TJones Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 (edited) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081209/ap_on_...orruption_probeWOW!!! He has really stepped in it. Imagine, wanting to fire some journalists because they are critical of you. If you can't stand the heat Blago, then stay out of the kitchen. BTW, if you stopped being so corrupt, that might help your press ? Edited December 9, 2008 by TJones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniepwils Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 The sad thing about this is that it happens everyday in politics, he was just caught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted December 9, 2008 Author Share Posted December 9, 2008 (edited) He was obviously upset that Obama was gonna give him just a pat on the back for putting his pawn in play, so the Gov. said "SCREW THAT!" Edited December 9, 2008 by TJones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 The sad thing about this is that it happens everyday in politics, he was just caught.At least in Illinois politics. His predecessor is in prison as well. Maybe they can open an Illinois governor's wing in the federal prison. It could be next to the Louisiana wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20thStDad Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 At least in Illinois politics. His predecessor is in prison as well. Maybe they can open an Illinois governor's wing in the federal prison. It could be next to the Louisiana wing.Hey we only have the one! Oh, and the KKK nazi guy. Never mind, I'm with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 At least in Illinois politics. His predecessor is in prison as well. Maybe they can open an Illinois governor's wing in the federal prison. It could be next to the Louisiana wing.I believe there are three Illinois governors currently behind bars (two Democrats and a Republican), and yes there's a long-running joke about the Chicago Politicians wing of the federal lock-up just over the border in Wisconsin. Many Chicago and Cook County politicians have spent time there, or are currently spending time there, including a few aldermen scooped up by Fitzgerald in "Operation Silver Shovel." Just last week Blago was petitioning Obama to pardon Thompson. Now he's the one who's going to need a pardon. It's not surprising that Blago fought hard against the bill that recently failed which would have allowed a sitting governor to be recalled.Remember all those McCain commercials trying to link Obama to "Chicago politics." This is the sort of thing he had in mind.But let's not unfairly make this a Democrat/Republican or Obama thing. Virtually all of them are corrupt up here. Illinois is one of the few states where retiring politicians can give their offices to their children, and it happens a lot (at least three times that I can remember in the last five years)One of my reporters once asked Mayor Daley about awarding no-bid contracts to his family members and got the response, "If you can't help out your family, who can you help?" That's just the kind of blind greed that is SOP around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 The editor wins!Please go to the visitor center at Leavenworth Federal Penitentary to claim your prize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 The editor wins!Please go to the visitor center at Leavenworth Federal Penitentary to claim your prize.I once saw an historical list of Illinois governors and their legal difficulties running all the way back to when it was a territory. I guess certain offices will always be corrupt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share Posted December 10, 2008 I once saw an historical list of Illinois governors and their legal difficulties running all the way back to when it was a territory. I guess certain offices will always be corrupt.Yous guys still gots that Al Capone mentality up der ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share Posted December 11, 2008 Holy MOLY !!! That Gov. is defying the Messsiah ? Is this one of the seven signs ???This guy is a trainwreck !http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081210/ap_on_...linois_governor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share Posted December 11, 2008 (edited) Wait a sec ? Did you or didn't you Obama ? Apparently one of your staff, David Axelrod, thinks y'all did.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/12/us/polit...rss&src=igw Edited December 15, 2008 by TJones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west20th Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Wait a sec ? Did you or didn't you Obama ? Apparently one of your staff, David Axelrod, thinks y'all did.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/12/us/polit...rss&src=igwWhat difference does it make? Obama is not the one being indicted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share Posted December 11, 2008 What difference does it make? Obama is not the one being indicted.If the story unravels, and he is involved, what then ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west20th Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 If the story unravels, and he is involved, what then ?"if ifs and buts were candies and nuts it would be Christmas everyday". It's a VERY big if that he has any involvement. Whatever you may think of Obama he is not stupid. Why would he be involved? You're grasping at straws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share Posted December 11, 2008 "if ifs and buts were candies and nuts it would be Christmas everyday". It's a VERY big if that he has any involvement. Whatever you may think of Obama he is not stupid. Why would he be involved? You're grasping at straws.So is David Axelrod grasping at straws also, or did he not talk to the Gov. on Nov. 23rd as he reported on FOX ? Obama says nobody in his group has talked to the Gov. , Axelrod is on tape saying he they did, then on Tuesday, he trips over himself to say that he had mispoken about their conversation with the Gov. That's pretty convenient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west20th Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 So is David Axelrod grasping at straws also, or did he not talk to the Gov. on Nov. 23rd as he reported on FOX ? Obama says nobody in his group has talked to the Gov. , Axelrod is on tape saying he they did, then on Tuesday, he trips over himself to say that he had mispoken about their conversation with the Gov. That's pretty convenient.Again. So what. Obama is not the one being indicted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cottonmather0 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 (edited) I was hearing today that supposedly there was no felony committed yet (unless there is some sort of complicated conspiracy charge), so there's not really anything that can happen to him aside from getting run out of office in disgrace. If you want to get into the conspiracy muck, the other story running around is that the Chicago machine was going to get Obama (of which he is no doubt a part, if maybe a cleaner one) to throw out the US attorney Fitzgerald after the inauguration because they didn't like him constantly looking over their shoulder. The story goes that Fitzgerald knew this was coming and in the interest of saving more serious incriminating evidence and future investigations, leaked the current story a little early so as to protect his job and those future investigations. Obama can't fire him now, the reasoning goes, because then that makes Obama look like he's just covering for the governor. Makes sense to me. Does anyone know what Blagojevich means in Serbian? "Cabbage Patch" (actually, I speak Russian/slavic and "Blag" is a root that means "thank" or "gratitude" but the joke is still quite good, I thought ) Edited December 11, 2008 by cottonmather0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 i just wanna pull off that toupe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 So is David Axelrod grasping at straws also, or did he not talk to the Gov. on Nov. 23rd as he reported on FOX ? Obama says nobody in his group has talked to the Gov. , Axelrod is on tape saying he they did, then on Tuesday, he trips over himself to say that he had mispoken about their conversation with the Gov. That's pretty convenient.KHQA had an article on its web site from November from when Obama and Blago met to discuss the senate seat. Does it mean Obama is a criminal? No.Does it mean Obama lied? Maybe. Or maybe he met with Blago to talk about it and they talked about other things. Or maybe he forgot. Everyone makes mistakes.Is Obama the first politician to have selective memory? No.If there's an Obama connection, it will unfold over time, especially with Fitzgerald running the investigation. There's no point in yanking the cord harder when it simply won't reach. Just wait and see what happens. It's only been three days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west20th Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 (edited) i just wanna pull off that toupe It's not real? Wonder if he and Gov. Perry were twins seperated at birth? Went to -> http://www.prisonbitchname.com/ Blagojevich will soon be known as "3 Dollar Bill" Edited December 11, 2008 by west20th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share Posted December 11, 2008 (edited) Again. So what. Obama is not the one being indicted.PLEASE ! If it were Rick Perry you would be crowing like a Henhouse Rooster. If it were such a "nothing news piece" like you want to try to make it out, Obama would have NEVER been brought up by the media. Edited December 11, 2008 by TJones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 PLEASE ! If it were Rick Perry you would be crowing like a Henhouse Rooster. If it were such a "nothing news piece" like you want to try to make it out. Obama would have NEVER been brought up by the media.Perhaps it is because it is so early in the day, but this post makes no sense whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanS Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 ...forget about him... what about her?!:http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/11/pat...vich/index.htmlDespite Patricia Blagojevich's myriad charitable endeavors, she is now thought of as the goading voice in the background of a November phone call taped by the FBI."Hold up that f---ing Cubs s---. F--- them," she allegedly said as her husband, Democratic Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, bandied about a scheme to withhold state funds from the Cubs' parent Tribune Company unless the owner agreed to fire certain Chicago Tribune employees.Sounds like my kind of lady! SNL could have a field day with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Obama Kept Blagojeviich at Safe DistanceSounds like you may need to wait a few more weeks for your juicy Obama scandal, TJ. This one sounds like it is Blago's and Blago's only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted December 12, 2008 Author Share Posted December 12, 2008 Obama Kept Blagojeviich at Safe DistanceSounds like you may need to wait a few more weeks for your juicy Obama scandal, TJ. This one sounds like it is Blago's and Blago's only. .....and for that I am glad. The last thing our country needs at this point is to have an incoming President that has already lost all credibility. I mean give Obama at least a couple of years before that happens you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heights2Bastrop Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 I find it astonishing that so many can be so dismissive as to Obama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 ...forget about him... what about her?!:http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/11/pat...vich/index.htmlDespite Patricia Blagojevich's myriad charitable endeavors, she is now thought of as the goading voice in the background of a November phone call taped by the FBI."Hold up that f---ing Cubs s---. F--- them," she allegedly said as her husband, Democratic Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, bandied about a scheme to withhold state funds from the Cubs' parent Tribune Company unless the owner agreed to fire certain Chicago Tribune employees.Sounds like my kind of lady! SNL could have a field day with this.Foul language is the least of Patty's transgressions. She's been accused on more than one occasion of using real estate commissions to hide illegal "donations." It comes up every now and again, but nothing's been made to stick yet. But it feels like that may change soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 I find it astonishing that so many can be so dismissive as to Obama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Hmm...connections with homegrown terrorist types and corrupt government officials? Why, Mr. Prez-Elect, you've got quite a bit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted December 13, 2008 Author Share Posted December 13, 2008 Hmm...connections with homegrown terrorist types and corrupt government officials? Why, Mr. Prez-Elect, you've got quite a bit! Tiger, he's a Dem. it doesn't count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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