Who is candidate #3?

3. Blag is heard on tape calling Obama a motherfucker because Obama was refusing to see things his way as to how to choose a new Senator

He says, "[The Obama team] won't give me anything but appreciation. Fuck them."

I think that pretty much establishes that the Obama team was not involved in bribery or offering money for their pick to replace him.

The question isn't what Obama did now - - it's what he did to get his senate seat in the first place.

(Or does the whole Obama/Messiah mythos extend to an immaculate conception amidst the corrupt desert of Chicago politics?)

Err... that wasn't an accusation, but rather a question - - but oops... I forgot, even questions about the Chosen One are forbidden.

Oh, give me a break.

The question is how many children Bradley has killed in his pedophelic rage.

Hey, don't get upset. That wasn't an accusation, but rather a question.

I have a question. What brand of pantyhose does Bradley Witherberry wear when he's out at night as a cross-dressing prostitute?

Heh. As soon as I get these kind of responses, I know they're running scared - - I must be getting close...



(Remember kids: Never question what you're told! Accept the status quo and do exactly what's expected of you. The media is the truthteller.)

Hey, don't get upset. That wasn't an accusation, but rather a question.

I have a question. What brand of pantyhose does Bradley Witherberry wear when he's out at night as a cross-dressing prostitute?

President-elect Barack Obama's incoming chief of staff Rahm Emanuel had a deeper involvement in pressing for a U.S. Senate seat appointment than previously reported, the Sun-Times has learned. Emanuel had direct discussions about the seat with Gov. Blagojevich, who is is accused of trying to auction it to the highest bidder.

Emanuel talked with the governor in the days following the Nov. 4 election and pressed early on for the appointment of Valerie Jarrett to the post, sources with knowledge of the conversations told the Sun-Times. There was no indication from sources that Emanuel brokered a deal, however.

A source with the Obama camp strongly denied Emanuel spoke with the governor directly about the seat, saying Emanuel only spoke with Blagojevich once recently to say he was taking the chief of staff post.

But sources with knowledge of the investigation said Blagojevich told his aides about the calls with Emanuel and sometimes gave them directions afterward. Sources said that early on, Emanuel pushed for the appointment of Jarrett to the governor and his staff and asked that it be done by a certain date.

At least some of the conversations between Emanuel and Blagojevich were likely caught on tape, sources said.

After Jarrett took herself out of the running in mid-November, Emanuel submitted a list of suitable names to the governor's camp that didn't include her name.

Emanuel, who has refused to comment on the issue, is not accused of wrongdoing.

In portions of conversations released in a criminal complaint against Blagojevich, he can be heard complaining that Obama wouldn't give anything in return for a Jarrett appointment.

No one is saying its unsual. It's normal, regardless of party affiliation.

The problem is when you say you didn't have conversations and you really did. As a lawyer, I'm pretty sure you see that as a bit of an issue.

No person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the age of thirty years, and been nine years a citizen of the United States and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state for which he shall be chosen.

When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority of each State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, That the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct.

He knows that if he ran a few years from now in a state-wide election his name might not have been big enough, but if he takes it now and in short defends Rod's validity and competency as an executive figure, he's stuck.