Illinois Governor arrested.

Tipmoose · Post by **Tipmoose** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:14 pm

The charges are just plain staggering. He's on tape attempting to SELL the vacant senate seat vacated by our esteemed PE. In addition, he's being charged with coercion in the firing of board members from the Chicago Tribune who were critical of him.

Oh...and by the way...he's a Democrat.

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/rod.blagojevich.charged.2.883170.html

DocZaius · Post by **DocZaius** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:25 pm

Corruption? From a Chicago Democrat?

hocked:

Tipmoose · Post by **Tipmoose** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:33 pm

Even better...

It was Patrick Fitzgerald, of Plame Leak fame who pulled the trigger on him. Merry Fitzmas indeed!

radbag · Post by **radbag** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 1:36 pm

as i understand this, the governor will be able to appoint the senate seat after today anyways?

annarborgator · Post by **annarborgator** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 3:37 pm

I just loved hearing the idiot on CNN talking about it....he was SHOCKED that anything like this could happen in our government. Talk about the epitome of naivete...the MSM strikes again.

bluegrassg8r · Post by **bluegrassg8r** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 3:49 pm

You'd never know he was a dem from reading the MSM...there's no mention of his political party, which is code for "another one of our side who got caught".

radbag · Post by **radbag** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 4:08 pm

the "what's in it for ME" movement STRIKES AGAIN!

Tipmoose · Post by **Tipmoose** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 6:03 pm

Interesting commentary from ABC's Senior Political Correspondent....

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/12/questions-arise.html

radbag · Post by **radbag** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 7:23 pm

Interesting commentary from ABC's Senior Political Correspondent....

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/12/questions-arise.html

as you all know, i'm very leery of paying much heed to 'slanted' typed commentaries/blogs/observations that are laden with insults, name-callings, and derogatory catch phrases...this one actually was absent of all that.

interesting.

G8rMom7 · Post by **G8rMom7** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:22 pm

I've stayed away from the news on this one but how many times has "guilt by association" been said on this one? Just curious.

DocZaius · Post by **DocZaius** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 8:03 am

I don't think Obama had anything to do with this and neither does any sane person.

BUT this is a glaring example of Chicago-style politics, an environment out of which Obama grew. This is why his associations with influential Chicagoans was important during the election. Rezko, Ayers, Wright, etc. are all folks with various levels of influence who helped him launch and continue his political career.

Now, Rahm Emanual is tied up in this mess, too.

It might be business-as-usual for Chicago and I have no doubt that Obama will weather this storm handily (there's really nothing there at all). But what about the next scandal? And the one after that? There's bound to be more.

TheTodd · Post by **TheTodd** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:46 am

This dude is a dirtbag.

bluegrassg8r · Post by **bluegrassg8r** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 1:15 pm

Over on the pinko section of Gatorcountry, the apologists are in full force. Secular elitist shithead Strangegator takes the cake with his assertion that Blago is a "sociopath"- no, Strange, he's a democrat and your elevation of his criminal behavior won't take our eyes off the ball.
What a dick.

Toothy · Post by **Toothy** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 3:04 pm

Wow, a Gator Country reference. I had almost forgotten.

MinGator · Post by **MinGator** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 1:41 pm

what is this gatorcountry you speak of?

bluegrassg8r · Post by **bluegrassg8r** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 3:53 pm

Gatorcountry is a collection of people who populate the middle rows of my "Fantasy Plane Crash" >

Toothy · Post by **Toothy** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 12:54 am

Redact.

annarborgator · Post by **annarborgator** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 1:37 am

You mean hater's precious, sweet, innocent government is capable of doing bad things?

Now I'm just confused.

Tipmoose · Post by **Tipmoose** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 9:25 am

AA, you're being rather immature about this don't you think?

annarborgator · Post by **annarborgator** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 12:26 pm

Just responding in kind, tip.

IHateUGAlyDawgs · Post by **IHateUGAlyDawgs** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 2:47 pm

No, AA...I'm perfectly willing to accept that individuals can and do go haywire. However, I'm not going to indict North Dakota's governor simply because Illinois' is batshit crazy.