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From The Room: Blagojevich 2.0

January 13, 2009 - Believe it or not, I think there's more to be said about the shenanigans of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. First of all, let's talk about the reaction of other political officials to Blagojevich's alleged desire to "sell" the Senate seat. They reminded me of Claude Raines in...

Quote of the Year

January 9, 2009 - Yes, we know it's early to pick the 2009 quote of the year, but we dare anyone to top this...

Blagojevich impeached by cancer-loving House for healing sick, helping poor

January 9, 2009 - Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich held a press conference this afternoon to respond to the Illinois House of Representatives' near-u...

From The Feed: Mike Huckabee is not your average weekend talk show host

January 5, 2009 - Here's a new routine to start your Monday: a cup of coffee, a grapefruit and the sweet sounds of Mike Huckabee shredding on his bass from last night's show...

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...

Roland Burris: Getting to know the man you're about to forget

December 31, 2008 - Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the early Christmas gift that keeps on giving, has named Roland Burris, a former state attorney general, to replace Barack Obama in the Senate. Sure, sounds good, except that, as you may recall, Blagojevich is facing federal corruption charges, including accusations th...

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...

From The Feed: Merry Blagomas!

December 19, 2008 - Gov. Rod Blagojevich will fight, fight, fight the charges, and he will quote Kipling while he does it. So back off "lynch mob" and "the TV news." Because Blago will not go away until he is put away. In an era of...

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...

Ten to hate in 2008

December 17, 2008 - There were a whole lot of people to hate in 2008. You had all those jerks who were responsible for the global economic collapse (ie: everybody), and you had all those turkeys trying to keep Barack Obama from taking his rightful post as our most supreme and infallible leader. Then...

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...

23/6 Video: New, Shocking Blagojevich Tapes Released!!!

December 15, 2008 - ...