"They're not willing to give me anything except appreciation. Fuck them."

[scheming daemons]

That sentence means:

Case closed. Obama and his people cannot be bought.


From Fitzgerald's affidavit:

Later in the conversation, ROD BLAGOJEVICH said he knows that the President-elect wants Senate Candidate 1 for the open seat but "they're not willing to give me anything except appreciation. Fuck them."

[ShortnFiery]

1. Yes, it makes for a "nice novel" and will keep us little people entertained for days to come.

:eyes:

[FrenchieCat]

2. What does that mean? Your coment, I mean.

:shrug:

[Trajan]

7. Are you a Blagojevech supporter ?

You seem to be prowling the threads looking for heresies ....

[BeatleBoot]

18. No answer.

{crickets} even.

[FrenchieCat]

I didn't understand the "Novel" answer......

and no, I'm an Obama supporter. How about you?

[ShortnFiery]

8. I don't believe anything on FACE VALUE. Especially those who are IN or "about to be IN Power"

Something is just not right with this entire scenario. Unfortunately, before people THINK TWICE, it will be too late to counter "the fairy tale."

[Odin2005]

29. She'll well known for her paranoid partially-sensible preachy rants.

She's one of those self-labeled "Progressive" DUers with chips in their shoulders. Every time I got into a discussion with her and disagreed with her she started questioning my motives and insinuated I was a "corporatist suck-up" or some such nonsense. I think she has emotional stability issues.

[Radical Activist]

3. Have you noticed that every DUer from Illinois

you know, the people who have a clue about this, are HAPPY? Doesn't that tell you anything?

[ShortnFiery]

9. Most every one who's posted but is that a representative sample?

This situation doesn't add up. NOTHING is THAT SIMPLE.

I don't know exactly what is WRONG but we are being duped in some way.

Again, NOTHING is this neat.

[Radical Activist]

17. You're paranoid.

Every Democrat in the state who wasn't bought off by him is celebrating. I've already been invited to three celebration parties.

[ShortnFiery]

22. You're asleep. eom

[ShortnFiery]

24. Whoa?!? Why not 5 parties or 10? That would be JUST as believable.

:eyes:

[Radical Activist]

28. I have friends. Check this out.

http://thecapitolfaxblog.com/2008/12/09/so-wheres-the-party/

But I'm sure you know much more about how the people of Illinois feel and the Illinois Governor from your perch in Virginia. Get a clue already. Did you used to work for the guy?

[Odin2005]

30. Paranoia is SnF's middle name.

As I stated above, methinks she has emotional issues.

[LynneSin]

35. Give it up with this one - paranoid over everything

Not worth your posts trying to fight that one. He/She will just assume your opinion for you.

And yes, I've noticed that even folks from Illinois NOT DUers feel the same way about Illinois DUers - they can't stand this guy.

[saltpoint]

6. Some people aren't that little, though. Take Bill Russell, for example.

He was really kinda tall.

Same for Wilt Chamberlain.

See? Not everyone's little.

[ShortnFiery]

11. Anyone who does not have at least $500,000 in chump change is "little" ...

in TODAY's Corporate States of America.

The late George Carlin was spot on.

It's a BIG CLUB, and we "little people" are not part of it.

Voting is just to give the people "an illusion" that there still exists an democratic republic instead of a corporatocracy.

We DESERVE these "corporations rule" assholes for legislators if we are not able to get beyond the "cult of personality."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI5EY5kqiBU&feature=related

[saltpoint]

12. George Carlin, I believe, made a pretty good salary over long years'

recordings and appearances.

[ShortnFiery]

15. Not enough to be "a player". Also, he never was "duped" by personality. eom

[saltpoint]

16. Well, where's the cut-off?

Would it not be possible to be duped at well under your arbitrary cut-off, or does the specific income bracket determine all?

The mom in AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS was a crook outright and believe me, she made WELL under your cut-off limit.

Inquiring minds want to know.

[ShortnFiery]

19. You know EXACTLY what I'm saying but refuse to process this information.

If you don't have MILLIONS, you are not a player.

You don't want to LOOK because it would break your heart. You'd rather go back "to sleep" and live "in denial"

You and I are NOT in the BIG CLUB. However, if you are blessed to own "a cushion" ($500,000 or so), you won't suffer during the imminent depression.

CHECK THIS OUT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pleoYuAW0TY

[saltpoint]

20. Well, St. Francis didn't make much money. He ran around in a plain

brown robe with a modest belt.

Maybe some halfway decent shoes.

He was a player.

How about Woody Guthrie? He was a player.

A Ms. Parks, of quite modest income, refused to remove herself at the request of idiot bigots insisting that she do so on racial grounds. Ms. Parks indicated to the men that she was fine where she was. I'd definitely say she was a player.

[ShortnFiery]

21. Now you're just being glib.

:(

BTW "Rosa Parks" was NOT the first Black woman who would not move to the back of the bus, only the most photogenic. Truth really does SUCK sometimes, doesn't it? ;)

[saltpoint]

23. Well, I was rooting for Rosa all the same.

[ShortnFiery]

25. Because you like a good story - I know. It must be a very "comfortable" place

to be in? IMO, locked in willful ignorance.

[saltpoint]

26. In the sheep picture there?

I'm the third one from the left.

[GoneOffShore]

34. Here you go - I think you really need this!

[Danger Mouse]

31. OMG OBAMA IS EVIL IMPEACH NOW!!

[saltpoint]

32. If you're in the market for a novel, try one by Joan Didion.

That woman gets it done.

Terrific stuff. BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, or DEMOCRACY, or any of the others. But especially those two.

Read 'em or die in the attempt.

[Trajan]

4. It is so unfortunate ...

We spend years railing against the disgusting bald-faced corruption by the BFEE, who pilfer the nation's coffers for tens of billions of dollars at a shot .... Then a Democratic congressman and Governor kick out the chair beneath us, leaving us dangling in the breeze .... all for a pittance in filthy lucre ....

It feels like when Clinton couldn't keep his peter in his pants, and shamed all of us ...

Blago should go way down for this .... FUCK him ....

[saltpoint]

10. Hi, Trajan. I am not in Illinois but spend considerable time in Chicago

hanging out with a Democrat or two.

After this morning's announcement of Blago's arrest, the sigh of relief among the Dems who are my pals was palpable.

I felt it hundreds of miles away.

[saltpoint]

5. Rod sure does talk naughty talk, don't he.

[RollWithIt]

13. It speaks volumes that Obama would have none of this shit....

I love it.

[bridgit]

14. Dude was too stupid to see he was looking right into the gift horse's mouth and know how...

to advantage "appreciation" into anything tangible in a world where there's more than one way to skin a bunny...what an ass!!

In fact, Mr. Bunny himself says, "What an ass!!"

[Odin2005]

27. What an arrogant ASSHOLE.

That's all I have to say... :puke:

[sohndrsmith]

33. That little snippet made was quite a good sign to me, too. n/t