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Source: Feds take [Illinois] Gov. Blagojevich into custody
Chicago Tribune ^ | 12/09/08

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.


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To: maggief
Durbin calls for Senate seat election

Stupid Blago making me agree with Dick Durbin!! Now I'm really ticked!

721 posted on 12/09/2008 11:59:27 AM PST by retrokitten (I want to rock your gypsy soul, just like way back in the days of old- Into the Mystic)
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To: maggief

I stand corrected....$4500 bond...(that’s still piddling)


722 posted on 12/09/2008 11:59:45 AM PST by Guenevere
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To: maggief

So Durbin just happens to remember that it took ‘12 days’ for Blago to call him back? That means one thing....Durbin has been checking his phone records to see if maybe he has been taped by Fitzmas.....LMAO!!


723 posted on 12/09/2008 12:00:23 PM PST by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: brydic1

And as a St. Louisan, I have always resented the the name of East St. Louis. Chicago South would be more appropriate.

For those that don’t know:

East St. Louis is in ILLINOIS, NOT MISSOURI. It has absolutely NO connection to St. Louis.


724 posted on 12/09/2008 12:00:53 PM PST by EyeGuy
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To: maggief
Looks like they arrested the blob. heh
725 posted on 12/09/2008 12:01:29 PM PST by DejaJude (Proud denizen of the fighting fringe.)
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To: penelopesire

Nice catch! The conspiratorial mind knows no bounds!


726 posted on 12/09/2008 12:01:55 PM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel
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To: EyeGuy

Not twue. There are plenty of bridges that connect them, one’s an interstate highway.


727 posted on 12/09/2008 12:02:59 PM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel
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To: brydic1

I am so sorry about your relatives. They should move.


728 posted on 12/09/2008 12:04:18 PM PST by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

Yes, and we are connected to Alpha Centauri via interstellar space.


729 posted on 12/09/2008 12:05:38 PM PST by EyeGuy
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

LOL...I had an ex CIA guy tell me once that I should join up because of the way my mind works.


730 posted on 12/09/2008 12:06:19 PM PST by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: EyeGuy
It has absolutely NO connection to St. Louis.

Ahem! The Poplar Street Bridge:


731 posted on 12/09/2008 12:06:48 PM PST by CholeraJoe ("This is a good day to kill some savages." Suetonius 60AD)
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To: EyeGuy

“interstellar space”

That’s what I calls it when Mrs. Yokel grabs a Q-tip, cleaning “interstellar space”


732 posted on 12/09/2008 12:07:15 PM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel
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To: KeyLargo
RUSH says he believes that Fitzgerald shut down an on-going Democrat crime-spree investigation after being called by Rohm Emanual.

That makes perfect sense.

733 posted on 12/09/2008 12:08:36 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: EyeGuy

I notice that an attempt to get the website for the Lt Governor of Illinois gets the following message, “Visitors, we are sorry, however, this site is experiencing difficulties at this time. Please return later.”


734 posted on 12/09/2008 12:08:45 PM PST by brydic1
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To: KeyLargo

I wish Sherman Skolnick was around to see this. He could probably fill in the blanks.


735 posted on 12/09/2008 12:10:30 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: CholeraJoe

Economically and politically it is an entity of the disaster that is Illinois, not Missouri.

If you want to use the roadway analogy, Hooterville is connected to Manhattan.


736 posted on 12/09/2008 12:10:32 PM PST by EyeGuy
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To: penelopesire

Candidate #2.

(no link)

Sen. Madigan ?
Chicago Sun-Times (IL) - Friday, November 7, 2008
Author: Michael Sneed, The Chicago Sun-Times
TIPSVILLE . . .

The latest from Blagoville: Is Gov. Rod Blagojevich toying with tossing Barack Obama ‘s U.S. Senate seat to Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan , who wants Blago’s job?

- It’s his pick . . . and it would get rid of a rival.

- It may endear him to powerful House Speaker Mike Madigan , Lisa ‘s dad, who is Blago’s political foe.

- It would enable Gov. Blago to choose a new Illinois attorney general.

- Hmmm: Even though this sounds like looneyville . . . stay tuned.

(snip)


737 posted on 12/09/2008 12:14:38 PM PST by maggief
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To: penelopesire

“I am so sorry about your relatives. They should move.”

Indeed, several have. Some to Texas, some to Colorado, some to Arizona, some to Missouri, and some to England. The tragedy is that most of the relatives live or lived in a relatively corruption free area of Illinois. But they have had to endure the terrible mismanagement brought about by the voters in other areas of the state.


738 posted on 12/09/2008 12:15:08 PM PST by brydic1
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To: penelopesire

“So Durbin just happens to remember that it took ‘12 days’ for Blago to call him back? That means one thing....Durbin has been checking his phone records to see if maybe he has been taped by Fitzmas.....LMAO!!”

I’m thinking if 0 was tipped off, so was Rahm and Lil’ Dickie.


739 posted on 12/09/2008 12:21:27 PM PST by maggief
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To: maggief

Another Freeper just posted this little hint from the actual indictment:

“This affidavit does not include all calls dealing with the corrupt efforts of ROD BLAGOJEVICH, JOHN HARRIS, and others to misuse the power of ROD BLAGOJEVICH to appoint a United States Senator for the personal gain of ROD BLAGOJEVICH and his family, nor does this affidavit set forth other calls where ROD BLAGOJEVICH and others discussed a possible appointment to the Senate seat”

hmmmmmm......there are some democrats sweating bullets today.....lol. Obama asked questions today while with Al Gore. He has no comment at this time....lol. Fox running the tape now.

I have to run out for a bit, could you please keep me pinged if you hear anything big? I’ll catch up with you guys later today!


740 posted on 12/09/2008 12:21:45 PM PST by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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