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At a press conference today, Governor Rod Blagojevich introduced Roland Burris as his selection to replace President-Elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate, asking, "Please don't allow the allegations against me to taint this good and honest man." Burris seemed just fine with the selection, saying, "Faced with these challenges and challenged with these crises, it is incomprehensible that the people of the great state of Illinois will enter the 111th Congress short handed. We need leadership in Washington." Also appearing at the press conference was U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush, who gave Burris his full support. Check out video of the press conference below or listen to it.
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For all their huffing and puffing, the Congressional Democrats have no precedent for being able to block Burris's nomination as long as he meets the official, Constitutional requirements to become a U.S. Senator. Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White has said he won't process the appointment:
As I have previously stated publicly, I cannot co-sign a document that certifies any appointment by Rod Blagojevich for the vacant United States Senate seat from Illinois. Although I have respect for former Attorney General Roland Burris, because of the current cloud of controversy surrounding the governor, I cannot accept the document.
Following that press conference, Lt. Governor Pat "The Mighty" Quinn stepped to the mic and gave as fiery an appearance as we've heard from him in this entire ordeal. Quinn again called on Blagojevich to resign and said the appointment should not stand and called it an "insult" to the people of Illinois.
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I don't know anything about this Burris guy, but I have an intense dislike and mistrust of him purely because of the fact that he would so
wholeheartedly accept a position from a corrupt governor who is in the process
of being impeached.
Doesn't say too much about his character.
i listened to about half of pat quinn before thinking "huh, i wonder what a barking cat sounds like" and switching over to that video!
As I've always said, everyone in Illinois politics owes everyone else. Blago probably felt now was a good time to pay off his debt to Burris, get him a few months of senator cash in return for whatever the old school Burris did for him months ago. For all of his blandness, Burris is pretty well liked in the state senate so the changes of them negating this move might be slim. They may just say, fuck it, it's only a year and a few months. People who wanted a black senate appointee get their man (sort of), and everyone can get busy on the next election.
At least that's the way I see it.
Bland?
Check out the link below...this doesn't look bland to me:
http://wonkette.com/405196/roland-burris-has-already-constructed-his-terrifying-death-chamber#comments
Blago sounded a lot like Michael Scott at this press conference...like he just doesn't get it.
Oh my...Jesus.
Does someone go out weekly and chisel in a new line? When he dies, does his whole staff have to be buried with him after committing ritual suicide?
As for Blago, look, he's clearly gone insane. When he was chuckling about "The limelight" and dragging Bobby Rush's cancer on stage to hold up the race card...really, was anyone else expecting men with butterfly nets and straight jackets to come rushing in?
The press was on their game though. I want to see that kind of pressing on EVERY politician, not the just mad and disgraced ones.
Just a note, Bobby Rush beat Obama for his congressional seat years back. That adds some nice flavor to this dirt sandwich.
Someone just sent this to me, check it out:
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/bdd2c354fb/governor-rod-blagojevichs-illinois-blowout-sale-from-jbj
That was wonderful. Jerry O'Connell is oddly funny at times.
Between that and the Tom Cruise parody he did a while back, O'Connell obviously has some comedic chops.
Oh, you beat me to it, I was just going to post that!
I mean, seriously...I have to try so hard to remember this whole thing isn't a parody of itself. That press conference? Wow. Wait, really, it wasn't a joke? What?
So the Illinois GOP paid Blago the most then? Because seriously, I can't think of any other group that benefits more from this. No matter what this guy has done or will do it can never been seen as truly legitimate.
At least Bobby Rush is happy. While our new prez and most of the country are looking past race, there he is shouting "he needs to be black, he needs to be black!" Wrong. He or she needs to be the most qualified, which is also something his congressional district has been lacking since he took office.
We'll see if the clueless GOP leadership can even capitalize.
And yeah, kudos to Bobby Rush, dredging up "hang" and "lynch." You stay classy.
Blago should have introduced Burris with the them song of The Jefferson's "Moving On up"
LOL at Spook
Or maybe the theme from "Good Times"
Good Times.
Any time you meet a payment.
Good Times.
Any time you need a friend.
Good Times.
Any time you're out from under.
Not getting hassled, not getting hustled.
Keepin' your head above water,
Making a wave when you can.
Temporary lay offs.
Good Times.
Easy credit rip offs.
Good Times.
Scratchin' and surviving.
Good Times.
Hangin in a chow line
Good Times.
Ain't we lucky we got 'em
Good Times.