Comments on: Obama had “no contact” with Blagojevich or his office http://minnesotaindependent.com/19604/obama-had-no-contact-with-blagojevich-or-his-office News. Politics. Media. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:48:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Mydress http://minnesotaindependent.com/19604/obama-had-no-contact-with-blagojevich-or-his-office/comment-page-1#comment-20386 Mydress Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:56:17 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=19604#comment-20386 Of course, David Axelrod appeared on Fox News Chicago on November 23, 2008and said Obama’s “talked to the governor” about his replacement. And, Connect Tristates also reported that Obama was meeting Governor Blagojevich on Wednesday November 5, 2008 to discuss his senate seat: Now that Barack Obama will be moving to the White House, his seat in the U.S. Senate representing Illinois will have to be filled. That’s one of Obama’s first priorities today. He’s meeting with Governor Rod Blagojevich this afternoon in Chicago to discuss it. More on that meeting with Obama from the governor’s website on November 5, 2008. Of course, David Axelrod appeared on Fox News Chicago on November 23, 2008and said Obama’s “talked to the governor” about his replacement.
And, Connect Tristates also reported that Obama was meeting Governor Blagojevich on Wednesday November 5, 2008 to discuss his senate seat:
Now that Barack Obama will be moving to the White House, his seat in the U.S. Senate representing Illinois will have to be filled.
That’s one of Obama’s first priorities today.
He’s meeting with Governor Rod Blagojevich this afternoon in Chicago to discuss it.
More on that meeting with Obama from the governor’s website on November 5, 2008.

]]> By: icecycle http://minnesotaindependent.com/19604/obama-had-no-contact-with-blagojevich-or-his-office/comment-page-1#comment-20277 icecycle Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:42:32 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=19604#comment-20277 The indictment does not implicitly put the cuffs on Obama, or his closest friends and advisors, or SEIU, or the Illinois or national Democrat party, but they're all present and prominently accounted for. Blogo is not the sort of fellow to go down alone; look for a cloudburst of indictments to be raining down in the coming weeks. Be nice to have something other than lost ballots to read about for a change. The indictment does not implicitly put the cuffs on Obama, or his closest friends and advisors, or SEIU, or the Illinois or national Democrat party, but they’re all present and prominently accounted for.

Blogo is not the sort of fellow to go down alone; look for a cloudburst of indictments to be raining down in the coming weeks.

Be nice to have something other than lost ballots to read about for a change.

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