Posted on 12/10/2008 12:29:13 PM PST by LdSentinal
Greenlee was intimately involved in Milorad’s schemes:
http://cbs2chicago.com/local/patti.blagojevich.tapes.2.883674.html
“”Feds Catch Patti Blagojevich On Tape, Too
Federal wiretaps of Gov. Blagojevich indicate the his wife was also aware of her husband’s alleged attempts to shake down the Tribune Co. over the sale of Wrigley Field.
CBS 2’s Mike Flannery has reported that Patti Blagojevich was a potential target in the investigation, but has not been charged with wrong-doing.
The day before Barack Obama was elected president, the governor took a call at his home from his deputy governor Bob Greenlee.
The phone call’s topic: Whether to award the financially struggling Tribune Co. State assistance to upgrade Wrigley Field that might have been worth $100 million.
In exchange, Blagojevich was demanding the firing of editorial writers at the Chicago Tribune newspaper, especially John McCormick, author of several angry editorials calling for the governor to be impeached and tossed out of office.
The feds claim that on one secret recording Patti Blagojevich can clearly be heard in the background speaking to her husband as he’s on the phone. Her language is less than demure as she complains that bosses at Tribune are ignoring the governor’s demands to fire McCormick.
Then Patti gets on the line: “[Sam] Zell”... the owner of the Tribune...can just fire them!”
Patti then said that if Zell’s papers were hurting his business, he would do something about his editorial board.
Rod Blagojevich then tells Greenlee to put together the articles in the Tribune that deal with removing him from office so that chief of staff John Harris can go to Zell and say: “We’ve got some decisions to make now.”
Governor Blagojevich then says: “Someone should say, ‘Get rid of those people. Someone’s gotta go to Zell. We want to see him. ... It’s a political f’’’’ing operation in there.”””
Biden. OMG. ditto that emotion
It does sound like the candidates were bidding for the seat. I wonder if it was a silent auction via Blackberry.
That six hour state of the union speech would be about taking the train. Biden’s got train brain.
I worked for Commerce Dept. before the plane crash. The letterhead had Bubba and Ron’s names on it.
Poor Jim MacDougal. Did they give him heart medicine he didn’t need or stop giving him heart medicine that was medically necessary? That infirmary sucked.
He tried to sell it to Oprah but I don’t know if she’s in the complaint. She did reveal she weighs 200 lbs though.
Actually that is a pretty good Idea.... Congress Critter Cards.... Show their crimes etc... You could make a good buck with that idea.
Normally, I’d agree with you.
But THIS is the Chicago crowd we’re talking about here. They play for keeps, literally and figuratively!
People have disappeared for less than ratting out Obama to a grand jury.
Unfortunately, I think just about anyone who has something on Obama will suddenly find themselves very reluctant to talk - for fear of their own lives!
What exactly is a deputy governor as opposed to a lieutenant governor?
The ice is melting right underneath their feet.
Oh I heard it was the other deputy Governor.
My little brother calls this affair “the most badass thing ever”.
Blagorama? Blogobama?
What is a “deputy governor” in Illinois?
ROFL!
Just a title for a couple of aides to make them feel like something more than a toadie, the one who just quit and a woman. (and a 3rd one appointed Dec 1. to possibly replace the Senate prospect).
I never heard of them before yesterday.
FReeper slush fund
The American people will never believe Oprah’s Choice is corrupt, for if they did they would have to admit to themselves that they too are corrupt.
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