The Jackson $5 million?

[BlueJessamine]

Source: Chicago Sun-Times

Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s camp was told last year that U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) would raise up to $5 million in campaign cash for the ex-governor if he was appointed to President Obama’s U.S. Senate seat, the Chicago Sun-Times has learned.

The overture came from at least two members of the local Indian community who approached the Blagojevich fund-raising team last fall, sources say.

Besides the $5 million to be raised by Jackson, the proposal also included another $1 million for Blagojevich’s campaign fund that would come from Indian donors, sources say.

This is the first revelation that a proposal for the Jackson appointment involved an alleged promise that he’d raise campaign cash for the ex-governor.

Also, the amount of money allegedly offered to Blagojevich is significantly higher than what’s been reported so far.

Sources did not disclose what role, if any, Jackson played in authorizing the offers to Blagojevich. Jackson has denied allowing anyone to make pay-to-play offers to the governor on his behalf. The congressman has been interviewed by authorities but has not been accused of wrongdoing.





Read more: http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/blagojevich/1523779,jesse-jackson-blagojevich-senate-seat-041309.article

[davsand]

1. Blago is just like herpes--the gift that keeps on giving.

People wonder why I dislike that man as much as I do, I realize that. What I think maybe they do not realize is that Blago managed to compromise a number of prominent minority Dems in Illinois. He took guys like JJ Jr and put a target on them that will never drop off.

EVERY minority Dem that has ever been mentioned as having been connected to Blago in any way shape or form when it comes to that Senate appointment is now going to be viewed with suspicion by IL voters--even if they did nothing wrong at all beyond taking Blago's phone call.

The IL Dem party will suffer from his actions for a long time to come. I hope that f***er Blago rots in jail, I really do.



Laura