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huffingtonpost.com - 12/31/2008
Roland Burris, Blagojevich Hold Nuttiest Press Conference Of 2008
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So, Governor Rod Blagojevich just held a press conference where he gamely put forward Roland Burris as his appointment for the vacant Illinois Senate seat. It pretty much wins the award for the Most Nutlog Press Conference of 2008. And no poetry was read! Instead, there was utter, comical ...
chicagobreakingnews.com - 1/1/2009
Burris goes to court for Senate seat
— chicagobreakingnews.com — Democrat Roland Burris went to the Illinois Supreme Court today to fight to be seated in the... U.S. Senate. Burris, appointed by disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday to the seat once held by President-elect Barack Obama, asked the justices to force ... (more) Burris goes to court for Senate seat

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wthitv.com - 12/30/2008
White will try to reject Senate pick
— wthitv.com — Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White says he'll reject any paperwork that Gov. Rod Blagojevich files to... name a new U.S. senator. (more) White will try to reject Senate pick

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huffingtonpost.com - 12/30/2008
Blagojevich Pick Raised Money For The Governor
— huffingtonpost.com — Rod Blagojevich's choice to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat, Roland Burris, helped raise money for the governor... on multiple occasions. Blagojevich's choice is already being met with a steep wave of skepticism, because the embattled Illinois ... (more) Blagojevich Pick Raised Money For The Governor

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The Radio Equalizer: Brian Maloney:  Left's Selective Use Of Divisive Racial Rhetoric Especially Apparent

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Left's Selective Use Of Divisive Racial Rhetoric Especially Apparent
The Radio Equalizer: Brian Maloney — ... Do you see where this is going? Far-left Democrats are bigoted when they don't fall in line with the Obamists, while Republicans are guilty of the same offense merely for daring to oppose their Messiah. ...

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The Blago/Burris Press Conference: A Sight To Behold
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/30/2008 — Rod Blagojevich and Roland Burris just held their press conference to announce the attempted appointment of Burris to the Senate -- and it was a train wreck if there ever was one. Blagojevich forcefully said that the people of Illinois should not ...
Video: The surreal, race-baiting Blagojevich press conference
hotair.com 12/30/2008 — A transmission from Bizarroland, where Blago’s only option to make sure Illinois has two Senators in January is to appoint someone himself rather than resign now and let the lieutenant governor make the appointment. [...] Read the rest » ...
Rep. Rush: Don't "Hang Or Lynch" Burris Because Of Blagojevich
huffingtonpost.com 12/31/2008 — In a wild press conference where Gov. Rod Blagojevich introduced Roland Burris as the Senate-appointee to replace Barack Obama, congressman Bobby Rush came to the lectern and firmly offered a racial basis for seeing through the appointment. Noting ...
When Al Sharpton Calls You Cynical...
blogs.tnr.com 12/31/2008 — It's time for some self-reflection. Here's Sharpton, from a WaPo piece about Obama's ties to Blago, Burris, and Bobby Rush--the Dream Team from yesterday's press conference: "I think that Governor Blagojevich is trying to save himself and ...
Roland Burris, Blagojevich Hold Nuttiest Press Conference Of 2008 — Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
So, Governor Rod Blagojevich just held a press conference where he gamely put forward Roland Burris as his appointment for the vacant Illinois Senate seat. It pretty much wins the award for the Most Nutlog Press Conference of 2008. And no poetry was read! Instead, there was utter, comical ...
Blago and Circuses — Talking Points Memo
Another memorable press conference in Chicago. Rod Blagojevich announced he was appointing a beaming Roland Burris to Obama's vacant Senate seat, and Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) made a cameo appearance heavily laced with references to race. Video soon.