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Rod Blagojevich

  • Art

    December 28, 2011

    The Best NYC Art Shows of 2011

    Three Voice critics name their favorites from the past year

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2011

    Rod Blagojevich, Former Illinois Governor, Found Guilty on 17 Counts

    ​A jury has found former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich guilty on 17 counts in his second trial for corruption, the Chicago Tribune reports. The jury delivered no verdict for two counts and one not guilty decision. Last August, he was found guilty of lying to the FBI, but the jury hung on a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2011

    Anthony Weiner Media Coverage Becomes the Latest Dick-Centric Weinergate Angle

    ​As interest in Anthony Weiner's penis and the dirty messages that brought it out to play begins to wane, we focus instead on the media coverage of Anthony Weiner, thereby proliferating Anthony Weiner coverage. Hm! It's a conundrum, especially for those who go on television to proclaim, "The d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2011

    Oprah Tickets Now Almost Viable Excuse for Getting Out of Jury Duty

    ​The trial of the century might be the Rod Blagojevich trial. But the television program of the century is clearly the Oprah Winfrey show. As such, a potential juror being questioned on the second day of selection for the Blagojevich retrial explained that she had tickets -- and not just one, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2010

    More Pinstriped Perps Discovered

    ​By Jared Greenfield Turns out it's not just street thugs who embrace the Bronx Bomber brand. The Times served up a hundred examples yesterday of cons who don pinstripes, but as usual, the paper of record took a dive on all the politician perps, convicted or charged, whose preferred wardrobe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2010

    Weekend Links: "Bedbug Stigma," Julian Assange Accused/Un-Accused of Rape

    ​The New York Times has a story about how bedbugs basically make people into pariahs. If you're afflicted, you may get treated like Brooklyn waitress Hilary Davis, whose "friends and even her boyfriend refused to take her in" while her apartment was being treated. [NYT]

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2010

    Snooki Basically Charged as Existential Demon by N.J. Prosecutors

    ​And you thought Rod Blagojevich got off easy: Snooki has now been booked by Seaside Heights for that time she got arrested on the beach a few weeks ago. The charge?

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2010

    Blago a Go-Go! Rod Rallies, Hangs Ho-Hum Jury

    ​Because nothing is surprising in the exploits of disgraced Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, his trial has ended, and all the jury came back with for him was one count of lying to federal agents, the least of his accusations. As for the other 24 counts of "racketeering, bribery, wire fraud a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2010

    Best of the Rod Blagojevich Tapes: "You Russian Motherfuc*ers."

    ​The disgraced former governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, is a monumental dumbass. Not that you didn't already understand this from his appearance on NBC's reality television trainwreck I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!, but yeah, this guy had his phone wiretapped by the FBI, and -- as Vanit ... More >>

  • News

    December 29, 2009

    Michael Musto's Year (and Decade) in Review!

    Gaga for Google and every twittle thing that made the Aughts fraught with fakery and fun

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2009

    Obama's replacement admonished by Senate Ethics Committee

    ​The Senate Ethics Committee admonished appointed lame duck Roland Burris for his incomplete testimony to an Illinois investigation into his dealings with the office of then-Governor Rod Blagojevich about his possible appointment to the Senate.

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2009

    Interview: MSNBC's Willie Geist on New York Baseball, His Jeter Love, His Desire to Drill Pedroia, and More

    ​ We're pleased to see that our Morning Joe favorite Willie Geist has finally been given his own TV show. Way Too Early With Willie Geist now leads off MSNBC's morning schedule, airing (if one "airs" on cable) at 5:30 a.m. (That's 2:30 a.m. Pacific time, where the show is no doubt known as Wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    Who's Your Favorite Disgraced Governor?

    Lately, anyone with the title of Governor seems determined to show the entire world their lack of scruples (and sometimes their lack of underpants too). Which one is your favorite mess?

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2009

    Rod Blagojevich is Not a Celebrity...Get Him Out of Here!

    Erik AbderhaldenNow that impeached Illinois gov Rod Blagojevich's plan to join the D-list cast of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here has been viciously denied by a judge, I have to say this is a gross miscarriage of justice and a national tragedy! A degrading reality show is the perfect place for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2009

    Bloomberg's Dark Knight: Where's the Financial Info?

    By Jana Kasperkevic
Mayor Bloomberg's handpicked campaign manager, Bradley Tusk, failed to file financial disclosure reports required by his Federal, New York City and State of Illinois employers, which appears to violate ethic laws three times over a five year period.Tusk, whose selection to run ... More >>

  • News

    March 11, 2009

    Bloomberg Turns Over His Next Campaign to Blagojevich's Ex-Deputy

    By Jana Kasperkevic
Mayor Bloomberg's handpicked campaign manager, Bradley Tusk, failed to file financial disclosure reports required by his Federal, New York City and State of Illinois employers, which appears to violate ethic laws three times over a five year period.Tusk, whose selection to run ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2009

    This Week in the Voice

    Before he became Mayor Bloomberg's 2009 campaign manager, Bradley Tusk had been a Lehman Brothers lobbyist, a Parks Department functionary, a Chuck Schumer spokesman, a Bloomberg adviser -- and, for four years, Rod Blagojevich's deputy governor. Among Tusk's assignments under Hot Rod was a dicey f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2009

    Tom cries 'Uncle'! Daschle's exit an embarrassing end to Obama's embarrassing decision to pick him

    Obama tells a surprisingly blunt Katie Couric, "I messed up." Tom Daschle's quick exit from the health-care Cabinet job is just proof that he was a poor choice for the job. If the guy can't get it together enough to wipe his nose clean after rubbing it against the rear of society schmuckettes li ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2009

    Blagojevich on Letterman: He Huffed, Host Puffed

    Rod Blagojevich, the disgraced, impeached ex-governor of Illinois, did as well as was possible on Letterman last night, thanks to the host's relatively friendly questioning. (Dave was much tougher on Bill O'Reilly.) Though Blagojevich told Letterman he asked "tough questions," Letterman's one prob ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2009

    Obama to bankers: 'It's a shonda!' (Or words to that effect.)

    You won't see edgy Bernie Madoff-related work like this in U.S. mainstream papers, but New York's own Jewish Daily Forward, as always, is up to the task of covering Jewish politics and news with a minimum of politically correct tiptoeing. Above, an excerpt from Eli Valley's "The Shonda!" in the F ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2009

    Blago on the Stand: Not Guilty, Wants to Stay Gov and Help People

    "I think about my parents a lot. I think about a lot of people I've met along the way." Governor Rod Blagojevich is doing his Mr. Smith Goes to Washington routine in Springfield on what is expected to be the last day of his impeachment trial. "I met a woman who told me the story of her day-to-day li ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2009

    Blagojevich Removed

    Governor Rod Blagojevich has just been removed from office in an impeachment trial held in the Illinois State Senate. He will be replaced this afternoon by Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn, who earlier said he is "ready" to assume his new duties. The vote was 59 to 0. The vote was preceded by stat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2009

    From baseball to hardball: George Mitchell lands in Mideast to probe the deadliest beanball war -- Jews vs. Arabs

    The Wall Street Journal, reporting from Davos, asks (gulp), "Is Capitalism, as We Know It, Dead?" Pumped up from his experience as chief investigator of steroids abuse in baseball, George Mitchell is now in for some really heavy lifting: the testosterone-laden, rage-filled Arab-Jew death dance i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2009

    Rejecting Allah-like powers, Obama vows end to 'dictating' in Mideast

    Al Jazeera's morning report, proving once again that it's ridiculous censorship for U.S. cable outlets to not carry the Arab world's most powerful news outlet. Dick Cheney's dream of an imperial vice presidency lording over all the world's oil fields is now officially dead. President Barack Obam ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2009

    Live: Arianna Huffington and Bloggers from The Huffington Post at the 92nd Street Y

    Credit: Joyce Culver for the 92nd Street Y The Year Ahead with Arianna Huffington and Bloggers from The Huffington Post 92nd Street Y January 21 In a recent episode of 30 Rock, Alec Baldwin says toSalma Hayek , "Thank you for telling me what I already know. You should work for The Huffington Post ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2009

    Roland Burris FTW! Takes Senate Seat

    Illinois has a new Senator. Days after the Senate leadership threatened to block Governor Rod Blagojevich's appointee to fill Obama's vacated seat and the Secretary of the Senate turned him away, Roland Burris was sworn in this afternoon. His Illinois colleague Dick Durbin, who had previously said t ... More >>

  • News

    January 14, 2009

    Bloomberg Maneuvers to Crown a Kennedy

    Who's Caroline's daddy?

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2009

    Rightbloggers: Blago, Richardson Prove Obama Corrupt, Dems Racist

    It's a rare treat when liberals and conservatives can get together, and they seem to agree that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is one awesome crook. Lefty outlets have been following the Blagojevich "fiasco," exploring the linkages between Blagojevich and Illinois politicians who might accommo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2009

    Mike Bloomberg launches preemptive trip to Israel; invasion of NYC unlikely

    Waltz With Bashir, a movie that sprang from a previous Israeli invasion of Lebanon, won Best Picture from the National Society of Film Critics. A free Madoff Watch T-shirt to the reader who suggests the best title for the first movie spurred by Israel's current invasion of Gaza. On an overseas t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2009

    Sorta Senator Burris Takes D.C.

    Roland Burris made the stirring declaration that his appointment to the Senate by beleaguered Governor Rod Blagojevich "is legal. What has been done here is legal," and flew into Baltimore-Washington International Airport today, where he declared himself the junior Senator from Illinois. The Secret ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 2, 2009

    GOP, Feeling Left Out, May Refuse to Seat a Senator

    It's not just Democrats who get to contest a U.S. Senator. On the heels of Democratic machinations to keep Rod Blagojevich appointee Roland Burris from taking a Senate seat, Republican Senator John Cornyn of Texas says that he will rebuff any attempt to seat Al Franken if Democrats attempt to seat h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2008

    Blagojevich Says Screw You, Names Senate Replacement

    There is a significant difference of opinion between Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and the Illinois state senate. The Governor believes it is his duty and privilege to name a Senator to replace President Elect Obama, and he has done so, choosing former Illinois attorney general and comptroller R ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2008

    Blagojevich names Foghorn Leghorn to Obama's Senate seat

    Comparing the coverage by the Times and Wall Street Journal. Click above for a roundup of the best Blago jokes. Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich will name former Illinois AG Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat. Read the mid-afternoon versions of that breaking story in the New York ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2008

    We're saved! Yankees bail out New York City!

    Comparing the coverage by the Times and Wall Street Journal. Click above for a roundup of the best Blago jokes. Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich will name former Illinois AG Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat. Read the mid-afternoon versions of that breaking story in the New York ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2008

    A Blue Fitzmas for Rightbloggers -- But Wait'll Next Year!

    Comparing the coverage by the Times and Wall Street Journal. Click above for a roundup of the best Blago jokes. Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich will name former Illinois AG Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat. Read the mid-afternoon versions of that breaking story in the New York ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2008

    Happy holidays: Madoffs shop, Gov. Paterson gallivants

    Comparing the coverage by the Times and Wall Street Journal. Click above for a roundup of the best Blago jokes. Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich will name former Illinois AG Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat. Read the mid-afternoon versions of that breaking story in the New York ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2008

    Wayne Barrett: Why Bloomie is Campaigning for Caroline Kennedy

    Comparing the coverage by the Times and Wall Street Journal. Click above for a roundup of the best Blago jokes. Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich will name former Illinois AG Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat. Read the mid-afternoon versions of that breaking story in the New York ... More >>

  • Columns

    December 17, 2008

    How the 'Gang of Three' Ties Up Senate Dems

    Comparing the coverage by the Times and Wall Street Journal. Click above for a roundup of the best Blago jokes. Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich will name former Illinois AG Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat. Read the mid-afternoon versions of that breaking story in the New York ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2008

    Obama Over, Bush Vindicated, and Other Rightblogger Alternate History Stories

    Comparing the coverage by the Times and Wall Street Journal. Click above for a roundup of the best Blago jokes. Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich will name former Illinois AG Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat. Read the mid-afternoon versions of that breaking story in the New York ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2008

    Bush makes Iraqis want to hurl

    Comparing the coverage by the Times and Wall Street Journal. Click above for a roundup of the best Blago jokes. Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich will name former Illinois AG Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat. Read the mid-afternoon versions of that breaking story in the New York ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2008

    Obama's truth-or-dare press conference on Blagojevich

    Comparing the coverage by the Times and Wall Street Journal. Click above for a roundup of the best Blago jokes. Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich will name former Illinois AG Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat. Read the mid-afternoon versions of that breaking story in the New York ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2008

    Another rich putz gets bailout money

    Comparing the coverage by the Times and Wall Street Journal. Click above for a roundup of the best Blago jokes. Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich will name former Illinois AG Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat. Read the mid-afternoon versions of that breaking story in the New York ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2008

    Daschle in at HHS; Press Doesn't Care

    Comparing the coverage by the Times and Wall Street Journal. Click above for a roundup of the best Blago jokes. Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich will name former Illinois AG Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat. Read the mid-afternoon versions of that breaking story in the New York ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2008

    Real motherfuckers: AIG still hands out bonuses

    Comparing the coverage by the Times and Wall Street Journal. Click above for a roundup of the best Blago jokes. Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich will name former Illinois AG Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat. Read the mid-afternoon versions of that breaking story in the New York ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2008

    Judge-to-be and Pal Indicted

    Comparing the coverage by the Times and Wall Street Journal. Click above for a roundup of the best Blago jokes. Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich will name former Illinois AG Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat. Read the mid-afternoon versions of that breaking story in the New York ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2008

    Illinois Gov Arrested, Charged with "Staggering" Corruption

    Comparing the coverage by the Times and Wall Street Journal. Click above for a roundup of the best Blago jokes. Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich will name former Illinois AG Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat. Read the mid-afternoon versions of that breaking story in the New York ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2008

    Blagojevich called Obama a 'motherfucker'

    Comparing the coverage by the Times and Wall Street Journal. Click above for a roundup of the best Blago jokes. Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich will name former Illinois AG Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat. Read the mid-afternoon versions of that breaking story in the New York ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2008

    Illinois Passes Presidential National Popular Vote Bill

    Comparing the coverage by the Times and Wall Street Journal. Click above for a roundup of the best Blago jokes. Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich will name former Illinois AG Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat. Read the mid-afternoon versions of that breaking story in the New York ... More >>

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