Obama on Blago Inquiry: ‘Do You Have Another Question?’

Media is losing money and needs blood to stay alive… Media unvetting of the Iraq war is coming back to bite them….

What does the media not understand about “we’ll release it on Monday as requested by Patrick Fitzgerald?” Seeing as how there is ZERO indication that Obama or his staff was involved in any wrongdoing, why can’t you wait until Monday?
It’s not Obama’s fault the media is mentally challenged and doesn’t understand what “next week” means.

The Clinton Media rules are back in play. A media that doomed thousands of US citizens to death on foreign soil because it couldn’t be bothered to seek anything more then the W press release for comment is not alleging that something is wrong where no one in the world except the RNC believes anything happened.

Why is ABC and other nerworks are so incensed about the SNL skit on the Gov. of New York, but did not have any outrage at the SNL skit about Mr Palin having incest with his daughter since there was nothing else to do in Alaska.

Too bad the limit is $4,600, but hey the rules are different for obama right?
2,000,000 (yes, 2 MILLION) records of donations from all 50 states to the obama campaign. There are thousands and thousands of over-the-limit donations.
There are $255 MILLION dollars worth of donations from unnamed sources. How many over-the-limit or illegal donations are included in that $255 MILLION DOLLARS?
There is also $166 MILLION dollars in unaccounted for donations. That’s $166 MILLION dollars that simply DO NOT APPEAR on any of the records from individual states. So, WHERE DID THE MONEY COME FROM? Was it from other PAC’s? (obama claims to not accept money from PAC’s) Was it from overseas? Was it simply not reported to the FEC?
Where’d the money come from Barack?

“Do you have another question?” Obama asked, indicating the reporter should move on to another subject.
Ah, the dreadful drama of Obama — the stuttering stand-in who plays ALL the parts, asks the questions, then doesn’t answer them. WHOever it actually WAS who paid $750 million to install this pompous, prissy fake — hopefully Blagojevich will spill the WHOLE pot of beans! — might have been overcharged.

“Too bad the limit is $4,600, but hey the rules are different for obama right?”
It would seem Obama is following the rules and refunding over payments.

Did people really think obama would tell the truth or bother to answer questions once he was elected? I mean, really, after the way the press fawned all over him and kissed up, he knows he doesn’t have to tell you all anything.

Republicans are losers. The center has shifted and they are yet to understand.

Obama is guilty as sin, but will not come under any scrutiny.
Obama is cooperating with the Feds so you can be sure he copped a plea. To keep him and his friends out of it.
That is the main reason Obama Has People, and his people have people.
Want to bet Jessie Jackson gets the seat.
Now Axelrod is a liar, and confused and out of touch and does not know what he is saying on national media. When he said Obama talked with blago.

Once again, Sunlen Miller chooses thrill over accuracy.
Obama said he couldn’t comment on Blago and he didn’t want the reporter to waste his QUESTION, not his time. It changes the context of his “do you have another question?” entirely.

“There is also $166 MILLION dollars in unaccounted for donations. That’s $166 MILLION dollars that simply DO NOT APPEAR on any of the records from individual states”
Donations to federal campaigns would be the jurisdiction of the FEC which receives all donations records.
Donations less than $200 are usually not made public nor are they required to.

According to Seah, Patrick Fitzgerald is in on the conspiracy! LOL

friends,patriots,
after eight years of george bush,
what do you expect?
I would not trust politicians either.
so you will just have to endure the obama haters.
the thing is, they must hate this country also. because bush has wrecked it.
obama is the President-elect, (no matter how much the haters hate it,and try to run him down)
some people are just bitter.
and bitterness will manifest itself in everything they do.
the thing about it is, it really is unpatriotic to wish ill on obama,because when you do, you are wishing it for this country.
you all know this past eight years has been a nightmare for the citizens of this country.
and now that there is someone trying to help right it, and you are not participating in helping lift this country up.
not only are you not trying to help lift us up. you are trying to keep this country down,should amount to treason.
but this country will rise again, inspite of the obama haters.

Oh, how the press seemingly is so quick to forget that Axelrod himself said that Obama did talk with Blago several times about who will take his place.
Then, he says he “misspoke”.
Now, how did you all react when Hillary said she “misspoke” about Bosnia? And why don’t you give Axelrod and Obama the same treatment? that story was in the news for weeks, and yet you forget about what AXelrod said in a day?
“misspoke”? Heck, face it, THEY LIED.
Why do they continue to lie, and why do you continue to believe them?
And why won’t Emmanuel talk at all? Cat got his tongue?
And there was that news story about Obama meeting with blago on Nov 5th, and strangely, that story got scrubbed.
History and facts being scrubbed.
Sound Orwellian to anyone, and should this concern anyone, or are we so happy with the One that we are overlooking our own freedoms?

decentamerican: PAY ATTENTION! Is there something about cooperating with the Feds that is unclear to you?

yes we have all of our freedom with george bush.
and mccain would have been great also.
ask the vets coming home that need the benefits, that mccain voted against.

“Obama said he couldn’t comment on Blago and he didn’t want the reporter to waste his QUESTION, not his time.”
Show me where Fitzgerald told him not to comment about the case. What he said as that Obama should not release his report with timelines and who talked to who.
It takes time to organize a lie (on both sides) so Fitz doesnt want Balgo to know what he knows about the Obama side of the timeline.
Thats not the same as “dont comment”.
Obviously Blago and his staff know the list of names that they received from Obama and Emanuel. Blago isnt going to be ‘tipped off’ by hearing Obama talk about this occurring.
Presumably Obama has read his own report. There is no plausible explanation for “I haven’t confirmed that it was accurate”. If he has read Craigs report would say X talked to Harris on November 2, 4, 9 and 10.
The only plausible reason for the transparent PE is that he want to wait for him and the rest of the world to be on vacation so he can try burying the story.
He may be innocent but how can anyone say he is being transparent.

HPBOSTON—prove the illegal campaign contributions! proves something. quit smearing with absolutely no evidence, none. his campaign was funded by millions of americans giving $25 donations. Obama did not even have to go after big donors. he campaigned while McCain/Palin had to spend their time raising funds from the wealthy partons at fancy hotels. why not look into their campaign contributions!

The reporter who keeps asking the question about the investigation is just trying to create a scene. He is hoping Obama will lose his temper and respond angerly and he can get a coo. What a jerk. He has been asked not to talk about the B. investigation… He will in good time and that will still not satisfy some people. Fitzgerald is the one who asked him to hold up and has issued a statement to that effect…what more do you need? Give him a break….

“So Fitzgerald asked him to delay releasing the report but its ok for Obama to comment on the report before it release.”
That right. A prosecutor doesnt gag people. The cooperation they request is limited to specific areas that would impede their investigation. In this case he want Obama to delay a report that contains detailed timelines and who talked to who behind the scenes. That is information that Blago and his defense dont know. They obviously know the list of names they got from Obama.
There is no prosecutorial reason why Obama cant say that Emanuel talked to Harris. The only reason is that he doesn’t want the headline to be “Multiple Contacts Between Obama Staff and Gov Blago”, he’d rather have “Review Clears Obama” as the Times reported.
Do you have a source where Fitzgerald tells Obama not to comment? No you dont. He only said dont release the report yet.
“Saying something once on Foxnews becomes several times in the right wing realm.
The lesson as always? Right wingers lie. ”
You can go to the myfoxchicago web site and see video of Axelrod ‘misspeaking’.
He says he “knows they have had discussions”. “Knows”. There is a press release from Blago’s office saying that they are going to talk about the senate seat. There are news reports that have gone down the memory hole. There is a picture of the two of them in person that the Governors conference where Blago told the press he intended to have discussions with Obama.
Now Obama wants us to believe that “I haven’t confirmed that it was accurate”.
That is not credible in any way.

“Oh, how the press seemingly is so quick to forget that Axelrod himself said that Obama did talk with Blago several times about who will take his place”
Which prompted this
“Saying something once on Foxnews becomes several times in the right wing realm.”
Which bizarrely is replied to by this
“You can go to the myfoxchicago web site and see video of Axelrod ‘misspeaking’.”
Yes which is why I said what I did.
Your fellow right winger said several times which was untrue.

yes pat,
that is correct. trying to create a scene, get his career “set” and start writing on the book.

“Your fellow right winger said several times which was untrue. ”
So you called the guy a liar not because what he said was untrue but because Axelrod only mentioned a single contact? The moot part is that Axelrod said Obama talked with Blago. Then Obama meet Blago at the beginning of December at the Govenors association. Sheesh.
“”In this case he want Obama to delay a report that contains detailed timelines and who talked to who behind the scenes.”
Reconcile this sentence with this one
“There is no prosecutorial reason why Obama cant say that Emanuel talked to Harris”"
Do you even know what you arguing anymore? John Harris works for Rod Blagojevich. Blago knows what Emanuel told Harris about the list of acceptable names Axelrod references because they talk about it in the wiretape transcripts.
Blago already knows this…. it cant help his defense.
Here is how a transparent press conference would go:
Q:Over the weekend, the Tribune reported that Rahm Emanuel, your incoming chief of staff, had presented a list of potential names that –
A: Yes, arhum, thank you for your question John. We have learned that, ahem, that senior officials in the, erm, Office of the President Elect, did uhhhhhh present a list of people that, you know, we thought would be qualified and deserved ah consideration.
Q: Did JJJr have contact with anyone on your staff asking for their assistance in fundraising for Hot Rod in exchange for him being named to the Senate seat.
A: We cant release details like that at this time. They will all be in our ,errrrr, report that is being held that Fitzy request.
See the difference? I am sure a Harvard law grad would.

This is a criminal investigation and the U.S. Attorney has asked Obama to delay the release of the internal report until next week.
What is it they don’t understand?

“Obama did not even have to go after big donors.”
Search for the news stories “Big Donors Drive Obama’s Money Edge” and “Obama campaign flush from wealthy California donors”
Did Obama *have to* go after big donors. Who knows- but he did spend a lot of time raising money from them.
BTW- I’d rather have him taking limit money from from people who can afford it than $200 bucka from people who are having trouble with the rent.

“BTW- I’d rather have him taking limit money from from people who can afford it than $200 bucka from people who are having trouble with the rent.”
More snide comments from the right wing.
That people did give in small amounts even when they did not have much disposable incomes speaks volumes as to how much Obama has inspired people.

“BTW its hilarious for a right winger to ask for transparency when you’ve goosestepped for the Bush admin for 8 years.”
You can find the topic of the conversation at the head of the article.
Its not Bush. So attempting to drag him into it is an off-topic digression attempting to defect the discussion that you are uncomfortable factually (as opposed to calling people liars) defending.
I am evaluating Obama in relationship to his own statements regarding transparency. And internal consistency. How is “I haven’t confirmed that it was accurate” a possible answer (unless the report was too hot even for his eyes!)

“Its not Bush. So attempting to drag him into it is an off-topic digression attempting to defect the discussion that you are uncomfortable factually (as opposed to calling people liars) defending.”
Its not a deflection at all.

No, it was John McCain who inspired people about as much as an aluminum siding salesman.

Governer Blago So far is not guilty of any wrong doing, and maybe he is innocent. And if he is innocent, Obama, and his Office Of President Elect will apologize to Governor Blago, and the American people, for falsely asking for his resignation.

Joe—you are absolutely correct. if it turns out that he is innocent (and i know alot of people have already “convicted” him, myself included, and i regret that). but he does get a trial and until then he should be considered innocent (but indicted). however even if he is innocent of criminal activity he should still resign for attempting to sell a US Senate seat. people who are asking him to resign don’t need to apologize. they are not demanding that he do anything, it’s up to him. you should demand an apology from the President-Elect. he wants what is best for the people of Illinois. and that is a fair and legal appointment of a new senator. even though the governor didn’t take a bribe doesn’t mean he wasn’t conspiring to take one, that’s what the indictment is about.

“BertieW—the conversation between the prosecutor was a private conversation. and it’s impossible to prove a conversation didn’t happen…. why can’t you come to terms with the fact that the President-Elect is cooperating with the prosecutor by delaying his report until next week”
Ok, you guys have to stop believing all the daily spin at a stock tout’s web site, and read things that may challenge you (those uncomfortable facts that Ryan C calls ‘lies’).
The press asked Fitzgerald to confirm his request that Obama delay his report, and he did. Its not private. Its in the papers. He asked him to delay releasing the report until next week. Because the report would contain information that is not known to Blago and the general public at this point.
He did not ask him not to comment. There is no evidence than any prosecutor asked him to avoid question from the press.
You guys are thinking of when a criminal defense attorney advises their client not to comment. For instance, see Jesse Jackson’s statement to the press.
There is no reasonable answer to the question that Obama was asked today that would have caused any harm to the case. Both Blago and the general public know the list of names that was given by Team Obama to Blago- one because it is in the wiretap transcripts, and two because the Chicago Tribune published a story about it. There is no reason for Obama to withhold an answer or to falsely claim that “he hasnt confirmed that”.
“And if he is innocent, Obama, and his Office Of President Elect will apologize to Governor Blago, and the American people, for falsely asking for his resignation.”
Unless the wire tap transcripts were doctored there is no circumstance under which Obama should apologize. It doesnt matter if the case gets thrown out, evidence get excluded or a jury returns a ‘not guilty’. Its obvious what was going on, its appalling and Blago and his group need to go.

If only the press had badgered Bush as much when Bush started the war on Iraq, refused to help the poor and devastated in Katrina, abused our Constitution and the outright lies and crimes committed by the Bush Junta, maybe America would be in a better place than it is now after 8 years of GOP nightmare. Is this a Republican slanted US press? You betcha. Let Bush and his mafia skate by and punch Obama to the ground with these Blagojevich innuendoes. I’m disgusted with our partisan, biased American media. These dogged questions to Obama just prove me absolutely right.

“The president-elect cut the Chicago reporter off — claiming that he didn’t want to “waste” their time –- before they could finish a question about Blagojevich.”
Claiming that…? Why does ABC need to spin everything negative when it comes to Obama? How’d that work out for ABC News Radio this year? In case you don’t know, CDL is down 91.26% for the year and is currently facing delisting.
Like everything else, news reporting needs to change with the times. New audience. Get it?

Poll:
The reason you think Obama is involved in the Blago scandal is:
A. Personal dislike of Obama/Democrats
B. Insinuation presented by the media
C. Distrust of Republican investigators
D. Distrust of politicians
E. Receive “education” exclusively from Hannity / Limbaugh / Plante
F. All of the above

The reason you think Obama is involved in the Blago scandal is:
I’ll take “What is Obama worked closely on Blago’s campaign for Governor?” for $1000, Alex.

Finally a reporter with some guts. Love it!!

“I’ll take “What is Obama worked closely on Blago’s campaign for Governor?” for $1000, Alex.”
In the right wing world of lies, being an informal adviser on a campaign 6 years ago means you worked closely on it.

From Political Punch on December 9th:
“According to Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill., Mr. Obama’s incoming White House chief of staff, Emanuel, then-state senator Obama, a third Blagojevich aide, and Blagojevich’s campaign co-chair, David Wilhelm, were the top strategists of Blagojevich’s 2002 gubernatorial victory.
”
If Obama and Emanuel were “top strategists” then they worked closely on it.
Obama, Emanuel are significant reasons that Blago is the governor.
If you go back and look Blago ran on Obama’s theme of change and everyone other than him is corrupt.

Jake,
Since the Obama invasion into DC, the
“political punch” seems nary more than
a sassy love-tap…..with angora gloves.

They were quoting Emanuel himself. Is Rahm Emanual now a right wing source.
Spin all you want:
-Obama had no contact even though there is a picture of him shaking hands
-Obama didnt know him even though he is responsible for getting him elected.
-Balgo must be crazy, pay no attention
- There was no staff contact even though Rahm talked to him 21 times
- He isnt allowed to comment even though he is
- Axelrod “knows” they’ve spoken except he mispoke
-Obama cant comment about the NY Senate because he “has enough trouble with Illinois”, but he isnt involved
- News reports that Obama has discussed the appointment with Blago vanish
- Obama wishes he could respond, but he cant (but he can!)
- Obama wants to get all the facts out- but that will have to wait until he is 3000 miles away
-Obama sure hopes no one “wastes their question” in asking about this. Lets get back to important matters like does Joe know about those crazy decimals! And who has a better jump shot.