12-12-2008, 11:52 PM
<b>Businessman Raghuveer Nayak and Gov. Blagojevichâs aide Rajinder Bedi raised money to buy Obamaâs Senate sear for Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr</b>.<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->I knew there had to be some sort of fire where I saw smoke.
According to Chicago Tribune, businessman Raghuveer Nayak who had ties to both Gov. Rod Blagojevich and U.S Rep. Jesse Jackson discussed raising $1 million for Blagojevich to help persuade him to appoint Jackson to President-elect Obamaâs Senate seat.
I knew it, I knew it, I knew it. Like father like son. After all, Jackson Sr. was the originator of âpay-to-playâ.
Chicago Tribune states that Nayak, and Blagojevichâs aide Rajinder Bedi, attended a meeting October 31 and at the meeting, they told attendees they needed to raise a million dollars for the governor to ensure Jacksonâs appointment. It is alleged that Blagojevich attended the same meeting.
On October 31, federal prosecutors intercepted a conversation in which Blagojevich claims a representative for âSenate Candidate #5â³ offered him cash in exchange for the Senate seat. Blagojevich said in the conversation, âwe were approached âpay to play, the candidate would raise $500,000 for me and an emissary would raise an additional $1 million.â
Yesterday, we all found the infamous candidate #5, is Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.
Looks like we are finally getting rid of another Jesse Jackson
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Who is Bedi ?
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Gov. Rod Blagojevich's main fund-raiser in the Indian community was newspaper owner Rajinder Bedi, a turbaned Sikh.
"Rod promised me that if he won he would make everyone in Illinois know what a Sikh is," said Bedi, who has stood on stages next to the governor at high-profile events - a gesture, said Bedi, that might seem insignificant, but does a lot to help Sikhs gain acceptance.
But the greatest gain may be in the flowering of the Sikh community. The Palatine gurdwara will finish a $2 million expansion project this fall and there are gurdwaras in Chicago and Island Lake.
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According to Chicago Tribune, businessman Raghuveer Nayak who had ties to both Gov. Rod Blagojevich and U.S Rep. Jesse Jackson discussed raising $1 million for Blagojevich to help persuade him to appoint Jackson to President-elect Obamaâs Senate seat.
I knew it, I knew it, I knew it. Like father like son. After all, Jackson Sr. was the originator of âpay-to-playâ.
Chicago Tribune states that Nayak, and Blagojevichâs aide Rajinder Bedi, attended a meeting October 31 and at the meeting, they told attendees they needed to raise a million dollars for the governor to ensure Jacksonâs appointment. It is alleged that Blagojevich attended the same meeting.
On October 31, federal prosecutors intercepted a conversation in which Blagojevich claims a representative for âSenate Candidate #5â³ offered him cash in exchange for the Senate seat. Blagojevich said in the conversation, âwe were approached âpay to play, the candidate would raise $500,000 for me and an emissary would raise an additional $1 million.â
Yesterday, we all found the infamous candidate #5, is Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.
Looks like we are finally getting rid of another Jesse Jackson
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Who is Bedi ?
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Gov. Rod Blagojevich's main fund-raiser in the Indian community was newspaper owner Rajinder Bedi, a turbaned Sikh.
"Rod promised me that if he won he would make everyone in Illinois know what a Sikh is," said Bedi, who has stood on stages next to the governor at high-profile events - a gesture, said Bedi, that might seem insignificant, but does a lot to help Sikhs gain acceptance.
But the greatest gain may be in the flowering of the Sikh community. The Palatine gurdwara will finish a $2 million expansion project this fall and there are gurdwaras in Chicago and Island Lake.
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