Posted on 01/10/2010 9:36:29 PM PST by JoeProBono
CHICAGO (AP) -- Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he's "blacker than Barack Obama" and tells Esquire magazine that he was a real person in a political arena dominated by phonies.
Blagojevich, referring to the president as "this guy," says Obama was elected based simply on hope.
"What the (expletive)? Everything he's saying's on the teleprompter," Blagojevich told the magazine for a story in its February issue, which hits newsstands Jan. 19.
"I'm blacker than Barack Obama. I shined shoes......
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Blago's a lightweight...
"I'm blacker than Barack Obama. I shined shoes...Cool, that statement alone more than justifies election to the Senate, perhaps from Nevada. Thanks JoeProBono.
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