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Illinois governor arrested for trying to sell Obama's Senate seat
Dec 9, 2008, 15:18 GMT
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How come the article didn't mention he was a democrat? How come he didn't have the little (D) next to his name? I notice any article about a republican has the (R) next to it. Hmm.
Well, now the third paragraph does mention he is a democrat. Must have missed that.
What difference does it really make. They are all crooks, some just more blatent that others. The Republicans have abused their power as will the Democrats. It is our job to force them out of office when they believe they are above the law. That is happening 'with haste' in the Republican party and if the Democrats do not act better---force them out.
The only mistake this guy made was to [allegedly] sell it too directly. He needs to learn about payoffs:
The president gets $750 million to become elected and then some of the lucky payees become staff and other appointed officials. It is called: buying a job.
SP will be all over this, big time - probably composing one of his stupid scenarios as we speak and also manage to put all the blame on Obama. All the blame in the world will never make up for the crap we've had to endure for the last 8 years under Bush. As far as whether it's a donkey or elephant - they smell the same.
listen to sp4 he knows what he's talking about.
He just got caught. They all benefit from office. It pays good to 'serve' the public.
This is typical of Illinois politics. Illinois could give prime, high-class lessons to the rest of the world when it comes to dirty politics and corruption. I grew up in Illinois. Politics are extremely dirty there
The fact that Blago was trying to use his office to make money and get himself a cushy 'retirement package' is normal in Illinois. The people there let the politicians get away with it because Illinois is a big time entitlement state. Big welfare, generous unemployment and such keeps people dependent on the state government.
What did surprise me is the fact that ol' Blago, a Chicago Democrat, was stupid enough to try and shake down these outfits for dough over the telephone!!! No, no, Governor, you never do that over the phone!!! You do that in an officially unscheduled closed building or run down factory late at night and your people have ascertained there's no recording device anywhere near by.
Dun git me rong, cos ah is ohnly a poower hillbilly in da Rocky Mowntins.
Ah`s shoower ah red in daws deprayved newspapis uv yaws dat guys oo sell udder guys seets ar coled PIMPS.
Wal, ah am serprized dat yoo elektid a kweer as Preezidant, ya naw dat black guy coled Obanana. E`ll mayk a reel hit in da Wite Ows wid ole daws meelitary guys arownd, eshpeshully da saylers.
Ah dun suppoze Obanana wud liyk ta git inta tutch wid ma Lokal Meenister wud he ? Cos ma Meenister as olways bin interestid in udder guys seets, mossly in da Confeshunal Box in da eevenin.
Not sure about the last comment.
The hillbilly could be right.
Well, you can tell that is SP4 by this phrase: 'Confeshunal Box'.
Stop the Presses.
They caught the Governor.
The presidential candidate got away, remenber?
We've already told you about this.
You were not listening.
Makes Halliburton look like a lemonaide stand.
...Lance, try and impress us with that doctoral thesis on how Bush broke the Bank of England. We cannot wait.
Are now the party in power. This is who they are. Chuck Rangel just got caught kicking back $60,000 to his kid for Internet services.
SP4: You are just jealous. Your man spent trillions of dollars trying to buy off the world, or killing it, and in the end failed miserably all the while people like me foretelling the future: Mass murder of muslims, occupation using the jesus-bomb and deficit of moral and financial values.
You lost, Bush lost, most of the U.S. lost. You are losers.
Maybe one day the silent minority of sane people will rise and their voice will be heard, but until then we get hecklers like you. Part of the price one pays for being sane in a turbulent sea of idiots like you.
mass murder of muslims. The muslims can do that all by themselves (and do), thank you very much.
...I just never realized how honest Bush really was, until the democrats got back into power. Hell, Obama isn't even President yet and the dems are already producing Clinton-class corruption on a vast scale. I mean, go figure, some sneator takes some gifts and he's the devil. The GOVERNOR of ILLINOIS sells a US SENATE SEAT!
Positively Inspiring! Can you imagine what is next??? The Louisiana Purchase???
Haliburton:
hahahahahahahahahahaha!
'you came here to discuss global warming Al'
'no, I don't want to hold brief cases Al, that's Hillary's..er..job...oh heck Al...YOU know...YOU worked for them for chrissakes!'
'Al...babe...it's my old senate seat....I've moved on....I don't care...$750,000 grand?...damn...that's real money Al...how come so much?'
'Really? an Ambassadorship too?...I gotta get Hillary on the line...if she'll even talk to me....'
Yes, the democrats are just as filthy as the republicans. Big deal.
More of the same for 4 years and probably longer.
....and remembered the article. Two words kept coming back to me. (no, I did not see the word 'democrat' either) They were:
'Cabinet Post'
'Ambassadorship'
Now, kids, who holds the keys to a Federal cabinet post???????
Who, kids, holds the keys to a U.S. Ambassadorship???????
Who would this mobster be discussing either of these with who was within line authority to discuss, or grant, such things???
Who is designated head of the Diplomatic Service?????
Who is HER boss????(a very good question!)
In other words, who was on the other end of the phone in the wiretaps????
I am wondering if anyone here can connect the dots?
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