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Originally Posted by WTF
Do any of you weenie lovers have a stance on the subject or is lick licking all y'all wanna talk about?
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why don't you say why you agree? then we'll agree or not agree with your reason.
i'm surprised there isn't a larger uproar from the anti-Trump press over this.
has Obama tweeted yet? i mean .. it's his fault anyway right?? if his handlers hadn't pushed their Manchurian Candidate to run for prez there wouldn't have been a Senate seat to sell, right?
oh and let's not forget Jesse Jackson's son's role in that yeah?
2009 U.S. Senate seat
Jackson emerged as a possible candidate to replace
Barack Obama, who, after being elected President of the United States on November 4, 2008, officially resigned his seat in the U.S. Senate effective November 16.
[150] The
class 3 Illinois Senate seat was up for re-election in 2010.
[151] Other contenders included
Danny Davis,
Jan Schakowsky,
Tammy Duckworth,
Emil Jones Jr.,
Kwame Raoul,
Dan Hynes, and
Lisa Madigan,
[150] while other sources also mentioned
Luis Gutierrez and
Melissa Bean.
[152] One early name mentioned,
Valerie Jarrett, withdrew her name from consideration and both Davis and Duckworth noted that they had not been contacted by the governor's office by the time Obama announced his resignation on November 13, 2008.
[153] In a radio interview on the subject, Jackson cited his record on federal funding for his district, loyalty to Obama and diligence in voting in the U.S. House.
[154] At the time, Obama was the only black U.S. Senator,
[155] and black leaders pressured Blagojevich to appoint a black successor. The
Chicago Defender and
Southtown Star both endorsed Jackson, who noted that public opinion polls show him as the favorite.
[150][152] The selection was coming at a time when the Governor's public approval ratings were at an all-time low, which added to the pressure for him to make a selection that would be good for his own political perception,
[156] and it was believed that Jackson's constituency was one that the Governor might need to appease.
[151] Although Obama and Duckworth laid a
wreath together on
Veterans Day, Obama did not endorse a successor.
[157] However, in an internal report filed by Obama legal advisor
Greg Craig, "Obama authorized Emanuel to pass on the names of four people he considered to be highly qualified to take over his seat – Illinois Comptroller
Dan Hynes, Illinois Veterans' Affairs Director
Tammy Duckworth, Rep.
Jan Schakowsky and Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr."
[158]
