Source: Feds take [Illinois] Gov. Blagojevich into custody

Chicago Tribune ^ | 12/09/08

[KeyLargo]

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.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

He may come from a state that has a deputy gov and is used to saying it that way.

[penelopesire]

Given Obama’s history...no-one should ‘give him the benefit of doubt’. Isn’t that what the whole corrupt American media has done for the last 3 years? Why should we? We know more about Obama than most of the people in this country! WE KNOW HE IS HIDING HIS RADICAL PAST...HIS BIRTH CERTIFICATE..HIS COLLEGE RECORDS..

HIS ILL. SENATE RECORDS!! (now we know why they disappeared)

WE NEED TO GIVE THE MAN NO QUARTER TO HIDE IN!! Sorry to shout..but please don’t go there. Obama and the democrats deserve everything we dish out.

[bcsco]

I’d never heard that phrase used in Illinois politics. But It was just the way it was stated that made me wonder.

[penelopesire]

I guess we now know one reason that Obama’s Illinois senate records ‘disappeared’....(eye roll)

[Genoa]

On Obama, Fitzgerald: “There is no allegation in the criminal complaint about the president-elect [sic] and that’s all I’m going to say.

When did we ever hear somebody say "that's all I'm going to say" when there wasn't something else to say? And note carefully that his answer was limited to what wasn't in the complaint. Heh.

[Preachin']

I hope he turns some sort of “state’s evidence”, and takes down the whole democratic party, beginning with O____.

[VideoPaul]

CHANGE!! CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN!!!

[penelopesire]

Let's don't forget that Blago's wife was a partner with Rezko for many years too. Here he is with Rahm:

[retrokitten]

No, I think it’s the same thing. He came from NY, so maybe they call it deputy gov out there.

[arkady_renko]

There is a reason that Blago thought he was immune from all of these corruption charges and it can only mean one thing. He feels for some reason that Obama is going to protect him or pardon him down the road. Maybe that ‘reason’ is ‘having the goods’ on Obama. ?????

Holy cow! You probably have something there. Just yesterday Blago made a cryptic reference to Watergate and warning that anyone who recorded his conversations should remember Watergate. I'll bet he (Blago) has recorded EVERYTHING. Everything. I'll bet he has the goods on a lot of his co-conspirators.

[retrokitten]

Hmmm...interesting theory.

[bcsco]

Just yesterday Blago made a cryptic reference to Watergate and warning that anyone who recorded his conversations should remember Watergate. I'll bet he (Blago) has recorded EVERYTHING. Everything. I'll bet he has the goods on a lot of his co-conspirators.

This is the Chicago machine we're talking about. He'll be long dead before any of that sees the light of day.

[txhurl]

The Watergate thing probably deserves its own thread?

[arkady_renko]

Think about this, he was arrested on day after he (Blago) says:

At an unrelated event yesterday, the governor was asked once again about the federal corruption investigation hanging over him.

BLAGO: I think there’s nothing but sunshine hanging over me.

When it came to Wyma and secret recordings, Blagojevich made a confusing parallel between himself and Richard Nixon

BLAGOJEVICH: I appreciate anyone who wants to tape me openly and notoriously. And those who feel that they want to sneakily and wear taping devices, I would remind them that kind of smells like Nixon and Watergate.

Could he have been sending a message to prosecutors?

[happinesswithoutpeace]

I haven’t read the transcript yet but if Blago was leaning on Obama’s people wouldn’t that have been at least “knowledge” on Obama’s part that this guy Blago was engaging in criminal activity?

[maggief]

William R. Quinlan, Blagojevich’s chief counsel.

http://www.qclaw.com/Quinlan_Bio.pdf

[Guenevere]

....that he means to bring Obama down with him?

[penelopesire]

Rush is making some good points on his show today asking the question why the feds shut down the investigation NOW and moved to arrest Blago? They said it was a ‘crime spree of corruption going on’....were they afraid to let the thing play out any longer out of fear that Obama and his minions would become entangled even more?

My question........Is someone in the FBI protecting Obama? The tribune probably tipped him off too when they became involved.

[txhurl]

Can you give me a link so I can send it to Rush?

[cartoonistx]