Yesterday, after four days of impeachment proceedings, Illinois state senators voted 59-0 to boot Rod “Blagger” Blagojevich and install the incumbent Lieutenant Governor, Patrick Quinn, as the 41st Governor of the great state of Illinois.
Illinois House prosecutor David Ellis has stated that Blagger’s corrupt ambitions went far beyond trying to get unfavorable Chicago Tribune editorial writers [...]
Tag Archives: Gov. Rod Blagojevich
Gov. Blagojevich’s Blowout Sale
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A Dictionary For Modern Times
Blag
noun:
1. a robbery, esp. with violence, “blags, blagging, blagged”
2. to obtain by wheedling or cadging: “she blagged free tickets from her friend”
3. to snatch (wages, someone’s handbag, etc.); steal
4. to rob (esp. a bank or post office)
Blagger:
dates from the 19th century, of unknown origin
1. A smooth talker, a persuasive person.
2. A thief or robber, one who blags.
3. [...]
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A Portrait Of The Scam Artist As A Young Man
Your eyes do not deceive you, gentle reader, that is indeed a youthful “Hot Rod” Blagojevich with Richard Nixon! Seriously, is there some kind of political crook DNA out there as yet unknown to science?
According to Time Out Chicago’s blog:
“In 1980, most twentysomething men probably pined to bump into one of the Beatles or maybe [...]
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No, We’re Not Blagojevich and Harris
I avoid the Internets for one day and look what happens! Prudence and I apologize for our absence yesterday, but occasionally we do have lives to live and work to do. I’m embarrassed to say I hadn’t even heard the Blago news by last night and had to be briefed by a newshound friend.
Since [...]