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Blagojevich Wanted To 'Get A Good Gig' In D.C.
cbs2 chicago ^ | 6/23/10

Posted on 06/23/2010 10:13:25 AM PDT by Nachum

Ex-Governor Heard On Tapes Discussing Possible Cabinet Appointment, Ambassadorship For Senate Appointment

A former top aide to Rod Blagojevich testified Tuesday that the former governor was so anxious to leave Illinois and put his political woes behind him at the end of 2008 that he saw President Barack Obama's election as a chance to broker a deal to go to Washington, D.C.

Prosecutors played several secretly taped phone calls between Blagojevich and his then-chief of staff, John Harris, during Harris' second day on the stand Tuesday.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: blagojevich; gig; good
And from such a cesspool, manchurian candidate Obama found a perfect place to operate.
1 posted on 06/23/2010 10:13:35 AM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum

Yes, with any sort of a decent press/media, Zer0 would be on the run over this association...

Gotta’ wonder what we aren’t hearing, too.


2 posted on 06/23/2010 10:15:50 AM PDT by ltc8k6
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Blagojevich Wanted To 'Get A Good Gig' In D.C.

Didn't he get a good gig on that reality show Donald Trump does instead?

3 posted on 06/23/2010 10:18:27 AM PDT by Allegra (Eaker is a Wily Detractor!!!!!!!)
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An oily little punk isn’t he?

A politically calculating, scum pot to rival the unabashed, cynical guile of the Clintons.


4 posted on 06/23/2010 10:30:51 AM PDT by EyeGuy
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A politically calculating, scum pot to rival the unabashed, cynical guile of the Clintons.

By golly, that's poetic.

5 posted on 06/23/2010 10:41:26 AM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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“A politically calculating, scum pot to rival the unabashed, cynical guile of the Clintons.

By golly, that’s poetic.”

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Inspiration in the face of absurdity.

Thanks.


6 posted on 06/23/2010 11:35:34 AM PDT by EyeGuy
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