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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-02-09 11:54 PM
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reid called blagojevich about who was acceptable for the senate seat!
what the fuck is going on....

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/blagojevich/1360191,harry-reid-blagojevich-jesse-jackson-010209.article

no wonder fitzgerald wants 90 more days...reid was tampering with the selection of our senator selection.
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Schema Thing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-02-09 11:57 PM
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1. lol, did you actually say "tampering" ?
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thunder rising Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 12:02 AM
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3. I agree, tampering? I don't see any money or other valuable items being offered to Blago.
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Jackpine Radical Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 12:05 AM
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6. Pressuring, not tampering.
But getting himself on tape while leaning on a turd and all that, feeding the pigs so they can keep the circus going.

As, shit.
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 12:08 AM
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7. i stand corrected--pressuring is a better word
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Jackpine Radical Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 12:01 AM
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2. Oh, shit, Noooooo!
That bloody idiot Reid...



Days before Gov. Blagojevich was charged with trying to sell President-elect Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat to the highest bidder, top Senate Democrat Harry Reid made it clear who he didn’t want in the post: Jesse Jackson, Jr., Danny Davis or Emil Jones.

Rather, Reid called Blagojevich to argue he appoint either state Veterans Affairs chief Tammy Duckworth or Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, sources told the Chicago Sun-Times.

Sources say the Senate majority leader pushed against Jackson and Davis — both democratic congressmen from Illinois — and against Jones — the Illinois Senate president who is the political godfather of President-elect Barack Obama — because he did not believe the three men were electable. He feared losing the seat to a Republican in a future election.

Blagojevich spokesman Lucio Guerrero confirmed that Reid (D-Nev.) and U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) — the new chief of the Senate Democratic political operation — each called Blagojevich’s campaign office separately Dec. 3. Sources believe that at least portions of the phone conversations are on tape.


With friends like him, we all need enemas.
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 12:04 AM
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4. thanks...i can`t get my highlite and drag to work anymore
Edited on Sat Jan-03-09 12:06 AM by madrchsod
ya it`s getting really fucked up down here....maybe i`ll move to janesville and live in my son`s basement...
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thunder rising Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 12:05 AM
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5. You're just being silly. Reid is weak, but this was his job to do.
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Pirate Smile Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 12:08 AM
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8. FFS Reid wasn't doing anything illegal in telling Blago who he did and didn't want
appointed.
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katanalori Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 12:43 AM
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13. yes EXACTLY
what Pirate said.
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KittyWampus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 12:11 AM
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9. what a fucked up way to characterize Reid's contacting the Gov and voicing his opinion
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Robbien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 12:11 AM
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10. Of course Reid would do such a thing
It is Reid's club and he wants to gatekeep the membership.

In Reid's world Lieberman is okay but Jackson is not.

Any wonder congress approval ratings is in the toilet.
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David Dunham Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 12:23 AM
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11. Reid is correct that Jackson, Jr. would likely lose a statewide election in IL
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defendandprotect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 12:56 AM
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17. Agree . . .
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kentuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 12:40 AM
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12. This is going to tear down the entire Democratic Party...
including the new Democratic President. Let's keep cheering these crooks forward.
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RB TexLa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 12:48 AM
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14. Anything from Reid would be in one ear and out the other for the Gov of the home state of the
incoming president. What is he going to threaten to cut off funding projects for Illinois??? :rofl:
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kentuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 12:54 AM
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16. Maybe Obama requested Reid call him ??
The tapes will tell the story. Let's give Fitz four more years to see what he can uncover? After all, it doesn't matter if it was illegal or not, only if they can spin it the Republicans favor. That is what is happening here.
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backscatter712 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 12:52 AM
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15. Gee, it'd be a fucking shame if...
Fitz were to shove a microscope up Reid's ass, go over all his interactions with characters like Blago, and catch him with his hand in the cookie jar.

Maybe if we got rid of Reid, we could have a real Democrat in charge of the Senate.
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defendandprotect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 12:57 AM
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18. Why shouldn't Reid discuss the Senate seat with Blago ----???
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 01:55 AM
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19. i thought it was up to the citizens of my state to decide.
but maybe the primary selection should be left up to to gutless senator for neveda to advise our governor who maybe impeached this week.

i guess i won`t worry about voting in the primaries next year
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Warren Stupidity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 03:35 AM
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20. Then you weren't thinking
As it is obvious that Illinois makes it the sole responsibility of your governor to appoint replacements to the senate.
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defendandprotect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 10:24 PM
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21. Well, it would have been nice if Reid had been encouraging an AA choice . . ..
I think he did offer names of a male and a female ...

And, nicer if he had asked what names the citizens were recommending ---

but I think overall it would be unrealistic to think this doesn't happen.

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