Blagojevich Quotes Elvis, Says He'll Talk 'Soon' (VIDEO)

Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Wednesday that he "can't wait" to tell his side of the story and expects to do so no later than Thursday.

"I can't wait to begin to tell my side of the story and to address you guys and, most importantly, the people of Illinois. That's who I'm dying to talk to," he said as he left his home Wednesday morning for a jog.

"There's a time and place for everything. That day will soon be here and you might know more about that today, maybe no later than tomorrow."

Asked about when he will talk about the case, Blagojevich, an Elvis acolyte, made his first public King reference since his arrest on federal corruption charges:

"To quote Elvis, 'hang loose.' Now can I get a run in, do you think?"

Watch Blagojevich's remarks:

Read more at HuffPost's Rod Blagojevich Big News Page and HuffPost's Chicago Page

Comments

[myleftfoot]

Wonder how long Jesse Jackson Jr. can stand the suspense..­.........

[WowJones]

In terms of suspense I think there playing that tune at the Blago house.

[MIMom]

new main:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/17/madoff-out-on-bail-gets-c_n_151798.html

[CheshireCat2]

He's sporting a lovely new bracelet too.

[BrahminNoodles]

...but not, as he requested, from Cartier.

[MichiganJFrog]

Grassyass.

[liseworks]

(LOL) !!

[MIMom]

K Nacho

[gladys46]

So reports are that his daughter is or was the wife of the SEC person who would have investigated his actions !??

[Mogamboguru]

The reports are correct!

[Freedomscap]

Naturally.

[WowJones]

The SEC couldn't find a bank in the middle of the block if they were standing on the corner.

[CheshireCat2]

Looked like Blago's attorney was one black cat short of a hairdo.

[MichiganJFrog]

That was a good one!

Why don't you materialize on his head then?

[CheshireCat2]

Where would you prefer my smile, front or back?

[myleftfoot]

This guy's got a life's worth of bargaining chips.....­........an­d let them fall where they may.

[CostaDelBarto]

He seems to have a bit of a bargaining chip on his shoulder

[CheshireCat2]

The DON is chewing on Peterson for the NY Tax plan.

[williamg]

Looks like he is trying to get a handle on the budget.

[williamg]

Looks like the effort to get Blago out may take months. He certainly has no plans on leaving.

[CheshireCat2]

I read that giant print between the lines as well.

[Freedomscap]

Exactly.

[liseworks]

I'd wager it won't go on that long - they have 3 yrs.' worth of goods on this guy -

[williamg]

Yeah, but they legislature is about to leave, and will have to wait for the new one next year to get started on impeachment. If that's the case, it looks like this may go on until February.

He certainly isn't going to step down. Not with his $700,000 in debt. At least he is collecting a paycheck.

[gladys46]

Yeah ... Fitz needs to get on with it ! Was he this thorough in the Plame case !??

[Kathyleen]

Hey Elvis Fans, is anyone out there reading the real news? Did anyone catch Dick Cheney admitting in live interview that he had officially supported and facilitated torture? When the interviewer tried to ask about the morality of it, Cheney basically said so what, no one cares. Maybe he's right.

[Wiserone]

What was missed was Cheney admitting to war crimes. Blago: F**kin A.

[WowJones]

I have been guilty of hitting a poster with a zinger or two, but the thread is devolving into some kind of WrestleMania free for all it would be nice to read some comments and more important, insight into more important matters.

[Freedomscap]

Agreed.

[BrahminNoodles]

Then why don't you try posting such a comment?

[Nochnoi]

My thought exactly...­.

[WowJones]

Been doing it all along but the kids in the room are keeping up so much noise.

[MIMom]

Are you new here?

[Mogamboguru]

...the egg is lecturing the whole chicken-st­able...

[Reaganwater]

Sorry Wow , but Mogamboguru is correct ........an­d funny too !

[NotWaldo]

"Criminal Lawyer." Isn't that a redundancy ?

[Nochnoi]

Heh.. actually yes it is....

[liseworks]

HEH !

[missjulz]

yeah, sorta like "good lawyer" is an oxymoron.

[Palmz]

I like oxymoron better....­..you are correct!

[CostaDelBarto]

No more so than Criminal Accountant or Criminal Banker.

[CostaDelBarto]

What I find really weird is "Civil Lawyer".

I mean as if...

[williamg]

Blago's wife seems to be bad news, too:

"A Chicago developer and donor to Governor Rod Blagojevich steered more than $100,000 in commissions to first lady Patti Blagojevich's real estate firm before a business owned by the developer's parents saw dramatic increases in state payments."


http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Was_100_K_to_Patti_Tied_to_State_Biz.html

[Chillinout]

Criminals of a feather...

[BrahminNoodles]

She and a friend were seen shopping on Michigan Avenue today:

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/preppyprimadonna/abfab.jpg

[CheshireCat2]

Looks like my kind of woman.

[In Vino Veritas]

Well, you are back in rare form today.

Absolutely Fabulous. Love that show!

(My Patsy Stone got the better of me last night)

[liseworks]

LOL - where do you find this stuff ....

[hardybear]

lol:) Sure that's not Cindy McCain, though? They must have
had a pad in Chicago.

[WowJones]

Patti's dad is a wheeling-dealing Chicago alderman so she learned at an early age.

[williamg]

Geez. It just gets worse.

[Tituba]

Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Wednesday that he "can't wait" to tell his side of the story..."

And.......­..........­.......... how much is that going to cost me?

[MichiganJFrog]

More than some f**king appreciation, that's for f**king sure!

[liseworks]

F*in' ....A -

[CheshireCat2]

ABC News reports that Old Blago was a bookie.

The hits just keep on coming.

[In Vino Veritas]

Next up, they will discover that he is a closet....­Republican­.

[missjulz]

that's soooo out of the closet by now.

[Chillinout]

I already heard that he is and he switched parties to get elected in heavily Democratic Illinois.

Could be a rumor though, I haven't been able to confirm it, only from people from Illinois posting that on this site.

[CheshireCat2]

Not unless there is a se-x scandal involved.

[BrahminNoodles]

Can't think of anything original and are reduced to reposting a comment Hume posted earlier, Neo?

Go sleep it off.

[Mogamboguru]

Please excuse me for asking - but what is a "bookie"? (Me german, you know...)

A gambler?

[Chillinout]

A person that takes the bets from a gambler and lays out odds. Mostly they are on the wrong side of legal.

[MIMom]

Betting agent. Someone you place illegal bets with. I guess you could say it's a type of gambler.

[MichiganJFrog]

On who illegally takes bets. They are street thugs in the US for the most part.

[SeconLine]

A bookie ( short for "bookmaker") takes bets from gamblers on sporting events, etc.

[liseworks]

A Republican ....

[williamg]

I'm assuming you are joking. But at this point, it could probably be true.

[CheshireCat2]

There it is:

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=6559104

[WowJones]

Blago's dad was I believe first generation Serbian -American steel worker. A little bookmaking was not an unusual second income in those days.

[myangeldog1]

This is becoming a really bad m a f i o s o movie.

[liseworks]

I'm so sikk of corrruption - every single day on the news - !

[MichiganJFrog]

I just found this picture of HotRod as a teenager.

He's a real dreamboat.

http://www.stuckinthe70s.com/images/tbspec1271donnypu.jpg

[liseworks]

LMAO - !! Donny !

[CostaDelBarto]

Hey that looks like Marie Osmond.

[Chillinout]

Except for the hair, he looked like Donny Osmond.

[publicmenace]

What are those white stains on that pic?

[MichiganJFrog]

I'll never tell.

[In Vino Veritas]

Back in The Day--it really revealed a lot about one-if one was partial to David Cassidy, Bobby Sherman or Donny Osmond.

Geez, what a MOP! Were we all ever that young?

[BrahminNoodles]

Your liver never was.

[hardybear]

Priceless, blago's attorney is on the tee-vee claiming his client deserves
IL AG representation.

He's an irascible character. Says he " ... takes the cases that are fun."
The whole team is in need of IV thorazine.

Would be genuinely great entertainment, if it weren't so serious.

[smag]

jjj

[Palmz]

I am liking this Blago lawyer....­.....