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The guys got a lot of balls. Can’t wait for him to be found guilty. Politics as usual in Chicago.
Maybe he will and then again, maybe he won’t be.
My big problem is the automatic guilt assessed by the media and the resultant witch hunt by the Legislature. Regardless of the outcome of his court trial, he will always be guilty by those too quick to bother looking for the largest and most important aspect of our judicial system; Innocent until proven guilty.
When the Federal Prosecutor held his press conference, it wasn’t to announce the charge. It was solely intended to thwart the wheels of justice against Blagojevich. This happens time and time again simply because the prosecutors are immune from prosecution.
Gotta give it to him – he’s adroit, if nothing else.
Pathetic…
He’s doing one thing and one thing only: tainting the jury pool for the coming criminal trial.
– – – Well, maybe pimping his future book sales as well.
Proof of this is his swearing on the phone but not swearing on TV. He “knows” what is appropriate or not and tailors his message to fit his goal.
I love how the band played “I did it my way.”
Yeah, the “My Way” intro was the funniest part of the night.
But seriously, this guy needs to be nominated for an Emmy. That was an amazing performance.
Talk about slippery people. I mean they caught him with his pants down, now he wants the chance to explain, but only in court. He’s been spewin’ this BS to anyone that’ll listen but he never gets around to explaining how or in what way he was misinterpreted, he just goes on insisting that he was taken out of context.
# 2 Mr. Fusion said, “My big problem is the automatic guilt assessed by the media and the resultant witch hunt by the Legislature.”
I know that the proceedings were “Constitutional” but they seemed pretty Mickey Mouse and no evidence of criminal acts. I still think it was weird.
Is his hair real or not?
So, why does he have to “prove his innocence”? I thought it was “innocent until PROVEN guilty”… Seems your justice system is tainted by the media, not just the jury pool.
I am Canadian, so won’t criticize too much, but they guy has a point. And, I am sure the other kids are not holding back on his daughters either. I hope they realize that their father is not them…
Unbelievable. Numerous taped conversations were played by various media outlets after he was arrested, and he still tries to maintain innocence? If I were in his shoes, I’d just plead guilty so as few details as possible were made public, keep my mouth shut, cooperate with prosecutors, do my time, and get it all over with as soon as possible.
Then again, I’m not a corrupt politician. So what do I know?
I don’t think impeachment trials should have to show evidence. There’s a higher standard than being placed in jail. You get to be the governor. A strong suspicion of guilt is good enough for me. Let him make his case that he is innocent.
Blago is going to be hired as a highly-paid consultant on the finer points of “Pay for Play” by Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid to help “manage” the newbie President.
Apparently he’s influencing a lot of people here. The standard of proof innocent until proven guilty is for CRIMINAL proceedings that PUT PEOPLE IN JAIL. Basically, it’s designed to let some criminals go free in exchange for not putting innocent people in jail.
It’s only logical that the standard of proof is different for a publicly elected leader. The Senate didn’t put the guy in jail; it just said that given the situation, he should not be governor. The state constitution deliberately made a different standard because the weight of potential harm from a crooked politician outweighs any one person’s right to be governor. This is an example of the system working correctly.
This guys 15 minutes of fame expired long ago
Move along nothing to see here.
Just when our Country’s Gov. had a chance to look legitimate to the rest of the world for awhile this bozo grabs the headlines with more corruption.
I hope his prison buddies like his hair.
I’m not saying he should not have his day in Court but I’m sure not jury material my mind is made up.
Mr. Fusion wrote: “My big problem is the automatic guilt assessed by the media and the resultant witch hunt by the Legislature”
Do you have any due process rights when you’re fired? Not really. You don’t get to call witnesses in on your behalf when your boss gives you the pink slip. What the legislature did is no different. They fired him.
And. by the way, the “automatic guilt” comes from the fact that he is on tape demanding money for his own personal use for Obama’s former position.
Courts are to treat him as innocent until proven guilty. Jurors are to do the same. But the rest of us are free to jump to any conclusion we want.
Paddy-O wrote: “I know that the proceedings were “Constitutional” but they seemed pretty Mickey Mouse and no evidence of criminal acts.”
Once again, all the legislature did was fire the guy. There need not be any evidence of criminal acts to accomplish that goal.
What happened to Dave Letterman? I believe the turning point may have been when he had open-heart surgery. He seemed to age overnight then. That was about the year 2000, if I recall. Plus Paul has a waddle (wadel?), a fleshy bag on his neck.
I think he needs his own show on a network were he can have a constant parade of innocent politicians defending themselves,we all know there’s plenty of candidates to interview.ha ha ha
#17, SN,
by the way, the “automatic guilt” comes from the fact that he is on tape demanding money for his own personal use for Obama’s former position.
He was on tape as asking “what is in it for him”. I don’t recall hearing anything about money.
Once again, all the legislature did was fire the guy. There need not be any evidence of criminal acts to accomplish that goal.
No, what they did was remove a legally elected governor because he is now considered poison.
No, I don’t have rights if I get fired from my job. But I wasn’t elected by the citizens in an election either. I don’t live in Illinois and don’t know their qualifications for impeachment. What I have seen is he was pilloried right from the start. By the very people that were hired to present the law in a fair and unbiased manner, the Federal Prosecutor.
This though happens all the time in State Courts. You should know that. And it is wrong.
I still wonder if he was being told to appoint a “pre-selected” replacment and he decided to get a little something for himself.
The charges were an attempt to either scare him into playing ball and provide an excuse to remove him.
So he decided to be defiant and appoint Burris.
Maybe my tin-foil hat is a little too tight… Yet again…
This is some funny stuff, enjoyed the read and the laugh, will be back!!
Well, let’s see. Hmmm. Bush broke more laws than any of us could count, and all in the name of what HE thought was right for the USA. No impeachment. Blago, while having a big mouth and speaking out loud about stuff he’d probably never follow though with, or had any intent of following through with, got ousted and is being prosecuted. The man was the Gov. of a State of the United States. The office was treated shabbily by the Senate…not protected by the Senate. They rushed to impeach him before the trial proved he was innocent. And the goof who replaced him…ran his mouth about him after Blago was removed from office. What class.