1 It's because there's tapes, ace. If it's not on tape it never happened.

2 *ding ding ding ding ding*

3 That's a great question, Ace.  MFM?  Bueller?  Anyone?

4 This post reminds me how much I miss the flaming Blago-skull.

5 If it's not on tape it never happened.

Of course it did.  I was responsible for the whole thing, 'cause I'm still that influential and awesome.  Now forget I ever said anything.

6

_{Hey, look. I 'one'.}

Sycacuse!

Sycacuse!

7 Wow, you wingnuts don't give up do you?

You see Barack Obama offered Sestak a government job for something he wanted, and Rod whatever his name offered someone a government job for something he wanted.

COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

8 Remain calm, Ace.  It'll make it easier when we're all shipped off to the camps.

9 It's "Sleestak."

10 Rod Blagojevich acted stupidly.

Slestak didn't.

11

Can anyone explain to me what Rod Blagojevich is on trial for, then?

 

High crimes against hair?

12 If a Dem gets caught doing it "everybody does it" no big deal.A Rep gets caught it is... The.Worst.Scandal.Ever.

13 pay to play the New Hipster talk.

14 Can anyone explain to me Tony Rezko's silence regarding Teh Won? 

I'm waiting for the day Barry and family are ensconced back in Chateau de Barky in Chi-town, and see if his old pals start penning their own memoirs.   And you know they will.

15 James Taranto (Best of the Web, WSJ Online) said last Friday: "The remaining question is one of interpretation. Gibbs is fairly clear in denying there was a direct promise of a job if Romanoff quit the race, but the law would still have been broken if someone 'indirectly made such a promise. But how would a prosecutor prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a promise was indirectly made? It may be possible, but the exacting standard of criminal guilt poses a problem in light of the vagueness of the law's prohibition."   The Federal statute he quoted says: "Whoever, directly or indirectly, promises any employment, position, compensation, contract, appointment, or other benefit, provided for or made possible in whole or in part by any Act of Congress, or any special consideration in obtaining any such benefit, to any person as consideration, favor, or reward for any political activity or for the support of or opposition to any candidate or any political party in connection with any general or special election to any political office, or in connection with any primary election or political convention or caucus held to select candidates for any political office, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both."   Note the bolded clause.  The statute applies both to a promise of a job and to a promise of special consideration in obtaining a job.  That covers "I'll see what I can do, pull a few strings, grease the skids" as well as "we'll make sure you end up with something worthwhile."  In the Romanoff case, Mr. Messina didn't just take a call from Mr. Romanoff following up on the latter's application -- a guy committed to the Senate race wouldn't need or want to follow up on an application he had no interest in pursuing, and as Gibbs himself states, it was Messina and not Romanoff who made the phone call in hopes of furthering a political objective.   It sounds like a provable proposition that Messina called Romanoff to offer the promise of special consideration in getting the USAID job in return for Romanoff dropping his Senate bid.  My only question is whether the law was still violated in light of the fact that Messina's proffered promise was turned down.

16

Let me make that halfway readable.

James Taranto (Best of the Web, WSJ Online) said last Friday:

"The remaining question is one of interpretation. Gibbs is fairly clear in denying there was a direct promise of a job if Romanoff quit the race, but the law would still have been broken if someone 'indirectly made such a promise. But how would a prosecutor prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a promise was indirectly made? It may be possible, but the exacting standard of criminal guilt poses a problem in light of the vagueness of the law's prohibition."

The Federal statute he quoted says:

"Whoever, directly or indirectly, promises any employment, position, compensation, contract, appointment, or other benefit, provided for or made possible in whole or in part by any Act of Congress, or any special consideration in obtaining any such benefit, to any person as consideration, favor, or reward for any political activity or for the support of or opposition to any candidate or any political party in connection with any general or special election to any political office, or in connection with any primary election or political convention or caucus held to select candidates for any political office, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both."

Note the bolded clause.  The statute applies both to a promise of a job and to a promise of special consideration in obtaining a job.  That covers "I'll see what I can do, pull a few strings, grease the skids" as well as "we'll make sure you end up with something worthwhile."  In the Romanoff case, Mr. Messina didn't just take a call from Mr. Romanoff following up on the latter's application -- a guy committed to the Senate race wouldn't need or want to follow up on an application he had no interest in pursuing, and as Gibbs himself states, it was Messina and not Romanoff who made the phone call in hopes of furthering a political objective.

It sounds like a provable proposition that Messina called Romanoff to offer the promise of special consideration in getting the USAID job in return for Romanoff dropping his Senate bid.  My only question is whether the law was still violated in light of the fact that Messina's proffered promise was turned down.

17

Can anyone explain to me Tony Rezko's silence regarding Teh Won? 

 

What is "He doesn't want to die of an aspirin overdose" for final Jeopardy, Alex.

18 Remain calm, Ace.  It'll make it easier when we're all shipped off to the camps.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at June 10, 2010 07:59 PM (UOM4

well i hope to get the best instructors in my art classes, i also expect all my meals kosher, and my Torah  pressed between each reading.

19 Blago was a dem who opposed the Madigan/Daley combine. He's lucky he didn't accidently commit suicide before he got his current under-bus assignment.

20

Can anyone explain to me what Rod Blagojevich is on trial for, then?




Is he a filthy Joo ? They're all guilty of something.

21 Blagojevich trial?

Occam's razor says he did not sell the job to Obama's choice.

22 Can anyone explain to me Tony Rezko's silence regarding Teh Won?

He doesn't want to get aspirin poisoning.

23
Can someone explain to me why Bush firing a few lawyers who worked for his Justice Department was a scandal but Sestak being bribed isn't?

24 21

Can anyone explain to me Tony Rezko's silence regarding Teh Won?

well as we don't know who  educated  and Brought Obama to the table. maybe Rezko does Know, and might be a wee nervous about chatting  to the likes of us.

25 I kind of feel sorry for Blago.  I mean the dude was just playing Chicago politics in Chicago.  He is probably completely bewildered as to why he's even on trial.  Here you've got Barry playing Chicago politics in D.C., and he's getting away with it.  Life is so unfair.  Why do life hate Whitey?  Whitey never gets a fair shake...

26

Everyone does do it. At least in Chicago.

I think that's Blago's whole defense. It's fricken Chicago!

Unforunately for Blago, it's Chicago. We put our used up governors in jail... it's what we do. Everyone does it.  When approval drops below 35% they all go in the klink.

But as for the rest of you, this is what you get for electing someone from Chicago.

That's why I don't vote for anyone running for anything round these parts.

27
an attorney general resigned over nothing!

And this isn't a scandal???

28

"Slestak" has only two syllables.  Could be from practically anywhere in Central or Eastern Europe.

"Blagojevich" has four syllables, and it's very Slavic.  I say it's leftover Cold War prejudice against Commie-sounding names.

29 btw, where is  AG waldin?

30 er walpin..

31
IG, not AG

32

Anyone know why the Polish are too stupid to spell 'toboggan'?

.

.

They sent all their Jews to Israel!

Go home! Jews.

33 Can someone explain to me why Bush firing a few lawyers who worked for his Justice Department was a scandal but Sestak being bribed isn't?

Posted by: a concerned fishdick at June 10, 2010 08:06 PM (UUkhk)

I can explain that in one word: "Bush."

34 remember the LAND of the LOST saturday morning show with will holly and the SLEESTAK dinosaurs

35 it is Sestak, not Slestak, but it doesn't matter it will be Senator Toomey come november

36

I've been watching politics for a long time and I have never seen a press so eager to cover up for a president. The press beat both carter and clinton with a club when they fucked up. Obama they just look the other way and pet their unicorns.

If Bush was kicking reporters off airplanes and not letting the photograph the millions of acres of oil in the gulf the press would be stealing airplanes and flying them themselves just daring Bush to do anything to stop them.

Obama does it and there is nothing but silence.

37 34 er walpin..

Posted by: willows tired at June 10, 2010 08:10 PM (HyUIR)

Isn't he the fired IG?  Holder is the AG (God save us all).

38 You know how everyone in the press is poo-pooing the Slestak Bribe story? Claiming that's shady but not illegal?

Shady but not illegal?...sounds complex; better leave this one for the cables!

39 Can someone explain The View to me?

40 You racist teabagger cons, Obama can't do anything wrong. That would be racist, he is tooo coooool to do anything wrong you stupid right wingers. Palin should be shot for stupidity and Woody Allen is a incestuous genius but I digress. You stupid cons cons cons cons still don't get the double standard. We won, you right wing nutjobs who don't appreciate Vonnegut. con con con

41 Questions like this will get you reported to the "fishy" story/ass-kicking hot-line Ace.

42 Blago is on trial for not being dreamy enough.

And corrupt.

See, you've got to be dreamy before you can be corrupt, see?

That's what got Nixon.

43 Dagny has gone native.

44
It's like this, see...
Barack says Tony is lying about him.
Which means Tony is lying about me...
Which makes me as honest as...Barack
So...
After I'm exonerated I will be looking for the real grifters... 24/7... like constantly or something...

45 Can anyone explain to me what Rod Blagojevich is on trial for, then?

Because shut up, that's why.

46

_{Dagny has gone native.}

Ooooh, I adore Natives.  How Much for Him?

47 36

Anyone know why the Polish are too stupid to spell 'toboggan'?

.

.

They sent all their Jews to Israel!

Go home! Jews.

Posted by: Helen Thomas at Open Mic Night at June 10, 2010 08:10 PM (Kj8VC)

Finally, even I agree with this crazy, white cracker.

48 How much did the job pay? A hundred bucks? I'm self-managed.

49 He's an American of African decent -> it's the racist fascists. Obviously.

50 51

_{Dagny has gone native.}

Ooooh, I adore Natives.  How Much for Him?

Posted by: Helen Thomas at June 10, 2010 08:14 PM (Kj8VC)

You go, crazy white woman!!!  All this time, I thought you were a Jew, too!

51 Can someone explain The View to me?

Four scrunts at a table arguing at an eardrum damaging decibel level, who, between them, don't have the brain power to operate a light switch.  That View?

No.

52

stueic, yes

Walpin found Johnson and St. HOPE had failed to use the federal money they received for the purposes specified in the grant and had also used federally-funded AmeriCorps staff for, among other things, "driving [Johnson] to personal appointments, washing his car, and running personal errands." Walpin came to the conclusion that Johnson and St. HOPE should be subject to suspension and debarme

covering for Michelles friend.

53 Dagny has gone native.

Or he forgot to sockpuppet.

54

Posted by: dagny at June 10, 2010 08:12 PM (tPERP)

Of all the trolls to suffer withdrawal symptoms from, that one is the least worthy.  A warm bath and a cup of hot cocoa should set you right.

55

_{Or he forgot to sock...}

It's always that one time that gets ya'.

56 Seriously, this time. Obama is a product and most of the press are enlightened. They understand that Obama is trying to do good work. He is doing his best to reform the U.S. by helping those who have been subjugated for so long. There is a deep dark history here, from slavery through industrialization and the use of the worker as disposable property. This maltreatment has been even worse for those of color.
Now, a few, with the support and love of the left; the world wide socialists and communists have risen to prominence and they want to make some step down so that others can take their rightful place in the hierarchy of America. It doesn' t matter  what Obama does but what his goals are. He can do whatever he thinks is right to achieve the aims of correcting the wrongs that so many have suffered for so long.
The wealth has been in the hand of the capitalists and producers and it must not stay there. It belongs to the workers. It's about revolution. Did the people know Lenin was wrong or Castro or Che? No, they weren't wrong, they did everything for the glory of the revolution.

57 heh dagny. that was lovely.

58 O/T:  “I want my future husband to be diligent about money,” a 27-year-old woman says in an ad being run in free magazines promoting a fixed-rate, three-year note that Japan started selling last week. “Playboys are no good.” SheÂ’s one of five women featured in the page, which says “Men who hold JGBs are popular with women!!”

Sorry but this is so funny.  Japanese career women make big bucks, big bucks and the big problem there for the men is that they don't want to get married.  so watching this as a sort of commercial for Japanese bonds is really funny.  alright, it's funny to me...

59 Can anyone explain to me what Rod Blagojevich is on trial for, then?

Cuz his wife's a whiny bitch?

60 The Slestak bribery is no biggie.  The Sestak bribery, however...

61 Fitzmas, I want something for Fitzmas.  If I were Blago's attorneys I would be screaming for subpeonas of the PA and CO parties -- to include Billy Jeff himself.

If I were going out - I'd be going out with a circus and a parade.

62 I can't even process this stupid shit properly. The end is: They think Obama is Lenin and he is perfect. We know he's just another filthy criminal progressive racist prong.
God I hate trying to understand why they are so stupid and evil. It even makes me write bad sentences.

63

I haven't read if Rahm has been on the stand..?

do we believe Fitzgerald will actually go to the top?

i don't.

64 Let's not forget the FBI works for the Executive branch of the government.

Blago was not giving it up for Barry, nominate Valerie , and the hammer came down. 

You got to respect the pure power these fuckers project.

The Chicago way, with us, or you are fucking toast.

BUT, Blago knows where the skeletons are, this is going to be FUN!

I see Rahmn with a dick in his ass in prison. 

I also see Watergate potential here.  MSM is ignoring it now, but they won't much longer, "the one" is wounded and losing his "Magical Negro" powers everyday.

So think he'll pull a Clinton and fire all the US Attorneys?  Count down!

65 Kemp, you have more faith than i.

66 Unprecedented

67

What I find really amusing is that James Clyburn wants an investigation into how Alvin Greene got the $10,000 filing fee to run in the US Senate Democratic primary in South Carolina. The guy gets about 60% of the vote and now Clyburn is floating this theory that he is some GOP/Tea Party plant! He still won the primary! How did the Republicans work that one?

At the same time, the Democrats don't see a problem with the Obama Administration bribing candidates to drop out of Democratic primary contests in favor of accepting government jobs in their adminstration. So what if somebody but up ten grand for this guy to run? Does that really compare to the White House offering a taxpayer funded job in return for a favor? These Greene character still had to get voted in. I mean which situation is worse? It was Democratic voters in SC that voted for the guy. Do they bear some responsibility if the guy does not prove up to the task?

68 I always think that Blago can always vie for hair commercials against john Edwards.

And his wife isn't a whiney bitch....she really loves him and believes in him...heck America likes him...they loved him on the apprentice....

69 If Fitzgerald stays, it is going to happen.  They have left the US Attorney in Raleigh, and he is going to indict Edwards, and probably our Governor.

Only solution, fire all the US Attorneys!

70 Posted by: Santnick at June 10, 2010 08:29 PM (nVZ/i)

Unemployed people are making money playing online poker and trading stocks.

71 73 I always think that Blago can always vie for hair commercials against john Edwards.

That won't work, Edwards is linthead, so he'll win.

(Linthead, mill workers with lint in their head, derogatory term, denotes white trash, for you Yankees)

72

heck America likes him...

Guys a total jackass.

73

What I find really amusing is that James Clyburn wants an investigation into how Alvin Greene got the $10,000 filing fee to run in the US Senate Democratic primary in South Carolina. The guy gets about 60% of the vote and now Clyburn is floating this theory that he is some GOP/Tea Party plant! He still won the primary! How did the Republicans work that one?

At the same time, the Democrats don't see a problem with the Obama Administration bribing candidates to drop out of Democratic primary contests in favor of accepting government jobs in their adminstration. So what if somebody but up ten grand for this guy to run? Does that really compare to the White House offering a taxpayer funded job in return for a favor? These Greene character still had to get voted in. I mean which situation is worse? It was Democratic voters in SC that voted for the guy. Do they bear some responsibility if the guy does not prove up to the task?

Posted by: Santnick at June 10, 2010 08:29 PM (nVZ/i)

What sort of campaign did the other Dem candidate run that let him get beat by a complete unknown who didn't campaign at all?  There must have been quite a few voters who cast their votes AGAINST the other guy instead of for Greene, and quite a few others who pretty much just marked the first name on the ballot because they had no idea who either candidate was.

Democrats seem to be addicted to do-overs in primaries: whenever they nominate a crook or a creep or a cretin, they move to eliminate the voters' choice and install a hand-picked establishment candidate.  They ought to be held to the selection their own party members made -- notwithstanding the fact that those party members have proven themselves to be incompetent and ignorant.

74 I see Rahmn with a dick in his ass in prison. 

Posted by: Kemp at June 10, 2010 08:26 PM (2+9Yx)

Wow, Miss Mary Ann never saw THAT in her Magic Mirror!  Romper Room certainly has changed since I was a kid.

75 Bad haircut?

76 Its because Blago said, "Its fuckin' Golden" And it had something to do with Obama..

77 I think the deadline for the WH to turn over all the docs on this was the 9th -  I wonder if they did it. 

78 Obama Whiet House, We can Print Paper, and  also make paper  go away.

79 where's sandy berger btw?

80 OT.

Talked to a big supporter of Andre tonight.  He still can not figure out what Andre had on Larry Marchant to make him come out with I fucked Nikki.

Maybe Andre and Larry are lovers?  Who the fuck knows.

Losers!!

81 It's The Age of Incompetance.

82 That was then. This is now.

83 Can anyone explain to me what Rod Blagojevich is on trial for, then?

I can, Ace. Lights, please.

And there were in Illinois mobsters abiding in the street, keeping watch over their bribes by night.
And, lo, the minion of the Soros came upon them, and the money of the Soros shone round about them: and they were so greedy.
And the minion said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all sheeple.
For unto you is born this day in an undisclosed location a Savior, which is Obama the Douche.
And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in red diapers, lying with abandon.
And suddenly there was with the minion a multitude of the union thugs praising Marx, and saying,
Hope 'n' Change in the nation, and on earth bows, apologies toward all.

Blagojavich made Obama look bad.
And that is why he's going to jail, Ace.

84

89

*throws rice*

85

-->You know how everyone in the press is poo-pooing the Slestak Bribe story? Claiming that's shady but not illegal?

They're lying. It's illegal. And everyone knows that it's illegal. The Dems used to be a little more clever about these unethical tactics, using jobs in private think tanks, PACs and other organizations to buy people off. The Indonesian Imbecile offers straight-up federal jobs because he doesn't care about trying to stay within the law (while totally violating the spirit of it). He likes to break the law because then he gets to see conservatives writhe in agony over what to do. "What are you going to do, impeach me? Try it. You idiots couldn't even get me to cough up a birth certificate and school records.  LOL.  I've actually been able to make 'conservatives' fight for the idiotic idea that someone holding 147 different citizenships qualifies as a natural born citizen, as per the Constitution and the Founders' intentions.  You people are scared of me and everyone knows it. Go ahead and try to hold me accountable. The cities will burn, bitches."

-->Can anyone explain to me what Rod Blagojevich is on trial for, then?

For not being black.

86

For unto you is born this day in an undisclosed location a Savior, which is Obama the Douche.

That cracked me up for some reason.  Probably because I was hearing Linus' voice as I read it.

87 There are are at least 500 hours of recorded "conversations." My, my - this is gonna be some interesting info. revealed. Um, Um, Um. Lots of questions will be answered, except where I am beening incarcerated. Extortion and a pardon might be front and center. Bet on it.

88 I mean, I mean, the people have spoken. The people of South Carolina have spoken. The people of South Carolina have spoken. We have to be pro-South Carolina. The people of South Carolina have spoken. We have to be pro-South Carolina.

89 Ace - I've been predicting Blago would use this defense ever since the Sestak thing came out.

90 ACE is being snarky, it was a rhetorical question folks...

91 Here's the prediction from January 2009, A BIG I TOLD YOU SO BlagojevichÂ’s Mea Culpa http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/01/13/blagojevichÂ’s-mea-culpa/