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Fallout from the Blagojevich Arrest

Posted by Bob Wood aka TrekTek on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 5:30:29 PM
Let's see if I've got this straight...

Obama Says He Had No Contact With Blagojevich on Senate Seat

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Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- President-elect Barack Obama said he was unaware of the criminal investigation into an alleged attempt by Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich to trade an appointment for Obama’s Senate seat for financial gain.

“I had no contact with the governor or his office and so I was not aware of what was happening, ” Obama told reporters today in Chicago.

But then, there's this: Questions Arise About the Obama/Blagojevich Relationship

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But on November 23, 2008, his senior adviser David Axelrod appeared on Fox News Chicago and said something quite different.

While insisting that the President-elect had not expressed a favorite to replace him, and his inclination was to avoid being a "kingmaker," Axelrod said, "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."

But then, this comes along: Aide: Ax 'misspoke'

Quote:
An Obama aide, speaking on the condition of anonymity, took back David Axelrod's remark last month that Barack Obama and Rod Blagojevich had spoken recently.

"What the president-elect said today is correct, David Axelrod misspoke," the aide said.

So, I guess "misspoke" now means that "he said it, but he shouldn't have said it." Axelrod's statement above is spoken very authoritatively, it seems to me.

Sounds to me like politics as usual.
When do we get to the "Change?"
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