Jesse Jackson Jr. Is "Candidate No. 5"

Jackson Is Unnamed Figure In Blagojevich Indictment, According To Attorney; Jackson Says He Is Not Target Of Investigation

(CBS/AP)  A lawyer for U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. says the congressman is the "Senate Candidate 5" mentioned in the federal corruption complaint against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

The governor, a second-term Democrat, was arrested and accused of scheming to enrich himself by selling President-elect Barack Obama's open Senate seat for cash or a lucrative job for himself or his wife.

According to the 76-page federal complaint, Blagojevich "stated he might be able to cut a deal with Senate Candidate 5 that provided" the governor with something "tangible up front," presumably campaign money.

In an afternoon news conference Wednesday, Jackson said he did not approach the governor about an inappropriate deal or authorize an emissary to do so. He said that the U.S. attorney's office indicated to him Tuesday that he is "not a target of this investigation."

"I want to make this fact plan: I reject and denounce pay-to-play politics, and have no involvement whatsoever in any wrongdoing," Jackson said.

"I thought, mistakenly, that the process was fair," he said.

Jackson, a seven-term House member and son of civil rights activist Jesse Jackson, did not confirm that he is Candidate No. 5 during the press conference. He declined to take questions from the media on the advice of his attorney.

Jackson told reporters that he met with Blagojevich on Monday to discuss the position and present his qualifications in an appropriate way. He said he "thought that the governor was evaluating me fairly.”

Jackson learned he was mentioned in the complaint against Blagojevich the night before the governor's arrest on Tuesday, his attorney said.

On Oct. 31st, according to the complaint, Blagojevich indicated during a conversation that he had been approached by an emissary of Senate Candidate No. 5.

"We were approached 'pay to play,'" the governor allegedly said. "That, you know, he'd raise me 500 grand. An emissary came. Then the other guy would raise a million, if I made him a senator."

There is no independent evidence that Jackson or an emissary approached the governor about an improper deal, according to officials.

Jackson's Chicago-based lawyer, James D. Montgomery Sr., said, "politicians and fundraisers do some very strange things from time to time. I wouldn't put it past someone to be purporting to represent Jesse without authority."

[fzy1hc]

Well I want to be a Senator for Illinois or NY.

Gee who should I contact? Jackson Jr. , Ted Kennedy, Ms Kennedy or Gov. Rod Blagojevich?

I don''t have ant experience but I have the backing four people.

Now I know why we are in this economic situation.

[wl7bzh]

Rev. Jessie Jackson, Rev. Al Sharpton, Rev. Robert Tilton, Rev. Jimmy Swaggert, Rev. Richard Roberts, Rev. Ted Haggard, Rev. Joyce Meyer-Does anybody see a pattern here?

Most of these "ministers" do not have a formal,earned ministerial degree and practically all of them are filthy, stinkin, rich.

Well at least they are following from the Bible-If you see a stranger take him in.

So was Jesse angry because he was only mentioned in fifth place, or was he proud he was mentioned as highly as fifth place? I heard the latest bid on ebay was $99,999,999.

[bailthisout]

It does appear that the rotten core of Jesse Jackson Jr does not fall far from his father. Like Father Like Son. No Change here.

[drputt45]

I suspect Junior is just as pure as Senior.

[lilvinnyb]

The statement by the previous poster below is correct, but that MUST mean that someone in the OBama camp DID talk to the Governor...something they are denying. If they did talk, why didnt they report what was happening.

"But Obama was actually cursed out by this guy because all he wanted to "give" was "appreciation". So stick to the relevant facts Repubs. I suspect you will have good hunting but not the big Kahuna you dream of. (Still a pretty good sized Kahuna)."

[perceptions5]

And the "plot" thickens.............the web grows even bigger. Will Obama get caught in it like the rest of his political and business pals?

Apparently when Obama engaged in "personal corruption" in his special real estate deal with covicted felon Rekzo for his mansion the real estate agent for that corrupt deal was Blago''''s wife............oh my God!

If the Governor and his wife decide to sing for Fitzpatrick Obama could be finally included in this web of corruption......

Of course the Liberal Fascists in our MSM wolfpack press can''t report this FACT.

So I will.................

Corrupt liberal press if you can''t report the news/facts then get the hell out of the way...............

[petesis]

Good to see the GOP with something to talk about again. It is about time. Looks to me like if Jackson was about to get the nomination from mr pay to play, he must have said he was gonna pay. Could be a problem for Mr. Jackson. But Obama was actually cursed out by this guy because all he wanted to "give" was "appreciation". So stick to the relevant facts Repubs. I suspect you will have good hunting but not the big Kahuna you dream of. (Still a pretty good sized Kahuna).

[getoffmine1]

This is looking bad for Obama. I voted for the guy thinking he would be more honest then the outgoing president. I guess i was wrong, he has been caught in a lie already. Axelrod is now saying he was wrong about Obama meeting with the Gov. Unfortunately there was a news article about the meeting. Yahoo has removed the article but you can still find it.
http://66.218.69.11/search/cache?ei=UTF-8&p=Director+of Illinois Dept. of Veterans%27 Affairs visits Quin

[reaganitegop]

Sorry Jess, but when "#5" was mentioned on the FBI tapes, they weren''t ordering Chinese food, LOL

It''s on there that you were offering $1M for Blago''s campaign... ah, like scumbag father, like son.


WHY did Obama lie about discussing the seat with Blagojevich?

WHO from Team Obama offered Blago a corporate BOD position for his wife?

HOW OFTEN was Emanuel in touch with Blago''s people?

WHAT did they mean on the FBI wiretap when Blago''s advisers said Obama had to "suck it up" for the next couple years? Temporarily refrain from cheating, bribing, and stealing Chicago-style?

And, Blago''s (convicted) bagman was Rezko... you know, the guy that helped Barack buy that nice house? And raised tons of money for both Barack and Blago?


Wake up, pollyanna Obamaphiles... the dream is over already. When reality hits, it hits hard... especially when suppressed for so long.

I guess you won''t be getting that Senate seat now either, Chris Matthews- should have just bought this one from Hot Rod when you had the chance, LOL

Let the truth be told... the de-programming of the Obama Cult is desperately needed, and seriously overdue.

http://reaganiterepublicanresistance.blogspot.com/

[indepevoter9]

Oh calm down on this post already. review his conference and give the guy a chance. He has more senority then other candidates anyway. Hold the special election, put the scum bag Gov in jail and move on with it. My 401K is hurting and we don''t have time for this ***.

[dante805]

Like father like son. Shakedown artists. The latest is Gov Rod %u201Cwhat can I shake from you%u201D Blagovich. Remember Tim Mahoney the cheater and liar supposedly running on higher ethics and morals%u2026lol More join the ranks of corrupt Democrats everyday. Here''s a partial list %u2013 John Edwards %u2013 cheater and trial lawyer - Jim McGreevey - Former NJ GOV, Elliott Spitzer - former NY Gov, Acevado - Puerto Rico Gov, Kwame Kilpatrick - Detroit Mayor, Jefferson - LA congressman, Chris Dodd %u2013 CT Sen %u2013 (favorable loan from Wells Fargo) %u2013 Laura Richardson (CA-D) %u2013 defaulted on at least 3 CA homes and got Wash Mutual to reverse the sale after the fact. Sheila Dixon (D) %u2013 Scandalous Baltimore Mayor and the list goes on and on%u2026 Mass State Senator Dianne Wilkerson (D) arrested for taking bribes %u2013 caught on video stuffing cash into her bra. Obama should be proud. Where''s all the media reports claiming a Culture of Corruption in Democratic Party? Hmmm? Seems like we had endless stories in 2006 when it was GOP turn. The media is truly disgraceful. I urge everyone to sell their Media Stocks and Short NY Times (NYSE: NYT) and Washington Post (NYSE: WPO) make money off their bad decisions.

[vcofreason]

I hope that if Jackson did anything wrong, they rake his nasty, corrupt, whining, hypocritical behind over the coals. He, along with Sharpton are the most two faced idiots on earth. Karma!

[welshwoman-2009]

I don''t know about everyone else but I really am disappointed in the character, morality and integrity of politicians in this country. They need to keep their zippers up, skirts down and stick to the 10 commandments. If you run in the political circles of Chicago whether you are involved or not you know who''s crooked and who''s doing what and that includes Barack Obama and Jesse Jackson, Jr. It should have been in the public space long ago. We need to start stepping up to the plate and really slamming these crooked people and going after organized crime in this country. Law enforcement can''t do it alone either.

[rixmix98]

I am responding to Mrmeatspin,
Would love to meet you just to see if you can use the language in your post to my face or any African Americans face. Some of you are funny, you do not hesitate to use racist language in these posts but I would like to see how many of you have the guts to say it. No, you and those like you hide behind computers, hoods, whatever you want to call it. Hey you all got OJ so be happy about that . besides, Obama won fair which is more than I can say for Bush

Posted by gmony75052 at 04:52 PM : Dec 10, 2008




Mrmeatspin along with a few others on here suffer from the little man symdrome. They''re either small in stature, not really a mans man or they feel like a failure. Therefore, to boost their ego, they sit safefly behind their computers and spew venom all day.

I seriously doubt he would have the nerve to say anything to your face.

[lewlampkin]

I see we''re GUILTY til proven innocent in this country. I''ll wait til I here the facts of the investigation as this story continues to develop, but until then I can only go off of what is said in the article, "There is no independent evidence that Jackson or an emissary approached the governor about an improper deal, according to officials."

[kno-1]

I am not saying Obama is corrupt. however I just discovered that Obama was a campaign strategist for Blagojevich in his 2002 gubernatorial campaign. Also, Obama endorsed Blagojevich during both campaigns. Both Obama and Blagojevich have a common compat, Tony Ruzko. Obama lunched with Ruzko (since 1990) and dealt with Ruzko during both his Senatorial campaign and Blagojevich''s gubernatorial campaign. (New York Times, Chicago Sun-Times, New Yorker, ABC News)

[kno-1]

I see in the indictment there is a Deputy Governor A listed.

Spokeswoman Kelley Quinn on Wednesday said Deputy Gov. Bob Greenlee resigned. (Chicago Sun-Times 12/10/08.)

I am calling it in the air: Greenlee is Deputy Gov. A

[spinproof]

Well, not quite! Rahm got wind of their being watched and the exchange of money never happened... Fitzpatrick had to go with conspiracy...but don''''t worry the laundry list of ***** is unraveling...more to come.

Posted by RowdynTex at 12:23 AM : Dec 11, 2008

The Bush administration had scandals galore so where are those wiretaps, bugging and investigations, it seems like Scooter took the fall for all of it and we all know it wasn''t just Scooter, Scooter didn''t out any CIA agents! lol

[spinproof]

The problem I have with this Illinois scandal is the timing of it, the timing and motive looks more political than legal. US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald''s argument that he acted now before any deals went down because Pres.-elect Obama''s Senate replacement was about to be announced is weak since the Senate can easily reject Ill. Gov. Blagojevich''s nomination. Ill. Gov. Blagojevich was bugged, wiretapped and under investigation for 3 years but US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald decided to act now even though the FBI admits it could have indicted Gov. Blagojevich over a year ago! It looks like a backdoor attempt to derail Pres.-elect Obama from being sworn in. The lost of power finally starts to hit home for sore loser Republicans!