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 ...
yep...the sharks are circling...let’s hope some of them are on the side of justice and truth.
There's a reporter in the tank!
I left the office for a few minutes - just getting back here now.
ABC 7 Chicago
Thanks....he is going in the ‘file’.
“The Senate can refuse to seat that individual”
you do realize that these are democrats we’re talking about, right?
He’s now (or soon will be) The Enemy.
The MSM is too heavily invested in him. They have flushed their credibility this cycle. If BO goes there is nothing left to fall back on. Right now Obama is the medias' reason for being. Blago and Rezko will be sacrificed and the MSM will dutifully participate. Obama and Daley won't be touched.
Sometimes ‘justice & truth’ are on the same side as ‘making a name for myself’ — so I hope it comes to pass. In a big ol’ public, wide-open way. ;)
We’ll see.
As soon as The One starts to try to own the press, they’ll balk.
Thanks. Going in the ‘EXPOSE THE AMERICAN MEDIA CORRUPTION FILE’.
Have they said who they think the persons at the Tribune was who Blago wanted fired?
I’m guessing it was John Kass.
BLAGOJEVICH ON TAKING THE SENATE SEAT HIMSELF
“If . . . they’re not going to offer anything of any value, then I might just take it.”
“Unless I get something real good for (unnamed Senate candidate), [expletive], I’ll just send myself, you know what I’m saying.”
“I’m going to keep this Senate option for me a real possibility, you know, and therefore I can drive a hard bargain. You hear what I’m saying. And if I don’t get what I want and I’m not satisfied with it, then I’ll just take the Senate seat myself.
(The Senate seat) “is a [expletive] valuable thing, you just don’t give it away for nothing.”
BLAGOJEVICH ON THE NEGOTIATIONS
(The ) “trick . . . is how do you conduct indirectly . . . a negotiation.”
“How much are you offering, (President-elect Obama)? What are you offering, (second unnamed Senate candidate)? . . . Can always go to. . . (third unnamed Senate candidate).”
“It’s got to be good stuff for the people of Illinois and good for me.”
“I’ve got this thing and it’s [expletive] golden, and, uh, uh, I’m just not giving it up for [expletive] nothing. I’m not gonna do it. And, and I can always use it. I can parachute me there.”
I may have mis-heard but I think a search warrant was served on Quinn at his office. Any verification?
Just wow! Hope somebody puts that up on YouTube soon. There are some real doozies in that presser.
I’m in southern CA.. we just felt another earthquake.
Opossum is not pleased?
I too thought I heard Fitzgerald say a warrant was served to search the “deputy governor’s” office...
Not that I’ve heard.
Intercepted calls allegedly show that Blagojevich directed Harris to inform the Tribune 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
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Chicago Tribune’s editorial board
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-editorialboard,0,3279387.special
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