Judge: Blago Show a No-Go

Staff / Truthdig Apr 22, 2009 Disgraced former Illinois Gov Rod Blagojevich had high hopes of recouping his public image -- or at least making a little cash -- by joining a gaggle of "famous" people willing to do anything to stay in the limelight (putting it generously) in NBC's reality show "I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!" But alas, those dreams have been dashed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

America’s Next Top Douche Bag

Staff / Truthdig 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?. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Blagojevich Pleads Not Guilty

Staff / Truthdig Apr 15, 2009 Riffing on a Teddy Roosevelt quotation, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich maintained his defiant (or delusional?) stance to reporters outside Chicago's U.S. District Courthouse after pleading not guilty to 16 federal criminal charges on Tuesday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Blagojevich Racks Up 16 Felony Charges

Staff / Truthdig Apr 3, 2009 It's now eminently clear that former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's media blitz to gain sympathy after he was ousted from office in January hasn't helped his case, as he was charged with a whopping 16 felony counts on Thursday. However, Blagojevich wasn't in Chicago to receive the bad news in person -- he was vacationing near Disney World with his family. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sen. Burris: Symbolism Over Substance

By S. Eudora Smith Feb 22, 2009 As Sen. Roland Burris’ listening tour apparently deteriorates into a dismissing tour, perhaps black voters will finally abandon the politics of symbolism that Burris has eagerly manipulated. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

First Blagojevich, Next Burris?

Staff / Truthdig Feb 21, 2009 Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich didn't go down without a big fight (or a full-on media assault), and judging by the comportment of his controversial Senate pick, Roland Burris, we can expect another show of defiance if Burris is put on trial for perjury. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stop Explaining, Start Packing

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Feb 20, 2009 Roland Burris, the woefully forgetful Illinois senator, should go home and stay there, and I'd advise taking a vow of silence as well. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Burris Did More for Blagojevich Than He Let On

Staff / Truthdig Feb 18, 2009 Surprise! Roland Burris has no credibility. The man who condemned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich for allegedly trying to sell Barack Obama's Senate seat -- until he was appointed to it -- has revealed that, contrary to what he told the United States Congress in sworn testimony, he tried to raise money, as requested, for the governor-turned-auctioneer. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Blagojevich Pleads His Case

Staff / Truthdig Jan 30, 2009 It was just politics as usual, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Thursday of the corruption allegations that seem all but certain to upend his political career. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Blago Tapes Played at Impeachment Trial

Staff / Truthdig Jan 28, 2009 Previously unreleased audio recordings of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich talking gambling legislation and campaign contributions were played in all their ignominy during his impeachment trial Tuesday. There's a lot more going on here than a vacant Senate seat. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Maybe the Only Crime Was by Blago’s Barber

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jan 27, 2009 Is Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich about to be impeached on grounds of loopiness, obnoxiousness and a bad haircut? It is unclear to me what else Blagojevich has done that a duly constituted jury would find illegal. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Oprah for Senator?

Staff / Truthdig Jan 27, 2009 Say what you want about Rod Blagojevich, but the man knows how to cause a public ruckus. After hitting the airwaves with various startling pronouncements, like his self-comparisons to Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi, the beleaguered Illinois governor revealed on "Good Morning America" on Monday that he had considered offering Oprah Winfrey the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President Barack Obama. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )