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Illinois Governor Taken Into Federal Custody
Fox News ^ | 9 Dec 2008

Posted on 12/09/2008 7:21:11 AM PST by ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff were arrested in Chicago Tuesday on two counts each of corruption charges relating to trying to sell President-elect Barack Obama's vacated Senate seat. More at Fox News

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: caseofthemissingd; cultureofcorruption; democratscandals; mediabias; obamanation; obamasenateseat; senateseatforsale
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To: Arguendo

what kind of question is THAT? He’s ALREADY corrupt. I want it exposed.


41 posted on 12/09/2008 7:39:57 AM PST by spacejunkie
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To: ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY

Get the popcorn...


42 posted on 12/09/2008 7:42:42 AM PST by rewrite
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To: ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY

This is crazy!

Why arrest this man for doing what 90% of the people in politics do?

How was he supposed to know that selling power, influence, favors and taking bribes and payoffs would be considered illegal by those picky right wingers in the Bush Justice Department?

Obama will take care of this miscarriage of justice - you can bet on that!

/sarcasm off/


43 posted on 12/09/2008 7:43:35 AM PST by Iron Munro (Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself)
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To: Marysecretary

Preview of Coming Attractions....

CA....


44 posted on 12/09/2008 7:45:31 AM PST by Chances Are (Whew! It seems I've at last found that silly grin!)
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To: rewrite

hmmmm, the only person labeled a democrat was Rahm Emanuel.


45 posted on 12/09/2008 7:45:35 AM PST by Cyclone59 (still speechless over the election)
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To: ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY

Monkey see, monkey do...

Obama has obviously set a precedent and has given the green light in politics that any position can be bought.

This will happen all over America unless its stopped now.


46 posted on 12/09/2008 7:46:06 AM PST by Eye of Unk (Americans should lead America, its the right way.)
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To: Cyclone59
'A fu**ing valuable thing, you just don't give it away for nothing'...

They have this and worse on wire tap tapes, the level of corruption is staggering reports say ....
47 posted on 12/09/2008 7:46:56 AM PST by Scythian
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To: ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY

OK. I don’t understand all this. Plain English please for the too-tired to get?


48 posted on 12/09/2008 7:46:56 AM PST by queenkathy (Pray 4 Josh... www.carepages.com ( joshuaourwarrior) brain injury from allergy shot)
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To: spacejunkie

President-elect Barack Obama and Representative Rahm Emanuel will be issuing denials as to their previous associations with Governor Rod R. Blagojevich.

It must not be forgotten that Emanuel succeeded Blagojevich in Congress as soon as Blagojevich vacated the seat to assume the governor’s mansion. Emanuel had to move into the district as he had never lived there before. Emanuel effectively bought the seat. Afterwards, some top precinct vote hustlers working for Emanuel went to prison and the Congressman denied any knowledge of their cheating the taxpayers by performing political work in return for job promotions or while drawing pay while on the clock at their municipal jobs.

Aren’t you liberals glad to have elected a “reform” president from the sewer that is Illinois?


49 posted on 12/09/2008 7:47:43 AM PST by PBRCat
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To: ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY

“Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff were arrested in Chicago Tuesday”.....

This putrid crap is sickening....not to mention Barry comes from ground zero for corruption....Chicago!


50 posted on 12/09/2008 7:51:09 AM PST by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: RobinOfKingston

Come on Fitzpatrick - indict the illegal alien born in Kenya who is a citizen of Indonesia. He has multiple aliases.


51 posted on 12/09/2008 7:51:48 AM PST by Frantzie
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To: ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY

Maybe the Federal Government should step in and temporarily take over the Illinois state government instead of messing with the auto companies. The corruption in Illinois and Chicago has surpassed the levels found in most third world countries and just keeps getting worse. Private enterprise is the victim here and can’t be relied upon to solve this problem. Only the Feds can do this. Let’s demand that the courts appoint Federal Administrators to clean up the corruption once and for all.


52 posted on 12/09/2008 7:51:53 AM PST by deener
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To: Leisler

Somthin just teels me the radio is gonna be FUN today!!!!


53 posted on 12/09/2008 7:51:59 AM PST by Cheapskate (Play loud and carry BIG sticks!)
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To: popdonnelly

LOL!!! :-)

I’m sure PEO will be ‘deeply saddened’ by the news.


54 posted on 12/09/2008 7:52:12 AM PST by pillut48 (CJ in TX --"God help us all, and God help America!!" --my new mantra for the next 4 years)
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To: ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY

I didnt check but let me guess what DU is saying: “Bush / Rove / Haliburton conspiracy to undermine Obama and ensure a GOP plant gets into yadda yadda yadda yadda”.


55 posted on 12/09/2008 7:52:23 AM PST by pepsi_junkie (Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
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To: Wally_Kalbacken

Barack Obama: “Thats not the Blagojevich I know.” /s


56 posted on 12/09/2008 7:55:29 AM PST by ljswisc
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To: ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY

Chicago politics comes to the White House.


57 posted on 12/09/2008 7:57:37 AM PST by Long Island Pete (Facts are stubborn things.)
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To: ljswisc

“Mr. President-Elect, what did you know and when did you know it?”


58 posted on 12/09/2008 7:57:50 AM PST by USNBandit (sarcasm engaged at all times)
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To: ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY
Just saw a tape of him talking to the media yesterday. What a creep. He reminds me of an old-style mafia goon.
59 posted on 12/09/2008 7:57:51 AM PST by LiberConservative (Typical white guy)
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To: queenkathy

Did you read the full article? if not, click on the Fox News link. It’s in pretty plain English.


60 posted on 12/09/2008 8:00:08 AM PST by ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY ( The Constitution needs No interpreting, only APPLICATION!)
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