Blago Meets Letterman

Photograph of Rod Blagojevich and David Letterman from AP/CBS

In what might be the peak of the impeached former Ililnois governor's media whirlwind, Rod Blagojevich appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman. He walked out towards Letterman to the tune of "My Way" (video) and Letterman wasted no time:

Letterman: "Why exactly are you here, honest to God?

Blagojevich: "Well, you know, I've been wanting to be on your show in the worst way for the longest time."

Letterman: "Well, you're on in the worst way, believe me." (audience laughs, applauds)

Blagojevich: "I sure am."

Letterman: "There's no getting around that."

Blagojevich: "Well, I figured I had to get impeached and thrown out of office to get the chance to get invited by you."

We bet Letterman is hoping former Governor Spitzer is taking note, in case the ol' Steamroller wants to make the media rounds. Anyway, Letterman offered this assessment, "I'm not a pundit or an expert, but I saw you - I saw you on 'The View,' I saw you on the Rachel Maddow Show, I saw you on the Today Show, I saw you, I think, every other show that is in production currently," (audience laughs) "and the more you talked and the more you repeated your innocence, the more I said to myself, 'Oh, this guy is guilty.'"

Blago did win some points, saying, after some of the wiretapped conversations were played, "I was afraid you were gonna have some of those other tapes, where I sound like Christian Bale."

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By Jen Chung in News on February 4, 2009 10:00 AM

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Future Taliban

"Blagojevich: "Well, I figured I had to get impeached and thrown out of office to get the chance to get invited by you."

Hmm. Maybe then GW Bush ran the U.S. economy into the ground in a desperate bid to get onto the Conan O'Brien Show.

And of course -true to form- he failed in that too.

matty

You know, I think he handled himself well. Unfortunately it's not going to do anything for him. Victim or not a victim he pissed off the wrong people and he's fucked now.

babyhitler

why isn't this guy in jail again?

jackdonaghy

He hasn't had a trial yet. He won't be tried for another year.

Brooklynbobby

He's the Kato Kaelin of government.

Clarice City

Why does this remind me of Dave's amazing Paris Hilton post- prison interview? Bravo.

Clarice City

Yes, he is.

NannyState

He did it because he needed to pay his back-taxes.

Toby von Meistersinger

He is obviously someone who craves attention and doesn't care if it is good or bad. Those kind of people are either crazy or politicians.

tingo

Hey look, a melgomaniac sociopath.

kane

Hey, I may be a scumbag and the poster boy for corruption in government, but I can make a few self-deprecating jokes about it and now it's all good, right?