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The criminal complaint filed today against Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich contains a remarkable section detailing the Democratic politician's alleged attempt to cash in on his ability to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. The U.S. District Court complaint, which is excerpted below, alleges that Blagojevich was caught on FBI wiretaps noting that the Senate seat "is a fucking valuable thing, you just don't give it away for nothing." He was also recorded saying that unless "I get something real good," he would ...
Governor of Illinois Busted, Tried to Sell Obama's Senate Seat
Tennessee Guerilla Women —
... "I want to make money," the affidavit quotes the governor as saying. U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald said in a statement that "the breadth of corruption laid out in these charges is staggering." Governor Blagojevich had one offer of $500,000. Has that person been arrested? Yet? Before his arrest, the Governor had a 13% approval rating. Bush and the Republicans are so loving this! Smoking Gun: Obama Senate Seat For Sale? Blago: A Senate seat is a ‘f***ing valuable thing’ ...
Blago Should Have Put It on Ebay
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... I'm looking for the first MSM wag who will have the gumption to suggest that Rod Blagojevich, the Dem Illinois governor accused of trying to sell Barack Obama's Senate seat, should have put it on Ebay. ...
The Chicago Candidate
small dead animals —
... related to the appointment of a senator to replace Barack Obama, prosecutors allege that Blagojevich sought appointment for himself as Secretary of Health and Human Services in the new Obama administration... Smoking Gun; The criminal complaint filed today against Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich contains a remarkable section detailing the Democratic politician's alleged attempt to cash in on his ability to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. Attached to the U.S. District Court complaint is an FBI affidavit, excerpted below, alleging that ...
Holiday Sale: An Open Senate Seat From Illinois.
The Volokh Conspiracy —
A portion of the criminal complaint against Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is on Smoking Gun . I’ve never met Blagojevich, but I once met the man who made him Governor, David Axelrod. In the primaries, Blagojevich beat a good man (whom I was favoring), Chicago Public Schools Superintendent Paul Vallas, who had done a terrific job improving Chicago schools, while fighting the different school reforms of the three foundations on which Bill Ayers and Barack Obama worked together. But, as we’ve seen in the last year, Axelrod is a master campaign manager and Blagojevich ran on a ...
The Tale of Blagojevich, and What (If Anything) the Transition Knew (Update: RNC Chair Candidate Demands Records)
Weekly Standard Blog —
... The Smoking Gun has some of the more colorful Blagojevich quotes, illustrating the blatant nature of the corruption in question. ...
Who's Who in Illinois?
Opinionator —
... , and will instead concentrate on conjecture and innuendo at the site that does those things the best: The Smoking Gun . While the affidavit does not specifically name the six prospective Senate candidates discussed by Blagojevic, Harris, and the governor’s aides, it appears that several are easily identified. “Senate Candidate 1″ is [Obama advisor Valerie] Jarrett. “Senate Candidate 2″ is Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan. Emil Jones, an Illinois state legislator, is “Senate Candidate 5.” And “Senate Candidate 6″ appears to be J.P. Pritzker, a wealthy Chicago ...
A Children’s Treasury Of Comical Excerpts From Blaggy’s FBI Affadavit
Wonkette » top —
... Well, we had to do this post at some point (not really!). Thank you to The Smoking Gun for providing this juicy excerpt from the FBI’s affadavit re: the various stupid crimes of Illinois Governor Rod “Blaggy” Blagojevich in his attempt to sell a United States Senate seat for a cushy job, a cushy job for his wife, or just some cold motherfuckin’ cash, preferably from Warren Buffett, who has lots of it. ...
Blagojevich, Obama and The Chicago Way
Chicago Boyz —
... The real political trouble for Obama can be read here in a post at “The Smoking Gun” regarding today’s indctment: ...
Links for 2008-12-09 [del.icio.us]
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
... of a new U.S. senator to succeed President-elect Barack Obama, the Tribune has learned.
Federal authorities got approval from a judge before the November general election to secretly record the governor, sources told the Tribune, and among their concerns was whether the selection process might be tainted. That possibility has become a focus in an intensifying investigation that has included recordings of the governor and the cooperation of one of his closest friends.
Obama Senate Seat For Sale?
The criminal complaint filed today against Illinois Governor Rod ...
links for 2008-12-10
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
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Obama Senate Seat For Sale?
The criminal complaint filed today against Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich contains a remarkable section detailing the Democratic politician's alleged attempt to cash in on his ...
Who's Who in the Blagojevich Indictment
The Latest on Air America —
... out that another possibility for candidate 5 is House Rep. Art Turner, who was most recently named in Michael Sneed's column as a possible appointment. The complaint suggests that Blagojevich had recently "leaked" information about Candidate 5 to a "Sun-Times columnist" who, as I explain above, was most likely Sneed. UPDATE 2: Candidate 5 may also be Illinois State Legislator Emil Jones Jr.
