bmags Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 I actually really dislike Jason Jones stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Brian Ross on ABC News says that speculation is that Senate Candidate #5, the one who supposedly offered money or campaign funds for the seat, is Jesse Jackson Jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Dec 9, 2008 -> 03:31 PM) Brian Ross on ABC News says that speculation is that Senate Candidate #5, the one who supposedly offered money or campaign funds for the seat, is Jesse Jackson Jr. Here's the source of that speculation. Â Also worth noting...for the legal case, having Blagojevich believe you were willing to pay the fee does not necessarily mean that a he was in fact willing to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Yeah I wasn't a big fan of TPM speculating like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostfan Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 I'm thinking Emil Brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 QUOTE (lostfan @ Dec 9, 2008 -> 06:02 PM) I'm thinking Emil Brown. Mr. "I Need a Raise!" trying to buy off Mr. "I need to make money"? Â Sounds like a match made in heaven. Or Illinois. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_genius Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Oh man I hope Todd Stroger got caught trying to bribe his way into the Senate seat. Â No more Blago and Stroger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostfan Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 QUOTE (mr_genius @ Dec 9, 2008 -> 07:07 PM) Oh man I hope Todd Stroger got caught trying to bribe his way into the Senate seat. Â No more Blago and Stroger? That'd be f***in sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 QUOTE (mr_genius @ Dec 9, 2008 -> 06:07 PM) Oh man I hope Todd Stroger got caught trying to bribe his way into the Senate seat. Â No more Blago and Stroger? Merriest Political Christmas Evar. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 QUOTE (lostfan @ Dec 9, 2008 -> 06:02 PM) I'm thinking Emil Brown. Â Â "Just because I have a career .317/.377/.481/.858 line against the White Sox doesn't mean you can throw out such blatently false accusations." Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan1 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 It's a shame he was Serbian...but he spells his name with an "h" at the end so forget him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostfan Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Dec 9, 2008 -> 08:05 PM) Â "Just because I have a career .317/.377/.481/.858 line against the White Sox doesn't mean you can throw out such blatently false accusations." Â I didn't even notice that. Emil Jones, cut me some slack, this is a baseball board after all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Dec 9, 2008 -> 07:05 PM) Â "Just because I have a career .317/.377/.481/.858 line against the White Sox doesn't mean you can throw out such blatently false accusations." Â He's a free agent too. Makes me wonder if the Sox are after him. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Maybe I'm just too used to the current administration, but I really don't like how this smells, where Axelrod was a few weeks back saying the PresE and Blago had spoken regarding the Senate seat and now is saying he "Misspoke". Â I'd feel worse about it though if it weren't for that little clip of Blagojevich, um, talking in a less than polite manner about the PresE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 9, 2008 -> 07:52 PM) Maybe I'm just too used to the current administration, but I really don't like how this smells, where Axelrod was a few weeks back saying the PresE and Blago had spoken regarding the Senate seat and now is saying he "Misspoke". I'd feel worse about it though if it weren't for that little clip of Blagojevich, um, talking in a less than polite manner about the PresE.  Conservative blogs/ pundits were all over this earlier today.  I don't see Obama being tied up in this, but that still looks a little suspicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 9, 2008 -> 07:52 PM) Maybe I'm just too used to the current administration, but I really don't like how this smells, where Axelrod was a few weeks back saying the PresE and Blago had spoken regarding the Senate seat and now is saying he "Misspoke". I'd feel worse about it though if it weren't for that little clip of Blagojevich, um, talking in a less than polite manner about the PresE.  For all the things we heard about Obama throughout the campaign that we are supposed to be afraid of, the one that has worried me the most since the start is his deep roots in Illinois politics. Obviously there are A LOT of clean, good hearted people in politics here, but you simply do not know who you can and can't trust and that's a scary proposition. Hopefully Obama is one of the clean, good hearted people as he certainly looks to be one right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 GET INTO THE ACT AND BID NOW!!! Â http://cgi.ebay.com/Open-Senate-Seat-for-I...%3A1%7C294%3A50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Dec 9, 2008 -> 07:08 PM) It's a shame he was Serbian...but he spells his name with an "h" at the end so forget him. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share Posted December 10, 2008 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 10, 2008 -> 08:05 AM) GET INTO THE ACT AND BID NOW!!! http://cgi.ebay.com/Open-Senate-Seat-for-I...%3A1%7C294%3A50 We all saw that one coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 9, 2008 -> 07:52 PM) Maybe I'm just too used to the current administration, but I really don't like how this smells, where Axelrod was a few weeks back saying the PresE and Blago had spoken regarding the Senate seat and now is saying he "Misspoke".  The cable news is telling me that the President-elect wasn't aggressive enough renouncing Governor Blagojevich. And, of course, they're both from the same state so they must be good buddies and therefore the President-elect is a crook, right? Let's check some precedent. Naturally, President Bush renounced and rejected fellow Texan and former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay when he was knee-deep in corruption and scandal and was eventually forced to resign after being indicted, right?  Oh. Wait.  President Bush didn't renounce DeLay. In fact...  Bush Expresses a Belief in DeLay's Innocence New York Times  President Bush Shows Support to Embattled DeLay The News Hour  President Says DeLay Is Not Guilty of Money Laundering The Washington Post  Bush Declares DeLay Innocent The Washington Post  Lott urges Bush to give DeLay 'aggressive support' The Washington Times  Bush to Give DeLay a Lift to Show Support The Los Angeles Times  DeLay even got a ride aboard Air Force One! Meanwhile, the Obama team had to frantically backpedal from a brief phone call between Obama and Blagojevich -- a phone call that may or may not have happened weeks ago -- while Fitzgerald said there is zero connection between Obama and the Blagojevich charges.  LINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 I can't find the article now, but there was one particular example given by Fitzgerald of Blago's corruption that made me ill. Apparently, G-Rod threatened to hold back $8M in funding from a not-for-profit children's hospital somewhere in Illinois, if their CEO didn't make a $50k campaign contribution. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_genius Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Dec 10, 2008 -> 09:37 AM) I can't find the article now, but there was one particular example given by Fitzgerald of Blago's corruption that made me ill. Apparently, G-Rod threatened to hold back $8M in funding from a not-for-profit children's hospital somewhere in Illinois, if their CEO didn't make a $50k campaign contribution. Â I watched some segments on CNN, MSNBC and FOX and everytime they read the long list of offenses the entire panel would start laughing because it's so out of control and blatant. Then of course they would be like "ok, we shouldn't be laughing this is really bad in reality". Â This guy is unbelievably corrupt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 QUOTE (mr_genius @ Dec 10, 2008 -> 10:58 AM) I watched some segments on CNN, MSNBC and FOX and everytime they read the long list of offenses the entire panel would start laughing because it's so out of control and blatant. Then of course they would be like "ok, we shouldn't be laughing this is really bad in reality". Â This guy is unbelievably corrupt. Â Super douche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Lemon Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Madigan: Several Options to Remove Blagojevich Produced by City Room and the Associated Press on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 Â Many Illinois legislators say if Governor Rod Blagojevich doesn't resign, they want to begin impeachment proceedings. State Attorney General Lisa Madigan says there's another step she could take beyond that. Â MADIGAN: Illinois Supreme Court Rule 382 allows an original action to be filed in the Illinois Supreme Court regarding the governor's ability to serve. Â Madigan, who is also calling for the governor to resign, says she could file the Supreme Court action on behalf of the people. Â http://www.wbez.org/Content.aspx?audioID=30751 Â I kind of like this because: 1. He won't resign 2. It is quicker than impeachment and trial by the Senate 3. It will remove Rod from office Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 I am going to go out on a limb here and predict the next elected governor will be a Rep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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