Blago On A Top Ten List That's Not A "Most Wanted" One
By Karl Klockars in Miscellaneous on Mar 9, 2010 8:40PM
Phil Rosenthal is reporting over at the Tower Ticker that unesteemed ex-Governor Rod Blagojevich will be showing up on the Late Show With David Letterman this Wednesday to deliver the evening's Top Ten List. Blago will most likely be shilling for his upcoming stint as whipping boy for Donald Trump on the new "Celebrity Apprentice" season, which starts this weekend. While the topic of the evening's countdown has yet to be revealed, here's a few possibilities from the consulting group of Chicagoist Strategies Incorporated for what to expect in gubernatorial-related Countdown hilarity:
- Top 10 Ways I Can Corrupt My "Celebrity Apprentice" Co-stars
- Top 10 Different Ways I Can Nationally Taint the Jury Pool
- Top 10 Lines I'll Use To Subtly Reference My Absolute Innocence
- Top 10 No-Bid Contracts I Might Award to Donald Trump
- Top 10 Reasons I Should Replace Governor Paterson
- Top 10 Ways I'm Sleazier Than Fellow Contestant Bret Michaels
- Top 10 Things That are F'ing Golden About NBC
As if you didn't need any other reasons to tune in, it's a fairly Chicago-centric episode, with Billy Corgan's possible paramour Jessica Simpson set to appear, along with McHenry's very own Alkaline Trio as the musical act. Will Blago's uncomfortable smirk and self-aware self-deprecating sense of humor be enough to get the Chicago market to tune in? It's not likely to produce an exchange on the level of G-Rod's previous "wanted to be here in the worst way/you're here in the worst way" unintentional improv magic, nor will it probably be as good as when then-Senator Obama appeared to deliver the list. But in fairness, the idea of Mitt Romney as Secretary of Lookin' Good never fails to make me smile just a little. Rod, take notes - the precedent that you're up against is after the jump.