The Worst Part (596 hits)
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Submitted by muddy (View user info) at 2008-12-10 10:10:11 EST
This is the worst part of the complaint against the Illinois Governor...
101. On November 10, 2008, ROD BLAGOJEVICH, his wife, JOHN HARRIS,
Governor General Counsel, and various Washington-D.C. based advisors, including Advisor
B, discussed the open Senate seat during a conference call. (The Washington D.C.-based
advisors to ROD BLAGOJEVICH are believed to have participated on this call from
Washington D.C.). Various individuals participated at different times during the call. The
call lasted for approximately two hours, and what follows are simply summaries of various
portions of the two-hour call.
a. ROD BLAGOJEVICH expressed his interest in figuring out a way to
make money and build some financial security, while at the same time potentially
participating in the political arena again. ROD BLAGOJEVICH mentioned the Senate seat,
the dynamics of a new Presidential administration with the strong contacts that ROD
BLAGOJEVICH has in it, and asked what if anything he can do to make that work for him
and his wife and his responsibilities as Governor of Illinois. ROD BLAGOJEVICH
63 suggested during the call that he could name himself to the open Senate seat to avoid
impeachment by the State of Illinois legislature. ROD BLAGOJEVICH agreed it was
unlikely that the President-elect would name him Secretary of Health and Human Services
or give him an ambassadorship because of all of the negative publicity surrounding ROD
BLAGOJEVICH.
b. ROD BLAGOJEVICH asked what he can get from the President-elect
for the Senate seat. ROD BLAGOJEVICH stated that Governor General Counsel believes
the President-elect can get ROD BLAGOJEVICH's wife on paid corporate boards in
exchange for naming the President-elect's pick to the Senate. Governor General Counsel
asked, "can [the President-elect] help in the private sector. . . where it wouldn't be tied to
him? . . .I mean, so it wouldn't necessarily look like one for the other." ROD
BLAGOJEVICH's wife suggested during the call that she is qualified to sit on corporate
boards and has a background in real estate and appraisals. ROD BLAGOJEVICH asked
whether there is something that could be done with his wife's "series 7" license in terms of
working out a deal for the Senate seat. ROD BLAGOJEVICH stated that he is "struggling"
financially and does "not want to be Governor for the next two years."
c. ROD BLAGOJEVICH said that the consultants (Advisor B and another
consultant are believed to be on the call at that time) are telling him that he has to "suck it
up" for two years and do nothing and give this "motherfucker [the President-elect] his
senator. Fuck him. For nothing? Fuck him." ROD BLAGOJEVICH states that he will put
64 "[Senate Candidate 4]" in the Senate "before I just give fucking [Senate Candidate 1] a
fucking Senate seat and I don't get anything." (Senate Candidate 4 is a Deputy Governor of
the State of Illinois). ROD BLAGOJEVICH stated that he needs to find a way to take the
"financial stress" off of his family and that his wife is as qualified or more qualified than
another specifically named individual to sit on corporate boards. According to ROD
BLAGOJEVICH, "the immediate challenge [is] how do we take some of the financial
pressure off of our family." Later in the phone call, ROD BLAGOJEVICH stated that absent
getting something back, ROD BLAGOJEVICH will not pick Senate Candidate 1. HARRIS
re-stated ROD BLAGOJEVICH's thoughts that they should ask the President-elect for
something for ROD BLAGOJEVICH's financial security as well as maintain his political
viability. HARRIS said they could work out a three-way deal with SEIU and the Presidentelect
where SEIU could help the President-elect with ROD BLAGOJEVICH's appointment
of Senate Candidate 1 to the vacant Senate seat, ROD BLAGOJEVICH would obtain a
position as the National Director of the Change to Win campaign, and SEIU would get
something favorable from the President-elect in the future.
d. One of ROD BLAGOJEVICH's advisors said he likes the idea, it
sounds like a good idea, but advised ROD BLAGOJEVICH to be leery of promises for
something two years from now. ROD BLAGOJEVICH's wife said they would take the job
now. Thereafter, ROD BLAGOJEVICH and others on the phone call discussed various ways
65 ROD BLAGOJEVICH can "monetize" the relationships he is making as Governor to make
money after ROD BLAGOJEVICH is no longer Governor.
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HAHAAHAHA....Dumbass
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Submitted by TheUniter (user info) at 2008-12-13 18:04:45 EST (#)
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Submitted by TheUniter (user info) at 2008-12-13 18:04:34 EST (#)
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Submitted by HeyJude (user info) at 2008-12-11 12:07:32 EST (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by Wildman (user info) at 2008-12-10 16:18:23 EST (#)
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So, you've just learned that all politicans are crooked, except most are more subtle and professional during their quest?
Good for you.
Submitted by Orgasmatron (user info) at 2008-12-10 15:52:52 EST (#)
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Say ROD BLAGOJEVICH over and over and over and over again out loud.
Submitted by haikumikoo (user info) at 2008-12-10 15:10:11 EST (#)
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Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-12-10 11:31:31 EST (#)
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Use your Illusion was better than Appetite......are you fuckign kidding?
Appetite was the best debut album of all time.
Aside from all that......GnR isn't GnR without Slash, sorry but he was the soul of that band. Slash may be the only guitarist in a band that plays a solo 95% of the time.
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Are you joking? I can only recall ONE Jimi Hendrix Experience track where there isn't a guitar solo, I'm pretty sure it's the one about how marriage is bad.
Also, Django.
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-12-10 14:50:38 EST (#)
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http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=213346&title=rod-blagojevich-is-a-jagoff
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2008-12-10 13:02:20 EST (#)
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hey man you only have to come up with something for the M since S can be skeletor.
Submitted by kaos-king (user info) at 2008-12-10 12:55:03 EST (#)
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SMILF???
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2008-12-10 12:52:15 EST (#)
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you mean SMILF.
Submitted by Bubba2341 (user info) at 2008-12-10 12:41:30 EST (#)
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Submitted by forensicgirl3 (user info) at 2008-12-10 12:38:43 EST (#)
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Submitted by Bubba2341 (user info) at 2008-12-10 11:37:00 CST (#)
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Submitted by forensicgirl3 (user info) at 2008-12-10 10:17:34 EST (#)
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I don't trust anyone who has a name I can't pronounce easily.
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Says the chick whose real last name is Stopolopopopononovitch. . .
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WTF?!?! My last name is 5 letters long and is English (as in British) in origin.
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Five letters? I thought it was spelled SMIF
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2008-12-10 12:40:54 EST (#)
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I'll always throw a + at Beavis & Butthead.
Submitted by forensicgirl3 (user info) at 2008-12-10 12:38:43 EST (#)
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Submitted by Bubba2341 (user info) at 2008-12-10 11:37:00 CST (#)
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Submitted by forensicgirl3 (user info) at 2008-12-10 10:17:34 EST (#)
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I don't trust anyone who has a name I can't pronounce easily.
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Says the chick whose real last name is Stopolopopopononovitch. . .
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WTF?!?! My last name is 5 letters long and is English (as in British) in origin.
Submitted by Bubba2341 (user info) at 2008-12-10 12:37:00 EST (#)
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Submitted by forensicgirl3 (user info) at 2008-12-10 10:17:34 EST (#)
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I don't trust anyone who has a name I can't pronounce easily.
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Says the chick whose real last name is Stopolopopopononovitch. . .
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-12-10 12:35:42 EST (#)
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oh, well you're a girl....your opinion doesn't count
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2008-12-10 12:26:20 EST (#)
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Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-12-10 12:19:01 EST (#)
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i think "vich" s are polish
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actually "vic" is just a slavic thing found all over eastern europe. i just like saying don't trust the russians.
cuz they're commies.
Submitted by sage104 (user info) at 2008-12-10 12:23:33 EST (#)
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I'm sick of politics.
Submitted by scourge (user info) at 2008-12-10 12:21:48 EST (#)
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he's a second generation american. parents were serbian.
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-12-10 12:19:01 EST (#)
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i think "vich" s are polish
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2008-12-10 12:17:27 EST (#)
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don't trust the russians.
Submitted by Jeanneee (user info) at 2008-12-10 12:10:26 EST (#)
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tl;dr - break it down for me in 3 words or less.
Submitted by monkeyswithguns (user info) at 2008-12-10 10:46:43 EST (#)
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I think you're incorrect. I think the worst part is that this is just business as usual, as it always has and always will be.
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-12-10 10:42:14 EST (#)
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you're confusing me with.....YOUR MOM
BA DUM TISH!
I'll be here all nights folks.
Submitted by scourge (user info) at 2008-12-10 10:41:57 EST (#)
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Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-12-10 10:17:54 EST (#)
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the sad part is I'm sure this sort of thing happens all the time but doesn't get caught. think of how many politicians go into office making decent money and come out millionaires.
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this is the least of what this guy has done. look at this as being on the same lines as the feds finally putting al capone in prison for tax evasion. he has been under investigation for years, a number of his closest compatriots are already sirring in prison or have been convicted...he's a scumbag. they were finally able to get something from beginning to end, so they were able to tie something to him in a relatively quick fashion (quick as far as federal charges go anyway.)
the illinois gov before him is serving his term right now.
the illinois gov before him declined to run against obama in 2004 for the senate seat because he knew that investigations that had gone away when he retired from public office would come back. this one is especially funny because he was likely the only pol the illinois repub party had who stood a pretty good chance of beating obama. had he been clean enough in his past, we'd potentially be looking at president-elect mccain or clinton right now rather than obama.
the illinois gov before that was widely accepted as being every bit as dirty, but his terms were served before various governmental ethics laws really started tightening down and he was a bit more careful about who he surrounded himself with. he's the one who will probably be representing rod in his upcoming trial.
the illinois gov before THAT finished serving his term and has been writing his memoirs fr the last half decade or so.
welcome to illinois politics/my life!
Submitted by BigBuffty (user info) at 2008-12-10 10:25:54 EST (#)
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you have a tattoo on your ass with a sign pointing to your hole saying 'insert black cocks here'
Submitted by kaos-king (user info) at 2008-12-10 10:23:43 EST (#)
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At first skim I read this as... "On November 10, 2008, ROD BLAGOJEVICH and his wife, JOHN HARRIS"
Oh, those wily Gays.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2008-12-10 10:23:32 EST (#)
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BRILLIANT!!
YOU ARE A GENIUS
Submitted by forensicgirl3 (user info) at 2008-12-10 10:21:40 EST (#)
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Eliminating the extremes at each end (extremely poor and extremely rich) of the bell, and then averaging the income of Americans, THAT should be a politician's salary.
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-12-10 10:17:54 EST (#)
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the sad part is I'm sure this sort of thing happens all the time but doesn't get caught. think of how many politicians go into office making decent money and come out millionaires.
Submitted by forensicgirl3 (user info) at 2008-12-10 10:17:34 EST (#)
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I don't trust anyone who has a name I can't pronounce easily.
Submitted by skrapmetal (user info) at 2008-12-10 10:16:16 EST (#)
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<totally unbelievable sarcasm>
The very idea of corruption in an upstanding institution like Illinois government astounds me.
</totally unbelievable sarcasm>
The State hasn't had a decent Senator since Abraham Lincoln.