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Thank You Blago! Thank You

Bless you and your family.  May your new year be filled with wonder, if not some jail time.

This episode has made my week and my month.  The totally unexpected slap-down of yesterday’s appointment was so perfectly timed that I think Blago must have some experience working with the Second City troop.

So.  Harry and PEBO want to stop this thing.  Isn’t there something somewhere in the Constitution about being innocent until proven guilty?  Isn’t Blago still the Governor until he either resigns or is removed?

Just because Bush ignored the law does not mean that Democrats have to follow his lead and continue the use of Executive Orders and the total ignoring of our rights as Americans.  Unless of course His Highness, President in Training Obama the Glorious and Magnificent so rules.

This be America people.  Blago is innocent and he is the Governor.  Harry you need to just Get Over It.


Over at Partizane, Valhalla had this to say,

Ahhhh, this is hilarious.

Harry Reid is going to take a stand now? Not on the war, not on FISA, not on the corruption in his own party, not against the criminal president with the worst approval ratings since Nixon, but now, against an appointee who, although he doesn’t sound fab to me is perfectly competent?

I’m rather doubting Blago did much of anything that most Chicago politicians have done. I used to live in Chicago (granted it was a long time ago) and the political corruption watching was mostly a mildly amusing pastime. Political patronage, even as bad as what Blago has been accused of would barely have raised eyebrows.

I’m not saying that makes it right, but it does give quite the lie to all the “Shocked! Shocked to find that gambling is going on!” flavoring that has been poured all over this mess.

The longer this goes on and greater Blago’s chutzpah, the more I think he has to have something on Rahm or Obama.

And NCgirl had this to remind me how perfect this appointment is.

The appointment of Burris by Blagojevich was nothing less than brilliant. I mean, how can the Dems possibly deny this AA man the opportunity to take the place of BO in the senate. Blago knows exactly what he is doing. Those that are calling him “mentally unstable” are full of crap, and they know it now. The man is a low-life for sure but a very intelligent low-life. ………

Once again I just want to publicly thank the Governor for adding to my enjoyment of this show. Bravo!

UPDATE: Reader mido has named this, “As the Hot Rod Turns” or As the Rod Turns. Thank you mido for helping make the end of my year.

Happy New Year!

  • It’s Not Me

    It IS quite entertaining, isn’t it? I live in Illinois and, believe me, this story was the lead story on all the major Chicago networks last night. LOL! He called their bluff and now they’re scrambling to figure out WTF to do…..because, as you said, he hasn’t been convicted of anything and he IS still the Gov. Me thinks BO and Reid have someone else in mind for that seat and it isn’t Roland. NEVER in their wildest dreams did they think Blago had this much Chutzpah. There’s no doubt in my mind he has garbage on BOTH Rahm and BO. Why else would he be so bold??? They know that he knows they are dirty. What’s a corrupt politician to do? My oh my. I can’t wait to find out.

  • http://firefox AnnieCollier

    The first gift for 2009! I laughed myself silly when he make his announcement. I don’t know how he kept a straight face either. He did look like he was having fun. Now there’s a real politician…worthy of Huey Long!

    BTW, will someone please tell Bobby Rush that since 11/4, this is a post-racial country and he should knock off the references to putting an AA in office. Obviously Mr. Burris is the most qualified citizen of Illinois to serve in the US Senate and who only happens to be black. Hahahahaha…

  • Lizzy

    I have never been a fan of soap operas but these episodes unspooling daily may yet change my mind. I suppose in good soap opera fashion all the villians will be fully punished. As you said Thank you gov. Blago.

  • lee12

    I am also from Illinois and this news made my day yesterday!!!!

  • Chicago Joe

    I can’t wait for them to throw out the Constitution as a way to block Blago. And maybe the Rodster might throw out a few tidbits about the natural born citizen clause. I would if I were him.

  • http://firefox AnnieCollier

    It’s Not Me:

    There’s no doubt in my mind he has garbage on BOTH Rahm and BO. Why else would he be so bold???

    You betcha. Just one big happy family in Chicago. I was surprised that BO took a stand against him because he has to know that if you back this guy into a corner, he’ll have to spill the beans. “When you ain’t got nothin’, you’ve got nothin’ to lose.” Not a good place for Blago to be. And, it sounds as if they’re re-organizing…now it’ll be another 90 days before they figure out what to do…plenty of time to give Blago his pay-off and then he can resign with a smile.

  • Buck O’Fama

    Of course, the US Senate rules allow Reid et al to admit or deny anybody they feel like. That’s what makes this so brilliant; make Reid and the rest of the dirtbags bar the door to the legally-selected highly-qualified AA guy. Put Obama in a tough spot by making him choose sides. Maybe the Republicans can add some fuel to the fire by demanding publicly that Burris be seated for all the aforementioned reasons. Ah, yes, the most ethical Congress in history! Screw you, dirtbags, it couldn’t have happened to a nicer bunch of a$$holes.

  • joy

    It appears that the Gov. from Illinois just said. If I go down, I won’t go down alone. He has not been indicted or impeached, so does this mean with Obama pres-elect, that anyone is guilty even before indictments? What A great way of an (in your face statement) to Obama and his cronies. Go Gov Go!

  • mido

    I’m from the suburbs of Chicago, and this latest in “As The Hot Rot Turns” has me slapping my knees and crying with laughter…YOU GO, GOV. B!!!

    The O!-adoring MSM is nearly tearing its hair out in a frenzy to declare Gov. B. mentally unstable and to toss Burris into the pits of hell…and it’s only been a day!

    Hang in there, Gov. B…as long as you can! Make their heads explode! :)

  • http://baddemocrat08.wordpress.com/ obamastolemyboyfriend(akaCsuzeq)

    Of course he has something on Obama and Emmanuel! You go Blago!

    This is fun. It’s like a twisted reality series. Let’s call it crooks and liars and start follwing these guys around all day with a camera. We could set one up in Blago’s home (kind of like the Osbornes) and see who stops by or listen in on the calls! It would be fascinating! They all love to be on TV anyway!

  • http://baddemocrat08.wordpress.com/ obamastolemyboyfriend(akaCsuzeq)

    I do think it is time for all citizens to revolt. At some point we have to have someone uphold the Constitution and apparently we have no leaders who wil.

  • http://www.partizane.com NewHampster

    mido down below named this soap “As the Hot Rod Turns”. LOL I love it

    Go Gov Go!

  • http://www.partizane.com NewHampster

    You don’t think Blago will have an accident do you?

    More likely he’ll be posted to East Timor as Ambassador or maybe Poland.

  • AOK

    Blago played his state Legislature and Dems on this one. They dragged their feet on stripping him of his power and this is the result. The Illinois Legislature along with Fitzgerald should shoulder the most blame as this occurred in their backyard. All Reid is doing is making a local political mess national, and making his party look bad in the process. He’s basically giving the Repubs fodder to use against him. All he had to say was we’ll wait until the legal process played out and we’ll go from there. No, Reid foolishly embroiled the national party’s business into a local matter now the entire democratic party has to answer embarrassing questions. Reid was forced to act quickly thought due to the ineptitude of the Illinois Dems however, but it doesn’t absolve him of overreaching. I don’t blame Blago for doing his constitutional duty by appointing Burris to this seat, as he has not been convicted of any charges. However, the Illinois Legislature should share the bulk of the blame for this fiasco.

  • ford

    It is the political play of the month for December…bare knuckles politics. Blago can play this game because he has some secrets about Emanuel and Obama…we will all get to figure them out next year. Throw another log on that fire…..
    Happy New Year my PUMA friends!

  • Buck O’Fama

    I’m not an expert on this, but one source thinks that Reid et al CANNOT refuse to seat Burris arbitrarily:
    http://www.redstate.com/brianfaughnan/2008/12/30/looking-ahead-to-a-constitutional-crisis/

    If true, that makes it even better. Reid is either forced to have Burris shoved up his a** by Blago or risk a troublesome court battle he is likely to lose. I wouldn’t be suprised if Obama and Reid are not calling people now saying “PLEASE find us something bad about Burris that we can use to justify keeping him out of the Senate.” This may end up being the mother of all mudfights.

  • Obama: Dubya 2-Electric Boogaloo

    That’s not the Roland Burris that I knew….

  • samb

    BLAGO, HAS SOME SERIOUSLY LARGE BALLS, THE GUY HAS NOTHING TO LOSE, OBAMA CONNECTED TO THIS OR NOT IS STILL FRONT AND CENTER. BLAGO IS OBAMA’S BLACK CLOUD.

  • Mar

    It does appear to be a f*** you gesture and a kind of “double dare you” at the same time.

    It is more ironical than most people know.

    In 2001 leading up to the 2002 March primary, there were several candidates for governor. Many dropped out, except for three. They were Blago, Burris and Paul Vallas.

    Paul Vallas had been the head of the Chicago Public Schools until Mayor Richard Daley (i.e., Richard the Second) “encouraged” Paul to run for governor as a means of forcing him out.

    Blago won the primary, Vallas came in second and Burris was last. Vallas was considered to be the best candidate and Burris was the spoiler.

    I voted for Vallas in the primary and I voted for Blago reluctantly in the general. Blago’s opponent was Jim Ryan (not the former gov. serving time).

    Could it be that Blago’s choice of Burris is a way of paying back the spoiler who allowed Blago to be the Democratic nominee in 2002?

  • jsparrow

    This is interesting:

    From AOL’s Political Machine:

    The Supreme Court has ruled on this issue before, and determined that the Senate’s power to reject members elected or otherwise designated Senators extends only to the qualifications for Senators spelled out in the Constitution. In other words, as long as Blagojevich appoints a 30-year-old who has been a citizen of the United States for at least nine years and is a resident of Illinois at the time of his appointment, the Senate has to seat him. If Burris were to misbehave once in office, then the Senate can expel him. But it must initially accept his appointment. That means Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who has already declared Burris ‘unacceptable’ may have to eat his words.”

  • I’m a Linda too

    Woohoo! Thank you NH! I agree!!!

    Who ever said Dirty Harry Reid didn’t have huevos, just look when he panics and swims in the gutter with the rest of them.

    I am appauled at the Democrats response. They are just upset that they haven’t strong armed Blago in to resigning. And worse, they’re asking for money to help defray costs by Siegelman (alabama) for wrongly charged and imprisoned to trumped up charges of bribery and again, they can’t even wait for the mans day in court to hear the facts that caused this indictment?

    And another “worse” is that they are trying to claim something wrong with Senator in Waiting Burris. My, haven’t the Democrats become imperial?

    Democrats owe Burris an apology and will seat him.

  • I’m a Linda too

    HEY! What’s wrong with Polan? :)

  • oowawa

    Let’s call it crooks and liars

    Yes, a good name. It reminds me of the kids’ board game “Chutes and Ladders.” This is kind of like a board game, and with his slick move, Blago just proved that he is a legitimate player. They’re all going to go around and around, and what goes around comes around. Unfortunately, we’re all just pawns that they can manipulate at whim, and we cannot walk away from the game.

  • http://firefox AnnieCollier

    Sounded as if they made a feeble attempt last night with the “press” shouting out questions to Burris about campaign contributions to Blago. Didn’t feel like it stuck to the wall.

    I have to say, Gov B is doing a fine job. After all, when they try to change the rules in the middle of the game, what do they expect?

  • Obama: Dubya 2-Electric Boogaloo

    This is going to be great watching Reid et al treat a well qualified black US Senator like a piece of steaming poop because the guy appointing him makes Obama look bad, lol.

  • TeakwoodKite

    (said with the voice of Ron Weasley)

    “Bloody brilliant Harry!” Ron finally added as he joined the group. “That’s just what we needed.”

    .It is interesting that Bobby Seal attended the presser. I gather he is no friend of BO.
    Still, as the one of the high points of the year, why am I not surprised that Harry has not read Article One; Section Three of his pocket size version of the US Constitution lately?

    No person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.

    or the 17th Amendment either.

    When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority of such State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, That the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct.

    No where in my pocket version of the US Constitution does it say a political party can refuse to seat a Senator.

    Can anyone fill me in on Illinois law regarding on what grounds the Illinois secretary of state can refuse to certify an appointment by a sitting Governor, while refusing to respond to requests for BO’s cred’s?

    I was hoping that irony would take a rest.

  • I’m a Linda too

    I said the same thing about Billie Boy Richardson. He must have SOMEthin’ good on B O, because after getting dissed from his promised Secretary of State, under investigation, supposeed to get a consolation prize of Ambassador to China, he get’s O-shit to give him a Cabinet position. And you know he wasn’t happy about it when he takes to kidding and teasing him at his “coming out” press conference. Oshit only does that when he’s not a happy camper (dust on his shoulders, shoot the finger, come up with some condescending remark)

  • AOK

    Once again, you PUMAs are crowing and celebrating when you have no reason to. This issue was caused by the Illinois Legislature and Fitzgerald dragging their feet. Not because Blago has something on Obama or Emanuel. Blago called their bluff and is basically using Burris as a pawn in his plan to stay Governor. He then recruited Bobby Rush to play the race card as soon as his announcement was made. The race card will be used to influence the jury pool and the Black Democratic Caucus simultaneously. He got one over on his party and the people who wanted him out in one fell swoop. Obama, who as the President-elect has no influence over any of the proceedings, is unfortunately subjected to criticism by wingnuts and PUMAs even though he has nothing to do with this matter. His old senate seat is the only thing connecting him to this issue and nothing more. All this speculation and hope that he’s somehow connected when all the evidence points to the contrary, is only making you PUMAs even more like the paranoid losers that you are.

  • I’m a Linda too

    I love that he did this over a holiday, too.

    Keep it going Blago!

  • I’m a Linda too

    Yes, but it will take us REAL Americans. The ones who drank the koolaid are afraid to even admit wrongs from the Barryness.

  • Obama: Dubya 2-Electric Boogaloo

    I love it! Obots whining about the race card! LOL! What is it about black people that you hate that makes you opposed to Roland Burris? Or do you just hate black people in general?

  • Tricia Spiegel

    Great post! Pass the popcorn.

  • I’m a Linda too

    Also, is the Lt Gov selected by the Governor in your state?

    I’m just AMAZED at Pat Quinn’s response and loose tongue, pretty much publicly trying and finding him guilty all by himself because he has a woody at the thought of becoming Governor…and the Dem’s making all these promises to him.

    If Lt Gov is not elected, Blago should fire his ARS and say he has demonstrated his inability to work for the citizens of this state, thinking of only himself and he needs a team player, not a king maker.

    ….You’re outta’ here Quinn!

  • rolling_thunder

    No, no leaders to protect the constitution but lawsuits are coming in by the dozens. One is the US Military. Stuff is brewing and it is like an air purifier.

  • TeakwoodKite

    after Lena Groves post about “The Jackel”
    , my sanehalf and I are watching the entire West Wing on dvd. They could not write this stuff better if they tried.

    Maybe there should be a spin off like “CSI Chicago”?

  • I’m a Linda too

    rofl. INDEED!

  • fiscalliberal

    Being from Michigan, we are not surprised on how the Democratic party wants to interfere with the selection process.

  • cathnealon

    The bots are racist, didn’t you know? And it looks like Seals beat BO once again after he defeated him in 2000 with the only race taht BO couldn’t eliminate the competition. I never thought I’d be rooting for Blago but these are crazy times. And what if Paterson appoints CK and someone tries to block that appointment, they better watch it.

  • TeakwoodKite

    Obama, who as the President-elect has no influence over any of the proceedings.

    Can I frame this one?

  • imustprotest

    hahahaha!!! Yep, those obots are racists…get over it AOK!!! LOL! Poetic justice that’s what this is….!!!!

  • rolling_thunder

    Reid will do what he wants. He is the one behind all the corruption. How do we get rid of him?He’s a reborn nazi.
    see what he’s doing with the Al Franken heist.
    from newsmax
    The fix is in!

    Senate Democrats led by Harry Reid are planning to certify Al Franken the “winner” in the contested Minnesota seat that Republican Norm Coleman is fighting to keep.
    Yesterday a spokesman for Democrat Senate Leader Harry Reid said “it appears that Franken will be certified the winner by the state Canvassing Board.”

    For weeks after the election Norm Coleman led Franken by hundreds of votes and Reid and company were very quiet.

    After Franken raised millions and waged a fierce legal battle over a handful of rejected ballots, he claims he is ahead of Coleman by about 50 votes.

    The Democrats want to seize on this claim and parachute Al Franken into the U.S. Senate.

    The Democrats may use this dubious “certification” to actually seat Franken in the Senate on January 6 — before the process in Minnesota is even complete!

    The Democrats have claimed they were for a fair and honest recount, but the facts show this was simply a lie.

    The truth is that billionaire George Soros and ACORN-backed Democrat Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie’s Canvassing Board have backed Franken’s outrageous subversion of the vote process: some Franken voters have voted twice, Coleman votes have been rejected, and the Franken camp literally makes up the recount rules as they go along.

    The irregularities in this Election Contest are absolutely shocking — and allowing Franken to claim victory now is outrageous.

    With the help of Minnesota’s liberal Sec. of State Mark Ritchie they have rewritten the rules and Franken now has a “lead.”

    The Republican National Lawyers Association (RNLA) has been the leader in fighting against vote fraud and for open, fair, and honest elections.

    We at the RNLA need your urgent help today to expose the fraudulent efforts of Harry Reid and a Soros-ACORN supported Secretary of State to pick Al Franken the next Senator from Minnesota.

    We must expose their brazen attempt to subvert the democratic process — before the vote is even final!

    You can help us stop Harry Reid and George Soros — Donate Here Now

    Let me reveal to you just how Franken and Ritchie are working to steal this election from Republican Norm Coleman.

    Ritchie has taken votes that were clearly for Coleman and rejected them, putting them in a pile for the courts to decide at a later date.

    Meanwhile, Franken votes have been accepted, giving Franken an artificial lead.

    During the recount supposed “errors” were corrected, almost always favoring Franken. Though this is statistically impossible, the votes were counted for Franken.

    In one voting precinct that clearly benefitted Coleman, the Ritchie led Canvassing Board ruled that the recount will not include them — instead that one precinct will have to live with the final vote total as of election night.

    The Ritchie led canvassing board has even admitted they are “not going to be entirely consistent” when reviewing challenged ballots and has ruled a number of votes as votes for Franken when his circle is marked and as under votes when the Coleman circle is identically marked.

    The effort to subvert a fair vote is so obvious, even a Democratic election official in Minneapolis admitted votes are being counted twice.

    “I know it happened in several precincts,” she said.

    Simply put, the Ritchie led Secretary of State office wants to decide this election in Franken’s favor and certify him the “winner.”
    They want Reid and Senate Democrats to seat him in the Senate.

    They don’t care if Coleman fights the election in court — after the fact.
    As National Republican Senatorial Chair Texas Senator John Cornyn stated: “Al Franken is falsely declaring victory based on an artificial lead created on the back of the double counting of ballots.”
    We here at the RNLA are waging a fierce battle to stop Franken, Soros and Ritchie.
    We have the truth on our side.

    We need to expose these illicit attempts to steal the election and seat Al Franken in the Senate.
    Remember this Senate seat is crucial. If Franken joins the Democrats he will give them 59 seats. They will be just one short vote of a filibuster.
    They will be able to push through a radical liberal agenda.
    But we can still stop them.
    We need your help today — Go Here Now
    Thank you.

    Michael Thielen
    Executive Director

    PS. During this holiday and New Year our members have not taken off. We at the RNLA believe strongly that the people in Minnesota deserve a fair vote. We need your help to stop Harry Reid Senate, Al Franken lawyers, and the ACORN backed Secretary of State Mark Ritchie Canvassing Board from picking the next Minnesota Senator and ignoring the will of the voters of Minnesota. Help us today —

  • AOK

    As usually, you PUMAs fail basic reading comprehension. I’m not decrying the use of the race care at all. I totally understand why it was used. Blago played everybody. Burris, Rush, the Legislature, everyone. It was a brilliant move on his part. Reid, although resistant now, doesn’t want to be opposed to a qualified black person being rejected for that seat. It damages the Dems relationship with one of it’s most powerful voting blocks. The story had gotten so big that he had to say we’ll not seat Blago’s pick. Also, If Burris were white, this story would not be as huge as it is now. Blago is influencing his jury pool and the Congressional Black Caucus at the same time. Reid, like the Illinois Legislature will eventually have to concede and seat Burris anyway. There’s nothing in the State and US Constitution to deny Burris, and Blago used this to his advantage. They better hope that they find some sort of dirt on Burris as that’s the only way that he can be denied. BTW, I’m black.

  • rolling_thunder

    Opposition to Obama must be racism, nobody could possibly oppose him based on:

    1. Spending 20 years in a racist church and then lying to America when he said he didnt know of any of the racist ramblings.

    2. In his role as a “Community Organizer”, sending taxpayer money to fund the training of public school teachers in Wright’s disgusting racist rhetoric.

    3. His ultra-liberal voting record in the Senate.

    4. His sudden shift to the center on just about every issue.

    5. His appointment of the dumbest VP of all-time.

    6. His lack of accomplishments in 4 years in the Senate. Just two of the bills that he sponsored were passed, one was the completely uncontroverial bill to end hunger in the Congo, the other was the renaming of a post.

    7. His claims of being the great uniter, having the ability to get all sides to work together, yet he doesnt have one example of working with the other side on something important.

    8. His naming of Clinton Yes-man Eric Holder as AG. Holder was the pigeon that Clinton used to sign off of the pardon of scumbag, Marc Rich.

    9. The naming of a washed-up, bunch of has-beens to his Cabinet. All were part of the corrupt and overrated Clinton administration.

    10. The naming of Hillary Clinton, and thus Bill, to the Secretary of State despite all of Bill’s shady foreign dealings.

    11. Already going back on campaign promises to end the war, close Guantanamo, and raise taxes.

    12. Keeping the Secretary of Defense from the Bush administration despite criticizing the war.

    13. Shady connection to Tony Rezco and ACORN.

    Yeah it must be racism, none of the above is legitimate criticism.

  • http://www.anvp.wordpress.com soldier4hillary

    Okay,
    I just gotta say it. Whatever Blago is drinking he needs to give that shit to the Dems in the House & the Senate. The Dems and the Biased Media through out all the normal crap:
    1. Everyone use the same talking point (ie he is mental all of a sudden)
    Result: Didn’t work
    2. Guilt him into resigning
    Result: Didn’t work
    3.Tried to legally remove him
    Result: Didn’t work

    Yes, selling a seat is wrong. But if we begin making people *guilty* before being proved innocent we are SOL. The only thing that would make “As the Blago Turns” better is if they appoint Caroline Kennedy. If you want to see a soap opera drama, do the story on how Reid contacted Patterson about putting CK in Senator Clintons seat saying she is qualified with her 138 “you knows”. But not Burris and he has experience.

    Blago is showing *fighting spirit*. The last time I seen that shit was Senator Clinton in the primaries as everyone piled on. Thats why the Dems are acting this way, there scared of that type of thing. It’s like kryptonite. The Republicans are probably rolling around like ladybugs on crack as they watch our party destroy itself..oops I am a clinton dem and not a dimocrat, sorry.

    You have every Dem they can find coming out to point fingers at this guy saying he is *mental* for acting like he is. Have they ever thought or let it cross there mind that maybe, just maybe there is more to the story? I mean we know what he stated on his part of the phone conversations, the little we got from the transcript. My question is, was he talking to himself? Now if thats what *fire harry reid ass* is trying to say then, yeah, he is mental. But if not, I think we have the right to no who was on the other side of that phone line….just sayin

  • rolling_thunder

    Violation of US Constitution. Barack Hussein Obama, Jr., is a foreign national from Africa Kenya. Obama is not a U.S. citizen and can not be President. The U.S. Constitution requires that solely a person being a native born US citizen to be President. It is unconscionable that a President fears showing his alleged U.S Birth certificate to the American public. Therefore, all acts signed by Obama, and all appointments made, are null and void Ab initio as Obama has no powers pursuant to the U.S Constitution to act as President.
    BTW, I’m Purple.

  • Interested party

    I don’t know. Blagojevich has seemed mighty confident and up-beat lately. Contrast this with Rahm.
    Now this.
    Maybe chutzpah, but he hasn’t been convicted of anything yet, and I would like to hear his side of the story.

  • TeakwoodKite

    rolling around like ladybugs on crack ROLF :)

    Pat?

  • rolling_thunder

    This Prez select and his “team” are 50 times worse than ‘Tricky’ Dick Nixon and Blobama has not even been inaugurated yet.

    Heck, There is more vetting done on a job interview with background checks and drug tests that BlowhardO has gotten.

  • TeakwoodKite

    AOK, can you fill me in on on what grounds the Illinois Secretary of State can refuse to certify the appointment?

    BTW I’m a kite.

  • rolling_thunder

    that BlowhardO has gotten.

    that than BlowhardO has gotten.

  • rolling_thunder

    that BlowhardO has gotten.

    that then BlowhardO has gotten.

  • http://www.partizane.com NewHampster

    Nothing. Just trying to get a rise. ;-)

  • nan

    i almost feel like crying for obama
    hehe

  • trixta

    Really, after all the shit that OPrecious and his minions have pulled this election year, essentially eviscerating our democracy, they now have the AUDACITY to call Blago on ethics violations and corruption charges! This is rich!

    I’m beginning to like Blago more and more, if only for the fact that he will not go quietly into that good night before exposing the Messiah for what he is — a fraud, charlatan, and thug.

    To add to the spectacle, wouldn’t it be fun to watch Blago’s wife and Michelle Obama go at it in a celebrity mud-wrestling standoff? I would fly to Vegas to see that event! After all, these political types have dragged the whole country in mud with their dirty Chicago politics.

  • Obama: Dubya 2-Electric Boogaloo

    From the race card to the victim card, “WHAAAAA, we’re all just innocent victims of the all evil Blago!” LOL

  • http://www.anvp.wordpress.com soldier4hillary

    Hi teakwoodkite
    Yes, it is Patsy

  • TeakwoodKite

    Best wishes to you and yours! I was wondering if you are ok. :)

    I was thinking that Pat R. might draw the Ladybugs.

  • Obama: Dubya 2-Electric Boogaloo

    BTW, I’m plaid

  • http://www.partizane.com NewHampster

    As the Hot Rod Turns

    Oh mido, thank you for naming this hilarious episode in American history. I just keep cracking up and I’m only had one New Years Maker’s Mark.

    As the Hot Rod Turns LOL

  • Amirosa

    I am enjoying the plot. This was a brilliant move by the governor, and I hope he finds some more ammunition to keep the fight and his job. It is actually entertaining to watch David vs.Goliath, I mean Blago vs. Reid et al.

  • http://www.anvp.wordpress.com soldier4hillary

    seriously,
    how can any incoming administration take office with this kind of drama. i mean, like, you know, did anyone like *vet* anyone? more and more people are asking themselves the universal question in there mind and thinking the same thing. man, i sure would like to hear one of those *fiery* stump speeches on how they were going to *clean up Washington* and that *new form of politics* or how bout *that transparency line* or my favorite: *more of the same*. this gets better each day

  • daiseymae

    I love all of this. The post, the comments, the lame comments from the Obots, everything. This is much better than I expected. Oh joy, this is gonna be a great New Year. A new crook of the highest order in the white house, and the people who put him there sayin’ “Say what?” Haaaa haaaa haaaa haaa haaa haaa haaa haaaa!!!

  • http://www.anvp.wordpress.com soldier4hillary

    ha ha! Thanx! just enjoying this new series “As the Hot Rod Turns” and wondering when will it come out on DVD. I would even take a bootleg copy!

  • It’s Not Me

    BO took a stand against Blago because of his cocky arrogance after he saw how easy it was for the Chicago political machine to steal the election for him. He wrongly thought Blago would just slither away into the night like everyone else who has ever faced the machine. His arrogance may have finally caught up to him because Blago WILL NOT go down alone. BO’s arrogance made him think he would. Blago’s message to BO yesterday was…”I’m not going anywhere…without YOU and Rahm by my side.” Bwahahahaahahaha! I just can’t wait to see how this all plays out.:)

  • skinny malinky

    So you’re using a conservative blog site’s reposting of a fund raising solicitation as evidence of…what exactly?

  • It’s Not Me

    The Governor and Lt. Governor run on a joint ticket. Quinn is also “elected”, not appointed…..which is unfortunate. He just needs to STFU….IMCPO.;) I’m all for Blago making BO’s life a living hell. Go for it, Blago!

  • Steve1

    I guess the AAs will line up behind Blago’s apptt. The nominee is AA! OJ Simpson, Barry Soetoro. Brilliant. Puts Dems in a bind. Now, Barry wants us to believe that he has produced his original BC? Has not released any medical records or Graduate school files? Has never really addressed the Larry Sinclair charges, or his connections to Rezko and that House in Chicago? What about that Stuart Levine? Than there are his ties to Billy Ayers. Mr. Bisexual and radical. His ties to Acorn and the fraud they have alleged to participated in? His supporters ripping off the primary causus elections? PE Barry Soetoro wants us to believe that he and his minions are cleared of any wrong-doing, according to their own investigation? But, let’s us believe that Blago is guilty as sin! Even before his day in court? Now, Blago may be guilty? But such hypocrisy, does he believe that the general public is stupid? As for the corporate controlled MSM-they are assholes, they need to put on trial!

  • http://www.anvp.wordpress.com soldier4hillary

    God I am so loving this! Bots mad about the *race card*? BWwaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhaaaaaaa! For that shit alone after ALL the hate I got my way for being *black* *female* *military* and supporting that *racist Clinton*! This has went down as the best post of the year simply based on this alone. Blago has gained the upper hand into the New Year on the incoming administration. Now they care about corruption but didn’t give a shit when the dead came back to damn vote! And Mickey Mouse gave contributions! ARe they serious? are they f’ng serious? ROFL!

  • beachnan

    I burst out laughing last night when I saw this on the news. Blago is crazy smart and I am loving it. The Dems look like idiots and they are because they allowed that sorry excuse for a politican, Obama, to take over their party. You never know what will bring a man, and administration down, but we may be witnessing the beginnings of that right now. Blago just made a brilliant move. Burris is more qualified to be Senator, than Obama is to be President of the United States. If the Dems keep pushing against this appointment, they will only make themselves look worse in the process. I think Blago just put them and Obama, in a no-win situation.

  • skinny malinky

    All of this would mean something if the Supreme Court agreed with you. Their legal interpretation trumps yours, though, so Obama’s appointments and acts signed will be perfectly legal.

  • AF catfish

    Oddly delicious, isn’t it? And Dems are hated for being wimps. Blago’s gutsiness earns him instant cred. Blago’s been talking with our former mayor Willie Brown, who was equally gutsy for a Dem, and earned the admiration of many Repubs in the area.

    Get this from John Kass:

    Of course, Tuesday’s fiasco could have been avoided. Democrats in the state legislature could have stripped Blagojevich of his appointment powers and imposed a special election. Obama also could have demanded it. But as he has done so often in his career, Obama avoided a confrontation and looked the other way.

  • HARP

    One Child Under the Age of Eighteen, Born in Kenya

    A private investigator in Hawaii has uncovered the divorce decree for Barack Obama’s father and mother, which indicates they had “one child under the age of eighteen, born in Kenya.”

    That is the report of Ed Hale of PlainsRadio.com, an Internet radio site which has focused upon the natural born Citizen challenges to Obama’s presidential eligibility.

    http://www.theobamafile.com/ObamaLatest.htm

  • skinny malinky

    What evidence is there that Obama had anything to do with this scandal? The worst thing that may have happened is that Rahm Emmanuel knew something and didn’t tell.

    I also like how everyone on this thread crows about Blogo being innocent until proven guilty, and then talks about how Obama is a criminal, or is even involved in this scandal, even though there’s no evidence of that. Isn’t Obama innocent until proven guilty?

  • catherine

    QFT!

    I’m glad Bobby Rush spewed all that lynching nonsense though. It just focused a glaring spotlight on the hypocrisy of those that had the gall to smear the Clintons of racism. The same people who cried “racism” for political expediency are now having it thrown right back at them. Schadenfreude!

    Blago may be typical Chicago scum but right now I say Thank You and God Bless you!!!!

  • AOK

    You guys keep bringing this up, yet have presented no evidence to back your claims. Finding this stuff on the internet like Berg did has proven fruitless. There has to be a document, such as Obama’s Kenyan birth certificate, to prove their claim. Since one doesn’t exist, the only thing that you have is a Youtube video of some woman who claims to be Obama grandmother saying he was born there. The problem is that Obama has documents that prove he was born in Hawaii, which was a state. Meaning that he’s a US citizen. That’s why these cases keep getting tossed. Berg has no evidence to prove where Obama was born. Obama has evidence to prove where he was born. Get the picture? I don’t care if his father was born Kenyan citizen at the time. Certified documents show that Obama was born on US soil to a US citizen, his mother. I don’t get why you PUMAs just can’t understand this.

  • daiseymae

    Blago is only good for playing with as one plays with a toy. As far as Obama is concerned, you can be in denial all you want, but where there is smoke, there is fire…that is undeniable. Smoke=fire. Not breathing any smoke yet? You must be wearing a mask. Ha! Ha ha.

  • swollow

    or a rightwing nutcase like you.
    wow.

  • Mary

    In fact, when this all broke a while ago, Blago URGED the State legislature to pass a law requiring a special election, and not to leave it as an appointment. The Democratic legislature voted no on that, because they were afraid a Republican might win.

    Irony of ironies. Hoist on their own petard.

    ROFLMAO

  • imustprotest

    I think you need a nice cup of tea AOK…you really need to chill a little, afterall, it’s New Year’s Eve!! LOL!!

  • http://undercoverblackman.blogspot.com Undercover Black Man

    When “Magnum, P.I.” is done cracking that caper, I hope he turns his attention to who killed Vince Foster.

    :-D

  • AOK

    As far as I’ve heard, there’s nothing to stop Burris. The Illinois Legislature failed legally to limit or strip Blagojevich’s power in time. They also failed to conduct a special election in time to prevent this. He still has the full powers of the office of Governor at his disposal and all that entails. They dragged their feet and it cost them this embarrassment.

  • It’s Not Me

    Oh, hon….BO has been connected to Blago since his Illinois legislature days. Google is the friend of anyone seeking the truth. USE IT.

  • AOK

    Skinny, these are PUMAs were talking about. It’s Obama’s fault if anything goes bad. Stock Market Crash? It’s Obama’s fault. Blagojevich tries to sell senate seat? Forget Blago, somehow Obama’s at fault. Their motto: When in doubt, blame Obama. Dude, I thought you knew better.

  • KmX

    It would be very interesting if Obama and the democrats against Blago apopointee and the republicans voted for him in the senate. I amy not like Blago but he is the Governor and he has the rights to appoint the senator. Blago has not been charged with any crime. Until then, he should be allowed to stay in office.

    Roland Burris has done nothing wrong. The only reason the democrats are opposing this apointment is because they wnat the Blago issues to go away fast. If Larry Craid can remain a senator after being charge why can’t Ronald serve who hasn’t been charged with any crime.

    Harry Reid will look like an idiot if he oppose Roland Burris. Let Roland serve and elect a new senator in 2 years.

  • jvsp

    “…embarrassment…”

    It is just a tad bigger than an “embarrassment”, but way to go with the “damage control”.

  • http://none maq

    thanks HARP,

    Thank you for the link to http://www.theobamafile.com/ObamaLatest.htm

    I am one person who believes that Barry Soetoro AKA B HUSSEIN Obama is an illegal immigrant and not qualififed under the Constitution to be the President of the United States. An Arabian Kenyan with Indonesian citizenship.

  • AOK

    You PUMAs are just too gullible. This, like the whitey tape and the numerous bogus claims will do the way of the dodo. Why would a guy who has such a blockbuster story, run to a obscure internet website instead of to Fox News, Sean Hannity, Rush or some conservative outlet with nationwide distribution? Because it’s BS. Come on, even you PUMAs aren’t stupid enough to fall for this crap. Oh wait…

  • It’s Not Me

    No one has said BO is involved in the selling of the Senate seat. However, he is connected to the corruption in Illinois politics and Blago knows it. Blago knows what BO AND Rahm have done. THAT is the issue here. Now, go drink some more Kool-aid……maybe add a splash of Moet since it’s New Year’s Eve.

  • AOK

    If you hate someone enough, you’ll believe anything about him.

  • imustprotest

    look at this guy! He puts all his faith in the false messiah and he’s callin’ us names!!! hahahahahahahaha!! I’m lovin’ this Blago stuff, bringing out all the silly trolls.

  • waitingpatiently

    AHA, better late than never.

  • jvsp

    Just a little information: this thread is NOT about the birth certificate.

  • helenk

    Happy New Year Patsy.
    I always like to read your posts.
    When you finish your military service, please for the good of the country run for office.
    You fit my tag line perfectly.

    WOMEN WITH INTELLIGENCE AND EXPERIENCE, MEN WHO SUPPORT THEM AND COUNTRY BEFORE PARTY ALWAYS

    PUMAS,BUBBAS, AND THOSE PEOPLE RULE

  • It’s Not Me

    We’re not gullible, but you are naive. You’ve been played and don’t even know it or you just don’t care that you were.

  • patience

    Most generally what you believe about someone is what makes you hate them to begin with– Obama is a snake.

  • AOK

    That’s where I feel that I’m misunderstood by you PUMAs. I believe in one Almighty, and he ain’t Obama. I voted for Obama and I support his policies. Nothing more, nothing less. It’s just it bothers me when so-called Americans hate a guy so much that you’ll believe anything about him. Never mind whether the source is credible or not. If Obama’s name comes up he’s somehow guilty of it. Nobody’s been able to make anything stick on the guy. Not because he’s that slick. But because these stories are simply not true. Bush earned the hatred he’s getting though his mismanagement of our great nation. All Obama’s done was defeat Hillary Clinton and John McCain this election cycle. How is winning elections a criminal act? Before you get into how ACORN helped him cheat, there has been no evidence to prove that any state elections in the primary or the GE were tainted in Obama’s favor. He simply won the trust of the people that voted for him. That all. If you can’t understand that simple truth, there’s no hope for you.

  • AOK

    I’m smart enough to know when I’ve been played. You PUMAs, not so much. Let’s see: You fell for the Whitey tape, the COLB, Larry Sinclair, Andy Martin, the list goes on. You guys don’t have to like Obama, but man, you fall for every internet rumor that’s created about him. If that’s not gullible, the what is?

  • oowawa

    If you hate someone enough, you’ll believe anything about him

    Almost correct. Suggested modification:

    “If you hate or love someone enough, you’ll believe anything about him.”

  • imustprotest

    No hope???? sniff, sniff……bu..bu…but Obama embodies hope…I thought, I thought….hahahahahaha!! You say there’s no evidence to prove barryO cheated…you say it so it must be true!! That is YOUR truth little obot, not mine. I was here, thru the whole thing. You bots can try to re-write history, but we know the truth. Silly bots!

  • Mar

    The state of Hawaii has said that the document in its vault is valid. It has not stated that information on the certificate of live birth on O’s web site matches what is on the vault copy. Nor can it release the information or publicly publish its own valid copy without O’s permission which will not be forthcoming.

    Thus there is room to question the certificate displayed on O’s site.

  • TeakwoodKite

    New Hamspter! We need the music intro!

  • catherine

    Actually the gullible ones have ALWAYS been you obots.

    Obots are in the same sad category as Stepford Wives.

  • Anna

    Please don’t attack AOK. His P.O.V. is reasonable and being stated respectfully.

    AOK, I think the viewpoint of many here is that all these folks were buddies. The fact that BHO turned down Blago’s offer isn’t any kind of exoneration. Why does no one telephone me to tell me they’ve got a new supply of angel dust, and they want me to come over, share it, and have 3-way sex with their boyfriend? Because they know I’m not game for that sort of thing! The reason Obama was telephoned is (it is reasonable to suppose, although not assume) because they’d called him before and gotten a different answer.

    And if the tapes go back to 2003, it’s reasonable to assume BHO is featured on some of them. 2003 was even before he began running for prez all those years ago.

    It’s certainly not “proof” of anything. But goodness, AOK, Mrs. Blago was the lawyer who brokered the Rezko land deal with the Obamas! It’s not like these people had nothing to do with him! These are the people who guided his political path. These are the people BHO worked to get elected. BHO helped bring these people to leadership roles in Illinois.

    They’re mad about being thrown under the bus!

    Now, here’s my question: Clinton was impeached, and continued to sign bills into law, etc. Blago hasn’t even been impeached yet — so why should he not be allowed to perform his job?

  • mary

    Bless Blago seconded!

    Now, when will Blago be appointed by OPrecious as his CIA Director? After Blago spills the beans, or is about to, on His Hopeness!!!

    Happy New Year No Quarter!!!!!You’re the best!

  • TeakwoodKite

    Rahm Emmanuel knew something and didn’t tell.

    Didn’t tell WHO? The grand jury?

    Is this one of the back stories that will come out in next week’s ep\isode?

  • TeakwoodKite

    If you hate love someone enough, you’ll believe anything about him.

    Happy New year Donna Brazzille. Stop the Hate.

  • TeakwoodKite

    How is winning elections a criminal act? I can’t begin to compress years in to one sentence but maybe I can in a word; fraud.

    What good are New Years resolutions anyway? Hardly anyone follows them!

  • oowawa

    Yep Teakwoodkite, I like that better. I think I’m going to retire from trying to write wise platitudes as of right now.

    Happy New Year

  • juan

    If Dirty Harry Reid tries to block Burris, then Reid should be impeached.

    But he will fold immediately, as soon as the Congressional Black Caucus and the other 14% of Blacks snap their fingers. The Blacks are the DEMS life line.

    Shape-up Harry and Barry.

    This is all too funny. If Blago does not go down, he should run for President. He’s smarter than all of them.

    HEY, Barry, How’s that vacation going?

  • Matt

    Blagojevich has finally done what Hillary and Mccain could not…stick it to the Democrats and their Precious Obama!! Thank God for Blago…He has made this year a little bit more tolerable.

  • TeakwoodKite

    BHO is featured on some of them.

    Three way? Hey now! Now your telling us the rest of the seasons plot line. awww darn!

    “As the HotRod Turns”… I should have known it would go there.

    @AOK,I’m smart enough to know when I’ve been played
    You sure about that? I mean, I am in no way being snarky here. And I am not being personal on this either.
    I don’t hate Barak so please…

  • Cubs in 09

    …maybe the Rodster might throw out a few tidbits about the natural born citizen clause.

    Might a governor have standing to question whether or not a presidential candidate in his state was eligible to run? ;)

  • ame

    LMFAO when I heard the news.

    The media’s spiel about Blago being crazy didn’t work and Harry’s insistance that he won’t seat the appointed senator won’t work either.

    Blago is definitely a Chicago thug, but he is a shrewd one at that. This whole thing is just too funny. Maybe Blago can help clean up the Democratic party by taking a few corrupt ones down with him. After all, I’m sure there’s many more where he came from. Possibly moving to the White house?

  • juan

    How about this?

    http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/1231082hsu1.html

    More to come, just follow the money.

    HaHaHa!

  • TeakwoodKite

    Isn’t Obama innocent until proven guilty?

    Did he take the 5th?

  • TeakwoodKite

    Happy New year oowawa! We think alike. I had not refreshed my screen and you beat me to it! :)

    I hear they are going to add 1 second to balance the atomic clock!

    So when you get to the 321 thing say 0 too.

  • james ocala fl

    Democrat Sec of State refuses to follow the law a certify the appoint. State Supreme Court will be forced to order him to sigh. Democrat leader of the Senate announces he will not follow the Constitution and seat a qualified US Senator. Boy am I glad the lawless days of Bush are nearly over.

  • http://firefox AnnieCollier

    Methinks the Obots are selectively blind to the fine points. Obama, is after all, the head of the Democrat Party and moved the money, ala the DNC, to Chicago…but no, he has nothing to do with the politics of getting what he wants…hahahahaha.

  • ritamary

    The entire Democratic Party has to answer embarrassing questions? How awful! Why should they ever have to answer any questions? They are very busy giving away billions of dollars. So stop bothering them! Those poor, poor persecuted Democrats. My heart is breaking for them.

  • http://firefox AnnieCollier

    Before the next four years is over, Dick and George are going to look like Choir Boys.

    BTW, Patsy, I’m an Independent now but since reading your post, I’m feeling like a ladybug myself…laughed until I cried. Thanks.

  • AOK

    They started wire tapping Blagojevich on Oct 21, 2008. It states as such on page 7 of the indictment. The internal report shows that Obama has not spoken with Blagojevich and Rahm Emanuel only spoke to him once and to John Harris 4 times. Fitzgerald’s office read the report and allowed Obama’s team to release it. If there were discrepancies between what was said in the report and Fitzgerald’s indictment that were pertinent to the case, we’d have heard of them by now. Unfortunately, this is the state of Chicago politics. Everyone who has served in public office there has had to work with these people. There doesn’t have to be any charges on them, but if they worked with them or associate with them in any capacity, you’re guilty by association. No charges of corruption have been filed against Obama. Hell, the man doesn’t have a parking ticket against him. Yet, to you PUMAs he’s somehow guilty or is the mastermind behind all of the corruption. I can see if there’s any evidence to back the accusations, but there’s none.

  • http://firefox AnnieCollier

    Not true! Why just the other day, I think it was Christmas via video cam to Budapest, I told my O votin’ Son that BO had brought down the gas prices to $1.61 by mere intention. Now you take that back!

  • AOK

    Imusprotest and Teakwoodkite, please show me proof that he’s a fraud. So far, you haven’t. It seems to me that you delusional PUMAs are the ones who are attempting to re-write history. You want this guy to be guilty of something so bad that you have to make something up and force yourselves to believe it. It pretty sad really

  • http://liberalrapture.com/ John (from Liberal Rapture)

    Burris is more qualified to be Senator than Obama is to be President.

    As for the attack on Pumas I can only say: 2009 will be a fine year for Pumas. BHO is kicking it off nicely by golfing while the mid east burns.

  • HC

    Rock on Blago, I am laughing as the Obots spin and respin this one.

  • http://firefox AnnieCollier

    Hmmm. That does have a bit of Willie Brown feeling to it, doesn’t it? Another brilliant politician. I was always told that when Willie ruled the legislature, he was the most powerful man in CA…not the Governor.

  • Anon

    And, can’t you imagine that JJJR is just seething!

  • AOK

    Although it’s been fun to constantly prove you PUMAs wrong, Happy New Year! Your resolutions need to be to stop believing in false information on the internet. It only gets you in trouble and makes you look foolish. Good night now.

  • HC

    A democrat congress did not seat the elected, state certified Senator from New Hampshire Louis Wyman back in 1974.

    I think Richard McIntyre was not seated by the house back in the 80s as well.

    So it wont be the first time, and it wont be the last time.

    Fall of the Roman Empire anyone?

  • ritamary

    I’m purple! Go Ravens!

  • http://firefox AnnieCollier

    Anna, I believe Mrs. Blago is a Realtor rather than Lawyer and she handled all the Resko land deals with the BO’s and more…

  • http://firefox AnnieCollier

    I believe he’s been completely marginalized. Maybe BO will appoint him to something as a consolation prize.

  • http://firefox AnnieCollier

    They’re going to call him if they need him…so far, not so much.

  • ritamary

    “What evidence is there that Obama had anything to do with this scandal?” an inquiring Obot wants to know. I strongly believe when you lay down with dogs you tend to get fleas. And the Chicago political machine is just jumpin’ with them little critters.

    But I am sure that if we go into any detail about Obama – Rezko, Obama – Blago, Obama – Daley etc. you bots out there won’t even be paying any attention. Your Messiah is perfect and nothing will convince you he is a low-life Chicago machine politician just like the people he hangs out with.

  • AF catfish

    Methinks Sir Willie can see right through Opampers, but is keeping a lid on the criticism through the honeymoon period.

    And yes, Willie was the speaker of the legislature when his party was in the minority!! He achieved this not once, but twice! The man understands politics.

    Funny, when he ran for mayor in this mostly white/Asian city, I don’t recall his race being brought up by him OR the media.

  • http://firefox AnnieCollier

    whoops, “four years are over”

  • AF catfish

    Great reminder. Happy new year, JJJr!

  • ritamary

    AOK: Just because certain individuals believe certain accusations against Obama does not mean that everyone on this site believes those accusations. So please do not make blanket generalizations about the people on this site.

    If we are so stupid, why do you continue coming here? Go to a website thronging with like-minded Obots like yourself. Obamington Post is a place for you to start. Or just turn on the tv and go to MSNBO.

  • ritamary

    NOBODY has ever said BO was the mastermind behind the corruption, or the mastermind behind anything.

  • ritamary

    Your New Year’s resolution should be to stop wasting your time and ours posting comments here. Happy New Year to you too, and to my new hero Gov. Blago, and to everyone at No Quarter. May the New Year be full of more delightful Chicago political scandal!

  • juan

    Who looks foolish? I think your man B. Hussein Obama, Rahm, Axelrod, Reid, Ill. Sec of State, Ill Legislators etc. are the ones who look foolish.

    We are definitely enjoying this.

    HAPPY NEW YEAR!

  • TeakwoodKite

    Fitzgerald’s office read the report and allowed Obama’s team to release it.

    Lets examine this…
    1) You assume the US attorneys office would affirm anything BO wanted to say.
    2) You assume that an “internal report” would do anything but exonerate BO. Ever hear of Mal-practice?

    3) 4 individuals who are on BO’s team are not allowed to testify in proceedings against Hotrod for reasons that will negatively impact The US attorneys office case.

    In short no one beside the US Attorneys office knows what cards are on the table.
    4) I read the criminal complaint and it goes to great great lengths to not mention BO.
    5) BO is a fraud. That is evident by his actions.
    6)When one speaks of knowing enough to tell when they are being played (or not) and is basing that position on what the MSM or a pol is saying then Barney Rubble is your guy.

    (Remember to add a second for the atomic clocks in your house when counting down to New Years.)

  • juan

    Also, Blago has already filed papers with the Ill. Supreme Court to bypass the Sec of State and have Burris certified. The Supreme’s are on the spot again. Bet they want no part of this.

  • ritamary

    Bet the majority of the Supremes would love sticking it to our “Constitutional scholar” PEBO.

  • http://firefox AnnieCollier

    No, Willie is, well, Willie.

    I cut off the SF Chronicle this year…read it since the 60′s religiously…but got tired of the nauseating bias. But doesn’t Wille do a Sunday column now? I thought someone said he had written a pro-Blogo piece…as in reality check pointing out his legitimate position of not being convicted of anything.

    Also…that he didn’t take pay for play for the Senate seat…only talked about it.

  • james ocala fl

    Read the constitution “Each House shall be the judge of the elections, returns and qualifications of its own members” since this is a appointment elections and returns are not part of this. The only think the senate can consider is qualification. “No person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the age of thirty years, and been nine years a citizen of the United States and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state for which he shall be chosen. Of course Sen Reid is saying he will not seat him. More bush lawlessness.

  • Cubs in 09

    Obama was born on US soil to a US citizen, his mother.

    Hawaiian law in 1961 stated that a US citizen parent had to be 18 years old in order to confer citizenship upon the child. BO’s mother was 17 when she gave birth. Ergo, she could not pass citizenship to her son. Thus, BO is not a natural born citizen.

    I conclude that’s the reason he won’t release the original BC.

    We are a nation of laws not men (or women).

  • Cubs in 09

    Aren’t we all? ;)

  • Cubs in 09

    …just enjoying this new series “As the Hot Rod Turns” and wondering when will it come out on DVD.

    It’s something to get us through the winter until Spring Training starts in March. :mrgreen:

  • TeakwoodKite

    If you can’t understand that simple truth, there’s no hope for you.

    You’ve been played.

  • NoBamaNoWay

    spoken like a true Obot; anything said by a republican MUST be false. if a republican said 2+2=4 you’d claim it wasn’t true till hell froze over, wouldn’t you? you’re on the wrong website, dude; this one’s about truth, not orthodox partisanship.

  • TeakwoodKite

    fraud

    1 a: deceit , trickery ; specifically : intentional perversion of truth in order to induce another to part with something of value or to surrender a legal right b: an act of deceiving or misrepresenting : trick
    2 a: a person who is not what he or she pretends to be : impostor ; also : one who defrauds : cheat b: one that is not what it seems or is represented to be
    synonyms see deception, imposture

    .

    There is a list…

    He stood up and said he would vote against FISA.
    He voted for it.

    May I address your repeated reference to “you Pumas”?

  • Judy L. NC

    Or perhaps a “triple dog dare ya”?

  • Peggy Sue

    Yes, lots of mixed messages going on: post-racial vs racial quotients for the Senate; HRC’s “scant experience” and Sarah Palin’s dissing but CK’s qualifications [I love the "aura" argument, ie., Caroline Kennedy would bring an "aura" of leadership to the job]. In the same way Obama brings an “aura” of experience to POTUS.

    The Dems are shooting themselves in the foot. And Blago? A few weeks ago, they were talking about him being deranged, mentally instable.

    Well, he beat them at their own game. He’s probably guilty as hell. But this isn’t chess 101. The man’s proven himself a true master.

    I’m looking forward to the next move.

  • Alamiss

    In 1868 during the Reconstruction period, John Menard, the first black congressman elected from the state of Louisiana was refused his seat in the Congress.
    Way to go Harry and all of you Senate dems. Just take it on the chin. Blago outsmarted you. Back down or make a bad situation worse.
    Thanks for the fun. I have not rejoiced so much since Hillary announced that she was running for president.

  • mido

    Heh, oops, I made a Freudian slip…should be Hot Rod, but I guess Hot Rot fits well, too! :)

    Happy New Year, everyone!

  • Anna

    I heard that Obama is simply going to give Fitz the sack on Jan. 20. Won’t that put an end to the whole showboat?

  • mido

    It’s on every channel, every day here in the great COMBINE state of Illinois!

    LOL…same bat time, same bat channel–featuring our dear “Hot Rod” Gov. B as the EVIL VILLIAN and R. Burris as his henchman…will they destroy the forces of good played by the O! gang of mud wrestlers from Chicago?

    Stay tuned! There’s a new twist in the story every day! :)

  • mido

    I can’t wait! GO BIG Z!!!

  • mido

    well, thank you very much…glad I could provide some humor this fine New Year’s Eve!

    There’s lots of images attached to that name, aren’t there? ;)

  • candymarl

    Fitzgerald is at fault? He’s a prosecutor. His job is to indict and prosecute people. It’s not his job to decide if they remain in office. The Illinois State legislature was given ample opportunity to remove Blago. They didn’t. They have a Dem majority.

    One thing that is true about politics ya gotta have the goods. Now Fitzgerald may have the legal goods and that’s his job. That’s all.

    The Illinois legislature was given the opportunity and could have impeached Blago or forced him out. Why not?

    There is something more at work here. But I see you take every opportunity to bash PUMAS as if all the posters here are PUMAS. We’re not.

    It’s funny I’m already seeing the same mentality I saw in Bush supporters. No matter the crimes or scandals surrounding Bush he was pure and perfect and couldn’t be involved in wrong doing.

    The same folk giving Obama a free pass found Bush guilty by association. Obama? The Messiah never gets dirty.

    If Obama knows nobody, knows nothing, and never met anyone how did he do all that community organizing?

    The Sgt Schultz/American Idol of Presidents.

  • candymarl

    You need to take reading comprehension. Every one here is not a PUMA

    Do you now understand?

  • mido

    Snaps and props to you for that, Matt!

    I’m so tired of the great and powerful O! being compared to Lincoln I could puke…these last few days have been a wonderful relief from the O!adulatory, worshipping O!MSM!

  • candymarl

    If you’re right and Obama can prove it why spend hundreds of thousands of dollars in lawyer’s fees to keep the info from being released?

    If Obama suddenly does produce it in a way that’s worse. He dragged this thing out when it could have been solved earlier.

    He put himself before country.

    Remember it was Obama who raised the citizenship issue first in reference to John McCain.

    Now he’s saying it doesn’t matter?

    Not the kind of leader I want.

  • candymarl

    If the person has the proof they can publicly release it. How hard could that be? We’re not asking for belief. We’re asking for what Obama asked McCain for. A public showing of his personal records. Medical, college, birth etc. McCain did it. Obama won and still won’t do it. His relatives said they’d speak also on Nov 5th or after the election.

    His illegal alien aunt in Boston USA, his grandmother in Kenya, his half brothers and sisters haven’t spoken out by now. What happened?

  • candymarl

    Umm the Obama camp admitted Michelle was on that tape but was misunderstood. She said “why’d he not whitey”. Were Obama spoke people lying too?

  • candymarl

    spokes people

  • candymarl

    I’ve read multiple news stories about Fitzgerald. Even people who don’t like him say he’s as clean as you get and bases his prosecutions on what he can prove. He has no reputation of railroading or partisanship when it comes to prosecutions.

    The same Dems/Libs/Progs etc. that were singing Fitz’s praises now are tearing him down for their Great God Obama.

    Remember Fitz never mentioned Obama or his staff. Blago and the media did. It’s another “look over there’ scam worthy of the Bush administration.

  • Hot Librarian

    New developments – fitz asks for a 90 day extension & if plan to refer the senate choice to a House Rules committee which can take up to 90 days for a decision.

    Dems are uite happy for Illinois to be unrepresented. wont they need all Dem Senators to pass the barrage of legislation?

    No matter it will be 57 White Democratic Senators blocking a single AA.

    Which Repub will join this move? Who needs R A C I S T next to his voting recored?

    Also Politico has a soft story on Whittaker – including this gem
    when Whittaker went for a major public medical job -on the recommendation of Obama – 3 bBago reps interviewed him plus tony Rezko!

    Not only was Rezko buying the House & Land package with Obama via rod ‘s wife , he was vetting top level postings.

    Where does it end?

  • Hot Librarian

    # typos – If Burris gets thru then Senate Dems to refer to committee.

    Dems are Quite happy …..

  • slobodaneee

    Blago is entertaining. That much I agree with you. However, there is no there there as it relates to Obama.

  • Lisa Hinman

    I love your article. Innocent until proven guilty is so right. I hope that Blago exposes Obama’s staff to show how devious they are.

  • Annie

    2009 is going to be very interesting. Thanks Harp for that site….great info. There seems to be light at the end of that long dark tunnel after all.
    ;)

  • http://baddemocrat08.wordpress.com obamastolemyboyfriend

    I’ll call Blago right now. Is he still wire tapped? Can I get in trouble for talking him into it? Maybe better to call his lawyer??? I’m sure in some way Barrakula could come up with some law I’d be breaking???

  • Annie

    HAP HAP HAP hick hick…..up…… HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009 ALL….. IT’S GOING TO BE AN INTERESTING ONE…. ;)

  • Diana L. C.

    Skinny Malinky, you may need to read here more often. This is not just a “conservative blog site.” It may not fit into the “progressive” category that you prefer, but I, who have come here often, have often been accused of being the most liberal of all my family, friends, and cohorts who consider themselves Democrats.

    The thing is that we are democrats here with the lower case “d.” Vote fraud is vote fraud and undermines our country whether it be of the “R” variety or the “D” variety. I personally saw the “O” variety during the primary, myself and have grown to hate the stinking practice.

  • Diana L. C.

    I am not sure whether Blagojevich (sp?) has anything on The Most Precious Highness and his minions or not. I don’t really care at this point. As he keeps the spotlight on Chicago style politics, the whole country keeps being reminded of the muck, morass, bog, or whatever you want to call it, that Obama rose out of so pristine and pure. (Of course I am being facetious.) Obama’s and Reid’s responses will indeed show their pureness. That is all I am hoping for–more chances to expose the character of our newly found Messiah!!

  • http://baddemocrat08.wordpress.com obamastolemyboyfriend

    Well, maybe it’s because I say I can’t stand Obama and don’t use the word hate, I don’t fit that profile. I’ve never believed much I’ve heard about Obama. I never did believe all that hope and change and unicorns, rainbows, and puppy dogs bullshit!

    I do, however, believe the claims thta are backed up by evidence. Evidently, Obama continues to refuse to prove his citizenship and that is clear.

  • Diana L. C.

    As I said, I just find the whole undemocratic nature of political maneuvering in Illinois ridiculous and (do I dare say it?) dirty. It does appear to me, being from the West in Colorado, that Chicago politics, no matter how you couch it in your superior rhetorical style, are dirty politics. It is not the ideal in my idealistic, naïve mind (an idealism and naiveté I lost big time during the primary based on O’s “in-your-face,” fraudulent ways) of the Democratic Party I thought I belonged to–a party I left thanks to O. I dislike O mostly for “educating” about the true dirty nature of our voting process.

  • http://noquarter foxyladi14

    get out the popcorn..gonna get good.

  • Fae

    Exactly what is a Natural Born Citizen:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEnaAZrYqQI

  • Diana L. C.

    The caucus fraud complaints and the Fitzgeral investigation have not played out yet. O is innocent until proven guilty, but according to his camp, Blagojevich is not and his appointees are invalid. We’re pointing out it works both ways.

  • Diana L. C.

    O must have hated the Clintons then. He believed they were racist. Strange he has appointed Hillary and their people.

    I guess instead he must just be so, so pure to appoint people who were so, so bad in order to let them have a chance to overcome their evil ways.

    Just trying to figure out his “real” character here. Everything I read about our new Messiah is so confusing. My mind never can wrap around the “logic” he uses.

    (And that is strange, since he is a genius according to many, and my IQ was last tested as higher than his by a little and I also took courses in logic.)

  • Diana L. C.

    It took a while for “W’s” fans to realize what he was, too. You’ll eventually see the light I am sure. I just feel a bit sorry for you since you seem to be intelligent, but you obviously have no ability to judge character very well.

  • AOK

    Your New Years resolution should be to get over the hate. Also, it should be to take off the tinfoil hat and join the rest of the sane, free thinking Americans.

  • Diana L. C.

    Just because you think you proved something does not make it so. Time wounds all heals. (I’m sorry, did I get that saying wrong somehow?)

  • AOK

    You don’t have to say it. It’s implied that Obama is the King of Chicago corruption. Blago be damned.

  • AOK

    Hey Juan, the article in question is focused only on Hillary Clinton and Bill Richardson’s involvement with Hsu, not Obama’s. Granted, they both will be working for Obama. However, if these charges stick, which I doubt that they will, only Hillary and Richardson will be affected. Meaning he’ll only have to fire them both if they are found guilty of any wrongdoing. Nice try though.

  • AOK

    PUMA, wingnut, tinfoil brigade member. You guys all think alike, so it’s easy to confuse the average freethinking person.

  • AOK

    So? How does changing his vote make him a fraud. In hindsight, it was smart thinking on his part. Judging by the amount of nut jobs out there that hate him, him voting on FISA may help to protect him in the long run.

  • imustprotest

    ……to confuse the average freethinking person.

    How would YOU know? Have you asked one?

  • AOK

    Ritamary, while you are right, there are more that believe than those who don’t. You may in the small minority of people that don’t fall for every anti-obama rumor that hits the wingnut blogasphere. Also, I never said that anyone here is stupid. Just misguided. I’m a Obama supporter, not some mindless drone. I come to NQ to see what the latest anti-Obama rumors are and then I correct them. It’s my duty as an informed, freethinking citizen to do so.

  • imustprotest

    hahahahahahaha….oh, you’re not kidding? opps.

  • Eidnoreid

    No, you stick with your kool-aid drinking sheep. The rest of us will think for ourselves instead of listening to phony lies and frauds like your faux cult leader.

  • bemused

    They’ll be discussing all this starting with Berg on Jan. 9, so we will see. You must be one of the dreamers who thought that dismissing the request for a stay meant dismissing the whole lawsuit. Then there are all the other cases in the pipeline.

  • Thinker

    Wow, I guess Blago isn’t going out without a fight, and yeah, he isn’t going to go out alone, lol.

    I might have to start calling him “Rod-nino Brownovich”

    Nino Brown on trial:

    “Look at him! Kareem Akbar, the educated brotha from the bank. He’s the real head of the CMB. He’s the brains behind the whole thing. I told you, this thing is bigger than Nino Brown and I got a list of proof. And if I’m going down, I’m taking a whole lot of people with me!!”

    But seriously, I hope that Fitzgerald is really clean. I don’t want to see him get spitzered.

  • Thinker

    It’s amazing isn’t it? McCain released his medical records, but people just assume that Obama is healthy, without forcing him to release them.

    Obama, a chain smoker for how many years? Was allegedly using crack as recent as 1999? He was in the hospital in the middle of last year for a hip problem!! A hip problem and the MSM glossed right over that. Can you imagine if that had been McCain?

    The bots say that he is soooo smart but he won’t release his college transcripts and sealed all of the rest of his college records.

    People that are on the “up and up” don’t hide so much about their lives.

    I’m just sayin.

  • Karma

    Wow…so much for the presumption of innocence.

    Have the Illinois govt strip the powers of an elected official before a trial proves his guilt?

    That is your solution? LOL

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