The Smoking Gun on the Illinois Governor's arrest

[seemslikeadream]

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/1209081rod1.html

[SteppingRazor]

1. Sooooooo annoying that that's the first page they've got. Now that Trib Co. is bankrupt...

I'm very curious to see what that first paragraph is all about.

[seemslikeadream]

3. There is more lots more

[SteppingRazor]

5. I know but I'm interested in number 85, and it begins with number 86.

Curious about the possible relationship between the governor and Trib's bankruptcy. Without that, my schadenfreude at a criminal's arrest is not complete. :evilfrown:

[seemslikeadream]

8. My family started working for the Trib in 1924

[SteppingRazor]

10. And I started...

in 2004. Hard times, man.

[Raskolnik]

9. Just go here:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/acrobat/2008-12/43789434.pdf

[SteppingRazor]

12. Thanks! n/t

[amdezurik]

2. link is not working right now

in any case was that supposed to contain something incriminating? talking about lay-offs at a newspaper? Not sure if I can see the point there, can you clue us in on what it is supposed to show?

[seemslikeadream]

4. There are 21 pages

look at the bottom of the page, the link is working for me

[ProfessorGAC]

6. And, Have Patience When It Does

Their website (i read it every day) is notoriously stodgy.
GAC

[amdezurik]

13. yeah it gave me a "page does note exist" error

probably being hit hard this morning

[ProfessorGAC]

14. It's Does That Often

Even with high speed access, i get timeout messages, but only when visiting the Trib.
GAC

[Renew Deal]

7. Wouldn't surprise me if Obama's people were the ones to unleash the feds.

I bet they knew what was going on.

[amdezurik]

15. i could see him talking to Fitzgerald and

telling him to go right ahead and bag the crook ASAP.

[Raskolnik]

11. Full Criminal Complaint at the Tribune's site:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/acrobat/2008-12/43789434.pdf