SESTAK SCANDAL LIVES – Clinton Denies Offering Penn Dem Government Job
Posted by Jim Hoft on Thursday, August 12, 2010, 8:03 AM
Sestak Scandal Lives–
According to the Republicans on the House Oversight Committee, Bill Clinton has now denied that he acted as a go-between with Joe Sestak and the White House on a job offer to get out of the primary for the US Senate seat in Pennsylvania.
In late-May, White House Counsel Robert Bauer released a memo claiming that “The White House Chief of Staff enlisted the support of former President Clinton who agreed to raise with Congressman Sestak options of service on a Presidential or other Senior Executive Branch Advisory Board. Congressman Sestak declined the suggested alternatives, remaining committed to his Senate candidacy.”
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) responded, “You know the saying there’s three sides to every story, well, now we have it. Admiral Sestak has repeatedly said he was offered a ‘job’ in an effort to obtain his withdrawal from the Senate Primary. The White House has said ‘efforts were made in June AND July” in said job as well as the admission that they ‘enlisted’ former President Clinton to make the overture. President Clinton says he ‘never tried to get Sestak out of the race.’ Who’s telling the truth?”
Somebody’s lying.
No wonder then at a rally in late May President Bill Clinton refused to comment on the non-paying job offer made to Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) on behalf of the Obama White House. Clinton was asked several times, but totally ignored the questioner.
Via Tolbert Report:
This was at a rally for pro-Obamacare Senator Blanched Lincoln (D-Ark.). The press was kept several feet away from Clinton and was not allowed to even approach him.
We knew somebody was lying months ago. The explanation never made sense. After all, Sestak was reportedly not eligible for the position that was supposedly offered. Now, Clinton is backing away from the controversy. This could get interesting… just in time for the November election.
More… HotAir reported on the scandal.
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USMC Thomas commented:
It’s disgusting anybody would address that scumbag POS as Mr President.
Chisum commented:
Is it too early in the morning for popcorn?
Toaster802 commented:
As far as the Dur Stumer types who are the media these days, Clinton could have shot Sleestack in the head and the only thing the press would report is the evil gun was at fault, and for our childrens safty they should all be melted down.
Scandals are for republicans.
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Peggy commented:
Interesting to note that Clinton’s denial comes out a day after his primary candidate in Colorado loses to O’s chosen candidate. Is Clinton deciding not to back up O, after all, out of spite?
A popcorn moment for us, eh?
bill-tb commented:
Sestak is failing, trying to cleanse are we? So Bill falls on his sword ????
listingstarbord commented:
And because Mr. Clinton is a man of such moral integrity and loves this country so much he kept quiet, just like Sestak. VOTE ALL OF THIS SCUM OUT and NO MORE CLINTON RE-TREADS!!
jorgen commented:
President Clinton is the best president, money could buy. He also didn’t have sex with that woman. And now he didn’t offer a job to that man. Integrity is the key word – and Clinton does not have a single bit of that.
Kevin P commented:
WOW – to think that former President Bill Clinton holds the moral high ground… truly shocking.
jainphx commented:
The Clintons are (behind the scenes) stabbing Obama in the back! Did Obama think he could use the Clintons after shoving them from the train? It was only a matter of time before the Clintons would bring him trouble, the Clintons aren’t going away anytime soon.
Rangel is in trouble for one reason only, he supported Hillery. Obama is fighting back the only way he knows how. A pox on both.
Sandy commented:
jainphx — You’ve got that exactly right. Obama likes to attack the Clintons while begging for their support.
Kinda like what Dana Perino said the other day. Obama was in Texas trashing Bush on the same say that Bush was working with Clinton on raising money for Haiti. Obama has the loyalty of a viper.
They say politics makes strange bedfellows. Lets take our support from wence it comes. If Bill and Hill turn on BO the party will be split and the good times will roll once again.
Sandy commented:
I think Clinton dropped this bombshell at just the right time. With about 80 days left until the election the scandal heats up once again and Pat Toomey gets a nice boost in the polls
Then there’s Rangel who refuses to drop out of the race, even though Obama said its time to retire with dignity. He will probably win his race and Obama has made himself another powerful enemy. The Dems are drowning in their own bile–glub glub glub.
StrngernFiction commented:
Warning: You are about to witness more utterly shameless parsing.
giamby commented:
I would not be at all surprised if Clinton were the one lying. A set up to get wifey nominated in 2012.
dallasdan commented:
BO thinks he owns Bill, together with Hillary. Looks like Bill has decided he won’t be BO’s bitch any longer, and he has shifted from a passive-aggessive strategy of opposition to BO to one of frontal assault.
squeaky commented:
bill must’ve smelled blood in the water. judging from some of the calls into a local radio show, i think the clinton legacy is being buffed up as we speak for a hillary run. most of the callers [being a one line pony] never deviate from what they view as clintons balanced budget while deflecting any counter points.
fightinggranny commented:
This is my scuzzbucket rep. He’s part of the elitist group. Any comment from him is, ” I know what is best for you”. He’s no better than Snarlin Arlen. We got a two-fer here in the 7th, got rid of Arlen and Sestak is next. He lies, admitted Progressive (which he denied when confronted) on TV with the Weiner from NY. Now he has a memory lapse. He was offered a bribe, but thought he could do better fleecing the citizens of PA. Casey is NEXT in 2012.
antilbr commented:
Sooner or later we’ll all hear it…..This is Bush’s fault……..