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The wife and I have somehow become fans of Donald Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice. This season, former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich has been the main attraction, mostly for his constant flesh-pressing, evasive political answers to queries, and complete haplessness in using any kind of technology. During most of the episodes so far, viewers have been left with a giant lingering question.
HOW DID THE PEOPLE OF ILLINOIS ELECT THIS MAN GOVERNOR??????
Governor Blagojevich was a bad manager for the Harry Potter promotional project. He delegated the lion’s share of it to Bret Michaels (formerly of the metal band Poison). Michaels really had to lead because the governor was incapable of using text or email to help his team. Meanwhile, the women’s team leader was emailing photos of her notes and generally giving her squad a big head start.
But I learned something while watching the latest episode. Blagojevich named Michael Johnson and celebrity chef Curtis Stone as the worst performers to join him in the boardroom for potential firing. Trump, knowing that he could not in good conscience fire either of them and wanting to keep Blagojevich on for good television, provided the governor with MULTIPLE opportunities to name Bret Michaels. Blagojevich, revealing one of his core values, simply WOULD NOT name Michaels. And the reason why is obvious. Michaels did the work for Blago. And Blago knew that. He was loyal to the guy who was loyal to him.
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zombyboy | 4.5.10 @ 1:24AM
I watched it, too. The best I could say about Blago, until the end, was that he was ineffectual as a leader. Terribly, terribly weak and he seems to embody everything about a poll-driven politician that I despise.
But his loyalty--even when he had to know it would cost him the show for at least a week--was kind of endearing. Misplaced maybe, but strangely admirable.
Hunter Baker| 4.5.10 @ 11:11AM
That is exactly what I'm talking about, Zomby. I greatly dislike Governor Rod, but there was some value in the way he stood by his guy. Maybe there was a message in there for some of his buddies back in Chicago!
Jeff Hiebert| 4.5.10 @ 1:25AM
How did IL elect that man? Simple. George Ryan and other corrupt IL Republicans destroyed the Republican brand in IL, leaving a Chicago Democrat looking like a credible "reform" candidate.
SoCon| 4.5.10 @ 2:22AM
How could any one be so corrupt that he made Blago look credible? I don't know, Chicago has always been run by the democrat machine; it had to be more than that.
Siegfried X| 4.5.10 @ 7:44AM
"How could any one be so corrupt that he made Blago look credible? "
By pardoning everyone on death row, which is what Ryan did on his way out of office. After decades of Republicans who acted like Democrats, that broke the back of the Illinois Republican party.
Beth| 4.5.10 @ 4:51PM
Ryan's a RINO, right? RINOs are a pox on our party.
Lullaby's, Legends and Lies| 4.5.10 @ 9:21AM
How did Illinois elect him? Well maybe the State is just full of idiots and morons!! New York and California are full of them too, so it's not a very unique situation. Idiots and morons have to live somewhere? Don't they?
Jocon307| 4.5.10 @ 8:17AM
Siegfried & SoCon, and did not Ryan pardon them (I actually think he commuted their death sentences he didn't actually pardon them and set them free) after it was revealed that DP trials were being fixed, for actual money bribes?
Set me straight if I'm not remembering any of this correctly.
But in that context, yes and to this day, Blago seems like a right guy.
ZANY| 4.5.10 @ 10:20AM
The guy is simply a moron, Il. should be ashamed as should Trump for exposing the idiot. Maybe if he goes to prison he can get an education.
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Trump dumps Blago in Celebrity Apprentice « BUNKERVILLE | God, Guns and Guts Comrades links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:
Bunkerville | 4.5.10 @ 5:21PM
Scary stuff-- someone had to be pulling the strings for this non-useful idiot. No way could he have run a government. http://tinyurl.com/yhfcdhc