Has Blago Absolved Obama or Blamed Him?

Rev. Lainie Dowell

These men are just two of the many DNC men and women and other partisan and Republican bees buzzing together in a small, glass hive and that’s for sure. So, who can’t help but believe that Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D-IL) does have something of value to offer up to the prosecuting bee collector in order to save both his and his wife’s necks from a long jail stint? But, as some wags have been heard to say, “He (Blago) will have to start singing like a bird.” And, don’t you think he won’t!

Does anybody recall that little diddy that Rod Blagojevich spewed out onto an audience where he spoke during his 2006 Chicago run for the office of Governor of Illinois? Have you seen the video of that political speech or heard him give it in person?

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Reprint: US v. Blagojevich

Illinois Governor Arrested for Trying to Sell Obama's Senate Seat

US v. BLAGOJEVICH

(U.S. Dist. Ct., N.D. Ill., Dec. 9, 2008) – Illinois governor Rob Blagojevich and his Chief of Staff John Harris were arrested today on charges including an alleged scheme to sell the Senate seat of President Elect Barack Obama.

In this criminal complaint, Blagojevich and Harris were charged with one count of conspiring to defraud the people of Illinois and one count of corruptly paying the recently bankrupt Tribune Company millions of dollars in financial assistance from the state of Illinois in exchange for firing Tribune editorial writers critical of Blagojevich.

Criminal Complaint.
Posted at the Washington Post.

Original Resource: Findlaw, December 9, 2008, Breaking News.

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