Oops.. Did The Chosen One Forget?
When asked what contact he’d had with the governor’s office about his replacement in the Senate, President-elect Obama today said “I had no contact with the governor or his office and so we were not, I was not aware of what was happening.”
He must have forgot, as David Axelrod illustrated in this video (1:20):
(David is a top advisor to Barack Obama)
In Illinois, Democrats control the State House, Senate, every state-wide constitutional office, the Mayoralty of Chicago, the city council of Chicago, the board controlling the second most populous county in the country (Cook), and almost the entire federal congressional delegation.
Even the DNC has been moved to Chicago.
Surprised that the media didn’t mention the Governor was a Democrat?
Sure reminds me of the Clinton years… could this become Barrack’s Whitewater?
Obama had a big day – Al Gore has sold him too…
Barack Obama “Saddened and Sobered” Over the Arrest of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich on Corruption Charges.
But hey, global warming is the most important thing right now.
December 10th, 2008 at 5:31 am
Seems the video had the misfortune of stepping in front of a bus recently and is no longer available.
December 10th, 2008 at 11:47 am
“Surprised that the media didn’t mention the Governor was a Democrat?”
oops! did the wingnut lie?
KEvron