Barack Obama told reporters yesterday he had no contact with Gov. Rod Blagojevich about filling his vacated Senate seat, but a Nov. 5 news report said the president-elect planned to discuss the subject in a meeting with the Illinois governor that day.
The report by KHQA-TV's Carol Sowers, posted on the website of the Quincy, Ill., station, said "one of Obama's first priorities" on the day after his election was a meeting with Blagojevich planned that afternoon to discuss the Senate seat. A story by the Quincy station later that week indicted the meeting took place. Reporters in Chicago yesterday asked Obama what contact he'd had with the governor's office about his replacement in the Senate after Blagojevich was arrested by federal authorities for a "political corruption crime spree" that included an effort to "sell" the Senate seat. Obama replied, "I had no contact with the governor or his office and so we were not, I was not aware of what was happening." WND OBAMA WATCH CENTRAL TV station reported Obama met with Blagojevich Topic day after election was filling vacated Senate seat, according to story Posted: December 10, 2008 1:34 pm Eastern © 2008 WorldNetDaily Gov. Rod Blagojevich leaves his Chicago home this morning through the back alley (Courtesy Chicago Sun-Times) Barack Obama told reporters yesterday he had no contact with Gov. Rod Blagojevich about filling his vacated Senate seat, but a Nov. 5 news report said the president-elect planned to discuss the subject in a meeting with the Illinois governor that day. The report by KHQA-TV's Carol Sowers, posted on the website of the Quincy, Ill., station, said "one of Obama's first priorities" on the day after his election was a meeting with Blagojevich planned that afternoon to discuss the Senate seat. A story by the Quincy station later that week indicted the meeting took place. Reporters in Chicago yesterday asked Obama what contact he'd had with the governor's office about his replacement in the Senate after Blagojevich was arrested by federal authorities for a "political corruption crime spree" that included an effort to "sell" the Senate seat. Obama replied, "I had no contact with the governor or his office and so we were not, I was not aware of what was happening." But ABC's Jake Tapper pointed out Obama senior adviser David Axelrod indicated otherwise in a Nov. 23 interview with Fox TV's Chicago affiliate. "I know he's talked to the governor and there are a whole range of names, many of which have surfaced, and I think he has a fondness for a lot of them," Axelrod said, referring to potential Senate appointees. http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=83240 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
