He also appears to think little of the president-elect, whom he calls a "motherf***er" at one point.
"F**k him," Blagjoveich says of Obama during a lengthy call with top aides and his wife recorded on November 10th, "For nothing? F**k him."
In another section of the complaint, Blagojevich expresses exasperation that Obama and his team aren't willing to offer him an inducement in exchange for appointing an aide, apparently Valerie Jarrett, to the Senate. Blagojevich "said he knows that the President-elect wants Senate Candidate 1 for the Senate seat but 'they're not willing to give me anything except appreciation. F**k them,'" says the complaint.
In the words of Avon Barksdale, Governor, they seent your ghetto-ass coming from a mile away. I wonder if this is why Valerie Jarrett pulled out. I swear the last year has been one big blaxploitation flick. Without the guns. And without the white girls...
The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, and an Unlikely Road to Manhood 
We know one thing Obama is NOT made of: Complete and total dipshit. They used all that up when they created Blago.
When that wanker Brokaw interviewed Obama last weekend, he asked him about Caroline Kennedy, Hillary's seat, etc. and Obama said something to the effect of "I've got enough problems dealing with Illinois politics. I don't need New York's." Didn't seem like a big deal when I heard it, but obviously he knew this shitstorm was happening.
This guy must think he's Clay Davis.
Hopefully Pat Quinn doesn't have the taste for bowls of shit.
We could really use an Isaac Hayes (RIP) soundtrack right about now.
If Dkos is correct, it sounds like Blag got in a pissing match with the wrong dude, don't mess with Rahm Emanuel.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/12/9/13126/0244/125/671113
@ Jennifer
If the Battering Rahm did this, then he is officially the baddest m-fer on the Obama Team (sorry Dr. Rice).
He shoulda given Jarrett the rap about the faucet and the hose.
If Rahm had a hand in blowing the whistle, this is VERY good news for Democrats. The country is hungry for a political regime that is obviously tough and plays to win, but plays by the rules and is willing to cut loose corrupt pricks.
brucds,
Why do you think Jarrett's name was withdrawn? As the PE, Obama gets daily briefings from the FBI. And it may have been Rahm that tipped off the Feds and got this thing rolling.
TNC,thanks for the love below. Sometimes commenter, long time reader. Need to make it more frequent.
Anyway, no shit about Obama, huh? Word has it he stepped in some dog doo-doo, and it turned into gold.
"You know what's wrong with this country? We used to make shit. Now all we know how to do is put our hand in the next man's pocket."
-Frank Sobotka
"If the Battering Rahm did this, then he is officially the baddest m-fer on the Obama Team"
This was open to dispute previously?
Here is video from the chicago Fox news station speculating that Rahm Emmanuel might have snitched him out. If he did I say good for Rahm.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPlWht42enQ&eurl=http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/12/9/13126/0244/125/671113&feature=player_embedded
Oops I forgot the link.
Blago really comes off as a 3rd-rate Swearengen in these excerpts.
Oh and in case people hadn't heard, supposedly Jesse Jackson Jr might be caught up in all this as the unnamed "candidate 5" who maybe offered to raise 500k to a mil for the Senate seat. Straight cash homie.
Blogosphere blagomania. The naughty Republican Party gets a present from Santa--the transparent and g-rated chutzpah of old fashioned Democratic graft. And the comics thinking the next 4 years were going to be boring breathe a sigh of relief after thinking that all political commentary would devolve into Campbell Brown's middle school principal smarm.
The naughty Republican Party gets a present from Santa--the transparent and g-rated chutzpah of old fashioned Democratic graft.
How in the world is this a present for the Republican party? Blago's been under investigation for forever now it seems, and Obama's administration basically told him to take a long walk off a short pier. If anything, the Democrats as a whole look better as a result of this, especially if Emanuel was the guy who flipped the switch on Blago.
I swear the last year has been one big blaxploitation flick. Without the guns. And without the white girls...
Hey! What am I, chopped liver?
According to reports, Blago asked, "Is this a joke?" when he was told that the feds were coming to arrest him. I don't believe it. We know what he said:
"Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-it."
The Serb Clay Davis.
I lived in Illinois for about 10 years. It gave me a different perspective on Biden's comment that Obama was remarkable as a "clean" and "articulate" politician.
Sharpton had great fun taking offense at Biden's comment, but the little dust-up concealed one of the remarkable elements to Obama's rise -- despite the Rezko connections, he did indeed stand out in Illinois politics.
This is perhaps one of the reasons his colleagues in Illinois were happy to pass him along for promotion.
Carrington Ward,
Moreover, Obama is not the 1st clean and articulate politician from Hyde Park to become a US Senator. Paul Douglas, who was a member of Chicago's City Council before being elected to the US Senate, shares that distinction also.
Blago thought he could roll this guy?
http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/web-exclusive-rahm-emanuel/848721/
Karl,
I'm de-lurking to note eerie coincidence: I'm way late to the wire and just tonight received disc five of second season from netflix. i'm watching the second to last episode and hit pause to check mail and see if anything new hit on blago, only to see your frank sabotka quote, literally minutes after i watched that scene. hot damn!
Also, hold onto your hats kids (if anyone still wears them), this blago thing is about to get crazier.
If I may say - I swear, this year, more than any other year, on top of the last eight years, has made me embarrassed to be a white guy. Have we totally forgotten how to get sh*t done, cleanly?
Evidence:
1. Well, let's start with the Republican administration - masters of the epic fail. Bumbling, malevolent, idiot. With democrats, half as not, going along with the epic fail.
2. Then we get to this year - Hillary Clinton's "expert" team didn't even effing figure out, how the primaries worked - even though they helped write the rules. Totally pantsed by Obama and co.
3. Then Bill goes and sticks his foot into his mouth, a few times. And he was the previous "smooth operater", politically.
4. All through the hard dem primary, Obama and co. keep their cool, and pull it out.
4. Then - we get the epic fail known as McCain - new political strategy every 2 1/2 days. Obama and co. run smooth, throughout, making each right move.
5. Obama and co. outraise funds over both the "unbeatable" Hillary early, and then of course the "unbeatable" RNC. Not by a little, but by a lot.
6. Obama and co. run a legendary ground game, that stuffs the Rovian surge of 2004, making it look like a needlepoint gathering.
7. Obama nimbly positions himself correctly on the cratering of the economy, riding this to the election.
And, hopefully, post-election - Obama easily avoids this nearly obvious grounds of entrapment, by the illustrious governor.
There USED to be cool white dudes, you know? Cool Hand Luke guys, who played 10 moves ahead. But boy, smooth no drama Obama (and company) is basically showing up ALL our politicians as chumps.
TNC - real request here - we've GOTTA have a thread, on the hero's (Obama's) theme music. After all - "Every good hero should have his own theme music", right?
Can always go with a classic
I'm thinking of something like this for Obama's theme music. Or maybe the DJ Premier remix, though I think the smoother sound of the original suits Obama more. "Brothas can't believe how the skills have gotten..."
They both are great tracks. Both are pretty smooth, in my opinion. And that's great rap, btw.
Great, non-nonsense, smooth track, giving the freedom to the rapper/word stylist, to go in all kinds of directions.
And this jay electronica joint was inspired by Obama's election, and I was pumping it steadily for weeks after the election.
I love this Blago guy! He makes our New Jersey corrupticians look like a bunch of 3rd graders.
I thought it was going to be Spitzer but I'm going to have to vote for Hot Rod for Dumbest Governor of 2008.
This guy is a disgrace. I hope them nail him hard. Blagjoveich makes Ted Stevens look like Abraham Lincoln. As a Democrat, I'm ashamed that this guy is in our party. I hope and know Obama feels the same way. He needs to call this guy's behavior out; Exhibit A as to why our country's gotten off track. This kind of failure in high office cannot be tolerated.
TNC,
That governor is corrupt -- but damn!, I will give his ass style points for cursing!
This is change that you can motherfuckin believe in!
I swear the last year has been one big blaxploitation flick. Without the guns. And without the white girls...
This is HILARIOUS.
too funny for words.
I lived in Illinois for about 10 years. It gave me a different perspective on Biden's comment that Obama was remarkable as a "clean" and "articulate" politician.
Sharpton had great fun taking offense at Biden's comment, but the little dust-up concealed one of the remarkable elements to Obama's rise -- despite the Rezko connections, he did indeed stand out in Illinois politics.
This is perhaps one of the reasons his colleagues in Illinois were happy to pass him along for promotion.
Posted by Carrington Ward
I've tried writing to folks who just don't seem to get it:
Obama is no innocent, but considering that he's been involved in Chicago and Illinois politics - he's one of the cleanest to come from Illinois.
You'd have to understand Chicago and Illinois to understand how many bullets he dodged.
He was never an Alderman.
He was never a Committeeman.
He was never a Cook County Board Commissioner.
(ALL of these are roads filled with bribes, and a tape recording sometime in the future).
He WAS a State Senator, and not in the State House. In the State Senate, he found a Black man willing to mentor him politically.
In the State House, he would have been sent out into the field to toil for Massa Michael Madigan.
Even though he was a prolific State Senator, he wasn't part of Senate Leadership. (which had the hookups to the committees, and the appointment of contracts).
He LOST the Congressional race to Bobby Rush ( a stroke of luck that he would thank later.)
By the time Obama got SERIOUS power - as a U.S. Senator - he could be 'detached' from Illinois politics, and set up levels of barriers between him and the serious crooks.
That's why I LOL at folks who wanted him to run for Governor of Illinois. - HELL NO - wayyy too many opportunities to find people that can trip you up.
Somebody should've told Blago about playing those away games.
Really, I think the best Wire analogy for Obama is Cedric Daniels: he came up through a sewer, so no one should be surprised if he's got shit on him, but he isn't the one shitting.
I thought Obama's payoff to Blago was the cushy job two years hence. Blago wanted money now, so he goes to Jackson. Jackson came up with a fund raising scheme to funnel money to Blago. Blago was sticking it to Obama.
These guys are all tied together with Rezco & a billionaire Iraqi who funded Obama millions to get into the Rezco house/land deal.
All concerned want Blago to disappear (resign), he knows too much. An impeachment trial may open up a can of worms.