Blago Has These Nuts And They're F**king Staining His Fingers

By Chuck Sudo in Food on Nov 1, 2010 5:40PM

What do you do when you're a politician convicted of lying to the FBI and need to make a living while you wait for your retrial in Spring. If you're Rod Blagojevich, you swallow your pride (not that he has any) and do some commercial work as a pistachio pitchman.

Former Governor Sound Bite is featured in a new commercial as a pitchman for Wonderful Pistachios as part of its "Get Crackin'" campaign. Blagojevich, in a dark suit and pistachio-green tie, is handed a briefcase which contains hundreds of the tasty legumes, with the tagline, "Rod Blagojevich does it innocently." (Wonder if he had creative control for that?)

This is the same pistachio company that has featured Bristol Palin babydaddy Levi Johnston in a previous commercial. Blagojevich's ad premiered last night during the World Series. He's not the only pitchman signed by Wonderful Pistachios. Another ad features "Jersey Shore" overtanned goblin Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, who cracks open a pistachio with a tanning bed. the tagline to her spot is, "Snooki does it with UV rays."

This just confirms that Blagojevich is a D-list celebrity.