Journalists seeking to talk a little foreign policy with high-profile Obama administration officials live from the G20 meetings in London this week were solicited for phone sex instead after ringing up the toll-free number given by the White House.
In a press release, the White House accidentally listed a sex line number for journalists seeking an "on-the-record briefing call with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and National Security Advisor Jim Jones to discuss the NATO summit." But after dialing, a soft-voiced female recording that was clearly not Clinton asked for a credit card number if you "feel like getting nasty." YCMTSU
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Well, if they're too lazy to make 'news' up as they did in the Bush years then this is what they deserve. Consider it a Obama Administration regulatory fee for journalist to get 'access'.
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has been indicted for corruption while in office, including trying to sell the U.S. Senate seat that was held by President Barack Obama, prosecutors said on Thursday.
A federal grand jury indicted the 52-year-old Democrat on 16 felony counts, including racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud, extortion conspiracy, attempted extortion and making false statements to federal agents.
Blagojevich, who claims he did nothing wrong and is a victim of a political witch-hunt, has promised to fight the charges in court and has a book contract to tell his side. And, as we all know, book contracts are admissible in court...
He faces more than 300 years in prison if convicted and at least $4 million in fines, plus restitution, according to the indictment. Make the deal, Blago. Anybody the feds want. Not necessarily. Depends on how much protection Fitz gives him -- new identity, new location, etc.
Blagojevich was in his second term when the state legislature kicked him out of office nine weeks ago, after his arrest in December.
He was accused of seeking cash, campaign contributions and jobs for himself and others in exchange for state appointments, state business, legislation and pension fund investments. Among those actions were attempts to leverage his authority to appoint a U.S. senator to take over Obama's seat after his election as president in November, U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald said.
The governor was caught on court-approved wiretaps describing the Senate seat as something so valuable "you just don't give it away for nothing." Blagojevich added he might appoint himself if he could not get anything for the seat.
The charges on the indictment date back to 2002, before he was elected governor. Prosecutors accuse Blagojevich of trying to profit with a circle of friends, who would then divide the spoils after he left office.
The 19-count indictment also charged his older brother Robert, two former top aides and two businessmen. Robert Blagojevich, 53, a Nashville businessman, was former chairman of his brother's campaign fund. Blagojevich and his former chief of staff, John Harris, have been free on bond since a brief court appearance on December 9 -- the day they were arrested. Harris, 47, was charged with a single count of fraud and has agreed to cooperate with prosecutors.
The former governor's wife, Patricia, was named in the indictment but not charged.
The couple and their two daughters were on vacation in Florida on Thursday, according to media reports. CNN said they were staying at the Walt Disney World theme park and resort. Slap the braclets on him, Pluto!
Okay, Mickey.
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In other surprise developments, the sun was observed to rise slowly from the eastern horizon this morning...water is reported flowing downhill in several places....
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What's the difference? The US has been kissing Saudi butt ever since I was a kid. I recall a newpaper article in the '50's castigating Ike for kissing up to the Sauds "even though they still practiced slavery".
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What's the difference? or "so what" seems to be all that the left can muster for Obama's continued embarassments.
Blame is not a leadership strategy. It is a distraction. If you find yourself thinking that everything that your beloved leader does is OK because of [insert your blame quote here] then you are not any smarter than the Arab masses who have let their leaders blame the jews for their failure to provide solutions - for centuries.
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I seem to recall that President Obama's tertiary education was financed by one of the Saudi princelings. Perhaps that is the one he is bowing to. Or perhaps he just tripped...
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
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