• Barack Obama,  Bobby Rush,  Rod Blagojevich,  Roland Burris

    Don’t Hang or Lynch Roland Burris for Obama’s Senate Seat, BRO – Rep. Bobby Rush

    December 30, 2008 /

    Link: Rush

    Don’t ‘Hang Or Lynch’ Him: Dem. Congressman Makes Plea To Keep African-American Appointment

    Hot Rod Blagojevich is cagey like a fox in appointing former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris who is African American to Barack Obama’s open U.S. Senate seat.

    A House Democrat is daring Senate leaders to block a black man from taking President-elect Barack Obama’s vacated Senate seat.

    Rep. Bobby Rush of Illinois points out that Roland Burris would be the only black man in a chamber populated overwhelmingly by white senators.

    Senate Democratic leaders earlier Tuesday added an explicit note of support for Burris personally, but not for his appointment by the embattled governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich. The leaders said the Democratic caucus would refuse to seat Burris if Blagojevich appoints him, and called their stance a reflection of the scandal-tainted governor.

    Love that RACE CARD being played.

    Flap thought this was a post-racial society after the election of the Obamessiah?

    Looks like PLUS CA CHANGE.

    Over to you, Harry Reid…….

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  • Barack Obama,  Harry Reid,  Rod Blagojevich,  Roland Burris

    Hot Rod Blagojevich to Appoint Roland Burris to Obama’s Senate Seat But Harry Reid Says NO

    December 30, 2008 /
    Rod Blagojevich and Roland Burris

    Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and former Illinois Attoreny General Roland Burris

    Yep, Hot Rod is set to make the appointment within the hour and YES, Roland Burris is a long time Illinois Democrat hack who is a crony of Hot Rod.

    Gov. Blagojevich today is expected to name former state Comptroller and Attorney General Roland Burris to Illinois’ vacant U.S. Senate seat, a knowledgeable source said this morning.

    A news conference is scheduled for 2 p.m.

    llinois Secretary of State Jesse White said he intends to block Gov. Blagojevich’s appointment of Roland Burris as U.S. Senator. As secretary of state, White must certify the appointment and said in a statement he will not do so.

    “I have previously stated publicly I cannot cosign a document that certified any appointment by Rod Blagojevich for the vacant United States Senate seat in Illinois. Although I have respect for former Attorney General Roland Burris, because of the current cloud of controversy surrounding the governor, I cannot accept the document,” White said.

    And, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said the Democrat caucus in the U.S. Senate will NOT accept the Burris appointment from Hot Rod (or ANY appointment) who was arrested and charged earlier in the month for trying to sell Obama’s former seat.

    The Senate will not seat Roland Burris if Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich attempts to appoint him, a Democratic leadership aide said.

    Majority Leader Harry Reid views Burris as “unacceptable,” the aide said.

    It is obvious that Blago is sticking a finger in the eye of the Democrat Party. And, playing a little African-American identity politics at the same time.

    And, the Democrat “Culture of Corruption” lingers on and on…….

    Now, all the GOP needs is for Al Franken to win in Minnesota and the comeback for the GOP will begin in earnest.

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