A Rod Report (Blago book may be sold...to Duraflame!)

Chicago Sun-Times ^ | 2-5-2010 | MICHAEL SNEED

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A Rod report . . .

Grab the matches?

If it's not one thing, it's another in the life of embattled former Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

• Consider: Not only did the feds burn him with a new set of indictments Thursday, but his book tanked -- and his publisher is joking about selling the book covers to Duraflame.

• Whaaaa: Julie Chrystyn, the new president of Phoenix books -- which printed 75,000 copies of Blago's book: The Governor -- quipped she was threatening to sell them to Duraflame . . ."to wrap around their fake logs to start fires burning in fireplaces," she told a New York tabloid columnist. "Especially in the Chicago area. Please. It's only covers burning. It's only burning pictures of [Blagojevich's] lovely profile. This way we could at least sell a part of his lousy book."

• Background: Chrystyn, who inherited the job of former Phoenix books chief Michael Viner, who signed off on the Blago book deal and then died, tells Sneed: "The book sold briskly during the first week, but died off. It's just tongue-in-cheek I'd have the covers burned, but the books -- which are in a warehouse -- will eventually be destroyed. It's too bad Blago couldn't sell it off like hot dogs and wedding gowns when he taped Donald Trump's 'Celebrity Apprentice' show."

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Despite the ongoing Democrat circus, Blago is fearlessly holding onto his title as the biggest joke in Illinois.

[Question Liberal Authority]

"to wrap around their fake logs to start fires burning in fireplaces,"

Isn't that what happens to all books written by Democrat politicians? People don't actually read the things, do they?

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

“Blago is fearlessly holding onto his title as the biggest joke in Illinois.”

Only because Obama went to Washington.