UPDATE: The White House is out this morning with a glimpse of their excuse on the Sestak-Specter mini-scandal. And it appears the strategy is a simple one -- blame it on former President Bill Clinton. The New York Times has all the details.
White House Used Bill Clinton to Ask Sestak to Drop Out of Race >>
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Video: Runs 40 seconds -- At the BP press conference, President Obama is asked if the White House made any offers to Rep. Joe Sestak to encourage him to drop out of the Senate primary in Pennsylvania against Arlen Specter.
Major Garrett asks:
- "Can you tell the American public, sir, what your White House did or did not offer Congressman Sestak to not enter the Senate primary and how will you convey that answer to satisfy what appears to be bipartisan calls for greater disclosure about that matter?"
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Sestak-Gate – Now For the Rest of the Story…from Zarathustra:
Obama was talking in his sleep about Sestak. Sasha overheard her daddy and mentioned it to the WH kitchen staff before leaving for school. The kitchen staff mentioned it to a WH intern at breakfast. She later tweeted it to her friends. One of those friends was Bill Clinton. Bill Clinton saw the tweet and decided to talk to the brother of Setak about the possibility that the dream could mean something. Sestak’s brother told him about the excited call by Bill Clinton and was so distraught he decided to spill the beans during his campaign interviews. Later, a dozen WH legal scholars got together and decided that the truth should be told. Obama and Bill then met for lunch and laughed about the story and how cute Sasha was to worry about her daddy. Clinton told Obama about the 20 pounds he is losing for Chelsea’s wedding and Obama joked that Michelle could lose 20 just off her badonkadonk. Clinton was later overheard muttering, keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Bill decided that perjury was his specialty and he wanted to pay it forward for Hillary’s sake. Later that night, a confused Sasha said rather perplexed, daddy, does Bill still plug that hole?
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See the string of short Clinton comedy clips HERE (recommended) >>
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MSNBC Video: Joe Scarborough -- Media Malpractice for Ignoring Sestak Story
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Video: Runs 30 seconds -- MSNBC's Chris Matthews chides Obama for his evasive answer on the Sestak scandal -- May 27, 2010
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