Blagojevich Plays to his Future Base

By Kevin Robinson in News on May 20, 2008 3:56PM

At a press event on the West side yesterday, Rob Blagojevich responded to reporters questions about his role in the federal investigation of Tony Rezko. When asked if he thought he might be the next target of federal prosecutors, the governor replied “as I've said before, I'm not going to answer stupid questions like that." His response elicited applause from his audience, mostly ex-offenders that have benefited from state-sponsored anti-recidivism programs.

The governor was meet with a much frostier reception earlier in the morning when he rang the opening bell at the Chicago Board of Trade. He was booed there by traders on the floor. Blago laughed off the early morning negativity, saying "well, I think there were probably a few Republicans in there."