Now why would he do that?
/

"I’m not going to say a word to you. I’m going to do this with my children. Dont do that. I’m a father. I have two kids. I’m not going to do it.”"

Asked, “Can’t you do both?” Emanuel replied, “I’m not as capable as you. I’m going to be a father. I’m allowed to be a father,” and he pushed the reporter’s digital recorder away.

WTF?
Over.

Hiding behind his kids? Is he for real?

Wouldn't it be easier to just arrest the entire government of Illinois, and then release the few innocent?

/sarc... i think...

Unfortunately for him, this water will not roll off his back.

Huh- I thought dads were good at saying "no".

Unless of course the answer to the question isn't "no".

Hope and Change.

Clinton Redux with our second black president.

/Everybody knows Bubba was our first black president.

Hey all, sorry for the early OT, kind of a hit-and-run comment here.

I have a cash flow again, although not enough to re-establish my internet connection at home. So, I'm using my parents' new broadband connection for the moment.

I do still have my health. I'm also finding it amazingly comfortable to set the thermostat on 63 and dress in layers. Even in bed at night, I'm not cold at all.

And my sleep hours are finally shifting around. I actually got up at 8am today, after over two years of sleeping until noon, usually.

I have two job leads, one from my landlord, and another through my landlord's temp agency. The former is factory work within walking distance, the latter is fixing PC's in the next county. Oddly, I'm pulling for the former, but whichever one offers me a position first will be the one I take.

Last Friday, we lost one of my co-workers from my last job. She had liver cancer, and knew about it for just over three months, but was very particular about not spreading the word around. Consequently, hardly anybody knew how far along it was. The combination of her cancer and her heart problems was basically a death sentence for her; each one made treatment for the other impossible. I was thinking about calling her, and wondering how I would go about contacting her, two days before I heard about her passing. It's taught me a lesson I'll remember: Don't hide it, because others won't understand how badly the help is needed, when it's needed.

Other than that, well, time marches on.

Well, I don't blame him.

The beauty of this is that the left has been threatening to open investigations against Bush after he leaves office. Looks like they'll be to busy investigating the new president.

Coward! If you know anything come forward and say it! Don't try to hide and make yourself look guilty.

re: #10 kaymad

The beauty of this is that the left has been threatening to open investigations against Bush after he leaves office. Looks like they'll be to busy investigating the new president.

I wouldn't hold my breath.

Come on:

1) He's a democrat
2) He's associated with an Illinois democrat , who
3) Has absolutely no accomplishments worth noting if not for the corrupt Chicago machine
4) What could he do if he had to do real work?

Valerie Plame...Valerie Jarrett.
What's with these Valerie chicks?

in exchange for Blagojevich naming Obama’s friend Valerie Jarrett to replace him in the U.S. Senate.

Is this the same Valerie that supposedly recommended Obama as chairman for Ayers' CAC? (Or was Valerie the woods fund?)

I thought the Obama and crew had nothing to hide.

re: #12 rabidsquirrel

I can dream. My second best guess is that Rahm will eventually fall on the sword for Obama.

re: #17 Kaymad

I can dream. My second best guess is that Rahm will eventually fall on the sword for Obama.

I think "tossed under the bus" is our preferred euphemism for the Obama administration.

re: #18 rabidsquirrel

I think "tossed under the bus" is our preferred euphemism for the Obama administration.

How big is this bus? I've lost count of the people thrown under it...

“You’re wasting your time,” Emanuel said. “I’m not going to say a word to you. I’m going to do this with my children. Dont do that. I’m a father. I have two kids. I’m not going to do it.”
Asked, “Can’t you do both?” Emanuel replied, “I’m not as capable as you. I’m going to be a father. I’m allowed to be a father,” and he pushed the reporter’s digital recorder away.

GUILTY I SAY.

While I want to pile on, I do think the media should cut him some slack while he is doing a family thing with his kids.

Just like they cut republicans slack.

/

An aside: I’m amused to see so many media reports using “Blago” instead of spelling out Rod Blagojevich’s full name. I suspect it’s because they don’t trust their journalism school grads to spell it correctly.

/or too stupid to just add it to their spellchecker

Can't he just eat his waffles?

What's with the jackass excuse that he's a father? Just because he spawned a few children, that makes him impervious to questions? Cripes, if that's the case, we can no longer ask questions of Bill Clinton, Larry Craig, William Jefferson, Harry Reid and Jesse Jackson! Where does it end?

re: #2 WitchDoctor

"I’m not going to say a word to you. I’m going to do this with my children. Dont do that. I’m a father. I have two kids. I’m not going to do it.”"

Asked, “Can’t you do both?” Emanuel replied, “I’m not as capable as you. I’m going to be a father. I’m allowed to be a father,” and he pushed the reporter’s digital recorder away.

WTF?
Over.

I was thinking the same ~ but WTH instead of WTF :) I didn't understand his jibberish!

Asked, “Can’t you do both?” Emanuel replied, “I’m not as capable as you. I’m going to be a father. I’m allowed to be a father,” and he pushed the reporter’s digital recorder away.
.

Didn't the Obama camp say that they could both work on the original bailout bill and prepare for a Presidential debate at the same time? I guess they lost the ability to multitask after the election. Bummer.

re: #19 CynicalConservative

How big is this bus? I've lost count of the people thrown under it...

It's got a remarkably high ground clearance. And they recycle their sacrificial lambs.

Don't worry,Rahm. Your kids will be able to visit you thursdays 9AM-3PM. You can even talk to them over a cool phone...

re: #21 Racer X

While I want to pile on, I do think the media should cut him some slack while he is doing a family thing with his kids.

Just like they cut republicans slack.

/

I agree it's rude to harass him, but then, if the answer was "no" he could just say it.

Rahm Emanuel may not be guilty of anything, but good grief. Could he possibly seem any more guilty?

/he's lucky they found Caylee Anthony, knocked Chicago right off the cable networks

re: #8 victor_yugo

Good to hear from you - you sound like you're thinking positive, which is half the battle.

re: #28 maddogg

Don't worry,Rahm. Your kids will be able to visit you thursdays 9AM-3PM. You can even talk to them over a cool phone...

And Mrs. Emanuel can press her chest against the window during "Conjugal Visit Day!"

re: #18 rabidsquirrel

I know, but I was thinking back to the Clinton model. How many people took one for Bill? The buck stopped with Janet Reno, the McDougals in prison, just to name a few.

I'm still amazed that the press gives these guys a pass. This is the type of story that would sell more newspapers!

I suspect that Mr. Emmanuel blew the whistle on Gov. B, thus speeding up the lowering of the boom on the Gov.

re: #29 Sharmuta

I agree it's rude to harass him, but then, if the answer was "no" he could just say it.

Disagree here--if he answers any questions, it'll only be followed by more questions. Don't reward the pestering, or it will lead to more pestering.

More obfuscation and waffling on the part of the One's soon to be administration. They will be more corrupt than Grant's administration.

re: #33 Kaymad

I know, but I was thinking back to the Clinton model. How many people took one for Bill? The buck stopped with Janet Reno, the McDougals in prison, just to name a few.

Yeah. I'm thinking that a rousing rendition of "The Wheels on the Bus go Round and Round" would be perfect for the O's Inaugural Ball.

re: #30 Killian Bundy

/he's lucky they found Caylee Anthony, knocked Chicago right off the cable networks

For a couple hours. Chicago will be back on top tomorrow night. The story has legs; It will be followed, at least for a while.

re: #10 kaymad

The beauty of this is that the left has been threatening to open investigations against Bush after he leaves office. Looks like they'll be to busy investigating the new president.

Not likely.

re: #35 Catttt

I suspect that Mr. Emmanuel blew the whistle on Gov. B, thus speeding up the lowering of the boom on the Gov.

I think Rezko dumped on both of them.

Using "Blago" may be as much a phobia of the pronunciation. Do you ever feel weird writing a word you don't know how to pronounce? The pronunciation needs to come from him - I don't trust anyone else to get it right, Slavic or not.

blah goy yah vitch

Not buying it just yet. I'm a big fan of spelling it like it sounds, Kernal Kadafy.

re: #24 Wyatt Earp

What's with the jackass excuse that he's a father? Just because he spawned a few children, that makes him impervious to questions? Cripes, if that's the case, we can no longer ask questions of Bill Clinton, Larry Craig, William Jefferson, Harry Reid and Jesse Jackson! Where does it end?

Of course we can't, they're Democrats.

They're used to getting favorable treatment from the MSM. Being asked actual questions about an actual news item had to have been a terrible shock.

re: #40 Truck Monkey

Not likely.

I agree, there are people on the left that want his head on a pike, and Cheney's too...BDS is not treatable nor curable.....those poor souls will die holding on to that irrational and misplaced anger

The identities will all be revealed sooner or later. He's just inflicting himself with a death by a thousand cuts if he keeps this up.

re: #35 Catttt

I suspect that Mr. Emmanuel blew the whistle on Gov. B, thus speeding up the lowering of the boom on the Gov.

Motive?

Blagojevich is the sitting DEMOCRAT governor from the state that both Obama and Rahm come from. What advantage does Emmanual gain for either him ir the O to drop a dime on Blag?

re: #43 Steffan

Of course we can't, they're Democrats.

They're used to getting favorable treatment from the MSM. Being asked actual questions about an actual news item had to have been a terrible shock.

Yeah, they probably should have asked somethingg like, "What's your favorite color?"

Hopefully, it's prison blues.

re: #41 VegasRick

I think Rezko dumped on both of them.

Hmmmmm - that sounds more likely.

"something"

PIMF

He was spotted two hours later in the lobby of Chicago’s City Hall. He was there to listen to his two children performing in a concert with their school,

Hate to swim against the stream here, but I can kind of understand why he'd be pissed off at reporters trying to collar him while he's going to see his kids' holiday concert.

re: #2 WitchDoctor

"I’m not going to say a word to you. I’m going to do this with my children. Dont do that. I’m a father. I have two kids. I’m not going to do it.”"

Asked, “Can’t you do both?” Emanuel replied, “I’m not as capable as you. I’m going to be a father. I’m allowed to be a father,” and he pushed the reporter’s digital recorder away.

WTF?
Over.

Two kids, a waffle...no difference, really.

re: #46 sattv4u2

Motive?

Blagojevich is the sitting DEMOCRAT governor from the state that both Obama and Rahm come from. What advantage does Emmanual gain for either him ir the O to drop a dime on Blag?

Throwing passengers off the sleigh to the wolves both lightens the load and it provides a temporary distraction to the ravenous wolves.

re: #8 victor_yugo

Hope you find something soon and sorry about your co-worker.

re: #50 Occasional Reader

Hate to swim against the stream here, but I can kind of understand why he'd be pissed off at reporters trying to collar him while he's going to see his kids' holiday concert.

Especially when you work for The One, and press-based ass-kissing is part of the benefits package.

re: #50 Occasional Reader

Hate to swim against the stream here, but I can kind of understand why he'd be pissed off at reporters trying to collar him while he's going to see his kids' holiday concert.

He is going national and should get used to it.

re: #39 Dark_Falcon

The story has legs; It will be followed, at least for a while.

Where's it going? Even if Obama lied, so what? He lied all the way through the campaign, prevarication as art.

/even Fitzgerald couldn't care less about anyone in the Obama camp and Fitzgerald actually knows what's going on

typical dem. Hiding behind his kids.

This thing smells.

a. The media should leave him alone while he's legitimately with his kids.

b. My, there are a lot of unflattering photos of Mrs. Blago out there.

He's not guilty. He's just a prick.

re: #36 victor_yugo

Disagree here--if he answers any questions, it'll only be followed by more questions. Don't reward the pestering, or it will lead to more pestering.

But it's the press- they live to pester. Dodging the questions will not stop the pestering and is just as likely to lead to more pestering as responding.

By dodging the questions he only leaves the appearance of wrong doing.

They will dump all sordid details on the 24th. Then clam up.

As a native Chicagoan, I can only smile when I see the "outrage" by the media over this issue. In my lifetime, I have seen three governors go to prison, along with a US Congessman, town mayors, County Supervisors, Sheriffs, and policemen without number. This has been going on since the days of Bathhouse John Coughlan and Hinky Dink McKenna. When a Secretary of State died, it was discovered he had millions of dollars in cash and checks for license plates stashed all over his residence in shoe boxes. One of the first Mayor Daley's closest political allies left an estate of over 6 million dollars, although as an alderman he never made more than 9,000 dollars a year. While "Pay For Play" might be a relatively new term, the culture is over a hundred years old. I left Illinois after the 1974 elections. When I went to my Chicago polling place, I noted that my father had already voted. He died in 1963. That was the final straw for me.

re: #50 Occasional Reader

Hate to swim against the stream here, but I can kind of understand why he'd be pissed off at reporters trying to collar him while he's going to see his kids' holiday concert.

Agreed, but he can't have it both ways. He can't have the MSM at his beckon call, then get irate when they ask him questions when it's inconveniten for him.

I feel bad for his kids. That's it.

The democrat party is a corrupt enterprise.

re: #52 Perplexed

Throwing passengers off the sleigh to the wolves both lightens the load and it provides a temporary distraction to the ravenous wolves.

Not when the wolves know how to connect the dots back to the sliegh ,, ESPECIALLY in this day and age of the interwebby

CASE IN POINT

Jackson Jr. stated he hasn't seen Blagojevich in 4 years. On the last thread a Lizard produced a video of them hugging at this years Dem convention

I'm gonna wait to hear what's on the FBI recordings.

re: #50 Occasional Reader

Hate to swim against the stream here, but I can kind of understand why he'd be pissed off at reporters trying to collar him while he's going to see his kids' holiday concert.

Tell you what. I'll save my sympathy for those not dedicated to fucking up my country.

Pretty good impression of Cog huh?

re: #55 Perplexed

He is going national and should get used to it.

Yes, he gave an angry, snippy response, but in this particular case, I can kind of understand it.

re: #63 OldScouter

Do you still live in Chicago? Illinois? Is there any state in this country that is not corrupt?

re: #69 Racer X

Pretty good impression of Cog huh?

scary!

Another possibility: the papers don't want to make it hard on their readers.

Everybody can read Blago and say Blago. Blagojevich, not so much.

And these Lefties accused Pres. Bush and Cheney of being guilty and all that. Obama comes from a very corrupt circle of people in Chicago.... God knows what is ahead of us in the next 4 yrs. They'll make Clintons look decent and law abiding.

re: #66 sattv4u2

Not when the wolves know how to connect the dots back to the sliegh ,, ESPECIALLY in this day and age of the interwebby

CASE IN POINT

Jackson Jr. stated he hasn't seen Blagojevich in 4 years. On the last thread a Lizard produced a video of them hugging at this years Dem convention

And I'd have gotten away with it too, if not for you nosy Lizards!

/Scaly Doo

Okay, so I'm watching The Day the Earth Stood Still (the original).

Klaatu is a real asshole.

In retrospect, I cheer the initial decision to shoot him.

re: #66 sattv4u2

So do you think that the dems would attempt to either pull the plug or monitor for content on the internet? That would be a real kick to the head if they tried that.

I wonder if Obama and his arrogance will be diminished by this scandal....
Oh ya, right, that ain't going to happen, is it?

re #63 phillygirl

I now live in Iowa. The wife of our governor just got fined $50 for smoking in a state vehicle. Made the front page.

re: #69 Racer X

Pretty good impression of Cog huh?

Smack!

re: #71 Occasional Reader

Yes, he gave an angry, snippy response, but in this particular case, I can kind of understand it.

I recall what they did to the Bush twins. He'd better get used to it.

re: #64 Wyatt Earp

Agreed, but he can't have it both ways. He can't have the MSM at his beckon call, then get irate when they ask him questions when it's inconveniten for him.

I feel bad for his kids. That's it.

Yeah, fair point.

(Beck and call, by the way)

re: #63 OldScouter

.... I left Illinois after the 1974 elections. When I went to my Chicago polling place, I noted that my father had already voted. He died in 1963. That was the final straw for me.

and it's only getting worse. Chicago politics is going national.

re: #63 OldScouter

I would agree. I think it is business as usual. And it is the business PE OBama cut his political teeth on.

re: #78 Perplexed

So do you think that the dems would attempt to either pull the plug or monitor for content on the internet? That would be a real kick to the head if they tried that.

There would be a revolt in this country the likes we've never seen. Even hard core Lefties would decry ANY censorship of the internet!

re: #59 EmmmieG

a. The media should leave him alone while he's legitimately with his kids.

b. My, there are a lot of unflattering photos of Mrs. Blago out there.

My ISP had a story about her potty mouth. BFD. It's not like she's Ceasar's wife. Sexist pigs.

re: #67 Racer X

I'm gonna wait to hear what's on the FBI recordings.

Get the popcorn out when the inner workings of the chicago political machine is laid bare for the world to see...
We got tapes..we got tapes..
*snoopy dance*

re: #83 Occasional Reader

Yeah, fair point.

(Beck and call, by the way)

Sorry, but I'm on three hours sleep.

re: #8 victor_yugo

Hey all, sorry for the early OT, kind of a hit-and-run comment here.

I have a cash flow again, although not enough to re-establish my internet connection at home. So, I'm using my parents' new broadband connection for the moment.

I do still have my health. I'm also finding it amazingly comfortable to set the thermostat on 63 and dress in layers. Even in bed at night, I'm not cold at all.

And my sleep hours are finally shifting around. I actually got up at 8am today, after over two years of sleeping until noon, usually.

I have two job leads, one from my landlord, and another through my landlord's temp agency. The former is factory work within walking distance, the latter is fixing PC's in the next county. Oddly, I'm pulling for the former, but whichever one offers me a position first will be the one I take.

Last Friday, we lost one of my co-workers from my last job. She had liver cancer, and knew about it for just over three months, but was very particular about not spreading the word around. Consequently, hardly anybody knew how far along it was. The combination of her cancer and her heart problems was basically a death sentence for her; each one made treatment for the other impossible. I was thinking about calling her, and wondering how I would go about contacting her, two days before I heard about her passing. It's taught me a lesson I'll remember: Don't hide it, because others won't understand how badly the help is needed, when it's needed.

Other than that, well, time marches on.

Good to have you back!

re: #89 Wyatt Earp

Sorry, but I'm on three hours sleep.

Young man, there is no excuse for mangling the Queen's English.

/

re: #50 Occasional Reader

Hate to swim against the stream here, but I can kind of understand why he'd be pissed off at reporters trying to collar him while he's going to see his kids' holiday concert.

Precisely. Now, if he were there on business of some sort, he would've been fair game. Or, if the reporters had seen him just walking down the street, same thing.

re: #91 Occasional Reader

Young man, there is no excuse for mangling the Queen's English.

/

That's the "f---ing Queen's English" in Chicago.

I have to admit that I'm proud of the "Right" and how they are responding to this. I don't see a lot of "frog march" fantasies and conspiracy theories going on. Most people seem content to let events unfold.
/Cheers, y'all.

re: #46 sattv4u2

Motive?

Blagojevich is the sitting DEMOCRAT governor from the state that both Obama and Rahm come from. What advantage does Emmanual gain for either him ir the O to drop a dime on Blag?

To cover his rear end.

re: #80 OldScouter

re #63 phillygirl

I now live in Iowa. The wife of our governor just got fined $50 for smoking in a state vehicle. Made the front page.

How can you stand the corruption?
//

re: #68 maddogg

Tell you what. I'll save my sympathy for those not dedicated to fucking up my country.

Wouldn't his getting involved in talking to the reporters have detracted from the kids' program?

re: #94 Killgore Trout

I have to admit that I'm proud of the "Right" and how they are responding to this. I don't see a lot of "frog march" fantasies and conspiracy theories going on. Most people seem content to let events unfold.
/Cheers, y'all.

We are too busy getting the gallows built and sharpening our pitch forks...give up some more time, I am certain we will start calling for blood soon

I'm guessing he has something to hide. Why duck and dodge otherwise.

re: #93 livefreeor die

My Air Force son is stationed in England. He tells me we don't speak English, we speak American.

re: #95 Catttt

To cover his rear end.

How doews dropping a dime on Blago cover Emmanuals ass? The entire world INCLUDING Blago knew he was under some sort of investigation. For that, you (Emmanual) run AWAY from him, not toward him saying to the feds "I know this and that"

re: #91 Occasional Reader

Young man, there is no excuse for mangling the Queen's English.

/

BARACK SAVE THE QUEEN!

re: #72 phillygirl

Do you still live in Chicago? Illinois? Is there any state in this country that is not corrupt?

Alaska is looking pretty good, I hear the Governor there has quite a good approval rating, known for cleaning up corruption.

this (episode of political chicanery) is more fun to watch than a barrel of monkeys

Is there any chance of the MSM getting pissed off from the evasive "0" squad that they turn on the OMessiah?

And when asked who should be released, they cried, "Give us Blagojevich!"

/6 weeks in purgatory for that.........

I vote Rahm Emanuel most likely to go nutziod crazy and kill a reporter on camera. He has a pretty vicious temper.

re: #103 Yankee Division Son

Alaska is looking pretty good, I hear the Governor there has quite a good approval rating, known for cleaning up corruption.

And a great set of walking sticks. Hubba, hubba!

re: #102 Wyatt Earp

BARACK SAVE THE QUEEN!

Does that mean Barack is God? Or the Messiah?/

re: #103 Yankee Division Son

Alaska is looking pretty good, I hear the Governor there has quite a good approval rating, known for cleaning up corruption.

but-GASP-what about her being at a turkey farm where they were killing turkeys for Thanksgiving!?!
/

re: #100 OldScouter

My Air Force son is stationed in England. He tells me we don't speak English, we speak American.

How does it go?
We are two countries separated by a common language.

re: #108 NYCHardhat

Does that mean Barack is God? Or the Messiah?/

I was thinkins "messiah" with a small "m."

re: #107 Wyatt Earp

And a great set of walking sticks. Hubba, hubba!

Icing on the cake, as they say...

re: #111 Wyatt Earp

I was thinkins "messiah" with a small "m."

DAMMIT! "thinking!" I'm really tired.

re: #100 OldScouter

My Air Force son is stationed in England. He tells me we don't speak English, we speak American.

Tell him to explain to the English:

1) There is no letter "f" in the word "lieutenant".

2) If the word "Thames" is pronounced "temms", why isn't the name "James" pronounced "jemms"?

3) On that whole pronunciation of "anti" thing? We're right, they're wrong. It's a Greek prefix. The Greeks say "antee", like we do, not "anteye", like the Brits do.

re: #112 Yankee Division Son

Icing on the cake, as they say...

Wow, I just imagined Sarah Palin covered in icing. *drools*

re: #105 IslandLibertarian

Is there any chance of the MSM getting pissed off from the evasive "0" squad that they turn on the OMessiah?

And when asked who should be released, they cried, "Give us Blagojevich!"

/6 weeks in purgatory for that.........

I think it will take them awhile to turn on him. But they are attention whores so if this story gets much juicier, their heads are going to start exploding from the cognitive dissonance.

re: #17 Kaymad

I can dream. My second best guess is that Rahm will eventually fall on the sword for Obama.

You mean steak knife, right?

re: #104 rumcrook
I have seen a barrel of monkeys. This is no barrel of monkeys. A barrel of monekys is damn funny. This shit pisses me off and the fact that they stopped the investigation before the Guv could get his pound of flesh for the senate seat.

No Press conference from the Office of the President-Elect today? I thought he was running the government? I guess we'll have to let Bush take over again......

re: #117 CapeCoddah

You mean steakwaffle knife, right?

re: #115 Wyatt Earp

Wow, I just imagined Sarah Palin covered in icing. *drools*

Oh dear, cleanup in isle 5!

re: #106 Perplexed

I vote Rahm Emanuel most likely to go nutziod crazy and kill a reporter on camera. He has a pretty vicious temper.

It's probably wrong that I laughed out loud at that...

Emanuel replied, “I’m not as capable as you.

And he's going to be BOH's Chief of Staff. Good grief.

re: #101 sattv4u2

How doews dropping a dime on Blago cover Emmanuals ass? The entire world INCLUDING Blago knew he was under some sort of investigation. For that, you (Emmanual) run AWAY from him, not toward him saying to the feds "I know this and that"

It's Rezko folks.
[Link: www.washingtonpost.com...]

And here's JJ Jr. crying
[Link: newsbusters.org...]

re: #122 gop_patriot

It's probably wrong that I laughed out loud at that...

I did too! LOL Guilty as charged! LOLOL

re: #114 Occasional Reader

Tell him to explain to the English:

1) There is no letter "f" in the word "lieutenant".

2) If the word "Thames" is pronounced "temms", why isn't the name "James" pronounced "jemms"?

3) On that whole pronunciation of "anti" thing? We're right, they're wrong. It's a Greek prefix. The Greeks say "antee", like we do, not "anteye", like the Brits do.

His biggest problem was the stove. He didn't realize the temp settings were in Celsius, until the smoke alarm went off.

It's not the crime that does you in, it is the coverup. Right now, we can't even be sure that there has been a crime committed, but there sure as hell is a coverup in the works. Why would they be acting so fucking guilty if they are truly innocent?

re: #125 ploome hineni

anyone watching Hannity?

No, I'm still watching The Day the Earth Stood Still, and cheering for the Army to whack that asshole, Klaatu.

Get to bed Wyatt. You've been going strong all day.

re: #123 Maui Girl
That goes right along with "that's above my paygrade". The assholes who elected our new "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" should be real fucking proud of the incompetants they've elected to run the country.

re: #106 Perplexed

I vote Rahm Emanuel most likely to go nutziod crazy and kill a reporter on camera. He has a pretty vicious temper.

That I'd pay to see.

re: #125 ploome hineni

anyone watching Hannity?

Half time Celtics game..Hope you are feeling better tonight..

My concern with the idea that he's with his kids, so he should be left alone, is that it would allow for politicians to surround themselves with their families as a means to avoid ever answering any questions.

However- I also think the msm needs to learn some boundaries.

Having said that, if the answer was "no", Rahm could have easily said so while adding that was all he had to say on the subject and to leave him and his family be for the rest of the afternoon while they tried to do normal family holiday things.

re: #125 ploome hineni
Why? What's up?

re: #127 OldScouter

His biggest problem was the stove. He didn't realize the temp settings were in Celsius, until the smoke alarm went off.

Okay, on that one, he's got no one to blame but himself.

Live and learn, etc.

re: #114 Occasional Reader

Tell him to explain to the English:

1) There is no letter "f" in the word "lieutenant".

2) If the word "Thames" is pronounced "temms", why isn't the name "James" pronounced "jemms"?

3) On that whole pronunciation of "anti" thing? We're right, they're wrong. It's a Greek prefix. The Greeks say "antee", like we do, not "anteye", like the Brits do.

Fags, smoke em' if ya got em'.

re: #131 pingjockey

That goes right along with "that's above my paygrade". The assholes who elected our new "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" should be real fucking proud of the incompetants they've elected to run the country.

But he is going to make politics cool again!

re: #119 Desert Dog

No Press conference from the Office of the President-Elect today? I thought he was running the government? I guess we'll have to let Bush take over again......

he had one today announcing Dashle as HHS sec and talking about the big 3 Bail Out

re: #138 NYCHardhat
Mwahahahaha!

re: #130 NYCHardhat

Get to bed Wyatt. You've been going strong all day.

No can do. Still at work. Luckily, it's raining, and the thugs seem to be taking the night off.

re: #137 VegasRick

Fags, smoke em' if ya got em'.

When living there, I was almost taken aback when a couple of my friends announced they were going to drop by the pub to pick up some fags. Fortunately, I remembered in time.

Voters get what they deserved for bringing a Chicago politician to the White House. This is great material for Rush - on the level of Bill Clinton, but even slimier (if that is possible). It will be interesting to see who gets to stay in the Lincoln Bedroom this time around.....

re: #137 VegasRick

Fags, smoke em' if ya got em'.

Bugger it, I'm all fagged out.

/as spoken by a friend from Liverpool.

re: #128 Iron Fist

It's not the crime that does you in, it is the coverup. Right now, we can't even be sure that there has been a crime committed, but there sure as hell is a coverup in the works. Why would they be acting so fucking guilty if they are truly innocent?

The only thing Fitzgerald got out of investigating the crap out of Dick Cheney was a "mis-truth" spoken by Scooter Libby and he went to jail. I wonder what he will find now? I believe the laws being used in this instance are not Chicago style or Illinois flavored ones....We'll see....either way, it will be very enjoyable watching them all squirm. If you are innocent, you've got nothing to fear....if you are guilty....well, I will guess we will see the cannibalistic side of the Democratic Chicago machine.

re: #137 VegasRick

Fags, smoke em' if ya got em'.

Paging Richard Simmons!

Sorry, poor taste.

re: #50 Occasional Reader

Hate to swim against the stream here, but I can kind of understand why he'd be pissed off at reporters trying to collar him while he's going to see his kids' holiday concert.

With you there, but I'm a registered Democrat, so my natural bias is probably showing...still, I can imagine being ticked off. OTOH, would he have been at the kids' concert if the press hadn't been after him? We may never know.

;)

re: #141 Wyatt Earp

No can do. Still at work. Luckily, it's raining, and the thugs seem to be taking the night off.

Well be safe anyway.

As someone who remembers Watergate, this will build momentum slowly.....a cover-up is emerging. Very likely it will blow-up.

re: #142 Occasional Reader

When living there, I was almost taken aback when a couple of my friends announced they were going to drop by the pub to pick up some fags. Fortunately, I remembered in time.

re: #144 jcm

Bugger it, I'm all fagged out.

/as spoken by a friend from Liverpool.

LOL 2X!

Actually, calling him Blago is a Chicago thing. They've been doing it in the press and on the radio for years (usually spoken in a derogatory way).

re: #148 NYCHardhat

Well be safe anyway.

Always. Thanks!

re: #144 jcm

Bugger it, I'm all fagged out.

/as spoken by a friend from Liverpool.

Sounds like he made a mistake. You should have handed him a rubber.

re: #146 Wyatt Earp

Paging Richard Simmons!

Sorry, poor taste.

RS tastes bad, just how do you know?

re: #125 ploome hineni

anyone watching Hannity?

Yeah. I kept wanting to stuff a gag in former rep Al Wynn's mouth. I liked when Hannity said he couldn't let him filibuster.

Lego my Blago

re: #155 VegasRick

RS tastes bad, just how do you know?

Well, he paid for dinner, so I figured . . . Heh.

re: #141 Wyatt Earp

No can do. Still at work. Luckily, it's raining, and the thugs seem to be taking the night off.

I've noticed that nothing seems to shut down Philly like rain. Drivers around here respond to rain like it's a blizzard.

re: #123 Maui Girl

And the Obama Administration hasn't even arrived yet. It's going to be all unicorns and puppy dogs when it does. You can just feel the unicorns and puppy dogs coming.

We are so well and truly fucked. It is going to be four long years.

re: #159 Wyatt Earp

Well, he paid for dinner, so I figured . . . Heh.

Heh is right!

re: #129 Occasional Reader

No, I'm still watching The Day the Earth Stood Still, and cheering for the Army to whack that asshole, Klaatu.

Klaatu barata nikto.

I thought Klaatu was kinda cute.

re: #152 PaxAmericana

Actually, calling him Blago is a Chicago thing. They've been doing it in the press and on the radio for years (usually spoken in a derogatory way).

Sort of like back home it was a Boston thing, We used to call Ted Kennedy FATPIG

The MSM is spinning furiously, but remember, a fish rots from the head down.

re: #157 solomonpanting

Lego my Blago

Sarko, Sego, Blago...he should be a French politician.

re: #128 Iron Fist

From the way Blagojevich was dropping all those f-bombs you have to assume he was around people he knew very well. Even a bottom feeder like him cleans it up when they are around people they don't know very well. Could it be that it was the Obama camp who dropped a dime on Blagojevich to the Feds when he started running the BS about "whats in it for me?"

re: #154 Occasional Reader

Sounds like he made a mistake. You should have handed him a rubber.

In this case "fagged" meant tired, as in fatigued.

re: #161 Iron Fist

And the Obama Administration hasn't even arrived yet. It's going to be all unicorns and puppy dogs when it does. You can just feel the unicorns and puppy dogs coming.

We are so well and truly fucked. It is going to be four long years.

Three-headed puppy hellhounds.

Calling him "Blago" gives it a comic book feel thus discounting the importance of the story. It's the media's attempt to bypass a damaging association to their Messiah.

Today's talking point? Blago is mentally ill. You can't speak badly of the mentally handicapped that would make you an evil bigoted conservative.

See how it works?

re: #158 ploome hineni
Missed it. Now they're talking about the little body found a half mile from the Anthony house in Fla.

re: #164 sattv4u2

Sort of like back home it was a Boston thing, We used to call Ted Kennedy FATPIG

Yep, in NV we call hairy red, asshole.

re: #173 VegasRick

Yep, in NV we call hairy red, asshole.

I love political pet names!

re: #163 Catttt

Klaatu barata nikto.

I thought Klaatu was kinda cute.

Perhaps. No comment on that. But he was still an asshole. So he comes to Earth, and threatens us with genocide. And this to prove his peoples' superior morality. Screw 'im.

re: #174 sattv4u2

I love political pet names!

I like Mark Levin's name for Harry Reid. Calls him "Harry the smelly body Reid"

re: #174 sattv4u2

I love political pet names!

Some call him scumbag asshole, but I don't like to disrespect scumbags.

re: #172 ploome hineni

he is covering Nobamas' ass

ain't no brother gonna be dissed no matter what

And doing it with his usual hamfistedness. He has the grace and wit of a camel. No - camels are more graceful.

What'd I say?

David Axelrod: Did I say dat Barack Obama was gonna talk wid Blagojevich about appointin' his replacement in da Senate, Mr. Emmanuel?

Rahm Emmanuel: Why, moicy me, Mr. Axelrod, I believe yez did. But what I'm bettin' is, youse was mistaken.

Axelrod: Youse have went and hit da nail right on da head, Mr. Emmanuel. I was mistaken. I was prolly distracted by da lights in da news studio, or maybe da swell set-a gams on da make-up goil. If only I hadda knew what I was sayin', I wouldn't even hadda said it.

Emmanuel: Absolutely, Mr. Axelrod. Just a mix-up; just one-a dem tings, ya know?

Axelrod: Truer woids was never spoke, Mr. Emmanuel. I am so glad dat I have been able to clear up dis little fox pus, so's every ting is now, once again, completely jake.

re: #168 jcm

In this case "fagged" meant tired, as in fatigued.

Yes, I know.

re: #160 livefreeor die

I've noticed that nothing seems to shut down Philly like rain. Drivers around here respond to rain like it's a blizzard.

It took me ten extra minutes to get to work. Hard rain, but nothing of biblical proportions. It was unreal.

re: #168 jcm

In this case "fagged" meant tired, as in fatigued.

(And "rubber" means an eraser in Britishese, btw, hence my joke, or attempt at a joke)

re: #167 Mich-again

From the way Blagojevich was dropping all those f-bombs you have to assume he was around people he knew very well. Even a bottom feeder like him cleans it up when they are around people they don't know very well. Could it be that it was the Obama camp who dropped a dime on Blagojevich to the Feds when he started running the BS about "whats in it for me?"

Sorry. I just don't see the upside for the Obama camp to do that. IF someone from the Obama camp was asked the "whats in it for me" question and didn't want to play ball, they would have just walked away. Going to the Feds and saying that a fellow Dem, and especially from HIS OWN STATE asked just doesn't compute with me.

BBL, the 8yr old has some kind of pressing bidness to discuss. ie Santa!

re: #180 Occasional Reader

Yes, I know.

I'm smoking a fag right now, even as we speak write.

re: #166 SanFranciscoZionist

Sarko, Sego, Blago...he should be a French politician.

All he'd need would be a mistress and his approval rating would skyrocket.

re: #168 jcm

In this case "fagged" meant tired, as in fatigued.

I wonder if Brits ger "jet fagged?"

So where and what is Biden up to these days?

re: #183 sattv4u2

Sorry. I just don't see the upside for the Obama camp to do that. IF someone from the Obama camp was asked the "whats in it for me" question and didn't want to play ball, they would have just walked away. Going to the Feds and saying that a fellow Dem, and especially from HIS OWN STATE asked just doesn't compute with me.

Tony Rezko may have got the ball rolling. Investigate one crime, stumble upon a bigger one and the whole house of cards collapses.

re: #185 Catttt

I'm smoking a fag right now, even as we speak write.

You should quit.

(Sorry, that's just my blanket advice to fag-suckers.)

re: #188 aboo-Hoo-Hoo

So where and what is Biden up to these days?

VP Elect Biden has been sharing an undisclosed location with a group of network censors.

re: #188 aboo-Hoo-Hoo

So where and what is Biden up to these days?

They gave him a rubber band to play with and put him in an empty conference room.
The last thing they need is his spouting off about all this.

re: #173 VegasRick

Yep, in NV we call hairy red, asshole.

Really? That's what we call him in Texas!

re: #188 aboo-Hoo-Hoo

So where and what is Biden up to these days?

trying not to shout I'M THIS FUCKING CLOSE too loud

re: #193 OldLineTexan

Really? That's what we call him in Texas!

Ditto Pennsylvania.

re: #187 Wyatt Earp

I wonder if Brits ger "jet fagged?"

"get" PIMF!

re: #182 Occasional Reader

(And "rubber" means an eraser in Britishese, btw, hence my joke, or attempt at a joke)

Ahh, forgotten that one.

OH, the righthand man of Obama can't multitask? I remember during the campaign when McCain wanted to put off a debate to deal with the financial crisis and Obama took a shot at him saying he could do both.......asshats the lot of them.

“You’re wasting your time,” Emanuel said. “I’m not going to say a word to you. I’m going to do this with my children. Dont do that. I’m a father. I have two kids. I’m not going to do it.”

Asked, “Can’t you do both?” Emanuel replied, “I’m not as capable as you. I’m going to be a father. I’m allowed to be a father,” and he pushed the reporter’s digital recorder away.

Ha! Emanuel's version of "just let me eat my waffle!" If there wasn't so much potential damage these people can do the the US, I'd be really loving the entertainment value of these elitist clowns.

This is getting to be really fun. All of these guys are totally confused as to how to respond to even the simplest questions. Before answering, one has to work through a whole series of thoughts:
* Am I on tape somewhere? Crap, what if they caught me saying "x,y,Z"
* What testimony does the Feds have and what is apt to come?
* Who's next in the barrel and what will they say?
* Etc, etc. etc.
* I need a vacation....

Brave Sir Rahm, using his children as human shields to protect himself from those vile media ruffians!

re: #4 stevieray

Wouldn't it be easier to just arrest the entire government of Illinois, and then release the few innocent?

/sarc... i think...

I think I could count the innocent on one hand.

re: #197 Wyatt Earp

"get" PIMF!

LOL
I get really jet fagg'n when I go to Europe..Coming home I'll all full of piss and Vinegar..Go figure

Sorry. I know this sounds cheap. But my mother just called to inform me that my uncle has passed away. Perhaps Iron Fist needed strongrer drink.

re: #203 mattm

I think I could count the innocent on one hand finger.

re: #167 Mich-again

There are some people who get a kick out of being as rude and crude as they can possibly be, and there are those who are so rude and crude they just don't notice how other people are reacting to them. I ran into one of the latter on the job four or five years ago. When we got out of the meeting, I asked my boss "Did he just say what I thought he just said?"

And he had. He apparently really didn't know any better. Could be this guy is the same way, but I agree that you wouldn't think that he would. Politicians tend to go too far the other way, so as to not possibly offend anyone with anything even taken out of context.

If the O really did drop a dime on him, well, that is one ruthless son of a bitch. Now if he'll treat America's enemies the way he treats his "friends"...

re: #188 aboo-Hoo-Hoo

So where and what is Biden up to these days?

he's been quiet since obama caught him trying to light a Q-tip and stick it in his ear because he wanted to see what his brain looked like.

/Homer

re: #205 Bubblehead II

Sorry. I know this sounds cheap. But my mother just called to inform me that my uncle has passed away. Perhaps Iron Fist needed strongrer drink.

Prayers to your family. Was he ill ?

re: #205 Bubblehead II

Sorry. I know this sounds cheap. But my mother just called to inform me that my uncle has passed away. Perhaps Iron Fist needed strongrer drink.

I'm so sorry.

re: #205 Bubblehead II

Sorry. I know this sounds cheap. But my mother just called to inform me that my uncle has passed away. Perhaps Iron Fist needed strongrer drink.

Sorry..Best regards

re: #204 HoosierHoops

LOL
I get really jet fagg'n when I go to Europe..Coming home I'll all full of piss and Vinegar..Go figure

My pattern is; the first day or two in Europe, I pop awake at like 4 am, and can't fall asleep again until mid to late morning.

Coming back to the US, I arrive tired, but sleep normally.

re: #205 Bubblehead II

Sorry. I know this sounds cheap. But my mother just called to inform me that my uncle has passed away. Perhaps Iron Fist needed strongrer drink.

Prayers for you and your family. May he rest in peace, and your family have peace and strength.

re: #205 Bubblehead II

My condolences.

re: #205 Bubblehead II

I am so sorry to hear this.

re: #205 Bubblehead II

Sorry.

re: #205 Bubblehead II

Sorry to hear this. Prayers to you and your family.

Levin: Democrats unlikely to accept deep UAW concessions

Sen. Carl Levin says he can’t see Democratic members of Congress accepting hard-line concessions some Republican senators want the UAW to accept as a condition of their support for a $14-billion rescue of Detroit’s automakers.

Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker had put forward those specific demands – including requiring the automakers to reduce their indebtedness by two-thirds and the UAW to set wages no higher than those of foreign automakers with U.S. plants – as an alternative to the Democratic version of the rescue plan.

Well then, [expletive deleted] it, let them eat Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

General Motors Corporation (GM) Key Statistics

Market Cap (intraday): 2.52B
Total Cash (mrq): 15.90B
Total Debt (mrq): 45.16B

And we're supposed to throw another $15B down the hole without getting major concessions for providing the money?

/anyone else see what's wrong with the math here?

re: #190 Occasional Reader

I know what it was supposed to mean, but it just sounds GAAAAAAAAAAA.

re: #157 solomonpanting

Lego my Blago

Here come the waffle jokes again. Good one.

re: #97 MandyManners

Wouldn't his getting involved in talking to the reporters have detracted from the kids' program?

Had it been me, and I wasn't hiding my guilt, I'd have said I was going to my kids function and would not take any questions, but would be happy to answer any questions at such and such time and date. Rather than all that mealy mouth bullshit.

re: #74 lostlakehiker

Another possibility: the papers don't want to make it hard on their readers.

Everybody can read Blago and say Blago. Blagojevich, not so much.

It sounds a lot like "Blags a bitch" when I say it to myself...

re: #16 jcm

Yes, and I thought the Tooth Fairy left me that money under my pillow so many moons ago...

If I were in Rahm's shoes I would tell the reporter that there's a right time and place to ask these questions. The children comes first.

I should know. I got kids too.

I'm on Rahm's side on this issue alone. On all other issues, pile on.

Can we call this whole thing Blagogate?

re: #161 Iron Fist

We are so well and truly fucked. It is going to be four long years.

Don't I know it. I own a retail shop and it's down 48% statewide in Hawaii. Won't survive another two at this rate. Obamessiah and a couple of his closest friends and families will be renting out some million dollar properties for their Christmas getaway on Oahu. One could always pray for a freak tsunami..... shark attack, some really bad sushi maybe.

Have you ever seen Fitzpatrick's blog ...I wonder if he will keep posting during the Blago crapolafest ...

[Link: patrickjfitzgerald.blogspot.com...]

It's really his blog ...it is listed at the abajournal ...

An aside: I’m amused to see so many media reports using “Blago” instead of spelling out Rod Blagojevich’s full name. I suspect it’s because they don’t trust their journalism school grads to spell it correctly.

When I was in J-school, we automatically got a "D" for any story with a misspelled name. The theory was if you can't get that fact right, the rest of the story is suspect.

So, does this mean that Obama's 'Office of the President-Elect' is the most corrupt 'Office of the President-Elect' in American history?

(I'm so amused by the hubris inherent in that self-assumed title)

re: #8 victor_yugo

I lost my job 5 years ago after successfully climbing the corporate ladder for nearly 30 years. I thought I was set and one day the ladder disintegrated and I was unemployed for the first time in my life. I tried to replace that job and found I was at the age that no one wanted me, despite my knowledge and marketable skills. After 3 decades of building a career I was lost. One day I answered an ad in the paper for a job that was so outside my demographic it was ridiculous, and thought that, if I got it, it would be an interesting diversion until I found a "real job". I went to the interview not expecting to be hired and then was hired not expecting to stay. I've taken some sideways moves and then some vertical promotions and now 4 1/2 years later I have the absolute coolest job I can imagine and have never been happier. Along the way, I've learned a great deal about myself - most of it good.

During this sojourn, the Rolling Stones lyrics came to mind and still haunt me to this day: "You can't always get what you want. but if you try sometimes well you just might find you get what you need". That line has become almost a mantra.

Doors close and doors open and I hope that one soon opens for you. You're obviously keeping your chin up and maintaining a positive attitude and that, my friend, is the most important step you can take.

I wish you the best.

Don't feel a thing for poor widdle Rahm. This smug prick was laughing his ass off, when the shoe was on the other foot, in Palin's case.

Where you feeling like a father SHOULD, when your people ripped Sarah Palin?

The Democrats ravaged her and her family. Eat it Emmanuel, what goes around, comes around. Fuck off, Mr. Tough 'Daddy'!

I hear Raum is quite good at dancing around an issue......and waffling as well.

re: #181 Wyatt Earp

My driveway is covered with about 1/8 of an inch with ice. I fear my son will slide down the driveway, over and down into the lake. Going to be a long night waiting.

Just spell it: Corruptojevich. Aaron at freewillblog.com has probably already done so, as he is the leading Blog blogger in the world.

Al Frankenovich stolen the Minnesota senate seat yet? Still counting I see.

The whole thing stinks like yesterday's diapers.

If Obama had a rep even listening to solicitations of bribery he had a legal obligation to report it to authorities.

re: #181 Wyatt Earp

Looks like the sleet and ice is moving up toward your parts Wyatt.
It's drizzling still here in NC but no ice. The temp has dropped 20 degrees thou in the last two hours.

I hate to sound like I'm defending Rahmbo here, but quite frankly I'm taking his side on this incident. He may be a corrupt jerk and guilty as sin, but this jerk of a reporter was bugging him while he just wanted to be a dad and listen to his kids' concert. The way he was quoted he sounds a little incoherent, but I've been interviewed in the press and reporters nearly always do that. It sounds like he wanted to say something like "Leave me alone, bozo. This is dad time with my kids." That's close to what I would have told the cretin.

There have to be plenty of opportunities to question him about this without horning in on his family time. That's just craptastic on the part of the reporter. The kids shouldn't have to deal with this excrement, no matter who their daddy is.

re: #34 phillygirl

I'm still amazed that the press gives these guys a pass. This is the type of story that would sell more newspapers!

That's what I was thinking. Why is the press willing to go down for Obama, when it would sell so many more newspapers to start attacking him?

re: #63 OldScouter

As a native Chicagoan, I can only smile when I see the "outrage" by the media over this issue. In my lifetime, I have seen three governors go to prison, along with a US Congessman, town mayors, County Supervisors, Sheriffs, and policemen without number. This has been going on since the days of Bathhouse John Coughlan and Hinky Dink McKenna. When a Secretary of State died, it was discovered he had millions of dollars in cash and checks for license plates stashed all over his residence in shoe boxes. One of the first Mayor Daley's closest political allies left an estate of over 6 million dollars, although as an alderman he never made more than 9,000 dollars a year. While "Pay For Play" might be a relatively new term, the culture is over a hundred years old. I left Illinois after the 1974 elections. When I went to my Chicago polling place, I noted that my father had already voted. He died in 1963. That was the final straw for me.

OK, it's time for me to defend Chicago. True, we live in a Banana Republic, but as a native Chicagoan, I can tell you that this city is a very nice place to live. In fact, I wouldn't live anywhere else.

I'm with the father wanting to participate in an event with his children. The reporter was a jerk for pestering him there. Do reporters have the right to interrupt anything and everything for their convenience?

I give Rahm two middle fingers! :-)

re: #240 Promethea

That's what I was thinking. Why is the press willing to go down for Obama, when it would sell so many more newspapers to start attacking him?

Hmmmm - the press is willing to go down ON obama!

Ok, maybe I'm not understanding this right, but even if he is the advisor in the report, according to the report, the advisor wouldn't play ball. That's what made Blago so mad at Obama, saying he wasn't going to appoint Obama's choice, since he wouldn't get anything for it. So what's he guilty of here? Not reporting the phone call? Something tells me that if you would report every phone call from corrupt Chicago politicians you would not have time to do much else.

Ok, maybe I'm not understanding this right, but even if he is the adviser in the report, according to the report, the adviser wouldn't play ball. That's what made Blago so mad at Obama, saying he wasn't going to appoint Obama's choice, since he wouldn't get anything for it. So what's he guilty of here? Not reporting the phone call? Something tells me that if you would report every phone call from corrupt Chicago politicians you would not have time to do much else.

[Link: www.myfoxchicago.com...]

Rahm Emanuel Reportedly Spoke with Blagojevich About Senate Seat
Last Edited: Thursday, 11 Dec 2008, 9:21 PM CST
Created: Thursday, 11 Dec 2008, 9:21 PM CST

Conversations with Governor?
Chicago -- The firestorm surrounding Governor Blagojevich is putting some heat on Barack Obama’s transition team. Fox Chicago News has learned about possible conversations between a top Obama aide and the governor regarding the open senate seat. Craig Wall has the exclusive.

Watch the video.

re: #226 Maui Girl

Maybe a kilehua weinie roast? Some P'U u o O' Poi?

Gotta say, There is a time and place for everything. And at your childrens music event, no matter the location, is not the time or place.

Although this is really beginning to reek of coverup, I'll give Emanuel at least some props for telling the press to get lost when it comes to family events. I'm pretty certain the press can still do their job without tossing every shred of decorum to the winds.

It isn't as though there aren't plentiful opportunities to query him. He's typically quite prominently on display at any and all Obama meetings and press conferences. Skipping one to attend his kid's concert, and telling the press to get lost during a family event, doesn't really raise my eyebrows any.

Given his past availability, though, a more pronounced disappearing act would certainly raise questions about stonewalling that would demand answers.

After all, we've vocally denounced barfbag Fred Phelps for intruding on funerals to spray his excreable spittle on family members. It doesn't strike me as at all unreasonable to ask the press to show similar restraint.

I'm not comfortable defending Emanuel, but this behavior on the part of the press has bothered me for several years now, and has gotten worse rather than better. They can wait an hour for the event to end. They're all on a level playing field.

re: #244 LEGION

this is old news the only question for the MSM is spit or swallow

re: #231 Elcid

Don't feel a thing for poor widdle Rahm. This smug prick was laughing his ass off, when the shoe was on the other foot, in Palin's case.

Where you feeling like a father SHOULD, when your people ripped Sarah Palin?

The Democrats ravaged her and her family. Eat it Emmanuel, what goes around, comes around. Fuck off, Mr. Tough 'Daddy'!

Maybe. But it would be better, in my opinion, for it to simply stop going around at all. "You did it first!" doesn't exactly stand up well as an excuse; it's still bad behavior, and it isn't made better simply because someone else has already displayed it.

So let me get this straight:

Being a parent allows one to play fast and loose with the law, screw the American public and not have to face any scrutiny?

Yeehah! I went through 35 & 1/2 hours of labor!.....

...oh, wait...

I'm not a democrat...

That means I still have to obey the law and be responsible for my actions.

Dang.

“You’re wasting your time,” Emanuel said. “I’m not going to say a word to you. I’m going to do this with my children. Dont do that. I’m a father. I have two kids. I’m not going to do it.”

To which he added: 'These questions aren't helping Michelle Obama's children.'

Too bad Sarah Palin didn't know that having children excuses you from having to answer questions you don't like. 'I'm sorry Katie; we can't discuss which periodicals I read. The MSM makes Piper cry.'

“You’re wasting your time,” Emanuel said. “I’m not going to say a word to you. I’m going to do this with my children. Dont do that. I’m a father. I have two kids. I’m not going to do it.”

Asked, “Can’t you do both?” Emanuel replied, “I’m not as capable as you. I’m going to be a father. I’m allowed to be a father,” and he pushed the reporter’s digital recorder away.

I suppose it's better than, "Can't I just eat my waffles?"

D'oh. Of course someone thought of it before me (should've read all the comments first).

“You’re wasting your time,” Emanuel said. “I’m not going to say a word to you. I’m going to do this with my children. I'm up to my eyeballs in this thing and haven't had time to come up with an alibi.

There, fixed it!

rahm has a close relationship w/ blago.
of course they discussed the empty senate seat. why wouldn't they?
obama had a preference for who blago should appoint.
rahm is scrambling now because the tone of these conversations is vulgar and ugly. and very possibly criminal.
the O camp is running for the hills and everyone knows why.

The name of Rahm's kids's school, by the way, "Anshe Emet", means "The People of Truth".

re: #70 ploome hineni

yes

Perhaps a way to get rid of the Israeli guy.

the more you stir it the more it stinks.

Unbelievable...I just wonder when the big, steaming turd on Obama is going to be dug up. Imagine him being hauled off to the cop shop for questioning before he's even taken office?

I'm giving odds of 5-1. Any takers?