Obama in serious trouble--Sestak confirms WH offer to drop out of Senate race

[Sinatra]

On Meet the Press Sestak CLEARLY STATES he was offered a job to NOT RUN FOR THE SENATE. Even the DEMOCRATS ARE ASKING FOR MORE INFORMATION!!! WTF is wrong with you people? I bet Rahm Emmanuel offered Sestak SecNav.

You are quite right - this story has been bubbling beneath the surface for months now.

If the conservatives take over following November 2010, there will be investigations. That has the White House very-very worried...

 

[HUGGY]

On Meet the Press Sestak CLEARLY STATES he was offered a job to NOT RUN FOR THE SENATE. Even the DEMOCRATS ARE ASKING FOR MORE INFORMATION!!! WTF is wrong with you people? I bet Rahm Emmanuel offered Sestak SecNav.

You are quite right - this story has been bubbling beneath the surface for months now.

If the conservatives take over following November 2010, there will be investigations. That has the White House very-very worried...

You should write for a comedy tv show.

Ya the admin is worried...That's a good one.

Usually the ones out of power are worried...but of course this is an alternate universe of which you speak...Right?

 

[Sinatra]

As stated earlier - the Sestak story has the White House in full on RED ALERT mode...

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Axelrod acknowledged that if White House officials dangled a job in front of Rep. Joe Sestak’s face to keep him away from challenging incumbent Sen. Arlen Specter, that would “constitute a serious breach of the law.”

Axelrod also acknowledged that there were “conversations” involving White House officials and Sestak, but said that those had been “looked at” by White House lawyers and “their conclusion was that it was perfect — the conversations were perfectly appropriate

Witness testimony does qualify as evidence, however, and Sestak has insisted on multiple occasions that the bribe attempt happened. Either Sestak is lying, or Sestak is telling the truth. If it’s the latter, then someone in the Obama administration committed a felony, and perhaps more than one, by Axelrod’s own admission. If it didn’t happen, then Joe Sestak is lying. In order to defend itself, the White House has been put in the position of having to call its party’s nominee for the US Senate a liar.
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Hot Air Axelrod: No evidence that Sestak is telling the truth

 

[Sky Dancer]

More phoney scandals.

 

[Sinatra]

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As stated earlier - the Sestak story has the White House in full on RED ALERT mode...

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Axelrod acknowledged that if White House officials dangled a job in front of Rep. Joe Sestak’s face to keep him away from challenging incumbent Sen. Arlen Specter, that would “constitute a serious breach of the law.”

Axelrod also acknowledged that there were “conversations” involving White House officials and Sestak, but said that those had been “looked at” by White House lawyers and “their conclusion was that it was perfect — the conversations were perfectly appropriate

Witness testimony does qualify as evidence, however, and Sestak has insisted on multiple occasions that the bribe attempt happened. Either Sestak is lying, or Sestak is telling the truth. If it’s the latter, then someone in the Obama administration committed a felony, and perhaps more than one, by Axelrod’s own admission. If it didn’t happen, then Joe Sestak is lying. In order to defend itself, the White House has been put in the position of having to call its party’s nominee for the US Senate a liar.
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Hot Air Axelrod: No evidence that Sestak is telling the truth

 

[Sinatra]

A Congressional investigation could settle the matter. Not surprisingly, Democrats don’t seem terribly interested in conducting one, although Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) has demanded a probe to discover whether the “most transparent administration in history” tried to illegally manipulate an election. Democrats know that they have no good outcomes from such a probe, but don’t expect such hesitation from Republicans if they take back control of either chamber in the midterms


Hot Air Axelrod: No evidence that Sestak is telling the truth

 

[Sinatra]

Axelrod acknowledged that if White House officials dangled a job in front of Rep. Joe Sestak’s face to keep him away from challenging incumbent Sen. Arlen Specter, that would “constitute a serious breach of the law.”

Hot Air Axelrod: No evidence that Sestak is telling the truth

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

And had Bush done this the lefty bedwetters would have reacted by saying....

1. "Hey, no big deal"
2. "What else should he have done?"
3. "Impeach him now! We need a congressional invstigation 'cause I bet Halliburton is in on this.. ***** Cheney too!"

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

Ok, why the hell is "D A R T H" asterisked out?

 

[PatekPhilippe]

Axelrod acknowledged that if White House officials dangled a job in front of Rep. Joe Sestak’s face to keep him away from challenging incumbent Sen. Arlen Specter, that would “constitute a serious breach of the law.”

Hot Air Axelrod: No evidence that Sestak is telling the truth

BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA


AXELROD CALLS SESTAK A LIAR!!!!!

Man...Obama needs to step back and regroup...he's losing control of his government...the scandals and incompetence is increasing exponentially DAILY!

 

[hortysir]

When did offering someone a job become an impeachable offense?

Title 18, U.S.C. Section 211 says that, “Whoever solicits or receives, either as a political contribution or for personal emolument, any money or thing of value, in consideration of the promise of support or use of influence in obtaining for any person any appointive office or place under the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year or both


Title 18, U.S.C. Section 595, which says, “Whoever, being a person employed in any administrative position by the United States … uses his official authority for the purposes of interfering with, or affecting the nomination of, or the election of any candidate for office of President, Vice President, Presidential elector, Member of the Senate, Member of the House of Representative…shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.”

CNSNews.com - Justice Dept Should Probe Alleged White House Offer to Rep. Sestak, Legal Experts Say

I can only see two explanations for the way that some Conservatives have been acting towards Obama.

Either they're really naive, and think that every "scandal" they come up with is unique to Obama - that commonplace events are so "outrageous".

Offering the opponent a job is a long-standing political tactic. People have been doing it for hundreds if not thousands of years.

Or they're dishonest.

Are you going to back this up with examples or just keep making the claim?

Well, I can give you one off the top of my head.

In NYC, a former city councilman was given a job as Assistant Comptroller to keep him from attempting a run for State Senate. This happened this year.

What would city politics have to do with Sect. 595???

 

[Sinatra]

Axelrod acknowledged that if White House officials dangled a job in front of Rep. Joe Sestak’s face to keep him away from challenging incumbent Sen. Arlen Specter, that would “constitute a serious breach of the law.”

Hot Air Axelrod: No evidence that Sestak is telling the truth

BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA


AXELROD CALLS SESTAK A LIAR!!!!!

Man...Obama needs to step back and regroup...he's losing control of his government...the scandals and incompetence is increasing exponentially DAILY!

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Indeed - this Sestak issue is BIG - and potentially VERY DAMAGING to the Obama White House. It is interesting that Sestak persists in asserting the facts so publicly, thus placing the White House on the defensive. It is as suggested earlier - the infighting among the Democrat Party is reaching epic levels. Only Pelosi and Reid are giving Obama the political cover he so needs to alleviate full on political blow back in response to his inept handling of so many issues related to the Obama/Democrat agenda...

 

[Sky Dancer]

This is a non-story.

 

[Sinatra]

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Axelrod acknowledged that if White House officials dangled a job in front of Rep. Joe Sestak’s face to keep him away from challenging incumbent Sen. Arlen Specter, that would “constitute a serious breach of the law.”

Hot Air Axelrod: No evidence that Sestak is telling the truth

BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA


AXELROD CALLS SESTAK A LIAR!!!!!

Man...Obama needs to step back and regroup...he's losing control of his government...the scandals and incompetence is increasing exponentially DAILY!

___

Indeed - this Sestak issue is BIG - and potentially VERY DAMAGING to the Obama White House. It is interesting that Sestak persists in asserting the facts so publicly, thus placing the White House on the defensive. It is as suggested earlier - the infighting among the Democrat Party is reaching epic levels. Only Pelosi and Reid are giving Obama the political cover he so needs to alleviate full on political blow back in response to his inept handling of so many issues related to the Obama/Democrat agenda...

 

[PatekPhilippe]

This is a non-story.

What if it turns out to be a job offer from Obama's inner circle with his approval? Then what will your response be?

 

[PatekPhilippe]

Axelrod acknowledged that if White House officials dangled a job in front of Rep. Joe Sestak’s face to keep him away from challenging incumbent Sen. Arlen Specter, that would “constitute a serious breach of the law.”

Hot Air Axelrod: No evidence that Sestak is telling the truth

BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA


AXELROD CALLS SESTAK A LIAR!!!!!

Man...Obama needs to step back and regroup...he's losing control of his government...the scandals and incompetence is increasing exponentially DAILY!

___

Indeed - this Sestak issue is BIG - and potentially VERY DAMAGING to the Obama White House. It is interesting that Sestak persists in asserting the facts so publicly, thus placing the White House on the defensive. It is as suggested earlier - the infighting among the Democrat Party is reaching epic levels. Only Pelosi and Reid are giving Obama the political cover he so needs to alleviate full on political blow back in response to his inept handling of so many issues related to the Obama/Democrat agenda...

Sestak won't take kindly to being called a liar...I hope he spills the beans....on November 1st 2010

 

[Wicked Jester]

Title 18, U.S.C. Section 211 says that, “Whoever solicits or receives, either as a political contribution or for personal emolument, any money or thing of value, in consideration of the promise of support or use of influence in obtaining for any person any appointive office or place under the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year or both


Title 18, U.S.C. Section 595, which says, “Whoever, being a person employed in any administrative position by the United States … uses his official authority for the purposes of interfering with, or affecting the nomination of, or the election of any candidate for office of President, Vice President, Presidential elector, Member of the Senate, Member of the House of Representative…shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.”

CNSNews.com - Justice Dept Should Probe Alleged White House Offer to Rep. Sestak, Legal Experts Say

Thank you for posting this.

it means absolutely nothing.

Man, you're fucking stupid!

 

[PatekPhilippe]

Now there is talk of an active cover-up taking place in the Obama White House, of this rising to a felony and possible impeachment.....I guarantee you someone will play the race card before the weeks out!!!

What does Obama know about this and when did he know it?

 

[Wicked Jester]

This is a non-story.

Yeah, it's a non-story on MSNBC.....But it's a big story on CNN and FOX......Not to mention many major newspapers.

Seriously, does Obamabot stupidity know no bounds?

 

[rightwinger]

This is commonplace, and has been for hundreds of years.

Welcome to politics.

And, just for shits and giggles, exactly what "impeachable offense" has occurred?

Impeachable??

Gotta love the GOP threshold for "High crimes and misdemeaners"