News you probably missed this weekend

tomder55 · #1 Jan 26, 2009, 07:42 AM

Saturday morning ;when the press sleeps in late , Subpoenas were issued in the Blogo Federal Case .
Among the list of those being served is a who's who of Obama insiders ;including major players in his new administration.

Here are the biggies :

David Axelrod, Obama's "Karl Rove" . No one that I'm aware of was even naming him in the scandal.

Valerie Jarrett, Blago's "Senate Candidate #1.It is well known that she was Obama's 1st choice for the Senate seat. When it became clear that she was damaged goods Obama selected Jarrett as White House Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Relations and Public Liaison ;a position that does not need confirmation.

Rahmbo Emanuel , White House Chief of Staff ......He had reportedly as many as 21 conversations with Blago's office during the period in question.

Tony Rezko, We detailed his advocacy as Obama's first fundraiser and adviser during the campaign . Rezko is "cooperating with authorities " and his cutting the best deal he can get . He is already convicted .

Where was the press ? You know if this was President Bush that this would've led the Sunday Morning talk circuit and would've been the front page of the Slimes.

TexasParent · Jan 26, 2009, 07:46 AM

It's entirely possible that these people are simply being called to give testimony of what Blago said to them. It doesn't mean that they made any deals with Blago or that they are guilty of anything.

tomder55 · Jan 26, 2009, 07:58 AM

true . Would Karl Rove had been given the benefit of the doubt or would we be hearing calls for a "frog-march" ?

speechlesstx · Jan 26, 2009, 08:09 AM

Very true, Tex, but that misses the point about the double standard in the mainstream media. I saw nothing of this in my paper, which would be all too eager to jump on a Republican that received a parking ticket...reporting the location and time of the violation, amount of the fine, past history, make and model of vehicle and highlighting his party affiliation. When it comes to Blago they don't even want to say he's a Democrat, they darn sure don't want to hint at any possible developments related to their new king.

TexasParent · Jan 26, 2009, 08:14 AM

Whether true or not, Karl Rove's "reputation" within the administration was built over time; I doubt the press was all over him within a week of Bush taking the Presidency.

So let's cut the Obama people some slack until some inside information leaks out and suggests that someone inside the administration is pulling the strings, if at all.

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Added: As for the Blago situation, again, was the press as anti-Republican or anti-Bush days after Bush took the Presidency in 2000? I know you guys feel that the media is firmly anti-Bush, etc. Let's give them time to bore of this administration or find some dirt in order to boost there ratings. If in a year the love affair still continues I will be firmly on your side saying that there is a media bias that isn't good for the country.

tomder55 · Jan 26, 2009, 08:19 AM

cut them some slack ? The only place I saw this is on the Chicago Sun-Times and other bloggers who picked up on it. The press would've been all over this from the 1st day of President Bush's term.

TexasParent · Jan 26, 2009, 08:49 AM

Maybe they are cutting the new President some slack because of the state of the union; economy in the tank, two wars.

There really isn't any option but for the press to support the new President, whether it is Barrack Obama or whether it was John McCain considering where we are as a nation right now. I think they would have given John McCain the same chance given that everyone wants some solutions to the situation we find ourselves and ANY President gives us new hope until they prove otherwise.

speechlesstx · Jan 26, 2009, 09:26 AM

They didn't cut McCain any slack during the campaign, why would they cut him that kind of extraordinary slack had he won? They wouldn't, and I keep hearing from some here that it's the media's job to keep government and the politicians that run it accountable. It ain't the media's job to support the new president.

speechlesstx · Jan 26, 2009, 10:21 AM

Yet another timely example of my point, Name That Party, Massachusetts Edition.

excon · Jan 27, 2009, 06:53 AM

Hello righty's:

Poor, poor Republicans.... Still sniveling over the liberal media.... Maybe if the right wing's ideas were decent, the liberal media might change their minds.

But, WAIT a minute. We DID try that conservative crap for a while, didn't we??? DE-regulation, and trickle down economics... Yeah, I remember. All it did was put us in the dumper.... I know, I know - it's Clinton's fault.

You guys are silly.

excon