Tuesday, December 09, 2008
Illinois: Sitting Governor Arrested
Crikeys! In Crim Law news, current Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich has been arrested for some realllly bad corruption (if the charges are true). Apparently, the feds caught him on tape soliciting payments from those hoping to influence his choice for the Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama. The excerpts from the tape make him sound like a particularly greedy individual: "Unless I get something real good [for Senate candidate 1], s***, I’ll just send myself, you know what I’m saying,” Blagojevich was taped saying on November 3rd, the day before Election Day. Doug Berman has a link to the entire affidavit.
Given that Blagojevich's predecessor, George Ryan, is currently doing time (and two other recent governors there have been convicted in the past three decades), who should Illinois turn to next?
I suggest longtime Chicagoland resident The Hamburglar.
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My vote is for Billy Corgan. That guy's ego is so big he would absolutely accept, and his interviews are always so pretentious and unintentionally hilarious that his press conferences would become appointment TV.
# posted by 
: 12:59 PM
: 12:59 PM
I vote for Terry "Hulk" Hogan, but only if we can have a time machine so that the governor could be early 90s Santa With Muscles/Rocky III Hulk Hogan and not crappy reality show 2007 Hulk Hogan.
The more amusing question is who gets the tainted appointment to the Senate.
I suggest Fran Drescher. That way NY can pick someone with government experience.. like Caroline Kennedy.
(Fran Drescher has nominated herself to take Hillary Clinton's NY Senate seat)
Or maybe whoever loses the Franken/Coleman fight in Minnesota.
I suggest Fran Drescher. That way NY can pick someone with government experience.. like Caroline Kennedy.
(Fran Drescher has nominated herself to take Hillary Clinton's NY Senate seat)
Or maybe whoever loses the Franken/Coleman fight in Minnesota.
# posted by : 1:20 PM
: 1:20 PM
how about Elliot Spitzer to run ILL?
He's got some free time.
And I just don't see what is so wrong about selling a Senate seat appointment. I mean, its CHICAGO. I 'm just surprised the guy didn't put it on Craig's List.
He's got some free time.
And I just don't see what is so wrong about selling a Senate seat appointment. I mean, its CHICAGO. I 'm just surprised the guy didn't put it on Craig's List.
I nominate one of our own here at BLS:
An Illinois native. The one, the only, Jacob George "Chicago" Straub.
An Illinois native. The one, the only, Jacob George "Chicago" Straub.
Well at least George Ryan freed innocent people from death row, and tried to prove that the death penalty was highly flawed. He tried to do something good, even if it was out of guilt for whatever he'd done before that--embezzling I think.
# posted by : 6:40 PM
: 6:40 PM
Ahh, politics. It won't matter Shrub Bush Jr. will pardon the worst of 'em in a couple of weeks ... he's already pardoned more than Reagan, Bush Sr. and Clinton combined!
I nominate Lou Pinella.
Fred
I nominate Lou Pinella.
Fred
# posted by : 9:23 PM
: 9:23 PM
Clinton pardoned 456 people.
George W. Is currently around 180.
The truth will set you free Fred.
George W. Is currently around 180.
The truth will set you free Fred.
# posted by : 1:08 AM
: 1:08 AM
I nominate
For IL Gov: OJ
For IL Sen: Michael Vick
For NY Sen: Plaxico Burress
For Car Czar: Pacman
PS That's one heck of a prison team: The Longest Yard III
For IL Gov: OJ
For IL Sen: Michael Vick
For NY Sen: Plaxico Burress
For Car Czar: Pacman
PS That's one heck of a prison team: The Longest Yard III
# posted by : 7:32 AM
: 7:32 AM
Dear Anonymous at 12:08 a.m.
Where did you get your figure, Karl Rove? My total came from "Mr. Reliable" Rush Limbaugh!
Fred
Where did you get your figure, Karl Rove? My total came from "Mr. Reliable" Rush Limbaugh!
Fred
# posted by : 2:41 PM
: 2:41 PM
As a smarter man than me once said, Blaojevich's second biggest crime is a haircut stolen from the father on "The Brady Bunch."
RFDIII
RFDIII
# posted by : 2:42 PM
: 2:42 PM
Fred - I've now come to believe you were just kidding, but in case not the stats come from the DOJ.
http://www.usdoj.gov/pardon/actions_administration.htm
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