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February 17, 2009

Senator (For Now) Burris...No I Did Not Try To Raise Money For Blago. And By "Not" I Mean, Yes I Did Try And Raise Money For Him
— DrewM

Patterico has the rundown on Senator (for now) Burris', um, evolving, statements on what actions he took on behalf of Blago. Talk about Change!

Meanwhile, even Democrats are starting to talk about investigating Burris and the truthfulness of his testimony before Illinois House of Representatives.

llinois Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan led a growing chorus of Democratic officials Monday calling for a deeper investigation of U.S. Sen. Roland Burris' explanation about how he was appointed by now-ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
Burris has maintained there was nothing inconsistent between his testimony before state lawmakers and a recently filed affidavit outlining more extensive contact with Blagojevich insiders than he had previously disclosed. But Illinois Republicans pressed their call for a perjury investigation by the county prosecutor in Springfield and on Monday, Democrats expressed increasing discomfort over Burris' evolving explanation of efforts to get the seat.
"This is a particularly frustrating revelation," Madigan said of Burris' recent disclosure that he had contact with five Blagojevich insiders. "I encourage the Sangamon County state's attorney to take a closer look at this in the interest of truth, integrity and transparency."

Blago! You magnificent bastard!

Posted by: DrewM at 10:45 AM | Comments (85)
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1 Burris isn't going anywhere without a fight (which is why ol' Harry Reid is suddenly all quiet about the guy)--they need him in there when the margin for shoving shit down the American public's gullet is so thin (and potentially getting thinner with the Coleman drama).

Posted by: ECM at February 17, 2009 10:47 AM (q3V+C)

2 Why, he's shown he can make a fine Democrat Senator.

Posted by: Techie at February 17, 2009 10:51 AM (906oR)

3 Ahhhhhh......so what's the problem. So, to get an appointment to the Senate, he lied to a bunch of Senators who lied to get elected.

He's now a sitting Senator. It's not like he has a freezer full of cash or something.

Keep hope alive. And this story.

Posted by: SlaveDog at February 17, 2009 10:53 AM (H6Jyg)

4 Expensive doxy? Haughty courtesan? Dems are the living embodiment of the random harlot table

Posted by: Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight at February 17, 2009 10:55 AM (gIga4)

This shit gets better every day.

Most ethical congress ever......

Posted by: Vic at February 17, 2009 10:55 AM (f6os6)

6 Big surprise, new fraudster (8 billion) investment banker was big Dem bankroller....

as was Madoff...............

The Texas financier accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission Tuesday of massive ongoing fraud was a generous political donor who gave more heavily to Democrats.

Since 2000, R. Allen Stanford, the chief of the Stanford Financial Group in Houston, his wife and company gave $2.2 million in political contributions $1.7 million to Democratic candidates and committees according to Federal Election Commission records.

The most recent donation on record was $300,000 from Stanford Financial Group to the Democratic Governors Association, a so-called 527 group not subject to campaign contribution limits.

Other big beneficiaries included the Democrats congressional campaign committees, which received $1.2 million over the years, and their Republican counterparts, which got $322,000, including a $28,500 personal donation last year to the National Republican Congressional Committee.

Posted by: G at February 17, 2009 10:56 AM (5r0Tz)

7 I figure the Democrats knew this, and that was why their basic opposition was there at first, but they couldn't really say why and had no proof. And Burris is black so they couldn't just say no to him.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at February 17, 2009 10:57 AM (PQY7w)

Why, he's shown he can make a fine Democrat Senator.

And in a number of stories his and Blago's political party is not mentioned. What a surprize.

Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 17, 2009 10:58 AM (1Jaio)

9 No flaming coif of corruption?

Posted by: right at February 17, 2009 11:00 AM (EquV1)

10 Best congress EVER!

Posted by: Purple Avenger at February 17, 2009 11:00 AM (Ygf78)

11 I hope he hasn't already chiseled "US Senator - 2008 -2010" into the expensive Italian marble of his self built monument.

Posted by: FreakyBoy at February 17, 2009 11:04 AM (4s1it)

12 Big surprise, new fraudster (8 billion) investment banker was big Dem bankroller....

We. Know.

There's even a dedicated posting to it on this site.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at February 17, 2009 11:08 AM (PMGbu)

I think he stands a good chance of winning if he runs. The morons of Cook County will vote for him. Hell, they elected Blago with the allegations and investigations already in the news. the revrens and their southside flocks vote on pigment. you should have heard the imbeciles on the local news last night.

Posted by: ed at February 17, 2009 11:10 AM (Urhve)

14
If this is true, Patrick Fitzgerald is a shithead and an incompetent boob.*

1) Where is he?

2) Why didn't he know about this?

3) If he did know about Burris' shenanigans, why did he allow him to be seated?

*Fitzgerals is a boob. We know this from his prosecution of Scooter Libby for outing a desk-worker at the CIA lying to the grand jury not remembering some stupid shit when grilled by Fitzgerald in front of a bunch of clowns.

Posted by: Darling at February 17, 2009 11:10 AM (7AD1r)

15
oh and you're all a bunch of racists!

Posted by: Darling at February 17, 2009 11:12 AM (7AD1r)

16 I'm afraid politicians have gone beyond the corruption singularity. Even if every human on earth each had the theoretically fastest computer possible, we could not record, much less prosecute all the crimes being committed.

Posted by: right at February 17, 2009 11:13 AM (EquV1)

I posted this in another thread but it probably works better in this one

Feb. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Congresss approval rating rose 12 percentage points in the last month to 31 percent, the highest level in two years, according to a new poll by Gallup Inc.

The popularity of the Democratic-controlled Congress has more than doubled since July 2008 when only 14 percent of those polled approved of the job lawmakers were doing, according to Gallup.

The jump in Congresss approval rating was spurred by support from Democrats. In the new poll, 43 percent Democrats gave Congress positive reviews, compared with 19 percent of Republicans and 29 percent of independents.

Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 17, 2009 11:13 AM (1Jaio)

18 I denounce myself.

Posted by: Techie at February 17, 2009 11:13 AM (906oR)

19 I get so sick of the Republican culture of corruption. Sheesh, when will it ever end?

Oh crap. Was that snark? NPR had an expose on snark this morning. Remember, it's snark if you're a conservative blogger, and it's clever irony if it's an accredited journalist on the Huffington Post, DailyKos, Daily Show, etc.

Nuance.

Posted by: HatlessHessian at February 17, 2009 11:14 AM (7r7wy)

Those tapes must be hella incriminating. Yet again he amends his statement. Another corrupt criminal Democrat caught. Every Dem should be scared shitless that they are on those tapes.

Another historic moment: you really can't swing a dead cat without hitting a corrupt Democrat, leterally

Posted by: Give em the high heel at February 17, 2009 11:16 AM (hphNR)

21 Where's that post Blond? Must have missed it. The news broke today.

Posted by: G at February 17, 2009 11:16 AM (5r0Tz)

22 What if your name is Ana Marie Cox and you just can't shut up about buttsex?

Posted by: Techie at February 17, 2009 11:17 AM (906oR)

23 "We. Know.

There's even a dedicated posting to it on this site."

Give the guy a break, I mean its not like ace even bothers all the time to scroll down and read all of the posts on his site.

Posted by: David at February 17, 2009 11:18 AM (HAdov)

24 This shit gets better deeper every day.

Posted by: Dan F at February 17, 2009 11:18 AM (OkMBM)

25 Just What We Need...Another "Massive" Financial Fraud DrewM.
Look for that header, G. I'd post a link but that's another thing that doesn't work on this site.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at February 17, 2009 11:20 AM (PMGbu)

26 I think we might just need a little more cowbell.

Posted by: KelliD at February 17, 2009 11:21 AM (AFoGR)

27 Race card in 3... 2... 1...

Posted by: TallDave at February 17, 2009 11:21 AM (AZmZT)

28 I'd settle for Tylenol III's.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at February 17, 2009 11:21 AM (PMGbu)

29 I knew I hadn't seen the last of the flaming Blago 'do.

Posted by: Johnny at February 17, 2009 11:23 AM (xVKXy)

Yes We Can haz more Blago-skull!

Posted by: Andy at February 17, 2009 11:23 AM (WsTw8)

31
Lisa Madigan, the Illinois attorney general, is the daughter of Michael Madigan, the speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, and the guy who basically runs the state legislature. Both he and she want to see her become either governor or senator, and sooner rather than later. By the way, if you think Barry is a leftard, wait till you get acquainted with little Lisa: you ain't seen nothin' yet.

Christ, what is it about Cook County? Obama, Blagojevich, Rodham, Emanuel, Burris, Madigan, Jackson ... the list goes on and on. Maybe we should nuke it from orbit: it's the only way to be sure.

Posted by: Brown Line at February 17, 2009 11:23 AM (VrNoa)

32 Sheesh, no one should be surprised. This is Chicago politics as usual. Remember, Fitzmas pulled the trigger early in the investigation under the auspices of preventing Blago from appointing anyone. Meanwhile, the Messiah keeps his robes miraculously clean and untainted. The One can throw Burris under the bus now that he got his vote for the crap sandwich. Remember, only Republicans can be guilty of anything criminal or unethical. And only they should be prosecuted or thrown out of office.

Posted by: Larissa at February 17, 2009 11:24 AM (aC/SY)

33 I am enjoying a fantasy of democrats set up like bowling pins and Blago rolling down the lane with a nice hook spin aimed straight at the sweet spot.

Posted by: RB at February 17, 2009 11:25 AM (ewXBY)

34 As predicted on the stimulus thread earlier, here's the AP's story on the obama stimulus "acceptance" speech citing the Churchill-like quote:

"I don't want to pretend that today marks the end of our economic problems. Nor does it constitute all of what we have to do to turn our economy around. But today does mark the beginning of the end, the beginning of what we need to do to create jobs for Americans scrambling in the wake of layoffs," Obama said.

Posted by: G at February 17, 2009 11:25 AM (5r0Tz)

If this is true, Patrick Fitzgerald is a shithead and an incompetent boob.

Fitz ended the investigation early so it wouldn't implicate anyone but Blowjobevich. Why not wait until someone made a payoff on the senate seat? The whole damn state is as corrupt as hell.

Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 17, 2009 11:26 AM (1Jaio)

36 yes, every time you hear some heartfelt pronouncement from Lisa, just remember that her father is one of the bad guys and is grooming her for bigger and better things.

Posted by: ed at February 17, 2009 11:29 AM (Urhve)

37 yep, Fitzgerald pulled the trigger to prevent someone corrupt from being appointed. Yet someone who is corrupt was appointed (who wasn't connected to obama). Good show, Fitzy.

Posted by: ed at February 17, 2009 11:31 AM (Urhve)

Burris has maintained there was nothing inconsistent between his testimony...

Yeah, every bit of it was bullshit.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at February 17, 2009 11:31 AM (ZGhSv)

39 Fitz threw quite the cockblock, then got caught up in the limelight.

Posted by: Dan F at February 17, 2009 11:34 AM (OkMBM)

40 9 No flaming coif of corruption?

Posted by: right at February 17, 2009 04:00 PM (EquV1)

Very nice turn of phrase, right! Cracked me right up.

Posted by: CB at February 17, 2009 11:34 AM (9Wv2j)

41 Special Election

Posted by: Neo at February 17, 2009 11:39 AM (Yozw9)

42 Within weeks of the Amos 'n' Andy Obambi show's premiere, the NAACP anybody not bought & paid for was demanding its cancellation, arguing that the program "tends to strengthen the conclusion among uninformed and prejudiced people the GOP that Negroes Democrats are inferior, lazy, dumb, and dishonest." Critics especially detested the prominence of George "Kingfish" Stevens Blagojevich, a longtime supporting character who became far more central on TV, and whose defining traits were constant malapropisms, shameless greed, and an abiding eagerness to fleece the gullible.

Posted by: Kingfish at February 17, 2009 11:41 AM (IDAhw)

Christ, what is it about Cook County? Obama, Blagojevich, Rodham, Emanuel, Burris, Madigan, Jackson ... the list goes on and on. Maybe we should nuke it from orbit: it's the only way to be sure.

They're here to make New Jersey and Louisiana look like fine, upstanding communities.

Posted by: Roy at February 17, 2009 11:47 AM (cB77O)

44 Give the guy a break, I mean its not like ace even bothers all the time to scroll down and read all of the posts on his site.

Has anyone seen G and Ace together in the same room?

My money is on Ace practicing some anti-hobo COMSEC while he's overseas.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 17, 2009 11:47 AM (i8cCq)

My money is on Ace practicing some anti-hobo COMSEC while he's overseas.

Great, you just blew the OPSEC, genius.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 17, 2009 12:00 PM (B+qrE)

46 What did the president know, and when did he know it?

Posted by: turfmann at February 17, 2009 12:01 PM (4uQmv)

47 The Return of Flaming Blago Skull!!

Posted by: E.M. August at February 17, 2009 12:02 PM (xwMlb)

Whew. I'm glad this has absolutely nothing to do with the president.

Posted by: Random Journalist at February 17, 2009 12:11 PM (3h3kv)

49 Now with new, improved COIF!

Posted by: Dan at February 17, 2009 12:12 PM (2sVai)

50
I think I'll give some money to Burris' Campaign Fund.

And maybe his defense fund, if it comes to that. But only if he stays in office. If he gets kicked out of the Senate, he's dead to me.

Posted by: SlaveDog at February 17, 2009 12:12 PM (H6Jyg)

51 Was he the prez's pick?

Posted by: concerned2 at February 17, 2009 12:19 PM (zplc6)

Blago and his minions are like a fine wine...open the bottle, let it breathe and it just gets better and better over time.

POPCORN! Get your popcorn here!!!

Posted by: MrsPaulsFishSticks at February 17, 2009 12:33 PM (iYbLN)

53 OK, how soon until the MSM starts to notice that being a Democrat means you are most likely corrupt??? For Republican's, it only takes one. So for Dems is it 20, 30 or more?? I mean really, 4 mayors this year alone already, 1 last year. 2 governors, a couple of Senators and a few Representatives. Hello MSM, anyone home???

Posted by: CDR M at February 17, 2009 12:34 PM (TJoU6)

54 I like "The Coif of Corruption", but maybe "The Clusterfuck of Corruption" is more apropos since it's more inclusive of Bambi's army of tax-evading entitlement whores.

Posted by: csufbomb at February 17, 2009 12:42 PM (DQj+z)

55 My truth is that I am a Duplicitous-American.

Posted by: Roland Burris at February 17, 2009 12:47 PM (WtgGd)

Another lying cur from the swampland of Chi-town politics. Yep,

that Obama sure ran with a flea-infested pack. Orkin may be

needed at the White House even sooner than I thought.

Posted by: grizzly bare at February 17, 2009 12:47 PM (8+zL9)

57 YES!! The flaming skull w/ the blago cut.... epic.

Posted by: johnny_p at February 17, 2009 12:47 PM (ldoxy)

58 But I want to say one thing to the American people. I want you to listen to me. I'm going to say this again: I did not have inappropriate contact with that man, Governor Blagojevich. I never told a lie, not a single time; never. These allegations are false, and I need to go back to work for the American people. Thank you.

Posted by: polyburris clinton at February 17, 2009 12:47 PM (m2CN7)

59 I am pretty sure that Blago is Karl Rove in an Ed Gein-esque skin suit.

Posted by: chad at February 17, 2009 12:48 PM (Fdmhw)

60 It is just breaking on Bloomberg that this matter is being referred to Illinois state prosecutors. Burris has now issued at least 4 "adjustments" to versions of his sworn testimony. Somebody needs to advise this goddamned idiot to keep his mouth shut. When your're already in a hole, stop digging!

Posted by: DocRochester at February 17, 2009 12:58 PM (Nw0+K)

61 In related Chicago political corruption news. Arenda Troutman, 20th Ward alderman is sentenced to four years in prison for bribe taking. Troutman friend claims it's that nature of Chicago corruption, and she just got caught up in it.

Nice, everyone else is corrupt, so why not skim some off for myself.

LOLZ

Posted by: Dan F at February 17, 2009 01:03 PM (OkMBM)

62 In even more Chicago corruption news, Democratic State Congressman wants to drive up the gasoline tax by 8 cents a gallon. State Congressman believes its a mandate from the people to provide infrastructure jobs through greater taxation.

YAY!!!

I CAN HAZ PORKULUS!!

Posted by: Dan F at February 17, 2009 01:08 PM (OkMBM)

63 Blago wigged out on his television appearances, and his do looked more like a merkin than a hairpiece.

Posted by: Fish at February 17, 2009 01:29 PM (CG+cG)

64 Political Corruption: It's not just for country club, ruling white elites anymore...

Posted by: Booby Rush at February 17, 2009 01:42 PM (ad8lc)

65 2010, here we come baby

Posted by: slizzle at February 17, 2009 01:46 PM (zG+3k)

66 And the fact that Blago is Illinois and duh1 is Illinois makes this all the more delicious.

Damn...just dribbled popcorn on the carpet!

Posted by: torabora at February 17, 2009 02:36 PM (crLJg)

67 Well, you see.... It all depends on what your definition of the word not isn't... err, I mean, is!

Posted by: CoolCzech at February 17, 2009 02:46 PM (iafWn)

To know Blagovitch is to love him, the tenticles of corruption he knows about are vast and extend to the highest office in the land..

The new rich man, poor man...white man, black man.

The question remains will Blaogovitch live to spill the beans?

Posted by: ford at February 17, 2009 02:46 PM (Ki7fm)

PS...love the burning skull, even when Ace is out of the country.

Can we get a group shot sometime, with a Blago wig, a Burris wig, a BO wig, and an Emanuel wig???

Posted by: ford at February 17, 2009 02:48 PM (Ki7fm)

70 I'm just telling you guys: Blago would make a MAGNIFICENT President! OK, sure... crooked as the day is long.... SO WHAT???? He'd eat the North Koreans, Iranians, Russians, Venezuelans, Cubans, you name it, ALIVE!!! They'd be paying HIM money by the time he was through with them!!!

Posted by: CoolCzech at February 17, 2009 02:49 PM (iafWn)

71 I would think a good Obama skull would have ears.

Posted by: CoolCzech at February 17, 2009 02:56 PM (iafWn)

72 A good Rahm Emanuel skull would have a steak knife through it... A good Biden skull would have a hair plugs...

Posted by: CoolCzech at February 17, 2009 02:58 PM (iafWn)

73 You need a flaming waffle for Obama. Barry Waffles, that's his name.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at February 17, 2009 03:03 PM (PQY7w)

A Democrat Senator may be caught lying..........

Why that's just crazy talk.

Posted by: solitary knight at February 17, 2009 03:19 PM (QWOd5)

Did Burris rat on himself? If so, he's stupid enough to be a Republican.

You know what the Clintons are thinking... "Rookie."

Posted by: Steve O at February 17, 2009 03:33 PM (w7tri)

76 # 64 : Merkin, schmerkin. Blago's not good enough to be called a c*nt, and there's no sense in wasting good fake hair trying to dress him up.

Posted by: DocRochester at February 17, 2009 03:45 PM (Nw0+K)

77 Affirmative action... It gets you places!

Posted by: John Frum at February 17, 2009 04:01 PM (skmdJ)

78 For obama I want one of those plastic dashboard Jesus statues with a teleprompter for a head. With ears.

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80 You need a flaming waffle for Obama. Barry Waffles, that's his name.

I give you the Barack Obama wafflehead action figure.

Posted by: chad at February 17, 2009 04:28 PM (Fdmhw)

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Nobody likes me anymore!!!

Posted by: Rod Blagojevich at February 17, 2009 05:24 PM (COZb8)

82 Blago as president probably wouldn't be as bad as Barry. He'd lie through his teeth to everyone.

Missiles? Vlad, what missiles? We didn't put any missiles in Poland.

He'd be shaking down other countries with the threat of dropping the bomb on them. "I've got an arsenal of nukes and that's fucking golden! Now how much can I count on from you so they don't get accidentally launched?"

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