kimmy Posted January 14, 2009 Report Posted January 14, 2009 Remember Rod Blagojevich? The disgraced Illinois governor, the guy who was caught talking about plans to sell Obama's vacated Senate seat? "I've got a goldmine here and I'm not going to ****ing give it away", that guy? He gave away his goldmine this week. Everybody had been saying that anyone who Blagojevich chose would be tainted by the scandal. Everybody had said that Blagojevich should not nominate anyone. Everyone had been saying that principle demand that Blagojevich not be allowed to choose who sits in the vacated seat. However, in spite of the earlier outcry, the man Blagojevich nominated-- Roland Burris-- has been accepted and will be sworn in tomorrow. This, despite the possibility that Blagojevich may have been repaying an old buddy for past favors. Why? Well, Mr Burris is black. And pretty obviously, nobody wants to fight to keep a black man out of the Senate, tainted nomination or not. Mr Burris certainly appears to have excellent credentials, and will no doubt be a fine senator. However, one can only marvel at the speed at which the principle that had earlier been expressed regarding a tainted nomination evaporated when the nominee turned out to be a black person. -k Quote (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Friendly forum facilitator! ┬──┬◡ﾉ(° -°ﾉ)
bush_cheney2004 Posted January 14, 2009 Report Posted January 14, 2009 ....Mr Burris certainly appears to have excellent credentials, and will no doubt be a fine senator. However, one can only marvel at the speed at which the principle that had earlier been expressed regarding a tainted nomination evaporated when the nominee turned out to be a black person. Blogo is a better chess player than Senator Reid or President-Elect Obama. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
sharkman Posted January 14, 2009 Report Posted January 14, 2009 I've been watching this situation and noticed the turnabout on Burris. There seemed to be little concern that any pick Blago makes is tainted. Just play the race card, and the Dems seem to see no evil. Blago also seems to be getting some help from the upcoming inauguration coverage, his impeachment proceedings have disappeared off of front pages everywhere. Quote
kimmy Posted January 15, 2009 Author Report Posted January 15, 2009 Burris was Blagojevich's second black-person of choice for the job, it turns out. His first pick was congressman Danny Davis. Davis turned down the offer, not wanting to be part of the circus of which Burris has participated. Davis, an African American, disagrees with Rush. It's not all about race. Said Davis, "I always said that I don't think it is a seat that belongs to anybody. . . . The person should be who can best unify the state and bring back a sense of integrity and trust. . . . The seat does not belong to any race or any ethnic group or any category of individual. It belongs to the voters." http://www.suntimes.com/news/sweet/1356051...sweet31.article The Rush mentioned in the quote is Bobby Rush, the congressman who likened the criticism of Burris to a "lynching". -k Quote (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Friendly forum facilitator! ┬──┬◡ﾉ(° -°ﾉ)
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