Corruptocrat alert: Blagojevich taken into custody by FBI; conspired to sell/trade Senate seat, HHS position, stifle newspaper; Team Obama contradicts itself
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All that grandstanding yesterday by Illinois Dem. Gov. Rod Blagojevich over the Republic Windows and Doors plant closure was smoke and mirrors to distract from his corruption scandal.
The FBI was keeping its eye on the ball.
Blagojevich was taken into custody today by federal agents, the Chicago Tribune reports. The dirtbag details, which prosecutors call “staggering:”
Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff John Harris were arrested today by FBI agents on federal corruption charges.
Blagojevich and Harris were accused of a wide-ranging criminal conspiracy that included Blagojevich conspiring to sell or trade the Senate seat left vacant by President-elect Barack Obama in exchange for financial benefits for the governor and his wife. The governor was also accused of obtaining campaign contributions in exchange for other official actions.
Blagojevich was taken into federal custody at his North Side home this morning.
On the issue of the U.S. Senate selection, federal prosecutors alleged Blagojevich sought appointment as Secretary of Health and Human Services in the new Obama administration, or a lucrative job with a union in exchange for appointing a union-preferred candidate.
Blagojevich and Harris conspired to demand the firing of Chicago Tribune editorial board members responsible for editorials critical of Blagojevich in exchange for state help with the sale of Wrigley Field, the Chicago Cubs baseball stadium owned by Tribune Co.
Blagojevich and Harris, along with others, obtained and sought to gain financial benefits for the governor, members of his family and his campaign fund in exchange for appointments to state boards and commissions, state jobs and state contracts.
“The breadth of corruption laid out in these charges is staggering,” U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald said in a statement.
“They allege that Blagojevich put a ‘for sale’ sign on the naming of a United States senator; involved himself personally in pay-to-play schemes with the urgency of a salesman meeting his annual sales target; and corruptly used his office in an effort to trample editorial voices of criticism.”
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Time to play: Name that party!
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The 12-page USDOJ release is here. The intro:
A 76-page FBI affidavit alleges that Blagojevich was intercepted on court-authorized wiretaps during the last month conspiring to sell or trade Illinois’ U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama for financial and other personal benefits for himself and his wife. At various times, in exchange for the Senate appointment, Blagojevich discussed obtaining: a substantial salary for himself at a either a non-profit foundation or an organization affiliated with labor unions; placing his wife on paid corporate boards where he speculated she might garner as much as $150,000 a year; promises of campaign funds – including cash up front; and a cabinet post or ambassadorship for himself.
Just last week, on December 4, Blagojevich allegedly told an advisor that he might “get some (money) up front, maybe” from Senate Candidate 5, if he named Senate Candidate 5 to the Senate seat, to insure that Senate Candidate 5 kept a promise about raising money for Blagojevich if he ran for re-election. In a recorded conversation on October 31, Blagojevich claimed he was approached by an associate of Senate Candidate 5 as follows: “We were approached ‘pay to play.’ That, you know, he’d raise 500 grand. An emissary came. Then the other guy would raise a million, if I made him (Senate Candidate 5) a Senator.”
On November 7, while talking on the phone about the Senate seat with Harris and an advisor, Blagojevich said he needed to consider his family and that he is “financially” hurting, the affidavit states. Harris allegedly said that they were considering what would help the “financial security” of the Blagojevich family and what will keep Blagojevich “politically viable.” Blagojevich stated, “I want to make money,” adding later that he is interested in making $250,000 to $300,000 a year, the complaint alleges.
On November 10, in a lengthy telephone call with numerous advisors that included discussion about Blagojevich obtaining a lucrative job with a union-affiliated organization in exchange for appointing a particular Senate Candidate whom he believed was favored by the President-elect and which is described in more detail below, Blagojevich and others discussed various ways Blagojevich could “monetize” the relationships he has made as governor to make money after leaving that office.
Some details of Blago’s pay-to-play schemes:
The charges include historical allegations that Blagojevich and Harris schemed with others – including previously convicted defendants Antoin Rezko, Stuart Levine, Ali Ata and others – since becoming governor in 2002 to obtain and attempt to obtain financial benefits for himself, his family and third parties, including his campaign committee, Friends of Blagojevich, in exchange for appointments to state boards and commissions, state employment, state contracts and access to state funds. A portion of the affidavit recounts the testimony of various witnesses at Rezko’s trial earlier this year.
The charges focus, however, on events since October when the Government obtained information that Blagojevich and Fundraiser A, who is chairman of Friends of Blagojevich, were accelerating Blagojevich’s allegedly corrupt fund-raising activities to accumulate as much money as possible this year before a new state ethics law would severely curtail Blagojevich’s ability to raise money from individuals and entities that have existing contracts worth more than $50,000 with the State of Illinois. Agents learned that Blagojevich was seeking approximately $2.5 million in campaign contributions by the end of the year, principally from or through individuals or entities – many of which have received state contacts or appointments – identified on a list maintained by Friends of Blagojevich, which the FBI has obtained.
The affidavit details multiple incidents involving efforts by Blagojevich to obtain campaign contributions in connection with his official actions as governor, including these three in early October:
After an October 6 meeting with Harris and Individuals A and B, during which Individual B sought state help with a business venture, Blagojevich told Individual A to approach Individual B about raising $100,000 for Friends of Blagojevich this year.
Individual A said he later learned that Blagojevich reached out directly to Individual B to ask about holding a fund-raiser;
Also on October 6, Blagojevich told Individual A that he expected Highway Contractor 1 to raise $500,000 in contributions and that he was willing to commit additional state money to a Tollway project – beyond $1.8 billion that Blagojevich announced on October15 – but was waiting to see how much money the contractor raised for Friends of Blagojevich; and
On October 8, Blagojevich told Individual A that he wanted to obtain a $50,000 contribution from Hospital Executive 1, the chief executive officer of Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago, which had recently received a commitment of $8 million in state funds.
When the contribution was not forthcoming, Blagojevich discussed with Deputy Governor A the feasibility of rescinding the funding.
The Smoking Gun has an excerpt of the criminal complaint. The entire brief is here.
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More: Meet Patty “F’ing” Blagojevich.
Fun fact from Tom Elia: “This makes for the fourth out of the last seven elected Illinois governors to be indicted since 1960 (Otto Kerner, Dan Walker, George Ryan, and Rod Blagojevich) … since 1972, 28 Chicago alderman have been convicted of crimes. If this number was extrapolated to the US House, it would be as if over 240 congressman had been indicted in the same period.”
Update 3:41pm Eastern. Blago is free on his own recognizance.
Update 4:25pm Eastern. Obama and his team contradict each other on who knew what when.
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We should all be giving the Obama man props for being such a choirboy in such a morally bankrupt,corrupt and the Democrats Party most dominated place.
Of course the singing by the captured may not be “the most beautiful sound at sunset that he has ever heard”!
I see CNN just changed their front page: It now starts ” Democratic Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich….”
I think they might have gotten the message. (I sent a complaining email-I’m sure they got hundreds.)
Not the Blagojevich I knew…
OOps, apologies to “Last Massachusetts Conservative” who said it first.
What happens when this sleazebag Blagojevich rolls over on Obama as part of some plea deal? I find it hard to believe he doesn’t have some dirt on Obama. Chicago politics is just so dirty that no one can stay clean, not even a soul-fixing lightworker.
The 20th Amendment section 3 says VP elect would until a candidate qualified.
Even if Blagojevich had “dirt” on Obama, what makes you think Fitzgerald and the feds are interested in pursuing Obama?
On December 9th, 2008 at 3:06 pm, chapoutier said:
What happens when this sleazebag Blagojevich rolls over on Obama as part of some plea deal?
Even if Blagojevich had “dirt” on Obama, what makes you think Fitzgerald and the feds are interested in pursuing Obama?
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If there is “dirt” involving Obama, they should be.
Tip to the lib media: About now is when you should be asking “What did Obama know and when did he know it?!”
Oh no, why would any fed-/prosecutor want the notoriety and fame of bringing down a president – perish the thought! (You were kidding – weren’t you?!)
Corruption is corruption. If Obama is implicated in anything, that’s his problem. If the feds found something along the way that Obama was involved in something at some point, so be it.
No one is above the law, not even the president. Just as Bill Clinton.
Well, word on the street with the local media is that Rahm may have been the one to bring this latest wrinkle to the Fed’s attention.
And, in the indictment, it was clear Obama wasn’t willing to play ball.
So I would say that tells you a lot about what bama knew, when he knew it, and how he handled it.
Blagojevich is on tape colorfully complaining that Obama would not bribe him. Fitzpatrick went out of his way to say that none of his wiretapping or other evidence implicates Obama.
Liberal blogosphere is reacting (to its credit) to this news the way MM (to her credit) reacted to the news about Stevens. They also are urging Obama to retain US attorney Fitzpatrick. Normally an incoming President replaces all US attorneys.
chap, With all of the stuff going on arround obama, either he knew all along and is covering his butt or he is a really gulliable man. Niether one bodes well for the usa.
He sure is good at covering his butt isn’t he?
but,,,I thought Conservatives were responsible for electing Blagojevich!!
(at least that’s what a local troll will say)
BlameAmericaLast #209
ummm…Obama apparently is above the law. Remember that the Constitution requires that you be a natural born citizen. Please idicate where Obama’s birth certificate is???????
Nothing will happen to Blagojevich. He’ll get one of the first pardons for helping Obama get elected. That is, if Bush doesn’t pardon him first.
Gullible as to what?
Or knew what all along?
On December 9th, 2008 at 3:23 pm, lgm said:
What happens when this sleazebag Blagojevich rolls over on Obama as part of some plea deal?
Blagojevich is on tape colorfully complaining that Obama would not bribe him. Fitzpatrick went out of his way to say that none of his wiretapping or other evidence implicates Obama.
Liberal blogosphere is reacting (to its credit) to this news the way MM (to her credit) reacted to the news about Stevens. They also are urging Obama to retain US attorney Fitzpatrick. Normally an incoming President replaces all US attorneys.
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That is a relief. If Obama did get caught up in this mess, we could be looking at a worse debacle than Bush V Gore.
I just heard on the news that Senator Obama was not implicated in the Illinois governors (Blagojevich) scandal. In fact, Obama said. “I have had no contact with the governor.” Then tell me Senator Obama, how can you be the Senator representing Illinois in the United States Senate without knowing what it is that the state, via the governor, needs or wants.
Unless of course you are a Republican like George Bush. Then the Democrats investigate you for years claiming corruption and politics.
Thanks for walking into that one. I love unforced errors.
No, it only tells me that Obama is good at transparency for his own CYA purposes, whether it’s factual or no; for some unknown reason, inherently deceptive and deceitful people are especially adroit at preemptive excuses in dealing with like-minded individuals of similar intentions.
You got that right!
OBTW, the whining sound you are hearing in the distance is the Obama Spin Machine racheting itself up into Hyper Drive. He will need it.
If the media does their work for him on this one, expect the Federal bailout money to flow like a river in their direction.
Spot on Mach1duck. Spot on!
That he was dealing with a fellow opportunist, a.k.a., a “new Demomcrat,” whose goal was to further his own selfish interests.
The guilty always turn state’s evidence on their cohorts.
The only reason the FBI took this clown into custody is he called the Massiah a motherf***er. That punishalbe by death.
rev wright.
Ayers.
rezko.
this guy.
sloppy fund rasing (damn near illegal)
etc
etc
etc
This list will get longer as more comes out.
“Dealing with” how?
“fellow opportunist…whose goal was to further his own selfish interests.”
Oh…you are accusing of Obama having amorphous dealings with…wait…here it comes…a politician!
Scathing.
Just another guy in Obama’a neighborhood
Blago’s original election as Governor was the last straw that finally prompted me to move from Chicago to Texas, so at least one good thing came from his administration.
Notwithstanding, I hope they throw the book at him and he rots first in jail, then in Hell. Good riddance, Blago.
Next up: Richie Daley….
That’s what investigations and hearings are for – which reminds me, where are the usual Democrats demanding full senate hearings into this matter? We sure heard them loud and clear over the past seven years, on everything from 9/11 to the wars on terror.
Gov. Blago calls Obama ‘nasty name’…
ABC News.
BroBama does seem to hang around all the wrong people–unless you are from Chicago I guess.
Especially so, given that he acts as though he doesn’t; it’s the whole hypocrisy thing.
What’s so disconcerting, is how oblivious he seems to be their shenanigans while he’s in their presence.
Does he have no sense of self-protection, no inner voice to warn him that he may need to distance himself from certain types, like Ayers and Wright, if he wants to hold high office above reproach? Or is he just truly that naive?
…and somewhere Jimmy Hoffa is humming “Grandma got run over by a Reindeer”….
You all just lost! I won the bid on e-bay!
DBNinKY
Actually this explains why Obama believes that he can talk to the terrorists and the rest of America’s enemies. He is The Messiah. He is The One.
Again, I ask how Obama “associated” with Blagojovich? Not one of you has posted any untoward action or relationship between these two.
Well, according to ABCNews.com, here is a statement that may be of interest.
That’s the FBI affidavit. The president-elect can get Rod’s wife a paid corporate seat, huh?
So, Mr. Obama…what did you know, and when did you know it?
Full article here:
Yeah and all those german officers had NO IDEA where all the jews were going. RIGHTTTTTTT.
On this specifically, Chappy – the Senate seat scandal – Obama has just said he had “no contact” with GuvBloggo. Of interest is a clip from an interview that Hannity is playing where Axelrod, a week or so back, said Obama had talked on this specific topic. So, someone’s lying.
Also on that question, the close relationship bewteen the two has a history:
Obama-Blagojevich Forever Linked By Rezko
Obama Advised Blagojevich On His Victorious Gubernatorial Run. “That year, [Obama] gained his first high-level experience in a statewide campaign when he advised the victorious gubernatorial candidate Rod Blagojevich, another politician with a funny name and a message of reform.” (Ryan Lizza, “Making It,” The New Yorker, 7/21/08)
Obama: “If the governor asks me to work on his behalf, I’ll be happy to do it.” (John Patterson, “Senator Says He’s Still Willing To Help Blagojevich Despite Hiring Concerns,” Chicago Daily Herald, 7/27/06)
Obama Endorsed Blagojevich For A Second Term. “Obama, who endorsed Blagojevich for a second term nearly 18 months ago, said he’s ready to help Illinois democrats in the upcoming elections.” (John Patterson, “Senator Says He’s Still Willing To Help Blagojevich Despite Hiring Concerns,” Chicago Daily Herald, 7/27/06)
Obama: “We’ve got a governor in Rod Blagojevich who has delivered consistently on behalf of the people of Illinois.” (Deanna Bellandi, “Illinois Democrats Talk Unity But Don’t Show It,” The Associated Press, 8/16/06)
Gov. Blagojevich, in his best George Costanza impression, “was that wrong…?”
Seriously, the lack of surprise at this is stunning in it’s irony. I would be embarrassed to be a democrat, today. But, just today…tomorrow it’s back to business as usual.
Blagojovich assisted in “delisting” canidates during Obama’s run for State Senator. How’s that! Don’t have the links at the moment, but I am sure others can provide!
Why do I get the weird feeling that someone is going to accidently hang himself, during the 5 minutes between the jailhouse guards nightly patrols?
uuummmm, was this in Ayers living room too?
ROTFLMAO
Again, on that, Chappy – here’s a link to a left wing website which features the interview where Axelrod states that Obama did have “contact” with Bloggo re:the Senate vacancy.
Axelrod Comments On Open Senate Seat, D.C. Leadership Vacuum
‘Cause Richard (or Rod) hung himself!
I used to have that song on CD!
And all of you were wondering why so many former Clinton staffers as well as Hillary are an integral part of his new administration.
Does all of this answer your questions? When you have a problem,you need the very best.
Flyoverman:
ROTFLOL
Oh to have been listening to Rush today!!!
Well, looks like ABCNews.com has some answers for you…
Questions Arise About the Obama/Blagojevich Relationship
NOW they ask all the relevant questions. Too little, too late. Golden boy is no longer…
Gee imagine if obama had been “vetted” as much as palin was by the press….
Flyoverman:
I missed Rush today, all I got was static – which means I need to rewire my speakers. Again.
Obama – liar!
Blago has way too much ego to do himself in and I don’t see him rolling over to the Feds either. He’ll think he can beat this until the end, just like Geo. Ryan tried to.
sonofdy:
Imagine if Obama had been “vetted” at all by the press…
JHSII,
I guess reading the transscripts on his website will have to do.
I certainly hope the media gets absolutely dragged through hot coals over the issue of their filure to vet Obama; not just vetting him, but protecting him through their refusal to even publish/air certain stories.
Haven’t read all of the blogs so maybe somebody, or sevral, have already said it.
This story will not last for more than three days in the press.
ROFLOL This is the funniest thing I have heard politcally in a LONG time.
In his Blagojevich news conference, Patrick Fitzgerald was quick to clear Obama of wrongdoing and then commented that “We’re in the middle of a corruption crime spree and wanted to stop it.” Why did he want to stop an investigation in the middle? Could it be so it wouldn’t lead to certain people?
“Fitzgerald let the Valerie Plame investigation keep going and going for years after he knew who the leaker was, Richard Armitage. But Fitzgerald shut down the Blago investigation in the middle of a crime spree.”
I knew that when Obama said he sat in Racist Wrights Church for twenty years but didn’t hear what he was saying. Not only a lie. A bold faced lie. Kinda like Clinton pointing and wagging his finger at the camera saying he did not have sex with that girl. Sickening.
Flyoverman,
For some reason I doubt the press will be forced to take any responsibility – especially given that Obama will soon occupy the White House. Remember that the MSM is overwhelmingly liberal and they have no reason to drag each other over the coals for having protected the one who they all believe in. They got what they wanted, and they’re going to do their very best to stifle any inquiries, or anyone who doesn’t support their agenda or The One.
Obamas first scandal? blago-gate?
IMPEACH HIM!!!
I think Obama has lots of voices in his head, just not this one.
By the time this is all done, Blago will be portrayed as Palin’s lover, the father of Trig and her potential running mate in 2012.
Blago will become a “conservative” and closet “republican” overnight in the MSM.
Obama will skate even if they have video of him stuffing hundred dollar bills in “Sandy Berglar’s” socks…
Corruption is the official province of the GOP dontcha know?
fixed
Nevermind facts. Liberals don’t want to hear them. They only want to hear praise for their big O. The One. Of course I find it also interesting that Rezko is named in the cirlce of trust in this issue as well. How ironic that Obama has connections to Rezko. And didn’t we all find out that Obama lied about Ayers all along as well? I mean come one this is completely Chicago Gangland politics and Obama is right in the middle of it all. The scandals are starting and he hasn’t even taken office yet. What a complete scumbag.
I get the feeling that the next 4 years are going to be full of stuff like this.
Sad day when the scandals start before he even takes office.
Sheesh!
And just who didn’t see this coming?
Until the great BHO names his corrupt attorney general and shuts down the FBI from going after these felons.
He may wish he had stayed in jail. It is safer in there. He might get really depressed and do something drastic, doncha know?
Don’t laugh. People have been “suicided” before.
A couple good links to Obama
- B Hussein’s Chicago history with Blago and others from 2002
The lights will be burning late tonight at Obama’s house, and the MSM, as they make sure Dear Leader is not involved in this corruption scandal, or, at least, have it covered up. Illinois is certainly one of the most corrupt states around, especially with Cook County. Reminds me of the old Tammady Hall.
Barry must be Hoping that the Change will be that he doesn’t get caught.
He’s as much of a dirtbag as the rest of them.
I am so sick of all of these politicians.
On December 9th, 2008 at 5:56 pm, TooMuchTime said:
If he knows something it could mean impeachment of the Obamamessiah.
I don’t think Blagojevich is going to rot in jail without holding up the Obamamessiah for a pardon. Rezko maybe.
Osama Obama doesn’t have to say anything, any more than he has to produce his birth certificate.
After all, he’s The One and we should all take him on faith, right?
Forget that “Constitution” thing….
/tinfoil hat off
I don’t know if Blago has a “safe” place to be. Outside may seem safer than inside but Vince Foster proved there is NO PLACE SAFE WHEN A LEFTIST CONTROLS THE WHITE HOUSE…
I predict the Big Blago flees to Cuba or Venezuela for safety.
Merry Christmas!
Yeah so ….
Sup Fool…..
To Misscheryl’s astute observation “Obama-Liar”, I would add “Obama-Usurper”.
What Do Barack Obama and Kwame Raoul Have in Common?
Democ-rat corruption = good
Republican anything = bad
I understand.
Donald Young was unavailable for comment.
Last Christmas… Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Choir Director at Barack Obama’s Church Found Slain
I heard they are already selling slots at Rikers Island so they will be ready to welcome, and welcome, and welcome, and welcome, and welcome. . . . Blabbojebich to the pokey.
Nah, Blago will get the country club prison so he can practice his tennis and golf.
That is, until the inevitable pardon.
I wonder how long it’ll be until someone investigates the “pay to play” deal Obama had with the hospital that employed his perpetually-angry wife. As soon as he was elected to the Senate, somehow, for SOME unknown reason, Michelle Obama got a three hundred percent raise “due to her abilities”. Right. It also just happened that the hospital got a HUGE chunk of taxpayer money funneled its way by Obama.
This is pay-to-play in the classic Chicago Way, something Obama knows all about. NO ONE in Chicago politics is without corruption. It’s the way things are done due to the Democrat Machine.
I noted Obama said today: “Governor who? I never met the man, however you pronounce it. I’ve been too busy working on hopenchange.”
bradley,
Obama actually said,
“I want you to listen to me. I’m going to say this again; I did not have conversations with that Governor, Mr. Blagojevich, . . . I never told anybody to discuss my Senate seat, not a single time. These allegations are false and I need to go back to work for hopenchange.”
He’s a breath of fresh air… kind of like when you are standing down wind from the sewage treatment plant.
I wonder if Gov. Blagojevich has heard this on before?
Two prisoners are in the chow line. One turns to the other and says, “The food was a lot better when you were governor.”
It’s nice to know that taking a 1 1/2 week break (due to a cold that I’m still fighting and Turkey Day) hasn’t interrupted the beauty that is political corruption.
Good riddance to this bad actor. Could Fitzgerald possibly work some magic with that putz Patterson in NY and Patrick in MA?
Yet another pig trying to get fat and happy by abusing the public trust. I hope this scumbag goes to jail for 50 years. Ironically, he aspired to earn $250K-$300K yearly. Except instead of doing it by working for it, he wanted to attain it through corruption, treachery and bribery. Now he’ll earn $1.00 a month working in the prison laundry. Watch those showers Blagojevich. ROFLMFAO at this fool!!!!
From Governor Clown’s website:
“As Illinois’ chief executive officer, Gov. Blagojevich is working aggressively to…restore the people’s confidence in state government.
Oooooppps…
Looks like it’s the politics of corruption, not change, that seem to be on the horizon. Since our President-elect rose through the noxious Illinois Democratic machine, it’s no surprise.
Blingojevich?
Typical surrendercrat. Corrupt as the day is long.
Interesting story though and suggests how corrupt the party and their union enablers are. Blingo seemed pretty confident of getting whatever deal he wanted.