Barack Has Nice Gentlemanly Buddies, Huh?

[Mike]

Chicago Politics, Down and Dirty
Special to FreeRepublic ^ | 5 January 2009 | John Armor (Congressman Billybob)


Here's a transcript of a call to Rahm Emanuel from Rod Blagojevich, released by US Attorney Fitzpatrick. Emanuel is a former Clinton official and Obama's nominee for Chief of Staff. Blagojevich is Governor of Illinois, under investigation for impeachment and crimes.


I didn't edit this. Do men like this belong anywhere in government? What about people heavily associated with them? Sorry about the language, but that's part of who these men are. Emanuel's comments are boldface


FBI File #9536B Wiretap on line 312-XXX-XXXX November 10th, 2008 12:42 PM Eastern Time:


This is Rahm.

Hey Rahm, yeah it's Rod.


Uh-huh. What's going on governor, I'm busy.


Well, it's about that Senate appointment. ..


We already gave you the list of people we like.


Yeah, I been looking the list over. Interesting names. Good people. How's the transition going?


It's going fine, governor. Are you calling to f***ing tell me anything, or what, cause I--

No no, I'm just wondering if you have all your picks already made. I heard something about Dashle for HHS--


I'm not gonna discuss ongoing deliberations, gov, you know that.


Hey, come on Rahm, let's not act like I'm a stranger here.


Did I call you a stranger? If I thought you were a stranger, you think I'd be interrupting my important f***ing business to take this f***ing phone call?

Hey you don't have to get curt with me, Rahm.


This isn't me being curt, Gov, this is me being f***ing busy. Now what did you call about?

I'm just feeling you out, seeing if Valerie [Jarret] still wants that Senate seat, just wondering what kind of priority that is for the President-Elect.


Actually, it's not a priority. Valerie's had second thoughts about the job.
What, she doesn't want it anymore?


She's having second thoughts. You want more details, you ask her.


She won't take my calls.


Big f***ing surprise.


What's that supposed to mean?


Um, I don't know, what's it supposed to mean governor? A.) You're a f***ing crook. B.) You're a f***ing a**hole. C.) All of the above.

I'm clean Rahm, you know this. You think that f***ing Fitzgerald would being twiddling his f***ing thumbs if he had s**t to go on?


I gotta go, Gov. You appoint who you want, we really don't give a s**t.
What if I appoint Valerie, what if she takes it?


What do you want me to say? We'd appreciate it, I'm not gonna f***ing kiss your ring over it.

"Appreciate it"? Come on, this is a senate seat we're talking about. It's worth a f*** of a lot more than appreciation.


You asked us for a list, we gave you a f***ing list, you want to make your own list then make your own f***ing list. [Raising voice] But if you're asking for anything else from me, or Barack, or Valerie, then you can f***ing stop talking right now Rod.

Wait a sec there Rahm. Wait just a f***ing minute. Who are you to talk to me like that? I f***ing made you.


You made me? You made me? Tell me you're f***ing joking.

No no no, you listen to me s**t-face. You see this list I got, the names motherf***ing Obama f***ing wants for the Senate. I just ripped it in two. How you like that? Oops, Harris just dropped it in the shredder. Harris?


HARRIS (muffled): Yes sir?


Did you just drop that list in the shredder?


[Whirring, shredder noise]


HARRIS (muffled): I did.


Do you have me on f***ing speakerphone?

It's in the shredder, Rahm. The list is bye bye.


Hold on a sec -- you got me on f***ing speakerphone? Who the f*** do you think I am?

Who are you Rahm? Who are you? You're s**t, you hear me? Don't come back to Chicago Rahm, it's not your town any more.


Pick up the phone Rod.

I'll put someone in the senate who will f***ing f*** you. I might even put myself in there, how you like that Rahm? How you gonna explain That to f***ing Barack, every time he's gotta call me up for my f***ing vote. He'd have to take my calls then, wouldn't he?


[Screaming] I said pick up the F***ING phone!

[Picks up phone, speakerphone off] I got your attention now, didn't I?


Shut the f*** up and listen to me for one second Rod. And I want you to listen carefully, because this is the last time I'm ever going to talk to you. You are f***ing dead to me. You been f***ing dead to Barack since '06, now you're dead to me. Know what that means? That means you're dead to my people in Chicago, Daley on down, and all these friends you think you have aren't gonna touch you with a ten foot f***ing pole.

Oh now you're the f***ing Godfather? F*** you.


No f*** you. F*** you. F*** you.

F*** you!


Listen up a**hole. The s**t's gonna hit the fan, maybe tomorrow, maybe next month, and when Fitz finally brings down the hammer it's gonna be my name that's going through your head. You won't know the hows or the f***ing whys, but it's gonna have my f***ing fingerprints all over it. Have a great life fatso.

Hey f***--


[Click.]


End transcript.

 

[Anonymous]

Sure makes it quite evident the Obama crew was not part of the conspiracy-nor wanted anything to do with a crook....

 

[Mike]

At least not during this conversation................because this was after they found out Fitzpatrick was listening in on Blago.

Rahm talked to him several times before this as is evident by the transcript. :lol:

 

[Sandhusker]

Rahm, "We already gave you the list of people we like."

This proves Obama was lying when he said, "I had no contact with the governor or his office and so we were not, I was not aware of what was happening." The question for you Obamazombies is; Why did he lie? I see three possibilities;
1) He's covering something up.
2) He can't help it, he's a compulsive liar.

Which is it?

 

[Sandhusker]

What is it, Libs? 1 or 2? Maybe both?

 

[hypocritexposer]

Rahm, "We already gave you the list of people we like."

This proves Obama was lying when he said, "I had no contact with the governor or his office and so we were not, I was not aware of what was happening." The question for you Obamazombies is; Why did he lie? I see three possibilities;
1) He's covering something up.
2) He can't help it, he's a compulsive liar.

Which is it?

Former governor Rod Blagojevich's defense team asked Thursday to issue a trial subpoena to the President of the United States of America.

The motion, intended to be heavily redacted, was improperly edited -- the full document was easily viewable if the text is copied and pasted to another document.

Below, the six revelations the redacted portions were meant to conceal.

"improperly edited", that's a good one. Is that synonymous with "Leaked"?

1. Obama may have lied about conversations with convicted fraudster Tony Rezko

Blagojevich's lawyers allege that Rezko admitted breaking the law by contributing "a large sum of cash" to a public official. Blagojevich's attorneys say that public official is Obama. Obama said that Rezko never relayed a request from a lobbyist to hold a fundraiser in favor of favorable legislative action. But the point may be moot: regardless of Obama talking/not talking to Rezko, Blagojevich's attorneys say that Obama refused the request regardless.

Redacted portion: However, the defense has a good faith belief that Mr. Rezko, President Obama's former friend, fund-raiser, and neighbor told the FBI and the United States Attorneys a different story about President Obama. In a recent in camera proceeding, the
government tendered a three paragraph letter indicating that Rezko "has stated in interviews with the government that he engaged in election law violations by personally contributing a large sum of cash to the campaign of a public official who is not Rod Blagojevich. … Further, the public official denies being aware of cash contributions to his campaign by Rezko or others and denies having
conversations with Rezko related to cash contributions. … Rezko has also stated in interviews with the government that he believed he transmitted a quid pro quo offer from a lobbyist to the public official, whereby the lobbyist would hold a fundraiser for the official in exchange for favorable official action, but that the public official rejected the offer. The public official denies any such conversation. In addition, Rezko has stated to the government that he and the public official had certain conversations about gaming legislation and
administration, which the public official denies having had.

Redacted footnote: The defense has a good faith belief that this public official is Barack Obama.



2. Obama may have overtly recommended Valerie Jarret for his Senate seat
Blagojevich's defense team basically alleges that Obama told a certain labor union official that he (Obama) would support Valerie Jarrett's candidacy for the Senate seat. Jarrett, referred to as "Senate Candidate B", is now a senior advisor to the president.

Redacted portion: Yet, despite President Obama stating that no representatives of his had any part of any deals, labor union president told the FBI and the United States Attorneys that he spoke to labor union official on November 3, 2008 who received a phone message from Obama that evening. After labor union official listened to the message labor union official told labor union president "I'm the one". Labor union president took that to mean that labor union official was to be the one to deliver the message on behalf of Obama that Senate Candidate B was his pick. (Labor union president 302, February 2, 2009, p. 7).

Labor union official told the FBI and the United States Attorneys "Obama expressed his belief that [Senate Candidate B] would be a good Senator for the people of Illinois and would be a candidate who could win re-election. [Labor union official] advised Obama that [labor union official] would reach out to Governor Blagojevich and advocate for [Senate Candidate B].. . . [Labor union official] called [labor union president] and told [labor union president] that Obama was aware that [labor union official] would be reaching out to Blagojevich." (Labor union official 302, February 3, 2009 p. 3).



3. A supporter of President Obama may have offered quid pro quo on a Jarrett senate appointment

Redacted portion: Supporter of Presidential Candidate Obama is mentioned in a phone call on November 3, 2008, having offered "fundraising" in exchange for Senate Candidate B for senator (Blagojevich Home Phone Call # 149).

4. Obama maintained a list of good Senate candidates

Redacted portion: President-elect Obama also suggested Senate Candidate A to Governor Blagojevich. John Harris told the FBI and the United States Attorneys that he spoke to President's Chief of Staff on November 12, 2008. Harris took notes of the conversation and wrote that President's Chief had previously worked as Blagojevich's press secretary. Obama agreed of Staff told Harris that Senate Candidate A was acceptable to Obama as a senate pick. (Harris handwritten notes, OOG1004463) President's Chief of Staff told the FBI that "he could not say where but somewhere it was communicated to him that" Senate Candidate A was a suggested candidate viewed as one of the four "right" candidates "by the Obama transition team."



5. Rahm Emanuel allegedly floated Cheryl Jackson's name for the Senate seat

Redacted portion: President's Chief of Staff told the FBI that he had a conversation discussing the Senate seat with Obama on December 7, 2008 in Obama's car. President's Chief of Staff told the FBI "Obama expressed concern about Senate Candidate D being appointed as Senator.

[President's Chief of Staff] suggested they might need an expanded list to possibly include names of African Americans that came out of the business world. [President's Chief of Staff] thought he suggested Senate Candidate E who was the head of the Urban League and with President's Chief of Staff's suggestion.



6. Obama had a secret phone call with Blagojevich

Redacted portion: President-elect Obama also spoke to Governor Blagojevich on December 1, 2008 in Philadelphia. On Harris Cell Phone Call # 139, John Harris and Governor's legal counsel discuss a conversation Blagojevich had with President-elect Obama. The government claims a conspiracy existed from October 22, 2008 continuing through December 9, 2008.6 That conversation is relevant to the defense of the government's theory of an ongoing conspiracy. Only Rod Blagojevich and President Obama can testify to the contents of that conversation. The defense is allowed to present evidence that corroborates the defendant's testimony.

Source: http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/The-Six-Secrets-You-Need-to-Know-From-the-Blagojevich-Filing-91848634.html#ixzz0lsQ5VGX5

Sure makes it quite evident the Obama crew was not part of the conspiracy-nor wanted anything to do with a crook....

Indeed, but only evident to those that sooo.. wanted it to be true.

:lol: :lol:

 

[Faster horses]

Oh my. The company we keep... :twisted:

or...birds of a feather, flock together :twisted: :twisted:

 

[hypocritexposer]

Oh my. The company we keep... :twisted:

or...birds of a feather, flock together :twisted: :twisted:

song to the tune of "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas"

"Obama's beginning to look a lot like Nixon"

 

[montanastate33]

Oh my. The company we keep... :twisted:

or...birds of a feather, flock together :twisted: :twisted:

song to the tune of "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas"

"Obama's beginning to look a lot like Nixon"

Got a catchy ring to it!

 

[Anonymous]

Oh my. The company we keep... :twisted:

or...birds of a feather, flock together :twisted: :twisted:

song to the tune of "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas"

"Obama's beginning to look a lot like Nixon"

I kind of sung the song. A fitting verse he's all ears :shock: