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2008-12-09 -Lurid Crime Tales-

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Posted by Steve White 2008-12-09 14:45|| || Front Page|| [11135 views ] Top

#1 The charges include historical allegations that Blagojevich and Harris schemed with others including previously convicted defendants Antoin Rezko, Stuart Levine, Ali Ata and others since becoming governor in 2002 to obtain and attempt to obtain financial benefits for himself, his family and third parties, including his campaign committee, Friends of Blagojevich, in exchange for appointments to state boards and commissions, state employment, state contracts and access to state funds. A portion of the affidavit recounts the testimony of various witnesses at Rezko's trial earlier this year.

Coming around the far turn the long awaited entrance of the position of the VP of University of Chicago Hospital. Come on Pat Fitzgerald.... BRING IT ON HOME TO DADDY!

Posted by Besoeker 2008-12-09 15:14|| 2008-12-09 15:14|| Front Page Top

#2 Oh, this is the indictment. At first I thought it was the standard Illinois Governor Retirement Package.

Posted by tu3031 2008-12-09 16:00|| 2008-12-09 16:00|| Front Page Top

#3 Blagojevich also asked what he can get from President-elect Obama for the Senate seat: "Can [the President-elect] help in the private sector. . . where it wouldn't be tied to him? . . .I mean, so it wouldn't necessarily look like one for the other."

Blagojevich said that consultants (believed to be on the call at that time) are telling him that he has to "suck it up" for two years and do nothing and give this "motherfucker [the President-elect] his senator. Fuck him. For nothing? Fuck him."

...and you, my friend, are toast. Burnt toast.

Posted by tu3031 2008-12-09 16:06|| 2008-12-09 16:06|| Front Page Top

#4 We in Illinois knew he was dirty, but we didn't know this dirty.

What a naive young man you are, Dr. White. I presume there is little done in government that doesn't involve someone getting a back scratched. Isn't that why we have zoning laws?

What is surprising is his lack of discretion in phone use and the Gary Hart move of telling people to tape his phone calls yesterday.

Maybe he can bunk with Ryan and they can reminisce about the good old days.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-12-09 16:14|| 2008-12-09 16:14|| Front Page Top

#5 As Illinois former Secretary of State Paul Powell (Democrat) said: "There's only one thing worse than a defeated politician, and that's a broke one."

Maybe the only thing worse than a broke politician is an indicted politician who retire to the Graybar Hotel

Powell, who in his lifetime of public service never earned more than $30,000 a year, left an estate worth more than $2 million$800,000 of it in bills packed into shoe boxes, briefcases and strongboxes in the closet of his hotel suite in Springfield.

I wonder how far the Blag thing is going to spread.

Posted by JohnQC 2008-12-09 16:36|| 2008-12-09 16:36|| Front Page Top

#6 Whom the gods would destroy, they first make proud.

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2008-12-09 16:42|| 2008-12-09 16:42|| Front Page Top

#7 Has anyone looked in his freezer?

Posted by DMFD 2008-12-09 17:26|| 2008-12-09 17:26|| Front Page Top

#8 He listed one benefit of appointing himself as Senator would be to facilitate his wife's employment as a lobbyist.

What, exactly, did Michelle Obama get paid $400K per year to do?

Posted by DoDo 2008-12-09 17:28|| 2008-12-09 17:28|| Front Page Top

#9 Now, let me see if I've got this straight. The One helped Blago get elected, but now Blago is calling him a worthless blankety blank for not helping him with the bucket of stuff he's gotten himself into. Who may I ask...owes whom?

Posted by Besoeker 2008-12-09 17:38|| 2008-12-09 17:38|| Front Page Top

#10 Hey, Doc,,
Fitzpatrick can go to each of them and say, "We have you on tape. Why didn't you come to us?"
What if the Big O is one of the others on tape?

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2008-12-09 18:57|| 2008-12-09 18:57|| Front Page Top

#11 Glenmore, I don't know how you feel about this, but I've lived in Louisiana all my life and I really just have to stand back in awe of this thing. Between us electing Jindal last year and kicking Dollar Bill out this weekend, I have to wonder whether Louisiana has become a Division 2 ballclub when it comes to corruption. It's damn near tragic.

Posted by Matt 2008-12-09 20:16|| 2008-12-09 20:16|| Front Page Top

#12 Yep, Matt. After our felonious governor, KKK rep, 3 straight convicted Insurance Commissioners (or was it 4?), and Ice Box Bill, (not to mention all the local crooks) we were on a roll, but we do seem to have dropped to the minors now - though still AAA. I guess we drained too much of the swamp. But I have confidence we will come back to the Big Leagues.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2008-12-09 21:42|| 2008-12-09 21:42|| Front Page Top

#13 Sounds like the Fitzmas the Dems were expecting finally came along--except they got coal and switches.

Couldn't happen to a more deserving crew. Let's just hope Blago brings Bama down as part of a deal. I'd like to see both of them sharing a cell with Bubba.

As always, Democrat=criminal. Bastards.

Posted by Jolutch Mussolini7800 2008-12-09 22:42|| 2008-12-09 22:42|| Front Page Top

#14 Whoa > Okay, I'll bite, isn't BIG "GO FORTH YE IN THE NAME OF GOD" O supposed to be formally sworn in as POTUS first before being impeached???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-12-09 22:45|| 2008-12-09 22:45|| Front Page Top

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