Posted on 04/21/2011 4:59:30 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
The government of the United States declared today they have tired of the Rod Blagojevich road show.
Prosecutor Reid Schar asked a federal judge to rein in the impeached former governor, accusing Blagojevich of using his frequent public appearances as a calculated strategy to taint the jury for his upcoming trial.
“At some point, enough is enough,” Schar told judge James Zagel. “If he wants to continue to lie, he ought to be called on it.”
At issue, is the former governor’s continuing assertion that prosecutors are withholding tapes which might bolster his claims of innocence. Schar said Blagojevich knows it is the judge himself who has ruled on the admissibility of certain tapes, not the prosecution team.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcchicago.com ...
They can all go to hell... the democrat cesspool of chicago politics! And the White Sox have lost seven in a row... HA!
Illinois holds the record for jailed ex-governors.
That free speech thing is a real pain in the ass, huh?
“At some point, enough is enough,” Schar told judge James Zagel. “If he wants to continue to lie, he ought to be called on it.”
Does he believe this applies to Obama?
It should!
Still trying to figure out how Blago hasn’t been taken care of yet.
I don’t care who he is or what he did, he has a right to defend himself. IMO, he has a right to ALL of the damn tapes. The prosecution is required to prove his guilt. They’re not assumed correct from the point of accusation.
I'll settle for just one ex "el presidente - usurper in chief"
Well I'm not a lawyer but I've been on a jury before and I think Judges believe they have the right to instruct people on what they can talk about and I'm not sure it is a free-speech thing. If Blago is lying about who is blocking the release of the tapes I think it's perfectly appropriate for the prosecutor to ask the judge to tell him to knock it off.
I’ll settle for just one ex “el presidente - usurper in chief”
I hear that...loud and clear!
Blagojevich trial avoids tainting Obama with Rezko, Obama and Patrick Fitzgerald violate US Constitution
The Citizen Wells blog has for several years pointed out the efforts of Patrick Fitzgerald and the US Justice Department to protect Obama in the “prosecution” of Rod Blagojevich.
William Cellini enmeshed in Chicago corruption world of Blagojevich Rezko and Obama
It is clear that the arrest, indictment and trials of Rod Blagojevich have been delayed to protect Obama. It is further clear that the prosecution of Blagojevich has been diluted to protect Obama and Blagojevich. I now believe that originally the Rezko trial was delayed to help Blagojevich and then when he fell out of grace as a presidential prospect, Obama became the primary focus of protection. The scheme has worked so far. Obama seized the White House and now controls the US Justice Department.
The following information and timeline makes it crystal clear that Patrick Fitzgerald and the Justice Dept. had sufficient evidence to arrest Rezko, Blagojevich, et al in 2005.............
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