Robert Gibbs “pleads the fifth” on the Joe Sestak scandal
Today was the first time that the press had a chance to question White House press secretary Robert Gibbs on the Joe Sestak scandal since the Obama regime admitted last Friday that a job offer was indeed tended to Joe Sestak by President Clinton on behalf of the Obama regime in an apparent attempt to get him to withdraw his primary bid against Republican turncoat Arlen Specter. And question him they did.
Robert Gibbs was less than forthcoming with his answers, repeatedly stating that he would “refer you to the memo” instead of answering the questions. In other words, he was pleading the fifth.
When specifically asked if the White House saw a difference in the fact that the job offer to Joe Sestak was for an unpaid position rather than for a paid position, Robert Gibbs answered, “I’m not going to get into hypotheticals,” but there is one problem with that answer; this was not a hypothetical question. The Obama regime admitted in the memo that a job offer was floated in front of Joe Sestak by President Clinton, and the regime has tried to downplay the offer by using the defense that because the offer was for an unpaid job that it couldn’t constitute bribery. This reporter was simply following up on what the regime has already stated, not introducing a hypothetical question into the mix.
This same reporter– not satisfied with Robert Gibbs’s non-answer– then followed up by stating that the position which was offered to Joe Sestak would prohibit him from being a member of the House, to which Robert Gibbs admitted, “correct.” The reporter followed up one last time by asking Robert Gibbs why Joe Sestak was offered the job. Robert Gibbs once again refered him to the memo.
What did we learn from this exchange? Two things in my opinion. First; while the Obama regime is claiming that because this job offer was for an unpaid job there could have been no attempt at bribery, that is not quite true, because if Joe Sestak had accepted the job he would have had to have dropped out of the race. While technically the job offer wouldn’t have been in return for a promise by Joe Sestak to drop out of the race, the result would have been assured. The Obama regime didn’t have to expressly ask Joe Sestak to drop out of the race, but that would have been the result, and that is what the Obama regime wanted.
The second thing that we have learned is that the White House is now in full cover up mode. Robert Gibbs is basically pleading the fifth and I believe it is because the regime fears that if a full investigation is ever conducted criminal activity will be uncovered. The Obama regime had hoped that by releasing the memo last Friday it would help to diffuse the growing scandal, but it has not done so. It has only led to more questions, and these are questions that must be answered.
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From what I have read, not only is the WH in legal trouble but Bill Clinton could also now be guilty for his part! According to the Heritage Foundation,
“Bill Clinton is potentially guilty of a direct violation of this statute since it applies to anyone whether they are in the executive branch or simply conspiring with members of the executive branch. This is certainly a new wrinkle to this scandal, but there is no question, based on Bauer’s own admissions in the memorandum, that Rahm Emanuel indirectly promised an appointment to Sestak as a “reward” for political activity “in connection with a primary election.”
What a mess. As a side note, this is not the first time they have engaged in this sort of thing. Again, according to the Heritage Foundation,
“This memorandum also does not mention a similar incident that has also not been investigated. In September of last year, The Denver Post reported that top Colorado Democrats told the newspaper that Jim Messina, President Barack Obama’s deputy chief of staff, offered a job at USAID, the foreign aid agency, to Colorado legislator Andrew Romanoff.”
http://blog.heritage.org/2010/05/28/sestak-memo-only-raises-more-questions/
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This could get ugly, it certainly seems as if a crime was committed here. I just hope the Republicans will continue to keep the pressure on.
I just posted about the Romanoff story. This appears to be a trend.
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I just had this sent to me via stumble upon – You will probably want to sign this petition! he he
ETITION DEMANDING INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGATIONS OBAMA WHITE HOUSE ILLEGALLY ATTEMPTED TO BRIBE CONGRESSMAN JOE SESTAK
http://www.wnd.com/sestak
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I have signed it! Thanks for the link!
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Gibsey is doing his job…stating meaningless distractions so he can say that he said something, without actually saying anything.
This butchered sentence was brought to you by the POTUS, transparently meaningless since 1-20-09.
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As a uneducated observer of White House Press Secretary’s Robert Gibbs has been the worst. His arrogant demeanor and lack of tact makes me angry when I try to listen to his blah.
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Gibbs, much like his boss, is as useless as… Well…
I can’t think of ANYTHING more useless… 😕
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The coverup is in full swing. These things seldom workout as long as some in the media will keep probing and FOX and a few others will keep the fire going!
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I think this is just beginning, if Republicans can take back congress I think we will see movement on this.
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