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

[Sinatra]

As the saying goes, it's not the crime, it's the cover-up.

As Gibbs has admitted that the White House has reviewed what happened, why not disclose the details of what they found? After all, this is supposed to be the Most Transparent Administration Evah!

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You are on the right track here - the messaging is getting self-incriminating, and that is a sure sign of a White House in peril...

 

[PatekPhilippe]

As the saying goes, it's not the crime, it's the cover-up.

As Gibbs has admitted that the White House has reviewed what happened, why not disclose the details of what they found? After all, this is supposed to be the Most Transparent Administration Evah!

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You are on the right track here - the messaging is getting self-incriminating, and that is a sure sign of a White House in peril...

O reeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaally transparent?

 

[maineman]

The White House was backing incumbent Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) in the primary. Sestak acknowledged in an interview in February that he was offered a position by an unnamed White House official - a potential violation of federal law - but has not offered any specifics on conversation. Republicans are trying to use the issue against Sestak in the November Senate race.

If Federal law has been violated, then the President has some serious problems.

what federal law? If pigs had wings, away they'd fly.

This guy would make a great SECNAV. I can completely understand why they might consider him for the position, but it would make no sense to offer it to him if he would prefer to be a US Senator.

 

[Sinatra]

Job-Gate; Sestak-Obama Scandal Needs An Independent Prosecutor

If someone did actually offer Joe Sestak a federal job in return for his not challenging Specter, they were in fact using bribery to influence a federal election. That is a federal crime and in total violation of 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.”
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Job-Gate; Sestak-Obama Scandal Needs An Independent Prosecutor Politics 24/7

 

[Sinatra]

Joe Scarborough on Sestak scandal: “This is a federal crime” — wake up media!


http://politipage.com/2010/05/24/jo...candal-this-is-a-federal-crime-wake-up-media/

 

[PatekPhilippe]

STAND BY!!!!
DISTRACTOR ALERT!!!!
Obama in a closed door meeting with Democrat Senators with SENDING TROOPS TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AS THE TOPIC!!!!!

 

[HUGGY]

As the saying goes, it's not the crime, it's the cover-up.

As Gibbs has admitted that the White House has reviewed what happened, why not disclose the details of what they found? After all, this is supposed to be the Most Transparent Administration Evah!

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You are on the right track here - the messaging is getting self-incriminating, and that is a sure sign of a White House in peril...

O reeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaally transparent?

OMG!!!!!

Obama didn't tell your sorry asses EVERYTHING!!!!!!!

For the love of god!!!!! Save the women and children!!!!! Run for your LIVES!!!!!!

Ha...Ha..... you pathetic assholes keep finding ways of being more pathetic.

Amazing!!!

HELLO!!!????? without a majority there will be no investigation of your non issue.

 

[Sky Dancer]

Nonsense.

 

[boedicca]

But but but The Obama White House investigated The Obama White House and found that The Obama White House didn't do anything wrong (although they won't tell us what The Obama White House actually did).

 

[Sky Dancer]

What a bunch of screed.

 

[Sinatra]

From a couple weeks ago...
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The White House counsel’s office failed to meet an already extended deadline for answering questions from House Republicans about Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.), who had said the White House offered him a high-level administration job in exchange for his not running against Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) in the Pennsylvania Democratic Senate primary.

Legal experts and members of Congress have said that if the White House made the quid pro quo job offer to Sestak, it could constitute a federal crime. Specter, a former district attorney, said it could constitute bribery.
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Bring more stones to build that wall!!!!



http://goodtimepolitics.com/2010/05...k-scandal-call-for-special-prosecutor-likely/

 

[PatekPhilippe]

Nonsense.

You sound like a Bush supporter now!!!!

 

[Sinatra]

While Obama dodges questions, his spokesman stonewalls them. There's simply no other word to describe the White House handling of Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Joe Sestak's charge that the Obama administration offered him a job if he would not challenge Sen. Arlen Specter in the state's recent primary.

Sestak, a former Navy admiral, first mentioned the matter on Feb.18. In the following weeks, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs was asked about it repeatedly. Gibbs didn't deny the story; he simply said over and over that he didn't have any information. Finally, on March 16, Gibbs said he had talked to "several people" in the White House and had been told that "whatever conversations have been had are not problematic."

After Sestak beat Specter, the question arose again. "You never really explained what the conversation was," ABC's Jake Tapper said to Gibbs. "Then I don't have anything to add today," Gibbs snapped. The spokesman grew noticeably irritated when other reporters tried to follow up. Gibbs had said all he would say.
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Fawning press now gets cold shoulder from Obama | Washington Examiner



Read more at the Washington Examiner: Fawning press now gets cold shoulder from Obama | Washington Examiner

 

[Sky Dancer]

Nonsense.

You sound like a Bush supporter now!!!!

In your dreams, not mine.

 

[Sinatra]

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While Obama dodges questions, his spokesman stonewalls them. There's simply no other word to describe the White House handling of Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Joe Sestak's charge that the Obama administration offered him a job if he would not challenge Sen. Arlen Specter in the state's recent primary.

Sestak, a former Navy admiral, first mentioned the matter on Feb.18. In the following weeks, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs was asked about it repeatedly. Gibbs didn't deny the story; he simply said over and over that he didn't have any information. Finally, on March 16, Gibbs said he had talked to "several people" in the White House and had been told that "whatever conversations have been had are not problematic."

After Sestak beat Specter, the question arose again. "You never really explained what the conversation was," ABC's Jake Tapper said to Gibbs. "Then I don't have anything to add today," Gibbs snapped. The spokesman grew noticeably irritated when other reporters tried to follow up. Gibbs had said all he would say.
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Fawning press now gets cold shoulder from Obama | Washington Examiner



Read more at the Washington Examiner: Fawning press now gets cold shoulder from Obama | Washington Examiner

 

[HUGGY]

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Obviously history will judge this controversy way up higher than anything previously!!!!

 

[maineman]

If Sestak had been, say, a guy whose only experience was running horse shows, and Obama told him he was considering him for SECNAV, that might be cause for alarm. (Oh wait...that happened already and not one republican said BOO about it!) As it turns out, as an Annapolis grad and a retired three star admiral, Joe Sestak might very well have been a better SECNAV than he will be a Senator.

 

[boedicca]

Then why not provide the facts instead of allowing this open ended drama to continue?

 

[HUGGY]

Then why not provide the facts instead of allowing this open ended drama to continue?

Because he doesn't have to and it doesn't matter.

Your emergency is hardly a national emergency as has been proven hundreds of times....BC ring a bell? Just put your tin foil hat back on and hope you get lucky...

 

[hjmick]

If Sestak had been, say, a guy whose only experience was running horse shows, and Obama told him he was considering him for SECNAV, that might be cause for alarm. (Oh wait...that happened already and not one republican said BOO about it!) As it turns out, as an Annapolis grad and a retired three star admiral, Joe Sestak might very well have been a better SECNAV than he will be a Senator.

The question is not whether or not Sestak would make a good SecNav. The question is, did someone in the White House offer Sestak the position of SecNav if he withdrew from the race for Specter's seat. If they did, and Sestak has given every indication this is the case, that would be bribery and that would be a felony.