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America’s Next Top Douche BagPosted on Apr 15, 2009
Only 24 hours after pleading not guilty to racketeering and fraud charges on Tuesday, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has accepted a reality television deal to be one of 10 contestants competing in “I’m a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!” As if his hair was destined for anything but television stardom?
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By mill, April 19 at 10:42 pm #
Will it be possible for the audience to vote that no, they can’t leave?
Report thisBy godistwaddle, April 18 at 1:26 pm #
I’ll think more poorly of Blago when he’s convicted of something other than politics as usual. Until then, he’s innocent in my eyes.
Report thisBy photoshock, April 16 at 9:32 am #
To the person who wrote this opinion page, How dare you not sign your name to this worthless piece of trash. Who gives a tinker’s damn about someone like former Gov. Rod Blagojevich?
I certainly don’t and don’t know too many people outside of a limited few, from Chicago that care what happens to him.
With the advent of internet media, we now have the chance to create news at an alarming rate. But there should be one ethical thing that does not change, the signing of one’s name to an op-ed piece, so that people can respond to it in an intelligent and cogent manner.
Whomever wrote this piece, thank you so much for lessening the value of opinion writing and the art of essay writing.
Report thisBy Hulk2008, April 15 at 5:15 pm #
I can see it now - Rod Baby as a new permanent member of the cast of The View - he can sit right next to Lizzie Hasselbeck and they can compare hair-do’s. We live in an era when the most outlandish behavior and language is highly rewarded - a time when real public servants (police, firemen, military, teachers) get miniscule paychecks and are reviled while the most useless, least productive to society have lavish bank accounts (hedge fund managers, politicians, sports players, TV “reality stars”, and singing “Idols”).
Report thisBy mike turner, April 15 at 3:32 pm #
gutless worms….WMDS, Poindexter & private enemies lists paid for by Homeland defense funds, a criminal Justice Dept cherry picking investigations/prosecutions….and you just roll over with a tarded/expensive investigation of a Dem for INTENT? Trillions of Taxpayers funds have been ripped off and you don’t FIRST demand a total investigation of what Bush/GOP operatives have been doing? They railroaded the former Alabama Gov into prison….where is the prosecution of the criminals who perpetrated this litany of crimes?
Violent/criminal acts have been perpetrated…..and opponents/targets of the corporate/Bush power elite are vilified for mere WORDS?
the right to say stupid, crazy things is just part of the Constitution, unless of course you imprison people for just saying things….that is a criminal offense.
Report thisI’m waiting for the COMPLETE story.
By tropicgirl, April 15 at 2:28 pm #
People that don’t sign their names to name-calling are douchebags.
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