Blagojevich To Obama: "How Can I Help?" (VIDEO)

In the latest of his seemingly endless round of TV appearances, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich went on CNN's Campbell Brown to complain about the impeachment process, bemoan his plight and offer his assistance to President Obama.

Blagojevich described his desire to have every one of his wiretapped conversations introduced as evidence: "I am in many ways the anti-Richard Nixon who worked very hard in Watergate to keep those tapes from being heard."

Pressed by Brown on why he's holding press conferences and making the rounds of TV shows, Blagojevich claims, "No, I hate all of this. This is a life-changing thing."

And he defends his much-criticized statements comparing his plight to that of Gandhi and Mandela: "They knew what it was like to be in custody and I was trying to historical perspective."

Finally, Blagojevich said he understood why Obama isn't giving him the benefit of the doubt - "He is doing the right thing to not have to get involved in something like this" and says he would wish Obama luck with the economic stimulus package, adding "How can I help?"

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Comments

[lvogt]

03:10 PM on 01/28/2009

Right. Nixon was smart enough to know when to quit.

[jayjaga]

09:21 AM on 01/28/2009

The circus show continues. What a shameless being?

[Maezeppa]

09:09 AM on 01/28/2009

He could help by not threatening to subpoena Obama and half his cabinet at a time the country needs to focus.

[Jacqueline3]

08:14 AM on 01/28/2009

What a dirt bag.

[lochnessmonster]

07:07 AM on 01/28/2009

The only way he could help is to RESIGN!!!

[not going2take it]

07:03 AM on 01/28/2009

Blogo IS unflappable, just like his hair.
Whatever treatment he uses on his hair,
has gone straight to his head.

His thoughts, his hair have gotten all billowy,
A big Chicago wind could come along, poof
catching his h a i r, his BIG head (and ego)
pooooof, he is finally gone.

oh' it just a dream.....
GO away Blowgo.

[lochnessmonster]

07:07 AM on 01/28/2009

I think he was hit one too many times in his boxing days~~~

[plzchuteme]

06:35 AM on 01/28/2009

This is way too easy.

Blagojevich: "How can I help?"

The whole country in unison: "It's very kind of you to offer Rod, but YOU'VE DONE ENOUGH ALREADY!"

Anyway, we can't afford his fees.

[MurrayAbraham]

02:22 AM on 01/28/2009

Simple: resign.

[dolphy]

01:03 AM on 01/28/2009

You can help by going away.

[shaitan]

12:50 AM on 01/28/2009

Blago has not been convicted oif anything. Idle talk and gossip recorded by wiretaps could easily hang anyone.The important question is does the prosecuting attorney have any real evidence of actions taken that were illegal? In this country we seem to have forgotten that people are innocent until proven guilty.

[rbrinega]

01:15 AM on 01/28/2009

Maybe not convicted, but he certainly further implicated himself on the Rachel Maddow Show last night. It's an hour of must-see TV. Of course, most of her shows are that. She's so nice, but she's soooo smart.

[lochnessmonster]

07:11 AM on 01/28/2009

His guilt is he ran this state into bankruptcy with his policy of going behind the back of the ELECTED representatives and spending money illegally.

[Allwx]

12:50 AM on 01/28/2009

I've gotta hand it to sluggo, he's shiny and quick on his feet. Doesn't look like he's losing any sleep. He may be a survivor. If the feds don't have enough to put him behind bars for a few years, at least until he goes bald, I'm afraid the impeachment isn't going to make him go away.

[karela]

12:30 AM on 01/28/2009

"How can I help?"
The biggest thing you could have done Blago was to resign when he asked you to.
Now, every time you show your face to the news media, you're doing the opposite of helping.
I'm sure that you know that.

[joeythetrollslayer]

12:10 AM on 01/28/2009

Walk to the state jail and say you want in. %%%%%%%%
Maybe he is gonna fake a seizure on tv one of these times and claim insanity.

[serendipman]

12:06 AM on 01/28/2009

am i the only one who find campbell brown even more irritating than blago? My god, she gets on my nerves with her fake affrontery and presumptuous and condescending manner. He might be a tool but does that mean I have to suffer her on television?

[karela]

12:31 AM on 01/28/2009

You're not alone. Very irritating even thoughf I watch very rarely.

[Vige]

05:46 AM on 01/28/2009

Campbell Brown All Bias, All Bull. She is annoying to the 10th power.

[AlaninElkGrove]

12:04 AM on 01/28/2009

Go to Pakistan and bring back bin Laden, short of that, nothing...