Posted on 12/09/2008 6:14:19 AM PST by KeyLargo
Edited on 12/09/2008 6:17:49 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
A source said today that Gov. Rod Blagojevich was taken into federal custody at his North Side home this morning. The U.S. attorney's office would not confirm the information, and a spokesman for the governor did not immediately return a phone call for comment.
(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...
Yeah, I suppose it was a last ditch effort at good PR. Uh.. looks pretty paltry juxtaposed against today’s news. ;)
“Nope. Thompson and Edgar never went to jail”
The definition of genius in Illinois politics running a balanced budget on the state level and not getting indicted.
By that standard, both Thompson and Edgar were geniuses of Illinois politics.
Me too.
I’m a little embarrassed to say that I am giddy! LOLOLOLOL
FLASHBACK:
Senator says he’s still willing to help Blagojevich despite - hiring concerns
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) - Thursday, July 27, 2006
Author: John Patterson Daily Herald State Government Editor
EXCERPT
SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Sen. Barack Obama expressed concern about the growing number of reports of potentially illegal hiring under Gov. Rod Blagojevich but said he’s willing to help his fellow Chicago Democrat’s re-election bid.
“I have not followed closely enough what’s been taking place in these investigations to comment on them,” Obama told the Daily Herald this week. “Obviously I’m concerned about reports that hiring practices at the state weren’t, at times, following appropriate procedures. How high up that went, the degree at which the governor was involved, is not something I’m going to speculate on.
“If I received information that made me believe that any Democrat had not been acting in the public interest, I’d be concerned.”
Numerous state agencies have had hiring and contracting records subpoenaed, and U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald confirmed in a recent letter to state authorities that his office is conducting an investigation of “very serious allegations of endemic hiring fraud” and has a “number of credible witnesses.”
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Obama , who endorsed Blagojevich for a second term nearly 18 months ago, said he’s ready to help Illinois Democrats in the upcoming elections.
“If the governor asks me to work on his behalf, I’ll be happy to do it,” Obama said.
Affiliated Unions
Change to Win consists of seven affiliated unions. These are:
* International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT)
Website: http://www.teamster.org/
* Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA)
Website: http://www.liuna.org/
* Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
Website: http://www.seiu.org/
* United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC)
Website: http://www.carpenters.org/
* United Farm Workers of America (UFW)
Website: http://www.ufw.org/
* United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW)
Website: http://www.ufcw.org/
* UNITE HERE
Website: http://www.unitehere.org/
Maybe these guys need some help with the Feds. Yeah.
My 5 year old saw me dancing in my kitchen and said “Mom why are you so happy?”
I said “Because our governor is a bad guy and for once a bad guy got in trouble”.
he says “Oh” in his innocent way. LOL!
Brian Howey: An SEIU Windfall for Jill, or a ‘Corrupt Bargain’?
Are you following this, Chas?
LMAO That’s so cute.
I totally understand; can't I just hold out a little hope that justice is served?
I know it's a pipe dream, but can't I hold out some hope that the country our founders established can be reestablished? It's the only way I can manintain my sanity.
Fitzpatrick better hurry. Maybe he has a copy of Obama’s kenyan borth certificate. These epople are all criminals. They should arrested gorelnick, franklin Raines, Emmanuel and Robert Rubin.
I’d back off a bit here. Blago may have been sounding out Obama-successor no. 5 or no. 3 or no. 1 about whether the candidate for the job might be able to use the candidate’s influence with Obama to get Blago an ambassadorship. That “ambassadorships” came up in the tapes doesn’t need to mean anything more than that Blago proposed such a reward for himself. We don’t know if Obama’s people reciprocated.
What’s really interesting is whether any of the candidates to succeed Obama did criminal acts and will be taken down or whether it’s only Blago and his bag men who are on the hook.
HEY maggie!! Here is another great link too:
DETAILS OF COMPLAINT AGAINST BLAGOJEVICH
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2145500/posts
MAN OH MAN...A MUST READ!
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2008/12/09/raw-data-press-release-blagojevich-arrest/
RAW DATA: Press Release on Blagojevich Arrest
The news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office following the arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
Intercepted calls allegedly show that Blagojevich directed Harris to inform Tribune Owner and an associate, identified as Tribune Financial Advisor, that state financial assistance would be withheld unless members of the Chicago Tribune's editorial board were fired, primarily because Blagojevich viewed them as driving discussion of his possible impeachment. In a November 4 phone call, Blagojevich allegedly told Harris that he should say to Tribune Financial Advisor, Cubs Chairman and Tribune Owner, "our recommendation is fire all those [expletive] people, get 'em the [expletive] out of there and get us some editorial support."
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