Subtitles from Day 2 of the Blagojevich impeachment trial. Those aides are so “whatever, we hear that sh*t all the time in Illinois.”
Politics Buzz Says the indicted gov: “Dec. 9 to my family, to us, to me, is what Pearl Harbor Day was to the United States…It was a complete surprise, completely unexpected. And just like the United States prevailed in that, we'll prevail in this.” At least he didn't say 9/11.
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I can't vouch for their actual product, but this furniture store in Illinois has a certifiable genius writing copy for their print ads.
It appears $500k will get you a picture sitting in the governor's chair. That's half the price of a senate seat!
Politics Buzz The New York Times unearths a bizarre detail about Governor Rod Blagojevich: aides must keep his black Paul Mitchell hairbrush on hand at all times. He calls it “the football,” after the “nuclear football” - the bomb codes that are always within reach of the president. Because f*cking with Rod's insane hair would be as disastrous as nuclear Armageddon. This guy is awesome.
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The Blagojevich scandal continues to shock the nation with this new revelation of the governor's attempt to sell Obama's Senate seat on eBay.
The Illinois Governor is inspiring a great deal of art these days. “This Senate seat could be yours!”
The Governor of Illinois may be the real life version of Clay Davis from The Wire. This is an excerpt from the criminal complaint filed against him.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2008/12/09/illinois-lady-...
Illinois First Lady Patricia Bagojevich was conspicuous in her involvement of alleged criminal activities of the Governor, according to the (just released) FBI Affidavit. Mrs. Blagojevich also had a long business relationship with Antonin “Tony” Rezko, the Chicago developer and former Obama fundraiser who was convicted on fraud charges earlier this year.