challenge even if this arrest had not taken place. There is no way Obama or his team would have negotiated in any manner with this Democratic pariah.

Read the contents of the taped conversations about 'the unnamed individual' and put two and two together. What made Blago so mad was that HIS wife was more qualified than Obama's wife, and yet he was told he would have to wait TWO YEARS for Obama to put Mrs. Blago on a corporate board (like the one that was 'paid to' Obama, for Michelle). Blago knew Obama was being hypocritical, so he stated (paraphrased): "My wife has the experience to be on a board now, unlike 'the unnamed individual'" (Michelle had no experience when she was 'given' her corporate board job that pays them dearly each year, both in salary and in company profits). I laughed when I read that these crooks know better than to trust each other -- hence, the warning to Blago from his advisor: 'Be wary of the two year promise'. LOL, if it weren't so sad for America that BO is our President-elect.

There is some speculation that, once Blagojevich proposed the quid pro quo, Rahm Emanuel dropped a dime on him to Fitzgerald.

Thank you. I believe Fitzgerald brought this out NOW to stop Obama from being part of the bribe. Fitzgerald couldn't go direct to Obama so he circumvented Obama committing a crime by bring this out NOW. Because in and article written by Brian Ross of abc on 12/9/08. One of the things he said is this: The FBI affidavit said Blgo had been told by an ADVISER "the present-elect can get Blgo's wife on paid corporate boards in exchange for naming the president-elect's pick to the senate. The FBI was told by two other ADVISERS that Blgo has to "suck it up" for two years. That's when Blog starting swearing. So, Blgo's wife would get her job in two years but not right now. Fitzgerald is a democrat and what he did with Scooter Libby proves where his loyalties are.

This isn't going to stick to Obama for the same reason Rezko didn't. People believe in Obama's character, rightfully so. Yes, his answers were vague and imprecise, much like many of his policy statements. But that doesn't make him dirty. If anything, I think this reflects positively on him. After all, look at the cesspool he rose from, and he's still a straight arrow.

It is reasonable to assume that Obama has been tied in with Blago and his schemes over the years. That is how Chicago politics seems to work. To save his own skin Blago will talk. When he does we can kiss goodbye to the Obama presidency.