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Roland Burris Has Already Constructed His Terrifying Death Chamber
wonkette.com - 12/30/2008
Roland Burris Has Already Constructed His Terrifying Death Chamber
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Wonkette grave-robbing operative “Vasyl” sends us this hilarious bit of information about your would-be new junior Senator from Illinois, Roland “Don’t Lynch Me” Burris: “Just so you know, that nice old black man who is set to become the next US Senator from ...
Roland Burris’s monument to himself.
thinkprogress.org - 12/31/2008
Roland Burris’s monument to himself.
— thinkprogress.org — Politico notes that former Illinois attorney general Roland Burris, whom Gov. Rod Blagojevich chose to fill President-elect... Obama’s Senate seat, has already erected his “ future grave ” in a Chicago cemetery. The grave “lists ... (more) Roland Burris’s monument to himself.

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blogs.suntimes.com - 12/30/2008
Roland Burris to be named to replace Obama in Senate; Senate leaders say they will not seat Burris.
— blogs.suntimes.com — Updated 12:08 a.m. Chicago time WASHINGTON---I've learned that Gov. Blagojevich will name former Illinois Attorney General Roland... Burris to replace President elect Barack Obama in the Senate on Tuesday afternoon. The embattled Blagojevich is fighting ... (more) Roland Burris to be named to replace Obama in Senate; ...

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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/30/2008
Who Is Roland Burris?
— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — So who is Roland Burris, the man who will reportedly be appointed by Rod Blagojevich to Barack... Obama's Senate seat? Burris is an experienced and respected hand in Illinois politics, who offered himself up as a potential appointee about two and a ... (more) Who Is Roland Burris?

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ArchPundit:  Hey Vasyl, Why Are You Giving Wonkette Material?

Ben Smith's Blog:  Remainders: Bobby Rush

Politics Daily:  Let's Appoint All Senators

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Hey Vasyl, Why Are You Giving Wonkette Material?
ArchPundit — Pretty funny though–a pic of Burris’ tombstone/monument.

Remainders: Bobby Rush
Ben Smith's Blog — (AP) Arabs sour on Obama. Bon Jovi fundraises for Hillary. Wonkette explores Roland Burris's naming and funereal quirks. The Washington Post looks at Duncan's Chicago schools. Cynthia McKinney encounters the Israeli navy. Palin is invited to CPAC. But may play better in People. Ryan Barrett mulls Obama, Michelle, and interracial romance. And Kennedy's allies pull out the sexism card.

Let's Appoint All Senators
Politics Daily — ... a Kennedy. Relax, people! The Senate is the one chamber of Congress where the Fancy People are supposed to serve. It's in the Constitution [INTERN PLZ CHECK THIS]. From the earliest days of our Republic, the Senate was the place where rich people finished their careers. It is basically a reward for being wealthy. It's a tradition that probably goes back to Ancient Greece. This one guy, Roland Burris? He will make a great senator. Why? He already has a huge burial monument. People in Illinois have photographed the Tomb of ...

Huburris
RedState: Conservative News and Community — Blago, if nothing else, has proven himself a serious narcissist in these past few weeks. It’s all about him. Well, he apparently admires Roland Burris’s narcissist self-infatuation. Burris has named his kids, both male and female, after himself. There is Roland II and Rolanda. Yep. Even more so, brought to us by Wonkette, is the already built Roland Burris gravesite monument with his whole biography carved into it. At the top, in big letters, it reads “TRAIL BLAZER.” Yeah, an ego like that suggests ...

Nothing will make them stop
The Sideshow — ... corrupt enough. I don't know, you almost think the uproar (being spearheaded, as far as I can tell, by Harry Reid), is about Blagojevich deciding to spit in the eye of all the other corrupt people who are calling him out by appointing someone who wasn't part of their corrupt schemes. The fact that Reid is making a stink certainly indicates that something other than ethics is driving the outrage from his quarter, at least. On the other hand, I have no explanation for this: Roland Burris Has Already Constructed His Terrifying Death Chamber. ...

Roland Burris: The Blagojevich Gift That Keeps Giving
A Blog For All — ... keeps digging. He has no credibility. That's not a good way to start your career in the US Senate. Yet, this is completely par for the course in Illinois politics where being governor goes hand in hand with an indictment and conviction in Club Fed. His backers have no credibility either as they sat on evidence of Burris' wrongdoing themselves. That includes Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) Perjury and obstruction of justice charges are just the beginning for Burris, who may have to have the stone masons carve in another line on his gaudy mausoleum - criminal. And while he would like ...

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Illinois Secretary of State: I Won't Certify Roland Burris as Senator
minx.cc 12/31/2008 — I guess that ends this drama. Reid won't even have to intercede. In an act of political audacity, embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich named former state attorney general Roland Burris to fill President-elect Obama's Senate seat, a position he is...
Blagojevich Appoints Roland Burris
patterico.com 12/31/2008 — [Guest post by DRJ] Embattled Democratic Governor Rod Blagojevich appointed former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris as Senator to fill the unexpired term of Barack Obama: “The people of Illinois are entitled to have two United States ...
Blagojevich to Name Roland Burris to Replace Obama in US Senate
theneweditor.com 12/30/2008 — Chicago and Illinois politics at its finest . Pass the popcorn. Update : In an ironic twist, Roland Burris was appointed to his first state government job in 1973 by Illinois Governor Dan Walker -- who later went to the hoosegow, one of three ...
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 ...
Obama: "I Agree" With Senate Dems On Not Seating Burris
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/30/2008 — Barack Obama has just released this statement, supporting the Senate Democrats in their decision to block the seating of Roland Burris: "Roland Burris is a good man and a fine public servant, but the Senate Democrats made it clear weeks ago that ...
Burris Predicts "Major Outcry" From People Of Illinois If He's Not Seated
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/31/2008 — You really do have to wonder what planet Roland Burris is living on right now. In an appearance just now on MSNBC, Burris was asked about the possibility of the Senate refusing to seat him. "Well, I think you will see a major outcry from the ...
Obama: Burris Appointment "Disappointing"
hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com 12/31/2008 — Pres.-elect Barack Obama released a statement tonight via the transition about Gov. Rod Blagojevich 's appointment of former state AG Roland Burris to the U.S. Senate: "Roland Burris is a good man and a fine public servant, but the Senate ...
Blagojevich Appoints Roland Burris as Senator, Senate Democrats Apparently Threaten Not To Seat Him:
volokh.com 12/31/2008 — See this Bloomberg story for more on the matter, and on Burris. See here for Senator Reid's statement that says Burris "will not be seated by the Democratic Caucus,"...
Roland Burris Almost Certain To Be Seated, Legal Scholars Say
huffingtonpost.com 12/31/2008 — Rod Blagojevich's decision to appoint Roland Burris to Illinois' vacant Senate seat, even as the governor faces intense criminal scrutiny, is being treated as a crazy political power grab. It also seems very likely to be permanent. A legal scholar ...
Rubber Necking
talkingpointsmemo.com 12/31/2008 — Roland Burris is on MSNBC. I thought Blagojevich was going to be the winner today on cringe-osity. But I think Burris may be lapping Blago.
Roland Burris, Blagojevich Hold Nuttiest Press Conference Of 2008
huffingtonpost.com 12/31/2008 — 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 ...
Bobby Rush, Not Done Yet
motherjones.com 12/31/2008 — Obama's intervention in the Roland Burris situation has assured that any further demagoguing Bobby Rush does on Burris' behalf will only serve to make him look more ridiculous. And it appears Rush is up to the job. Here he is on TV this morning ...
Republicans Shouldn't Help Dems Block Burris
news.aol.com 1/1/2009 — The more I think of it, the more convinced I am that the right thing to do is for the U.S. Senate to seat Roland Burris . This, of course, comes with caveats... First, there is currently no indication that Roland Burris has been involved in the ...
Bobby Rush: Don't "hang or lynch" Burris
politico.com 12/30/2008 — In one of the most surreal press conferences of a year festooned with them, Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) more or less dared any Democrat to oppose  Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojovich's appointment of Roland Burris to replace Barack Obama in the Senate. A passionate Rush, appearing besides the ...
Blago: Don't "Lynch" Me!
blogs.tnr.com 12/30/2008 — His extraordinary press conference this afternoon seems to reveal a plan to use the politics of race in his defense. "Don't lynch the appointor," he could be heard calling out to reporters after he left the podium. Bonus weirdness: An ...
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 ...
Blago to Appoint Illinois Pol to Obama Senate Seat
blogs.abcnews.com 12/30/2008 — Scandalized Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich will today appoint Roland Burris to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Obama. Burris was Attorney General of Illinois from 1991 until 1995. Then-state senator Obama backed Burris over ...
Senate won't accept Blago choice Burris
swamppolitics.com 12/31/2008 — by James Oliphant In a statement released minutes ago, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Democrats would not allow Roland Burris, Gov. Rod Blagojevich's apparent choice as Illinois' next senator, to be seated as a member of the Senate.  ...
Taint
theglitteringeye.com 12/31/2008 — The sad thing about Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s nomination of Roland Burris to replace Barack Obama as the junior senator from Illinois is that merely by doing so he inevitably taints a politician who’s always seemed like a pretty decent guy. ...
ROLAND BURRIS: Who Is Blagojevich's Pick For Illinois Senator?
huffingtonpost.com 12/31/2008 —
Roland Burris - I Am NOT Seeking to Be Confrontational But I am the Junior Senator from Illinois — FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog
Rep. Bobby Rush speaks after Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich announces his choice of former Ill. Attorney General Roland Burris, right, to fill President-elect Barack Obama’s Senate seat Would Harry Reid REALLY have the balls to block Roland Burris from taking his seat in the United ...
ROLAND BURRIS: Who Is Blagojevich's Pick For Illinois Senator? — Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
As reported , disgraced Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich wants to appoint former Illinois attorney general Roland Burris to President-elect Obama's former Senate seat: Shortly after Obama's Nov. 4 victory, Burris made known his interest in an appointment to the Senate but was never seriously ...
Top Ten Cloves: Ways Harry Reid and Democrats can keep Roland Burris from taking Senate seat — The Reaction
By J. Thomas Duffy News Item: If The Senate Democrats Accept Lieberman, Why Not Burris? 10. Since he'll be in Washington, have Rick Warren bring along his "Cone of Silence" and issue that to Burris, as his office 9. Have a debate, between Burris and Caroline Kennedy , winner take ...
What.  The.  Hell? — Boots and Sabers
Illinois has some mighty odd politics.  Anyone who doubts Roland Burris’ qualifications to serve as the next senator from Illinois may want to head to Chicago’s Oak Woods Cemetery. There, Burris, whom embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich appointed to succeed President-elect Barack ...
'I Am the Senator, and It Sounds Good' — JammieWearingFool
Doesn't sound like Roland Burris is going anywhere. This should be fun.Roland Burris suggested he would challenge an effort to block his appointment to the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama, but said he's confident Senate Democrats will relent and let him take the job. "We ...
Roland Burris=Dwight Shrute of The Office — Majikthise
Ezra asks why Roland Burris is willing to accept Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich's nomination to serve out the remainder of Barack Obama's term in the US Senate. Good question. My guess is that Burris is willing because he's a 71-year-old man who has already tried and failed to run for the ...
Burris Asks Court to Force Appointment — The Page by Mark Halperin
The Democrat selected by disgraced Gov. Blagojevich asks the Illinois Supreme Court justices to force Secretary of State White to co-sign the prolcamation that he's the state's new senator. "There is a great and urgent interest of the people of the state of Illinois in being fully ...
'Senator Burris' — Ben Smith's Blog
I just chatted with Roland Burris's chief strategist, Prince Riley, who introduced himself as an aide to "Senator Burris." When that gave me pause, he explained: "He is the junior senator, by appointment, for the state of Illinois." Riley also said that his side ...
Davis Turned Down Blagojevich Offer — Politics Daily
Hmmm... turns out Burris wasn't the first choice: NYTimes.com At a Tuesday news conference here, Mr. Blagojevich breezily introduced Mr. Burris, a former Illinois attorney general, as the "next United States senator from Illinois." But United States Representative Danny Davis, who like Mr. ...
More on Burris — Matthew Yglesias
Jack Balkin and Mark Tushnet argue that the Senate can, in fact, refuse to seat Roland Burris. Meanwhile, since I don’t think I’ve said this before, we should all be clear that Burris and Bobby Rush are really behaving in an irresponsible manner here. It would have been the ...
Harry Reid Ain’t Going to Block Roland Burris from Taking Obama’s Senate Seat — FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and former Illinois Attoreny General Roland Burris Democrat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s arguments that he and the Democrat Caucus will be able to block Hot Rod Blagojevich’s apointment of former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris ...
Roland Burris On The Offensive: Race May Be An Issue — Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
After yesterday's magical, race-cardulous press conference , where tainted Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich announced that he was going to appoint former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris to the Senate, Burris went on the charm offensive, pressing his case in the media. His arguments ...
Roland Burris On The Offensive: Race May Be An Issue — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
After yesterday's magical, race-cardulous press conference , where tainted Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich announced that he was going to appoint former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris to the Senate, Burris went on the charm offensive, pressing his case in the media. His arguments ...
Roland Burris' Monument to Himself — Weekly Standard Blog
This alone ought to disqualify Roland Burris from being appointed as a United States Senator. Its amazing how the left has been able to rally around Burris without knowing anything about him, declaring him qualified to serve if only he hadn't been appointed by a governor on the verge of ...
Roland Burris changes his tune on Blago — Daily Kos
Here's video of of Burris on Blago, before the appointment...and after (h/t: Progress Illinois for finding the "before" video ): What a difference two weeks and a senatorial appointment makes, eh? On December 13, Roland Burris said Blago should be forced from office, calling the ...
Daily Dolt: Bobby Rush — ArchPundit
What a jackass: A day after making racially charged remarks warning critics of Roland Burris’s appointment to the U.S. Senate to “not hang or lynch the appointee as you try to castigate” disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich, U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush said today that senators ...
It’s Official: Roland Burris is an idiot — RedState: Conservative News and Community
I saw him on the news this morning. Probably $enator Roland Burris tried to defend his appointment by (A) playing the race card, (B) saying Blago’s problems are not his problems, and (C) acting all surprised by the backlash from everyone — everyone including Barack Obama. The man must ...
Rush: Blocking Burris Like Blocking Desegregation — News
Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) on Wednesday again warned senators seeking to block the Senate appointment of Roland Burris, saying that such a move would be like blocking black children from attending desegregated schools. Rush, on CBS's "Early Show," dismissed suggestions that Burris shouldn't be ...
Blagojevich's Roland Burris Built Cemetery Monument for Himself — Talking Points Memo
Senator-designate Roland Burris already has a lavish -- and expensive! -- cemetery plot/temple constructed for him and his wife under the seal of the state of Illinois listing his many marvelous accomplishments.
Obama Against Burris Appointment — Real Clear Politics - TIME.com
President-elect Obama took the side of Senate Democrats yesterday in a statement released to reporters regarding the surprising appointment of former Illinois Atty. Gen. Roland Burris: "Roland Burris...