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Impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been removed from office
Chicago Tribune ^
| 5:10 PM CST, January 29, 2009
| Ray Long and Rick Pearson
Posted on 01/29/2009 4:03:57 PM PST by Kolb
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posted on
01/29/2009 4:03:57 PM PST
by
Kolb
To: Kolb
I’m going to miss that SOB. What great theater he provided.
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posted on
01/29/2009 4:05:24 PM PST
by
Galtoid
( .)
To: Kolb
The State of Ill. just proved what can be accomplished if they all work together.
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posted on
01/29/2009 4:06:38 PM PST
by
RC2
To: Galtoid
It's a pity they didn't give the man a real chance to defend himself by issuing subpeonas to Rahm Emanual, Congresscritter Jackson, Jr, and the "O" himself.
L
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posted on
01/29/2009 4:06:39 PM PST
by
Lurker
(The avalanche has begun. It's too late for the pebbles to vote.)
To: Galtoid
The Senate also unanimously voted to impose the "political death penalty" on Blagojevich, banning him from ever again holding office in Illinois. He should move to New York . . . or New Jersey . . . or Michigan.
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posted on
01/29/2009 4:06:51 PM PST
by
Vigilanteman
(Are there any men left in Washington? Or, are there only cowards? Ahmad Shah Massoud)
To: Kolb
Like that means anything to thug Ill.
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posted on
01/29/2009 4:07:00 PM PST
by
freekitty
(Give me back my conservative vote.)
Comment #7 Removed by Moderator
To: Lurker
>>It’s a pity they didn’t give the man a real chance to defend himself by issuing subpeonas to Rahm Emanual, Congresscritter Jackson, Jr, and the “O” himself.
Yeah, how convenient!
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posted on
01/29/2009 4:07:51 PM PST
by
vikingd00d
(chown -R us ./base)
To: Kolb
One down, thousands to go.
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posted on
01/29/2009 4:08:25 PM PST
by
Fresh Wind
(Hey, Obama! Where's my check?)
To: Kolb
It’s just the Chicago way.
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posted on
01/29/2009 4:09:55 PM PST
by
Enterprise
(A Representative Republic - gone now. Foolish people.)
To: Kolb
well, he went down swinging, or talking, whichever. Has he outlived his usefulness? Is he going to be used for shark chum for the press to distract the public from the REALLY DIRTY stuff going on in the Windy City?
I thought it would have been interesting to see just whose machine got the most grease. I sort of wish it had lasted a little bit longer, but I guess if you are going to shut somebody up and rubbing them out isn't really a good idea at the time, might as well impeach and remove. Advice for Blago: WATCH YOUR BACK!!
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posted on
01/29/2009 4:14:19 PM PST
by
redhead
(Don't look at ME! I voted for Sarah!)
To: Lurker
"It's a pity they didn't give the man a real chance to defend himself by issuing subpeonas to Rahm Emanual, Congresscritter Jackson, Jr, and the "O" himself." I suspect that this is the reason for the quickie impeachment of Blago. Now the he's not in office anymore will the Fed prosecutor have any reason to issue an indictment? I wonder how soon will this case just quietly drop out of the news?
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posted on
01/29/2009 4:17:12 PM PST
by
StormEye
To: Kolb
Time to spill the beans. Where are the conservative talk show hosts and publications waiting to interview him?
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posted on
01/29/2009 4:19:58 PM PST
by
FrdmLvr
(What fresh hell is this?)
To: Galtoid
Im going to miss that SOB. What great theater he provided. Glenn Beck asked a great question on his show tonight: if Blago was so crooked, why didn't anyone in Illinois (state government, local government, Chicago) rat him out earlier in his 6-7 years in office?
Beck didn't answer that question but I think it's obvious: because they're all crooks and they were all sipping from the same rotten stew!
Talk about good theater: wait til Governor Blago starts ratting out his colleagues... and maybe our new Messiah who seemed to scamper through Illinois politics without losing any of his "glow".
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posted on
01/29/2009 4:21:19 PM PST
by
ReleaseTheHounds
("The demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots.")
To: Kolb
Phooey! Just when I learned to spell and pronounce the name.
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posted on
01/29/2009 4:24:17 PM PST
by
reg45
(Be calm everyone. The idiot child is in charge!)
To: Kolb
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posted on
01/29/2009 4:30:11 PM PST
by
lnzog
(I'm from Illinois and I apologize.)
To: Kolb
His crime?
Peddling influence?
No.
He was peddling influence outside the beltway.
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posted on
01/29/2009 4:33:54 PM PST
by
Iron Munro
(Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself)
To: Kolb
Is Blago a Republican? The article seems to have left that part out.
To: martin_fierro
So is it a successful Mandigan coup? Gotta get Lisa an office worth holding ...you know.
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posted on
01/29/2009 5:07:54 PM PST
by
rod1
To: Lurker
Exactly, if it went to court Blago would sing...Obama stated that he had “one...or two conversations (duh) about his vacant senate seat. The fix is in. Sacrifice Blago to protect the skeletons in the closet.
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posted on
01/29/2009 5:09:38 PM PST
by
freebird5850
(O-Bomb-a, the sleeper cell that slipped by all of us.)
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