Blagojevich says F*** you.

[Foolish Mortal]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081230/ap_on_re_us/illinois_governor

By Christopher Wills, Associated Press Writer – 6 mins ago

CHICAGO – Gov. Rod Blagojevich has defied U.S. Senate leaders and his own state's lawmakers by appointing former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate. Blagojevich announced his decision in Chicago on Tuesday with the 71-year-old Burris at his side.

The governor praised Burris' integrity and said he hopes that the allegations against him don't "taint this good and honest man."

Burris says he's eager to get to work in Washington. He says he's proud of his accomplishments and vowed to uphold the integrity of the office.

Burris says he has no connection to the charges against Blagojevich, who was arrested on Dec. 9 and accused of trying to profit from appointing Obama's replacement.

Burris was the first African-American elected to major statewide office. He's served as Illinois' comptroller and ran for governor three times — the last time losing to Blagojevich.

Guy's got brass balls I'll give him that.

[yeamon]

I'm just wondering where Burris came up with that kind of cash.

[Caley Tibbittz]

Heh, taint.

[Joe Kalicki]

I guess Ronnie Woo Woo was busy.

[Ray G.]

Wow, holy fuck. :lol:

[Jason California]

The guys got balls.

[bachman]

The guys got balls.

Nah, I think he has actual mental problems. You know the phrase "He's either brave or crazy"?

I think this dude's crazy.

[BCD]

I don't know, 71? Do you think he's old enough?

[Maestro]

coolest Governor in the country

[GelfXIII]

And Senate Dems say Fuck you right back

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/illinois_governor_senate_letter

[Kirblar]

Nah, I think he has actual mental problems. You know the phrase "He's either brave or crazy"?

I think this dude's crazy.
They've got to impeach him yesterday. It's beyond ridiculous at this point.

[Brian Defferding]

I don't know, 71? Do you think he's old enough?

He can share nap times together with McCain and Bunning.

[Generic Poster]

When there is no possible defense, attack!

[PeterSparker]

coolest Governor in the country
I am starting to like this guy, he is a pisser! :)

[DAVE]

Gov. Rod Blagojevich appointed Plaxico Buress!?

[Jason California]

No one can stop this right? He is legally in his power to do so.

[schizorabbit]

Guy's an embarrassment to bad haircuts everywhere.

[McAfee]

Well, he's already said "fuck you!" to everyone with that goofy "I Will Fight" press conference from last week. And nobody currently in politics was going to touch this/him with a ten-mile pole. So I'd have to say that appointing Burris is a pretty shrewd move. It's part of the "fight" and Burris has been so far removed that he can only hope to turn this in his favor.

[MagicGamer]

I like the guy that spoke after that basically said you're racist if you don't approve of the appointment.

Yeah...

[Dr. Chaos]

Very nice.

I'll be looking forward to the SNL sketch, this guy gives great material.

[EmarAndZeb]

Nah, I think he has actual mental problems. You know the phrase "He's either brave or crazy"?

I think this dude's crazy.

Agreed. When the story first broke and I was told this guy was caught straight-up selling the appointment, my first thought was "How did he possibly expect to get away with that? He must be stupid/crazy." And then everything from/about him I've heard since then has just kind of confirmed this notion.

[RegularJoe]

No one can stop this right? He is legally in his power to do so.

the illinois state senate and illinois secretary of state have to certify and approve whoever he nominated (according to an article on yahoo) and both have come out and said "fucking kidding me?"

[JoeE]

He doesn't think he'll get away with anything, because more than likely he believes that he is truly innocent and seems himself as the victim of unfair persecution. It's always most satisfying to see criminals take a fall when they sincerely don't think they have done anything wrong.

I'll bet you that he has absolutely no moral qualms about selling a Senate seat whatsoever. He probably even sees it as his right as the elected governor of Illinois.

[bartleby]

more than likely he believes that he is truly innocent and seems himself as the victim of unfair persecution.

While I agree that he probably sees himself as the victim of unfair persecution, I have a hard time believing that he actually thinks he's innocent of the charges.

[Foolish Mortal]

the illinois state senate and illinois secretary of state have to certify and approve whoever he nominated (according to an article on yahoo) and both have come out and said "fucking kidding me?"
He has to be crazy if he thinks this appointment is going to get approved.

[CougarTrace]

coolest Governor in the country

:mistrust:

If you like law breakers and generally disgusting people

[JoeE]

If you don't support this appointment, you're a RACIST!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uLkMpw9mgk&eurl=

(skip to about 3:30)

[bartleby]

:mistrust:

If you like law breakers and generally disgusting people


Remind me again, who was your governor from 1995 until 2000?

[CougarTrace]

Remind me again, who was your governor from 1995 until 2000?

He was a good governor in Texas. Better than the one we have right now.

And he didn't do anything of the scummery this guy did and probably still doing.

[Adam Witt]

Guy's an embarrassment to bad haircuts everywhere.

He can't decide if he wants to be JFK or Donald Trump.

[Ray G.]

He was a good governor in Texas. Better than the one we have right now.

And he didn't do anything of the scummery this guy did and probably still doing.

Agreed. George W. Bush was fairly harmless as Texas Governor.

Now, New Jersey's last few were pretty trainwrecky, but I think even Jim McGreevey isn't as bad as Blago.

[bartleby]

He was a good governor in Texas. Better than the one we have right now.

And he didn't do anything of the scummery this guy did and probably still doing.

I'll gladly take some scummery over what we've gotten during the last 8 years.

[yeamon]

He was a good governor in Texas. Better than the one we have right now.

And he didn't do anything of the scummery this guy did and probably still doing.

I don't know if anything ever stuck, but Bush was certainly rumored to have been dealing in some land scams with his old Texas Ranger partners. And I read somewhere where the bulk of his initial fortune was the result of a tax subsidy on the new stadium deal. There certainly isn't anything illegal about owners holding teams hostage for new stadiums and tax breaks, but there definitely should be.

[Ray G.]

I'll gladly take some scummery over what we've gotten during the last 8 years.

Irrelevant, and unless you're actually a Blagojevich fan, I don't know why you're picking this fight.

[schizorabbit]

Guy's an embarrassment to bad haircuts everywhere.


He can't decide if he wants to be JFK or Donald Trump.

Or what era Ken Doll hairstyle was his favorite:
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk200/schizorabbit/ken1970_2000.jpg

[bartleby]

Burris just said that he doesn't have any taint.

[Foolish Mortal]

Agreed. George W. Bush was fairly harmless as Texas Governor.
Only because Governors in Texas don't have that much power.

[CougarTrace]

I don't know if anything ever stuck, but Bush was certainly rumored to have been dealing in some land scams with his old Texas Ranger partners. And I read somewhere where the bulk of his initial fortune was the result of a tax subsidy on the new stadium deal. There certainly isn't anything illegal about owners holding teams hostage for new stadiums and tax breaks, but there definitely should be.

You might want to look at Kay Bailey for those scams.

and its more than the owners that hold the cities hostage. It's the NFL, MLB, etc who help to do this.

[CougarTrace]

Only because Governors in Texas don't have that much power.

:-?

really? George was very good to citizens here. He protected us against these criminal insurance companies, held companies like Enron in check,etc.

Rick Perry came and just had friends in his staff and cabinet. That has led us to have bad consumer protection laws, less teacher benefits, etc.

[Kirblar]

:-?

really? George was very good to citizens here. He protected us against these criminal insurance companies, held companies like Enron in check,etc.
:rofl:

[bartleby]

Apparently, Blago's lawyer said, "Fuck it, you're on your own." (http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/blagojevich/1355168,blagojevich-general-counsel-resign-123008.article)

[Foolish Mortal]

I find it hilarious how Burris is so super-duper-enthusiastic in the interviews I've seen. He's acting like there's no problems or any controversy at all hanging over this. He's acting like; "Controversy? What Controversy? It's all good!" :lol:

[Patrick J]

Agreed. When the story first broke and I was told this guy was caught straight-up selling the appointment, my first thought was "How did he possibly expect to get away with that? He must be stupid/crazy."

I think he thought he get away with it because he believes that such behavior is common-place. That being the idea that Governor's, and other Government officials regularly accept bribes in exchange for high level Government appointments.

Whether or not he is correct in that believe, I cannot say but I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if its true.

But he got caught, and he now has to pay the price. When a cop pulls you over 'cause you're going 75 mph in a 65 mph zone the cop isn't going to give a shit when you say "Look at that dude that just went by, he's goin' damn near 90!"

[Flonk]

I LOVE this guy.


Balls of steel.

[McAfee]

I think he thought he get away with it because he believes that such behavior is common-place. That being the idea that Governor's, and other Government officials regularly accept bribes in exchange for high level Government appointments.

Whether or not he is correct in that believe, I cannot say but I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if its true.

But he got caught, and he now has to pay the price. When a cop pulls you over 'cause you're going 75 mph in a 65 mph zone the cop isn't going to give a shit when you say "Look at that dude that just went by, he's goin' damn near 90!"

Doubtful.

The delicious irony is that in his first or second year in office he implemented mandatory annual ethics training for state employees.

[Flonk]

Agreed. George W. Bush was fairly harmless as Texas Governor.

Now, New Jersey's last few were pretty trainwrecky, but I think even Jim McGreevey isn't as bad as Blago.

When McGreevy left office, the Star-Ledger had a great timeline of all the scandals and corruption in his short administration. Two fullsize newspaper pages. Started with parking tickets and ended with gay sex. Gotta love it.

[Flonk]

Burris just said that he doesn't have any taint.

:lol:

[Foolish Mortal]

Something I just found out, Bobby Rush who played the 'race card' in regards to Burris, didn't even endorse Barack Obama in the 2004 Senate race. He endorsed the white millionaire Blair Hull.

Rush needs to sit down and shut the fuck up.