Blago is a creep.

Here is something off-topic, but important:

http://www.jpost.com/IranianThreat/News/Article.aspx?id=185060

As goes on August 18, 2010 at 4:45 pm

Did anyone really think that Blago would be convicted? He is Obama’s friend, of course he is protected.

I am surprised that they even found him guilty on one count.

Obama and his minions can do anything they want.

Angie on August 18, 2010 at 4:55 pm

I heard the juries decision was 11 to 1 in favor of conviction.

tyler on August 18, 2010 at 5:56 pm

Looks like the “Celebrity Apprentice” appearance was a smart PR move. Personally, I despised his wishy-washy, lying and immature personality after seeing him on the show, but I guess in politics, being “cute” and “boyish” is a more important quality to the average idiot American than integrity or responsibility.

100 proof American on August 18, 2010 at 7:28 pm

Remember folks! You heard it here first. Gov. Blagojevich was arrested just in time to keep him from recording an interview with Jessie Jackson Jr. under surveillance. I predicted long ago that Gov. B would get off the hook.

BTW, I like Rod Blagojevich. I am eternally grateful that he defeated Jim Ryan in the election for Illinois Governor. Moreover, when it comes to bad Illinois politicians, Rod Blagojevich is an angel. His only problem is that he isn’t the sharpest tack in the box.

There is NO Santa Claus on August 18, 2010 at 9:17 pm

Blago is guilty as charged. The wretched part of this is that one juror, like much of the Illinois electorate has become so numb and accustomed to this manner of behavior that when they see it right before their eyes on recording after recording they just chalk it up to normalcy, and cant see the difference between right and wrong.
Secondly and almost as bad is I believe Pat Fitz pulled the plug too early. He could have captured way more hands in the cookie jar had he continued the sting, but I just think the groundswell in the nation at the time that was Hurricane Obama simply contained too many gale force winds of pressure not to rock the boat of this “historic” event of electing the black man…I think he figured he had enough to put Blago behind bars for 7-12, and still thinks he does and now the pressure is on to get it right in round two. I hope he now feels enough pressure to get the guns out in terms of the whitness’ called this next trial namely Rezco, Levine, Rahm, Jackson Jr. Valerie Jarrett, Axelrod and if necessary the prez himself.

hill billy on August 18, 2010 at 10:20 pm

It sounds like that 21 year old juror would be a good candidate for law school.

Jarhead on August 18, 2010 at 11:03 pm

Yes, the feds vow they’ll retry him.

Isn’t that double jeopardy?

Miranda Rose Smith on August 19, 2010 at 1:52 am

I am not surprised. The long delay of the trial(arrested on 12-08)was an indication that something had gone haywire or worse. Also, as mentioned by another poster, after such a resounding defeat, Mr. Fitzgerald would probably think long and hard about trying to reanimate this case. He had his chance,and blew it. Why toss good money into another try when there are other far more urgent matters to deal with? It really is time to move on now.

worry01 on August 19, 2010 at 4:02 am

Declining societies value the more parasitic professions over productive ones as the state of decay advances.

worry01 on August 19, 2010 at 4:04 am

mk. he was not acquitted.

hill billy on August 19, 2010 at 9:19 am

I think that doll just may give me nightmares tonight…

Angela04 on August 20, 2010 at 12:48 am

As Ive said before. When you allow one decision to be “Read” in your Constitution. Thats the day lawlessness comes a knocking.
That decision was made when by some voodoo they found abortion legal.
If it would have been an amendment by popular consent, that would have been different. The People of the Nation would have had ultimate control. This nightmare opened Pandora’s box on the American Constitution to “read” anything into it by unelected Judges. In other words the Justices made the Constitution TP.
It took the burden of freeing Americans from deciding their future.
JMO

Revnant Dream on August 20, 2010 at 4:34 pm