By Bob Parks ——Bio and Archives--February 23, 2010
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In the face of a White House denial, U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak stuck to his story yesterday that the Obama administration offered him a “high-ranking” government post if he would not run against U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter in Pennsylvania’s Democratic primary.Yeah, I think that’s about right.
A White House official “vociferously” denied his account yesterday as Sestak insisted on national television that he had told the truth, but declined for a second day to divulge details. “I was asked a direct question… and I answered it honestly,” Sestak said in a Fox News interview. “There’s nothing more to go into.” Sestak made his startling claim Thursday during the taping of Comcast Network’s Larry Kane: Voice of Reason, a public affairs show televised on Sunday evenings. “Were you ever offered a federal job to get out of this race?” Kane asked near the end of the 30-minute interview. “Yes,” Sestak answered.“Was it Navy secretary?” Kane asked. “No comment,” Sestak replied. Who should we believe, a congressman who’s not lied to the American people or a president who has (at least) misled? This is SO Chicago.
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Bob Parks is a is a member/writer of the National Advisory Council of Project 21. Bob’s websites are Black & Right and youtube.com/BlackAndRight