Blagojevich Indictment

A toast to Blago - Thanks for giving us a scandal we could really laugh at

January 1, 2009 - We'd like to propose a toast. To Gov. Rod Blagojevich. At a time when the country is in tatters and Americans are watching every new bank or industry failure to find out which will be the straw to break the camel's back, you popped up out of nowhere...

TAINT WATCH: Appointer dares the Senate to not seat an African-American appointee

December 30, 2008 - Senator-appointee Roland Burris struggled through a press conference where the word "taint" was spoken three times, once by Gov. Rod Blagojevich in his introduction. The seventy one year-old Burris seemed confused, and was unclear on how much his office donated to the Governor's re-election campaign...

"Truth" responds to Blago press conference: "We are not allies"

December 19, 2008 - During this afternoon's Blagojevich press conference, the embattled governor breathlessly defended himself against allegations of wrong-doing. Blagojevich stated, "I have on my side the most powerful ally...

From The Room: Ponzi Estate Sues Madoff Federal Prosecutors for Slander

December 18, 2008 - A spokesman for the Charles Ponzi estate revealed that the Ponzi family had lost untold millions in investments made with Madoff Securities and has sued in federal court demanding federal prosecutors, securities and exchange officials, the media as a whole cease and desist any further usage of Mr. P...

From The Room: Misunderstood Blagojevich

December 18, 2008 - I'm not a lawyer, but I've seen lawyers played on TV. And I've been thinking about Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich ever since the FBI arrested him. Like many of you, I've been wondering what his defense can possibly be since the Feds taped so many damaging...

From The Room: This Week in Cheating

December 17, 2008 - What a fantastic week for cheating. Let's start with the big boys... Bernard Madoff was arrested for running a Ponzi scheme which wiped out over $50 billion from Austria to West Palm Beach. (Hey, West Palm remember when you voted for Buchanan? Paybacks a byatch). Taking advantage of the...

Poll: Is Blago gonna resign or what?

December 16, 2008 - What exactly is Rod Blagojevich planning here? The Governor returned to work on Monday and signed a new bill not two hours after the legislature announced they were looking into impeachment proceedings...

Blago's "Football"

December 15, 2008 - It's official. Rod Blagojevich has rendered all efforts to satirize his behavior redundant. His time as governor was spent writing all the punchlines himself before anyone else could get the chance. Today we learn that...

From The Feed: Get familiar with the Blago scandal

December 12, 2008 - Chuck D once said "rap is CNN for black people," so hey here it is coming true thanks to Attackerman and Vitamin (actually probably not black...

From The Room: Giving Governors a Bad Name

December 12, 2008 - Hats off to the Illinois Governor for shooting so high above and beyond the normal arc of political malfeasance that he's probably annoyed NASA by interfering with satellite traffic. After years of highlighting nuances and scrutinizing minute distinctions, it's downright thrilling to finally find so...

Thought Process Flowchart:
Rod Blagojevich

December 12, 2008 - As the political career of Gov Blago comes crashing to the ground in an explosion of profanity and Pantene Pro-V Conditioner for Full and Thick Hair, we can only sift through the debris to figure out just w...

From The Room: How (Not) to Sell Your Senate Seat

December 12, 2008 - Congratulations! You're the governor of a state in which a U.S. Senator has died in office or been elected President. You know what that means! That's right, it's payday, baby! Your long slog in the trenches of state politics are about to pay off, thank God...

From The Room: Blagojevich's Note to Jesse Jackson Leaked to Press

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How to get through a Blagversation: 9 things to say about Blago

December 11, 2008 - The Rod Blagojevich -- it was the greatest thing ever! For two days. And now? Now we're tired of it. At least the Republican scandals involved closeted gay sex. Maybe it'll come out that Blagojevich and Fitzgerald are having an affair. Hey, we can dream, can't we? But...

23/6 Taint Watch: Part 4

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