Originally Posted By vbdad55 Remember when I said a month or so back what would happen here- that if Gov Blago was removed from office he would take anyone and everyone with him -- well it is well under way. 1. calling out the State Senate for doing the exact things he did ( and he's likely rigth here ) - in his removal speech -- and now...with all he knows - going to rat out every member of his own party--- this is going to be fun to watch. Blago: State lawmakers cheat on spouses, drink too much February 12, 2009 BY DAVE MCKINNEY Springfield Bureau Chief SPRINGFIELD -- Refusing to go quietly, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich spat a new round of venom today at the same lawmakers who drove him out from office, accusing them of having affairs and drinking too much while being "holier than thou." "This is how the system in Springfield works, where a bunch of these lawmakers go down to Springfield," Blagojevich said. "Nobody even knows who they are. They're away from their families. It's a whole different world down there. A bunch of them are cheating on their spouses. "A lot of them drink in excess. Very few of them know what's going on. They just take their marching orders from legislative leaders, and then the legislative leaders have to do things for them to keep them happy,"Blagojevich told WLS-AM's "Don Wade and Roma Show." In one instance, Blagojevich said, he was approached by a legislative leader for help in diffusing a marital crisis that faced a rank-and-file lawmaker. The ex-governor did not name either official. That leader "came to us because one of his members was sleeping with his secretary. And then the wife found out and she wanted that secretary fired. But this guy was in love with his secretary so he goes to the legislative leader. They come to us. They want us to hire this woman so that we can keep that guy happy and then, you know, hope they might work with us on some issues," Blagojevich said. "I don't want to be too judgmental. But these same guys get up and they get holier than thou on their soapboxes, and there they are doing that sort of thing, promoting that kind of thing," he said "And, yeah, people are human, and they make mistakes. But cheating on your wife and sleeping with your secretary, that's the wrong thing to do," Blagojevich said. House Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie (D-Chicago), who led the House impeachment effort against Blagojevich, ridiculed the ex-governor’s tell-all performance this morning. “I don’t understand what a person of his status is doing spreading rumors and gossip of this nature. I don’t know how it does him any good. I don’t know how it does the institution he used to represent any good,” she said. Blagojevich also teed off on Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago), whose district takes in the governor’s Northwest Side home. Blagojevich belittled Cullerton for driving "around the neighborhood" in a Jaguar. The ex-governor also said Cullerton has conflicts of interest because his law firm, Thompson Coburn, "does business" with state government. No contracts could be found on the state comptroller’s contractual database, and a Cullerton spokesman said he had no knowledge of the firm doing business with the state. “He’s gone. He’s been removed as governor. We have a new governor, and we have the same problems,” Cullerton spokesman Toby Trimmer said. “President Cullerton’s desire right now is not to engage in any public battle between Rod Blagojevich and himself
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan "How to Leave Without an Ounce of Dignity" by Rod Blagojevich will be published this fall by Paranoid Press. >>The ex-governor also said Cullerton has conflicts of interest because his law firm, Thompson Coburn, "does business" with state government. No contracts could be found on the state comptroller’s contractual database, and a Cullerton spokesman said he had no knowledge of the firm doing business with the state.<< If he's going to rat out all he know, he better make sure his facts are in order more than this. >>I don't want to be too judgmental.<< LOL!
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>A lot of them drink in excess.<< That can lead to trouble. Just look at what Capt. Sobriety did to his career while stone cold sober.
Originally Posted By dshyates I love this man, the gift that keeps on giving. The funny thing is that I had just reading about the same thing on MSNBC and came over here to post it. vbdad beat me to the punch. But to be honest, if he knows about criminal activity of other pols, I don't have a problem with him squealing like the pig he is.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 ^^^^^^ oh my guess is he has some 'real' dirt -- he originally had the support of the main stream dem machine here- his falling out started before his last re election. many of the construction companies here that are awarded no bid deals are 'outfit' owned -- if you get my drift -- I hope Blago has a remote car starter.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 If Blago has real info on real wrongdoing - actual illegal activities - it's strange that his opening salvo would be about things that are not admirable but also not illegal, i.e. drinking too much and cheating on one's spouse. These are also things that are hard to prove, especially if you're not going to name names. It's too easy to dismiss as the rantings of a bitter guy, and makes his potential subsequent revelations less likely to gain traction. Bad move on his part if he really has the goods on anyone.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 he'll wait to be subpoened by Fitzgerald -- in the meantime he is doing what he did a lot in office- rattle cages - try and scare people and if needed in the end- turn them in. word has it he wants the inability to be elected to any other office in Illinois to be lifted after a period of time - he really believes he can be elected again say as a Senator .... he is also trying to frighthen people from going after him to try and send him to jail- he will have company
Originally Posted By mele Man, he is insane. Or is he? Marion Berry got re-elected. Ray Nagin, too. Maybe being certifiably crazy helps?
Originally Posted By vbdad55 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2 good examples I would have bet against happening - and would have lost
Originally Posted By dshyates Blogoboyvititicich reminds me of Chicago's most famous crime fighter......Chickenmen Buk, buk, buk, buuuuk.
Originally Posted By dshyates So you remember. Oh, the joys of being old. Dick Orkin was a very funny man.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 oh I remember well the battles of WLS and WCFL - long before FM radio..... Ron Britain's Subterranean Circus ( cutting edge music) - Larry Lujack Animal Stories - Barney Pip- Dick Biondi there is actually a company that sells CD's of those old shows on ebay -- commercials and all--
