This morning, that shady Illinois Governer Rod Blagovjevich and his creepy head of hair informed the world that he considered giving Obama’s seat in the Senate to Oprah Winfrey. [Cue jaw drop.] Rod argued that Lady O was a pretty logical choice, telling Good Morning America, “She was obviously someone with a much broader bully [...]
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Ten Reasons Roland Burris Is Awesome
Roland Burris was the first African-American elected to state office in Illinois, serving as Comptroller from 1979 to 1991, and Attorney General from 1991 to 1995 (the second African-American state Attorney General in U.S. history). Burris ran unsuccessfully for governor of Illinois in 1994, 1998 and 2002, losing in the latter election to Rod Blagojevich. [...]
Gov. Blagojevich Refuses To Leave Office
There may be tapes proving Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich tried to extort money from anyone who entered his office, but that doesn’t mean he’s going to resign or anything. Despite incriminating wiretaps and pleas from everyone—including the President-Elect—to jump ship, the embattled politician proclaimed his innocence in a press conference today. I’m here to tell [...]
Top 20 Accusations Against Rod Blagojevich
The more we hear about Rod Blagojevich‘s alleged crime spree as governor of Illinois, the more we can’t believe he went quietly when police arrested him this morning. Movies have taught us that when someone is this drunk on power, their reign of terror usually ends with them falling from the scaffolding of a burning [...]
Illinois Gov Arrested For Selling Obama’s Senate Seat
Illinois, say goodbye to Rod Blagojevich. The state’s governor has been arrested on federal charges of mail and wire fraud and solicitation of bribery, after he allegedly tried to sell the U.S. Senate seat he’ll appoint after Barack Obama becomes President on January 20th, 2009. “The breadth of corruption laid out in these charges is [...]
