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Blago: My Arrest Was Like Pearl Harbor
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/23/2009
Blago: My Arrest Was Like Pearl Harbor
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You've got to hand it to Rod Blagojevich -- he really does have a way with words, and with placing his story into the great American narrative. "December 9 to my family, to us, to me, is what Pearl Harbor Day was to the United States," Blago told the Associated Press. "It was a complete ...
Blago Says He Thought of Oprah for Senate
abcnews.go.com - 1/26/2009
Blago Says He Thought of Oprah for Senate
— abcnews.go.com — Illinois' beleaguered Gov. Rod Blagojevich said today that when he was deciding who would take President Obama's... Senate seat he considered appointing talk show queen Oprah Winfrey. Blagojevich made the revelation to Diane Sawyer this morning on "Good ... (more) Blago Says He Thought of Oprah for Senate

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The Associated Press: Ill. gov tells AP that strain is like Pearl Harbor
— google.com — 5 hours ago CHICAGO (AP) Illinois' embattled but defiant governor turned to the history books to describe... the emotional strain on him and his family, comparing his arrest last month to Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. "Dec. 9 to my family, to us, to ... (more) The Associated Press: Ill. gov tells AP that strain is ...

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foxnews.com - 1/23/2009
Gov. Blagojevich Compares His Arrest to Attack on Pearl Harbor - Presidential Politics | ...
— foxnews.com — CHICAGO -- Illinois' embattled but defiant governor, so fond of reciting poetry as he defends himself against... federal corruption allegations, has turned instead to the history books to describe the emotional strain his arrest put on him and his ... (more) Gov. Blagojevich Compares His Arrest to Attack on Pearl ...

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Talking Points Memo — Blago compares his own arrest to attack on Pearl Harbor.

A Day which will live in Wankery
Rising Hegemon — Let me know when he compares himself to Anne Frank: "December 9 to my family, to us, to me, is what Pearl Harbor Day was to the United States," [Rod Blagojevich] told the Associated Press. "It was a complete surprise, completely unexpected. And just like the United States prevailed in that, we'll prevail in this." Can we sink his hair in Lake Michigan and build a memorial? (pic from here)

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