Posted by
Neotrotsky on Monday, December 22, 2008 11:14:51 AM
Obama Preempts Gov't Report, Clears Self and Emanuel in Probe 'Only
once and it doesn't count because his eyes were closed' - Contradicts
AP and Chicago Sun Times stories Of Multiple Contacts
The AP reported:
Gov.
Rod Blagojevich is legendary in Illinois political circles for not
picking up the phone or returning calls, even from important figures
like the state's senior senator, Dick Durbin.
But there was
always one call Blagojevich regularly took, say his aides, and that was
from Rahm Emanuel — his congressman, his one-time campaign adviser and,
more recently — and troubling for Emanuel — one of his contacts with
President-elect Barack Obama's transition staff.
The Chicago Sun Times reported:
President-elect Barack Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, is reportedly on 21 different taped conversations by the feds -- dealing with his boss' vacant Senate seat!
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But ABC is reporting or Nice Try George:
Sources
tell me that the Obama team's review of contacts with Illinois Gov. Rod
Blagojevich will show that Rahm Emanuel had only one phone conversation
with Blagojevich.
The contact, described as a "pro-forma"
courtesy call, came as Emanuel was named Chief of Staff for Obama. Most
of the discussion concerned Emanuel's Congressional seat (which had
previously been held by Blagojevich), with only a "passing reference"
to the Senate vacancy, according to these sources. No deal for the
Senate vacancy was discussed.
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