Ill. Gov. Blagojevich pledges to fight, won't quit

AP on Yahoo ^ | 12/19/08 | Jim Suhr - ap

[NormsRevenge]

CHICAGO – Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he is not guilty of any criminal wrongdoing and plans to stay on the job.

In his first official statement since his arrest on corruption charges last week, Blagojevich (blah-GOY'-Uh-vich) says he will fight until he takes his "last breath."

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The Democratic governor says he intends to "answer every allegation in a court of law."

[NormsRevenge]

Bring it on, Fitzmas!

[frithguild]

Thank you Santa!

[Boiling Pots]

Go Blago!!

Fight and keep dragging it out!

[The Ghost of Rudy McRomney]

Go, Rod, Go!!

[NormsRevenge]

Governor Rod Blagojevich of Illinois address questions about charges brought against him of conspiracy and bribery, including allegations he was seeking to benefit financially from his appointment of a successor to the U.S. Senate seat that was vacated by President-elect Barack Obama during a news conference in Chicago, December 19, 2008. REUTERS/Jeff Haynes (UNITED STATES)

[Non-Sequitur]

They always say that they plan to fight to the end, then wind up resigning a day or two later. Still, I hope Blagojevich is the exception to the rule and tries and stick it out.

[NEWwoman]

Good for him! I wonder what he knows. Hope he does not end up like Jimmy Hoffa.

[Cementjungle]

Bring it on, Fitzmas!

Yea, maybe he'll wind up doubling Scooter's sentence when all is said and done.

[j_guru]

[jrooney]

A good defense for him is that heh I am innocent because everyone does it here in Chicago and I can tell you who has done it and has not been charged. I did nothing wrong because Rahm and Obama were doing it and they have not been arrested or charged. The whole heh, I was was going with the flow of traffic, why did you stop me may be his defense.

Hehehehehehe I sure hope so.

[NormsRevenge]

The gUb says Happy Holidays to you too, John Harris.

Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's Chief of Staff John Harris
leaves the federal court after his arraignment in Chicago,
December 9, 2008. (John Gress/Reuters)

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Stand tall, Blago.

[Random Access]

You go Blago!!!

[jrooney]

Hehehehehe Lol! Yes stand tall Blago.

I was grinning from ear to ear when he said he would fight to his last breath. ;)

[Cowboy Bob]

Barack Obama: The Bernie Madoff of Politics!

[NormsRevenge]

updated first paragraph for article
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081219/ap_on_re_us/illinois_governor

CHICAGO – In an unwavering statement of innocence, Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Friday he will be vindicated of criminal corruption charges and has no intention of letting what he called a “political lynch mob” force him from his job. “I will fight. I will fight. I will fight until I take my last breath. I have done nothing wrong,” Blagojevich said in his first official public comments since his arrest last week on federal corruption charges.

[Cementjungle]

I was grinning from ear to ear when he said he would fight to his last breath. ;)

Why? Do you really think Obama, as POTUS, can't clean this all up?

[Uncle Hal]

If I was Blago I would not go near Fort Marcy Park.