The disgraced former governor of Illinois has been found guilty of 17 charges in his corruption trial, including for attempting to sell President Obama's vacated Senate seat. Next will come the sentencing hearing, where Blagojevich—on paper—faces up to 300 years in prison. Experts believe he will likely receive around 10 years. View List ›
I gotta hand it to the ad team for Wonderful Pistachios. Their commercials feature everyone from Rod Blagojevich to Snooki. Which just goes to show you that we all enjoy low fat nuts. View List ›
Your favorite corrupt governor-turned-Celebrity Apprentice was found guilty on only 1 of 24 charges—lying to the FBI. The jury was deadlocked on the remaining 23. There will almost certainly be a retrial. Read More ›
Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is, oddly, trying to subpoena President Obama for his corruption trial. This subpoena request would make a great template for a Mad Libs. View List ›
Jon Stewart interviewed Blago last night and it was awkward, but not, like, Jim Cramer awkward. Quick summary: Blago thinks he's innocent. View Media ›
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C is for Crooked, that's good enough for us. If we had the time, we'd totally have done a Rod Blagojevich parody with this Cabbage Patch Doll. Watch Video ›
The disgraced Illinois ex-governor has been offered a contract by minor league baseball team the Joliet JackHammers. And, reportedly, he's interested (surprised?). Publicity stunt or not, we'd love to see whether or not Blago would be willing to slip a baseball hat onto that glimmering pompadour.
They're all strikingly hot. Even Dick Cheney. Especially Dick Cheney. No joke. Playful and manly. Other highlights: Biden, McCain, Pelosi. (Not Blagojevich, though. Looks like a dumpy turtle.)
In an interview with Diane Sawyer, Rod Blagojevich admitted that he seriously considered Oprah as President Obama's Senate replacement. He later recited some lines verbatim from a Rudyard Kipling poem (wtf). This guy just needs to shut up. Watch Video ›
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. Read More ›
Alfred Lord Tennyson often quotes from Blago's press conferences in heaven. Blago is just returning the favor. This is just one of many surprising but 100 percent true facts about Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. Can you come up with a better one? Post your Blago Facts below - the best ones get gold stars and everlasting Internet fame. Read More ›
The Illinois House has voted to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich. The vote was 114-1, plus one vote of “present.” The Illinois Senate will now put him on trial for being totally f*cking corrupt and overly obsessed with his hair.
It appears $500k will get you a picture sitting in the governor's chair. That's half the price of a senate seat! View Image ›
After a story about Chicago artist Bruce Elliott's recent nude portrait of Rod Blagojevich, there's been a sudden spike in interest about the earlier naked painting he did of Sarah Palin (NSFW). View Image ›
Rod Blagojevich wants you to know that he will fight (he will fight, he will fight). Also, he's lonely. I keep waiting for him to look at the screen and yell “Live From New York, It's Saturday Night!” He is too ridiculous to be real. Watch Video ›
In 1980, Rod Blagojevich camped out in front of Richard Nixon's home until he emerged and this picture was taken. Okay, camping out for New Kids on the Block concert tickets I understand, but trying to get your photo taken with Nixon? There's something inherently wrong with that. View Image ›
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. Read More ›
Two years ago, Rod Blagojevich sat down with Jason Jones of the Daily Show to talk about the morning-after pill. Sadly, poor old Rod had no idea it was fake news, so his responses are appropriately hilarious. Read More ›
The Illinois Governor is inspiring a great deal of art these days. “This Senate seat could be yours!” View Image ›
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. View Image ›
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.
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