Illinois Gov (D) Arrested, Charged with Corruption

[jet_porkins]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28139155/

Gov. Rod Blagojevich tried to auction off President-elect Obama's open senate seat to the highest bidder (as governors have power to select people to fill in for a person's congressional seat in the event of a mid-term resignation).

The affidavit also quotes Blagojevich as saying in one conversation that "I want to make money."

The FBI affidavit alleges that Blagojevich also sought promises of campaign cash, as well as a cabinet post or ambassadorship in exchange for his Senate choice.

"I'm going to keep this Senate option for me a real possibility, you know, and therefore I can drive a hard bargain," the affidavit quotes the governor as saying.

The complaint alleges that the governor stated, "I want to make money," adding later that he is interested in making $250,000 to $300,000 a year.

One day later, according to the affidavit, Blagojevich allegedly told an associate he knew Obama wanted a specific Senate candidate but "they're not going to give me anything except appreciation. [Expletive] them."

That last quote makes me laugh. He EXPECTS to receive something in exchange for selecting a temporary senator even though it's his duty as governor to do it, whether or not he gets something out of it. Appreciation apparently isn't enough for him.

 

[The Monkey]

Tough shit.

 

[V-Man339]

I heard the story on the radio.
He said the "****" word about 18 times. Then again, it was a Christian radio station (don't ask).

 

[Eejit]

What an idiot.

Who would elect someone that thick?

 

[DEATHMASTER]

Amerikuh

 

[Direwolf]

He's like the villain in some feel good movie about politics.

 

[Jintor]

What a smug dickhead idiot.

 

[No Limit]

What sucks is this happens in all the big cities at the local level. This guy was just stupid enough to get caught.

 

[sixteenth]

No shit it sucks, I live in Chicago.

Main problem now is the one good thing he did was allocate a lot of money towards our highway system that's been under reconstruction for, I think, about 4 years now. And since its pretty extensive, it's only half-way done. This probably isn't gonna get it done any faster.

Seriously it is a damn bitch to drive in and out of Chicago. This doesn't help.

 

[99.vikram]

What's a corrupt politician to do these days?

 

[CptStern]

the democrats have really been pathetic lately ....I mean look at the republicans, when there's a scandal there's a very good liklihood that one of the following will be involved: an affair with a married woman, an affair with a prostitute, crack pipes and underage male hookers, or gay crusing for anal surprises in public spaces ...all the democrats can do is lousy corruption ...BOOOOORING. the republican morality ninnies need to counter with some gay orgy involving republicans, church leaders and fox"news" heavy weights

 

[sixteenth]

Yea I doubt a democrat will get the soon to be vacant senate seat after he gets, "if" I guess I should say, convicted.

Obama is lucky as hell they didn't charge Blagojevich before the election... Even though they probably could have.

Further, if anyone cares enough, Blagojevich even though being charged still has full power of governor until he is convicted. This basically means he still has that choice to fill in the vacant senate seat that Obama is leaving (actually Blagojevich is legally able, in the state of Illinois, to fill the seat with himself.) I guess the Illinois state congress is trying to pass a law, speedily, that forbids the governor to use this power.

 

[Gunner]

He referred to Obama as "that mother****er" on the wiretaps. Classy guy...

 

[Fiberawptic]

an affair with a prostitute, crack pipes and underage male hookers,

Bill Clinton was a Republican?

 

[sixteenth]

I'm a fan of Bill Clinton for what it's worth.

I'd get on Monica too.

Plus he did diminish the multibillion dollar national debt in his first term..

 

[No Limit]

Bill Clinton was a Republican?

He was by far the best republican president we have ever had.

 

[CptStern]

Bill Clinton was a Republican?

he's a choir boy in comparison:

Utah State Representative Brent Parker was arrested for soliciting sex from an undercover officer posing as a male prostitute.

Representative Calvin Bird, a Republican Legislator, was busted for soliciting sex ($40) from an undercover officer in downtown Salt Lake City.

20 year Republican Assembly member and State Parole Board Commissioner George Chris Ortloff was arrested in a federal child sex sting. Agents found it suspicious when Ortloff arrived in an Albany-area hotel with condoms, lubricant, vibrators and a camera expecting to find a 12 year old girl and her 11 year old sister, but the nail in the coffin was when he answered the door naked. Commission Ortloff faces ten years to life and a $250,000 fine.

On April 3rd, Cumberland Country Commissioner, Bruce Barclay was arrested for the male rape of a prostitute he purchased from Harrisburg Frat Boys dot com. And then came the revelation that Bruce was innocent. How do we know? Conservative Republican Barclay secretly videotaped all of his sexual encounters with male prostitutes. Hundreds of them.

http://www.republicanoffenders.com/index.html

Washington Rep. Richard Curtis is all caught up in some extortion business with a gay prostitute. KREM, a Spokane TV station, reported that Curtis and the male hooker had "a sexual encounter and were seen together at various spots around the city." Spokane is just up the road apiece from Idaho and Curtis said, "I am not gay. I have not had sex with a guy." A.P. is reporting that Curtis and the hooker met at one of those porno video shops (the Hollywood Erotic Boutique) at 12:45am and then went back to Curtis' hotel room at 3:30am for sex. They don't say who did what to whom but the trick, Cody Castagna, demanded a grand to not blab that Curtis, who is married, is also enjoying the company of young men, and Curtis called the cops.

http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/66570/


and that's JUST the kinky freako stuff, I didnt even bother posting the republicans busted for corruption or bribery etc

oh and that's JUST in 2008. the only logical conclusion is: Republicans = freaks

 

[jet_porkins]

And then there's John Edwards (D).

 

[CptStern]

And then there's John Edwards (D).

In October 2007 The National Enquirer began a series of reports alleging an adulterous affair between Edwards and former campaign worker Rielle Hunter.

OMG SCANDALOUS!!!

20 year Republican Assembly member and State Parole Board Commissioner George Chris Ortloff was arrested in a federal child sex sting. Agents found it suspicious when Ortloff arrived in an Albany-area hotel with condoms, lubricant, vibrators and a camera expecting to find a 12 year old girl and her 11 year old sister, but the nail in the coffin was when he answered the door naked. Commission Ortloff faces ten years to life and a $250,000 fine.

edwards is a choir boy in comparison