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    Obama's Senate seat is up for sale!

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    Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is in federal custody on corruption charges, a law enforcement official said Tuesday.

    Blagojevich and his chief of staff, John Harris, are charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and solicitation of bribery, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's office for the Northern District of Illinois.

    Both men are expected in U.S. District Court in Chicago later Tuesday.

    A news conference is expected at noon ET.

    Federal prosecutors say Blagojevich, Harris and others conspired to gain financial benefits in appointing President-elect Barack Obama's Senate replacement, according to the statement.

    "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."

    According to the statement, Blagojevich is alleged to have discussed obtaining:

    # a substantial salary for himself at either a non-profit foundation or an organization affiliated with labor unions;

    # a spot for 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;

    # a Cabinet post or ambassadorship for himself.

    Gotta love the Chicago machine.
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    Quote Originally Posted by drone View Post
    Obama's Senate seat is up for sale!

    Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 
    Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is in federal custody on corruption charges, a law enforcement official said Tuesday.

    Blagojevich and his chief of staff, John Harris, are charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and solicitation of bribery, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's office for the Northern District of Illinois.

    Both men are expected in U.S. District Court in Chicago later Tuesday.

    A news conference is expected at noon ET.

    Federal prosecutors say Blagojevich, Harris and others conspired to gain financial benefits in appointing President-elect Barack Obama's Senate replacement, according to the statement.

    "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."

    According to the statement, Blagojevich is alleged to have discussed obtaining:

    # a substantial salary for himself at either a non-profit foundation or an organization affiliated with labor unions;

    # a spot for 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;

    # a Cabinet post or ambassadorship for himself.

    Gotta love the Chicago machine.
    makes me wonder if obama got in the senate through the same process...
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    Quote Originally Posted by hooahguy View Post
    makes me wonder if obama got in the senate through the same process...
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    then all the conspiracy theories are wrong, then.....
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    then all the conspiracy theories are wrong, then.....

    yes its the unfortunate thing about CT's they are glamorous and entertaining but when it comes to facts they seem to fail...

    Besides considering the sucess of Obama i find it hard to believe he would need to cheat to win...
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    Quote Originally Posted by LittleGrizzly View Post
    then all the conspiracy theories are wrong, then.....

    yes its the unfortunate thing about CT's they are glamorous and entertaining but when it comes to facts they seem to fail...

    Besides considering the sucess of Obama i find it hard to believe he would need to cheat to win...
    Obama played hardball to secure the Dem nomination (which in S Chicago was tantamount to election) for State Senate in 1996. The incumbent hand-picked him as her successor to try for a HoR seat, but after losing the nomination herself she wanted him to step aside and let her get her old seat back. Obama's team, supposedly, got her and his other nomination rivals knocked off the ballot by invalidating signatures supporting each of his opponent's candidacies. This is NOT cheating, by any means, but it is gaming the system to advantage.

    He does not have a "cheater" reputation, but anyone who assumes he's above political rough and tumble hasn't looked at his record.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Seamus Fermanagh View Post
    He does not have a "cheater" reputation, but anyone who assumes he's above political rough and tumble hasn't looked at his record.
    Spot on. He's a Chicago politician through-and-through.
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