Jackson Jr. 'Candidate 5'?

[Nursefoxfire]

As a related tangent to the Blagojevich thread posted below, there has been much speculation regarding his mysterious 'Candidate 5', the one most likely to line his pockets in exchange for a Senate seat.

Here's the Yahoo breaking news article regarding Jackson Jr. as that very man:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20081210/pl_politico/27055_1

ABC News has a law enforcement source telling them that Jesse Jackson, Jr. is "Senate Candidate Five," the one who was -- according to Blagojevich -- willing to supply campaign cash in exchange for the Senate seat.

(This, incidentally, doesn't strike me as all that unusual in politics, or as obviously criminal as other things in the complaint -- though the crudeness with which Blagojevich discussed it was.)

ABC reports:

Jackson Jr. said "I don't know" when asked if he was Candidate #5, but said he was told "I am not a target of this investigation."

Jackson Jr. said he agreed to talk with federal investigators "as quickly as possible" after he consults with a lawyer.

The Congressman, a son of the famed civil rights leader, denied that anyone had been authorized to make payments or promises to the Governor on his behalf.

"It is impossible for someone on my behalf to have a conversation that would suggest any type of quid pro quo or any payments or offers," Jackson Jr. told ABC News. "An impossiblity to an absolute certainty."

 

[WildCat]

Wow, I didn't figure him for such sleaze, I always liked him better than his old man.

But I do recall a few days ago when a WLS radio reporter asked Jesse Jackson Sr. if his son was going to be Blago's pick for Senator he refused to comment. In my memory, that would be the first time Jesse Jackson ever refused to comment to the media!

 

[Nursefoxfire]

Wow, I didn't figure him for such sleaze, I always liked him better than his old man.

But I do recall a few days ago when a WLS radio reporter asked Jesse Jackson Sr. if his son was going to be Blago's pick for Senator he refused to comment. In my memory, that would be the first time Jesse Jackson ever refused to comment to the media!

Haha, right! That man was born on a soapbox, mouth agape

Although it's really REALLY hard, I'm going to try to give Jr. the benefit of the doubt and see how this all falls out. It seems there's enough hard evidence that's going to come out (wiretaps and such) that we'll eventually get to see all the conspirators in all their sleazy glory.