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Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has been bringing his case—and his head of thick hair—to NYC media outlets. He hit up Good Morning America, where he told Diane Sawyer that he considered appointing Oprah Winfrey to the Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama. The impeached governor whose trial begins at noon (no, he won't be there) explained that he realized "she probably wouldn't take it, and then if you offered it to her, how would you do it in a way that wasn't a gimmick to embarrass her." He also quoted Kipling again. Blago is also appeared on the Today Show and will head to The View (!!!!) and Larry King today. It's unclear how Blago's trial will go, consider his lead defense attorney dropped out, but senior Senator from Illinois Dick Durbin was not amused by the governor's NYC media blitz: "That’s the governor’s choice as to what he does with his time, but Barbara Walters is not on his jury."
Blag-O! Impeached IL Gov Considered Oprah for Senate
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The bad dye job and toupee, beady little eyes, shifty and stooping manner - does this guy epitomize sleaze or what...
I have thought the same since I first saw him. A real punk.
God, I hope he breaks down and cries on The View like Drama on Entourage.
Blago keeps outdoing himself. He was going to offer the Senate job to Oprah? That makes no sense.
I realize these posts are pounded out really quickly, but do any of the Gothamist contributors even glance at their content before publishing it? This reads like it was written while the author was having a phone conversation or watching tv.
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Watching Blago on TV?
lol@Operah. I can't believe I live here.
He should have. It would have gotten rid of Oprah on TV. That would have been a good thing.
It would not get rid of Oprah on TV. Where was Hillary when she was running for president? It wasn't in DC that's for sure.
I'm not an Oprah fan, but she has more presence and a bigger fan base, not to mention money, than Caroline Kennedy does. And the fools down in DC would probably listen to her "ideas."
But the fire at the Capitol caused by all those aromatherapy candles would make the Reichstag fire look like a girl scout marshmallow roast.
Good point Nan, but it would cover the ongoing stench that comes out of that august body.
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