What Did Obama Know, and When Did He Know It?
December 10, 2008
This morning, while my governor, Rod Blagojevich was being thrown into a paddywagon, “President-Elect” Barack Obama was meeting with Al Gore, since he is a man who knows things that an incoming president needs to know (apparently). After his meeting, Obama had this to say on the Blagojevich situation:
Obviously like the rest of the people of Illinois I am saddened and sobered by the news that came out of the US attorney’s office today, but as this is a ongoing investigation involving the governor I don’t think it would be appropriate for me to comment on the issue at this time.
He also paused to make one thing clear about his contact with Blagojevich on the Senate-replacement:
I had no contact with the governor or his office and so we were not, I was not aware of what was happening.
Unfortunately for Mr. Obama, this video of David Axelrod was discovered immediately afterward:
Awkward.
And even though the Obama team has since released a statement saying that Axelrod “misspoke,” we still have to ask the question: What did Obama know, and when did he know it? Oh, I know, I’m terrible for asking questions about a senator’s relationship with the governor of his state, but don’t forget that Obama served as a top advisor to Blagojevich in his first 2002 run for the state house and endorsed him again in 2006.
Ask yourself this question: If the shoe were on the other foot and John McCain had won the election, and something of this magnitute came out about one of “President-Elect” McCain’s close associates and political ally’s, would the media be so generous to him? Ha!
