Governor Rod Blagojevich could be called the Rain Man of presidential history with his encyclopedic knowledge of the nation's top executives. He's a known admirer of the late President Richard Nixon and even got his picture taken with the 37th president.
Back in the early 70's, as the wolves of Watergate pursued him, eventually driving him from office, Nixon made his now-infamous declaration, "I'm not a crook."
Blagojevich has his own Nixonian problem, with his administration under siege by federal prosecutors.
And today he gave what could be called his "I'm not a crook," statement at a news conference in which he denied he's a target of the fed's probe:
"The answer is I am not, and, and, and, it's a ridiculous question. And you know it's a ridiculous question. Because if you carefully look at the things that have happened, and you're not just interested in sensationalizing something so you can, you know, do your big news story, you wouldn't even bother asking questions like that." - Rod R. Blagojevich
Here's the raw video we shot:
Does anyone but his staff believe him? And does it even matter? Whether he is ever charged or not, the fed's investigation has undoubtedly weakened him and emboldened his political enemies in Springfield like House Speaker Mike Madigan.
More importantly, in the eyes of many, all of this has put his ability to govern in question.
What are your thoughts?
Comments (3)
Rod is a big douchebag, I like the mammogram quote, but found this one priceless:
"Lemme tell you something. I know the truth of things and I have nothing to fear but the truth."
and
Reporter - "Why it is absurd and ridiculous?"
Blajerkovich: "Because it's stupid."
What a jackass. His reign needs to come to an end soon.
Posted by Matt Dillon | July 31, 2008 10:25 AM
Posted on July 31, 2008 10:25
Quote of the Day:
Reporter: With all of these questions and stuff, what's life like for you?
Rod: Life's good. I'm workin' real hard, we're gettin' things done. Every woman gets free mamograms in Illinois.
Priceless. Great work Carlos.
Posted by Marcus | July 11, 2008 10:14 AM
Posted on July 11, 2008 10:14
Rod is a huge disappointment. I voted for him in 2002 on a change platform but have completely lost confidence in him.He has become a distraction and is no longer effective as gov. He should resign before they get him.
Posted by john | July 4, 2008 11:13 AM
Posted on July 4, 2008 11:13