Comments on: Blago’s Eleventh Hour Appeal Was Great Political Theater

By: Peter the Bubblehead

Peter the Bubblehead — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 13:09:15 +0000

Jane responds: You’re doing a lot of projecting and assuming that he is guilty. Fact is that everything on the phone calls is heresay.

Peter responds: You, Jane, need to have an understanding of the law. Taped phone calls are NOT heresay. They are evidence. Heresay is when you say someone else said something and that someone else is not present to testify so what you CLAIM was said cannot be used in a court of law. A taped phone conversation, under a wiretapping warent, is direct evidence of a crime. Any half-way awake fan of Law and Order would know the difference. Get with the program. Maybe you’re just a big Blago booster and probably voted for him a couple of dozen times (in only 2 elections. This is Illisnois, after all.) but you need to know what you’re talking about before you put your foot in your mouth.

By: myth buster

myth buster — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 03:58:04 +0000

Solution: Blago should get a plea deal wherein he gets to avoid jail, but has to pay a $100,000 fine and can never hold public office again. In exchange, he names names- every single corrupt politician he knows and everything about them he can tell.

By: Jane

Jane — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:25:06 +0000

Peter writes: So what you’re saying is, because everyone in Illinois is doing it, Blago should have gotten a freebie and continued on as Governor? Is THAT what you’re really saying? Because it’s attitudes like that that have created and allowed the culture of corruption that is Chicago politics.
Jane responds: You’re doing a lot of projecting and assuming that he is guilty. Fact is that everything on the phone calls is heresay. There was no money being passed between parties ever. Now, if there was a snippet of a phone call that said, “I will meet you are (undisclosed destination) with (undisclosed amount of money) at (undisclosed time), then you would have clear evidence of a crime; otherwise it is heresay. The politicians who are millionaires I was referring to certainly were not exclusive to Illinois politicians; try most of Washington (as most of the comments above also suggest).

By: Peter the Bubblehead

Peter the Bubblehead — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:03:43 +0000

47. Jane wrote:
Additionally, Geraldo Rivera stated on Fox News this morning that some of these player politicians now are millionaires. They got that rich by doing exactly what Blagojevich was accused of and have not been held accountable.

Peter asks: So what you’re saying is, because everyone in Illinois is doing it, Blago should have gotten a freebie and continued on as Governor? Is THAT what you’re really saying? Because it’s attitudes like that that have created and allowed the culture of corruption that is Chicago politics.

By: Jane

Jane — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:17:05 +0000

Additionally, Geraldo Rivera stated on Fox News this morning that some of these player politicians now are millionaires. They got that rich by doing exactly what Blagojevich was accused of and have not been held accountable.

By: Jane

Jane — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:15:04 +0000

Everything on the taped phone calls is heresay. There was no exchange of money whatsoever. Rod Blagojevich gave a very indepth interview to Geraldo Rivera who firmly believes in his innocence and that this was politically motivated more than anything. There was no criminality involved…period. The trial has been pushed back from January to May….watch this disappear completely. I agree that Blagojevich should write a tell-all book and name all names. The fact that Emanuel was so squirrely about his involvement when Blagojevich mentioned his name as well is very telling.

By: kywrite

kywrite — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:07:08 +0000

NCBob:

“Now Obama HAS to get rid of Fitzgerald, the federal prosecutor, and appoint one who will believe that Blago has suffered enough. Once the federal charges are dropped, then before Blago can talk about what he knows about Obama and Emanuel, poor Blago will disappear.”

You have it exactly right. Blago is a long way from done right now; the only reason he didn’t get impeached a long time ago is because of all the dirt he has on Illinois politicians, top to bottom. He could write an incredible tell-all book right now, probably without incriminating himself even, and sell millions while bringing down the whole Illinois political structure — and maybe even a new president.

By: md

md — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:08:47 +0000

the constituition of u.s.a. is the supreme law of the land, it over-ride all laws including all local laws made by representative, that’s right friends, you may not like it. “to defend and protect all rights that gurrantee us from mobs who already made their mind and rush to judgement mdbefore hearing all side with witnesses to the asscused”. so you see, you guys are bunch of mobs and it could happen to you someday??? Quote…”don’t be overrighteous, why destroyed yourself” all have short coming in life, could it be you? meditate on these things…

By: Peter the Bubblehead

Peter the Bubblehead — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:43:43 +0000

41. steve wrote:
However, why was there no trial?

Peter askes: Where have you been ALL WEEK, steve??? The senate trial started on Monday and ended yesterday. Blago was found GUILTY! End of story. Don’t go blaming us if you don’t keep up on the news.

By: Peter the Bubblehead

Peter the Bubblehead — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:42:24 +0000

40. drjohn wrote:
Those are accusations. They are not crimes.

Peter writes: In the eyes of the Illinois legislature, they were. There was obviously enough proof that 59 of 59 senators decided he was guilty as sin. And the impeachment process does NOT require a crime be committed in order for the governor to be impeached. Just the appearence of impropriety, the appearence that he has no ability to govern, is enough. Read the statutes of impeachment for Illinois (based on those used by the US Senate against Bill Clinton, who managed to be acquitted) before you go making undue accusations.