Blag-O! Impeached IL Gov Considered Oprah for Senate

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."

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By Jen Chung in News on January 26, 2009 9:11 AM

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tnturner

Lego hair model

snoopydog

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."

NannyState

But the fire at the Capitol caused by all those aromatherapy candles would make the Reichstag fire look like a girl scout marshmallow roast.

snoopydog

Good point Nan, but it would cover the ongoing stench that comes out of that august body.

Toby von Meistersinger

He should have. It would have gotten rid of Oprah on TV. That would have been a good thing.

matty

lol@Operah. I can't believe I live here.

elpollodiablo

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.