Via the LA Time’s Top of the Ticket, which is getting just a little tired of the way that this thing has gone from being “what could have been a one- or two-day state scandal story into nearly a week-long saga now involving a new national leader who promised to change the way the people’s business is done.” If you watch the video, you’ll see that MSNBC shares this opinion.
Yup, MSNBC.
Moe Lane
PS: We are prepared to believe that Obama’s not involved. But we are not his core supporters: that means that we will not tolerate the mushroom treatment from the next President of the United States of America. Get used to it.
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Two things.
NightTwister (Diary) Sunday, December 14th at 9:59AM EST (link)We knew that investigative reporters could only be held back for so long. It’s like the government trying to keep a secret. They can do it for awhile, but someone finally just can’t keep quiet.
Secondly, I’m starting to think the money behind the faces has finally decided they can’t continue to lose money they way they have. This is especially true after seeing what’s happening to the print media.
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. – Winston Churchill
Wouldn't it be sweet, sweet justice that the media
janis (Diary) Sunday, December 14th at 10:29AM EST (link)is finally forced to save themselves from utter financial ruin by reporting truthfully on The One’s administration?
Well, okay, that’s a bit too hopeful– “reporting SOMEWHAT truthfully”? Let’s hope that the neophyte Obama continues to make rookie mistakes with this thing , thereby driving the media to report even more on it, to ask inconvenient questions and shriek when they don’t get the answers.
Good times.
Everything happens for a reason
girlrepublican Sunday, December 14th at 10:09AM EST (link)I am disgusted by this, but I hope that by exposing and catching Blago, it will stop Illinois corruption. America is too good for this stuff!
America may be "too good" for this, but Illinois isn't.
janis (Diary) Sunday, December 14th at 10:49AM EST (link)I’ve got family there who go back a few generations. Corruption and Illinois politics are synonymous with one another.
I think it might ended with the thrill running up Chrissy's leg ending up...
JadedByPolitics (Diary) Sunday, December 14th at 10:14AM EST (link)with his head exploding at the end of the tape…..my goodness did some of those MSNBC folks sound like REAL reporters?….I know it will go away but every once in a while it creeps out and it was quite humerous to listen to !
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Right there, Moe.
redneck_hippie (Diary) Sunday, December 14th at 10:35AM EST (link)Mushroom treatment is not going to be tolerated. I fully expected it due to Obama’s “present” voting, under-the-bus-tossing behavior up to now.
Again, The Office of the President of the United States of America is a “buck-stops-here” office. Said office does not accommodate an emptysuit community organizer.
Hope the jack-@sses who worship at Obama’s shrine are pleased with their 100% non-accountable PE. I do not see anything changing in this respect just because Obama swears on the Bible next month.
Corrupt is as corrupt does
peg_c (Diary) Sunday, December 14th at 10:36AM EST (link)Corruption is synonymous with Illinois and it’s not going away. I’d like to imagine a Jindal type coming into Illinois to clean it up but he’d probably be shot before he got started. Obama comes from this cesspool – how can he not be as tainted? Chickens coming home to roost indeed. People, he hasn’t taken office yet and his team is under a dark cloud. This is huge!
Government cannot be the solution when government is the problem.
If the RNC keeps this up
peg_c (Diary) Sunday, December 14th at 10:37AM EST (link)I’m going to have to send them money. Dang, just when I thought I was free of them, too…
Government cannot be the solution when government is the problem.
Questions arise from this, and a point or two...
Mark Malcolm (Diary) Sunday, December 14th at 10:42AM EST (link)Point 1-FINALLY. The RNC has found, bought, or stolen a backbone. If this type of action had been done for the last eight years we would be talking about a republican president elect.
Point 2-I am with you Moe. I am willing to believe Obama isn’t involved, but that means Rham Emanuel acted on his own wtihout Obama’s approval. This bodes ill for the future for Obama. It will, however, provide us with a large amount of entertainment as they spar with one another and contradict each other…until Rham gets fired of course.
Point 3-The wiretaps have been going on for some time so whatever has happened it’s recorded. If, if mind you, there really is something with Obama’s voice on it discussing this with Blago we will be told it has no bearing on the case, isn’t pertinent, etc (my prediction). It will, of course, break and the MSM will cover for Obama making excuses.
Question 1-Since the wiretaps were the worst kept secret in Chicago, was Obama recorded, what did he say, and when?
Question 2-If the wiretaps were that badly kept a secret how dumb do you have to be (Rham) to call someone and talk about this rather than jump in one of those tax payer funded private jets with a carbon footprint the size of Rhode Island and go to Chicago (oh, but we should chastize the big 3 auto execs who only did what the Wallstreet guys did when they came down, but that’s another post)?
Question 3-Change. Where’s the change? I thought you were going to be transparent Mr. President Elect “Yes we can” Obama? Axelrod clearly said you talked to Blago. This story would all have blown over if you had simply come out and said something akin to, “Yes, David talked with the governor and gave him a list of folks I thought were qualified. But he (the Governor) NEVER asked for anything for those appointments…” or something like that. Instead, we have a stone wall that looks incriminating.
Question 4, and final-To all those who voted for Obama, are you going to demand ‘Change’ from him? Is this the first in a long line of deny, deny, deny? What are you going to do when this continues?
I may not agree with what you say but I’ll defend your right to say it to the very death.
Will some "Reporters" finally be flying into Chicago?
JLenardDetroit (Diary) Sunday, December 14th at 4:57PM EST (link)Like in the “Palin Church Fire thread” it was/is important to remember how many Reporters flooded to AK to see what dirt they could discover and/or manufacturer controversy because none existed! Will the MSM send even one reporter to cover the Fire HATE CRIME? Of course not, doesn’t fit the program… but had a Fire occurred at Rev Wrights church…. oh boy…
Will the MSM send even half the Reporters sent to Wasilla to “investigative report” on the BlahGo (and whom around Oblahblah are really connected… and “What did Obama know and when did he know it”) corruption and the deep IL shady behaviors? Again, of course not!
Regards from NoMoTown (the MOTORlessCITY)
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The RNC is finally cowboying up
WHAT (Diary) Sunday, December 14th at 5:19PM EST (link)It is about time they got back in the saddle and into the battle!
Really, why should it have even been a question who Obama thought should replace him?
JLenardDetroit (Diary) Sunday, December 14th at 8:49PM EST (link)I have held this questions since day 1 that it became a need for THE PEOPLE OF IL TO REPLACE ITS SENATOR SEAT!?!?!
It is up to the people (and its processes) to determine… Obama has LEFT the Senate seat for his own PERSONAL Political POWER GRAB, not for the betterment of the State of Illinois…. How they aren’t Ill-annoyed at this yet is beyond me… WHO CARES WHAT OBAMA THINKS… It was NOT Obama’s Senate Seat… it was/is a US Senate seat belonging to the People and State of Illinois! and Oblahblah should have ZERO say in it being filled!
Regards from NoMoTown (the MOTORlessCITY)
“Liberals, looking to do for? America what they’ve done for? Detroit! which is DESTROY IT!”
“I think, therefore I am Conservative”
“Conservative by choice, Republican by necessity”
“You can lead a Liberal to the Truth/Facts, but you cannot make them THINK!”
“Romney [No, not my first choice] does NOT have a MORMON problem. He has a, far too many Americans; these days; are MORONS problem!”
Follow @JLenardDetroit
(RS:Help) (JLD) (Hollyweird) (Brain-deads) (SPIN-cycle) (Obamaocare) (Party of kNOw) (Conservatism) (TEApeats) (respectful) (message) (Warning: Children Will Die!!)
Heil “O” Hell No Obamao is NOT MY PRESIDENT! “No U won’t”
I want “O” to FAIL (here, here, & whole Diary (Ofail) here, is why)
“The first Liberal was Satan” – a Rush caller (other Quotes)
Dear 52,
Danielle Davis (ocleverone) (Diary) Monday, December 15th at 6:56AM EST (link)You asked us to take the high road and “rebuild America”. You need to put your money where your mouth is and ask for full transparency from the President elect and his staff. You know, for the good of America you talked about.
Love,
48
PS – I really don’t believe Barack Obama had any knowledge but he needs to pony up as the next leader.
PPS – And the criticism he is getting from the press? Triple that and you will know what it’s like to be a Republican.
To me, “consensus” seems to be the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values and policies. So it is something in which no one believes and to which no one objects … There are still people in my party who believe in “consensus” politics. I regard them as Quislings, as traitors … I mean it. — Margaret Thatcher