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Mayor Daley Calls Blagojevich 'Cuckoo'
CBS2 Chicago ^ | January 23, 2009

Posted on 01/23/2009 1:29:03 PM PST by rightwingintelligentsia

Mayor Daley called Gov. Blagojevich "cuckoo" at a news conference Jan. 23, 2009, in reference to the governor's claim that state lawmakers want to get him out of the way so they can pass huge tax increases.

Responding to questions about Gov. Rod Blagojevich's claims Friday that Democratic lawmakers are trying to oust him so they can raise taxes, Mayor Richard M. Daley said the governor was "cuckoo."

He noted that he has called Blagojevich "cuckoo" once before. The earlier comment came in September, when Blagojevich questioned financial statements by the head of the Chicago Transit Authority.

"I've said 'cuckoo' once. I'll say it again," Daley said.

He chirped another "Cuckoo!" to reporters before leaving his Friday morning news conference.

Meanwhile, Blagojevich said Friday afternoon that his choice not to attend his impeachment trial in the Illinois State Senate was "not an act of defiance," but a protest against what he again characterized as a violation of constitutional civil liberties.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: blagojevich; cuckoo; daley; democratparty; democrats

1 posted on 01/23/2009 1:29:07 PM PST by rightwingintelligentsia
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

So does Obama vote “present”?


2 posted on 01/23/2009 1:34:12 PM PST by Paleo Conservative
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3 posted on 01/23/2009 1:35:10 PM PST by wastedyears (Got eyes on my Jessica Rabbit.)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Libtards turn and rend a wounded member of the herd.


4 posted on 01/23/2009 1:43:35 PM PST by Robwin
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Daley’s statements are just part of the Democrat Party script to protect themselves by trying to portray Blagojevich as mentally unstable. Blagojevich is just the sort of individual(s) the Democrats look for to run office.


5 posted on 01/23/2009 1:47:13 PM PST by StormEye
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Pot, meet kettle.


6 posted on 01/23/2009 1:48:01 PM PST by RonF
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To: RonF

ditto.


7 posted on 01/23/2009 2:02:44 PM PST by Jaded (Don't go away mad... just go away!)
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To: StormEye
Exactly. Milorad is crazy so you cannot believe any evidence he might give against Daley or Obama. You can't believe anything a crazy man says!
8 posted on 01/23/2009 2:07:09 PM PST by iowamark
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To: RonF
Pot, Kettle,..


9 posted on 01/23/2009 2:14:49 PM PST by Clock King (Radical Conservatives, arise!)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Beware of ‘cuckoo’ governors bearing subpoenas.


10 posted on 01/23/2009 2:23:29 PM PST by Deo volente (High Noon, January 20, 2009: Our long national nightmare begins.)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia; All
"Mayor Daley Calls Blagojevich 'Cuckoo'"


11 posted on 01/23/2009 2:24:32 PM PST by musicman (Until I see a REAL C.O.L.B. BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; justiceseeker93; ..
Blagojevich said Friday afternoon that his choice not to attend his impeachment trial in the Illinois State Senate was "not an act of defiance," but a protest against what he again characterized as a violation of constitutional civil liberties.
The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round...
12 posted on 01/23/2009 7:50:37 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

I was hoping he could call witnesses and make the thing a total p!ssing match. I figure he has dirt on his “jurors” and it would have been great political theatre.


13 posted on 01/23/2009 8:23:18 PM PST by Lawgvr1955 (You can never have too much cowbell !!)
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