[Chuck54]

Roland Burris up at the moment and is taking heat, a lot of it.

Great theater.

[Red_Devil 232]

You got an internet link?

[Chuck54]

You might want to consider putting this is breaking news.

It is live and the line of questioning of Mr. Burris is outstanding theater.

[ETL]

Justice Department Briefing on Blagojevich Investigation:
Patrick Fitzgerald, United States attorney general for the Northern District of Illinois [speaking to press]:
Published: December 9, 2008

Excerpts from the transcript:

Fitzgerald: "In the governor words -- governor's words, quote, 'Fire all those bleeping people. Get them the bleep out of there. And get us some editorial support,' close quote. And the bleeps are not really bleeps."

(snip)

"A month or so ago a $1.8 billion tollway project was announced. While that tollway project was being announced, Governor Blagojevich was privately seeking to have a person benefiting from that contract raise $100,000 in contributions, and privately the government (sic) said, 'I could have made a larger announcement but wanted to see how they would perform by the end of the year. If they don't perform, bleep 'em.' That's a quote. And the word 'bleep' was not the word he used."

(snip)

Fitzgerald: The governor's own words describing the Senate seat, quote, "It's a bleeping valuable thing -- thing. You just don't give it away for nothing," close quote.

Another quote, "I've got this thing, and it's bleeping golden. And I'm just not giving it up for bleeping nothing. I'm not going to do it, and I can always use it; I can parachute me there," quote. Those are his words, not our characterization, other than with regard to the bleep.

The tapes reveal that Governor Blagojevich wanted a number of things in exchange for making the appointment to the Senate seat -- an appointment as secretary of health and human services or an ambassadorship, an appointment to a private foundation, a higher paying job for his wife or campaign contributions.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/09/us/politics/09text-illinois.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all
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Regarding Blago's wife...

"Mrs. Blago, the former Patti Mell, won the hearts of old-school thugs everywhere with her f-word-filled rants captured on FBI wiretaps, some of which were colorfully detailed in the criminal complaint against her hubby..." --Michelle Malkin, December 17, 2008

http://710knus.townhall.com/columnists/MichelleMalkin/2008/12/17/the_real_housewives_of_crook_county

[sunmars]

These tapes are going to be good when we hear them in full, lots of dirt, the dems must be panicking about now.

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

Rumors rampid that Blago is impeached and removed by tomorrow.

[nbhunt]

I watched some of this until I got sick and had to go puke. That stupid Demo B*T** representative, said when she took the oth to uphold the constitution she MEANT IT. And all these people in the room MEANS to uphold the constitution.........that's when I had to go puke. I'd have given my left..... to be able to ask her right at that point....HOW ABOUT HOLDING UP THE CONSTITUTION TO PROVE OBAMA IS A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN...