The 14 Best Tweets About The Blago Sentencing

By Samantha Abernethy in News on Dec 7, 2011 11:00PM

$\<a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/Chicago_Reader/status/144484393736617985\"\>The Chicago Reader\<\/a\>$ $\<a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/natashakorecki/status/144450162322980864\"\>Sun-Times reporter Natasha Korecki\<\/a\>$ $\<a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/SteveGrzanich/status/144508718623621121\"\>Steve Grzanich\<\/a\>$ $\<a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/marcusgilmer/status/144485401229410304\"\>Marcus Gilmer\<\/a\>$ $\<a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/ourmaninchicago/status/144505239150661634\"\>Scott Smith\<\/a\>$ $\<a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/johnfritchey/status/144486373469065216\"\>Cook County Commissioner John Fritchey\<\/a\>$ $\<a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/jeremyscheuch/status/144479222746972163\"\>Jeremy Scheuch\<\/a\>$ $\<a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/SethLavin/status/144477247267536897\"\>Seth Lavin\<\/a\>$ $\<a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/SennettReport/status/144483239241846785\"\>Frank Sennett\<\/a\>$ $\<a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/mbimotmog/status/144484599047790593\"\>Aaron Kraus\<\/a\>$ $Let\'s hope Quinn has learned from the mistakes of his predecessors. \<a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/sodboy13/status/144498867159834625\"\>Sodboy13\<\/a\>$ $\<a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/SamAbernethy/status/144482088131895299\"\>Sam Abernethy\<\/a\>$ $\<a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/bportseasoning/status/144509328219570176\"\>Chicagoist editor Chuck Sudo\<\/a\>$ $\<a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/SteveDahlShow/status/144491774180732928\"\>Steve Dahl\<\/a\>$

U.S. District Judge James Zagel knew he had us all wrapped around his little finger as he amped up anticipation in the final minutes before he announced Governor Rod Blagojevich's 14-year sentence this afternoon. Twitter blew up, as Twitter is wont to do, releasing a flurry of #blago #blagojevich #zagel #jailhouserod tweets. Here are some of the best reactions to today's events, from Patti Blagojevich entering the courtroom to the Blagojeviches rushing back to their Ravenswood Manor home.

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