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1. #611143
   On February 3rd, 2009 at 10:34 pm, jbh45 said:

   I’m embarrassed to admit I was born and raised in Chicago. What a laughing stock of a politician!

2. #611145
   On February 3rd, 2009 at 10:34 pm, POTUS said:

   So there IS a Democrat Dave doesn’t shill for.

3. #611146
   On February 3rd, 2009 at 10:34 pm, a crapweasel said:

   “Letterman to Blago: “I saw you on The View, on the Rachel Maddow Show, Today”

   No wonder why Dave is a bland hack these days. Watching that junk is hazardous to your health.

4. #611153
   On February 3rd, 2009 at 10:40 pm, fighterDC said:

   This is the first time I have watched David Letterman in at least 2 years; It was worth the relapse.

5. #611160
   On February 3rd, 2009 at 10:48 pm, jangar said:

   Move along…nothing to see…just liberals throwing a fellow liberal (with carnal knowlege) under the bus.

6. #611161
   On February 3rd, 2009 at 10:49 pm, Doo2 said:

   How much for the rights to the ABC mini-series?

7. #611165
   On February 3rd, 2009 at 10:51 pm, cicerokid said:

   Now you know why Chicago is called the windy city!

8. #611167
   On February 3rd, 2009 at 10:52 pm, rowsdower said:

   0bama-lemmings like Letterman are just POd because Blago stained their lightworker’s immaculate ascension to glory.

9. #611169
   On February 3rd, 2009 at 10:54 pm, amerpun said:

   What’s the difference between Blago and other Illinois politicians? Blago got caught.

10. #611174
    On February 3rd, 2009 at 11:02 pm, bluesoc said:

    I’d like to see a slow motion facial expression analysis of Blago during that interview. I bet there’d be some real gems in there.

11. #611179
    On February 3rd, 2009 at 11:08 pm, taylork said:

    You know the MSM stinks when…David Letterman is asking the ‘hardball’ questions.

12. #611182
    On February 3rd, 2009 at 11:11 pm, taylork said:

    Letterman: “Why exactly are you here?”
    Blago: “Um, don’t you have the final say as to what guests you put on? You tell me”
    Letterman: “I haven’t been funny in 20 years and Leno is killing me.”
    Blago: “You wanna buy a seat?”
    Letterman: “Can you believe I’m losing to a guy whose also not funny. I’m from New York damn it!”

13. #611183
    On February 3rd, 2009 at 11:11 pm, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

    OT

    The Anointed One getting ready to sack “General Betray-Us?

    Perhaps this was inevitable. Gareth Porter of the Inter Press Service is reporting that President Obama and his CENTCOM Commander, General David Petraeus, are on a collision course over Iraq. Mr. Porter’s recent scoop was reprinted by the World Tribune:

    CENTCOM commander Gen. David Petraeus, supported by Defence Secretary Robert Gates,
    tried to convince President Barack Obama that he had to back down from his campaign pledge to withdraw all U.S. combat troops from Iraq within 16 months at an Oval Office meeting Jan. 21.

    But Obama informed Gates, Petraeus and Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen that he wasn’t convinced and that he wanted Gates and the military leaders to come back quickly with a detailed 16-month plan, according to two sources who have talked with participants in the meeting.

    Obama’s decision to override Petraeus’s recommendation has not ended the conflict between the president and senior military officers over troop withdrawal, however. There are indications that Petraeus and his allies in the military and the Pentagon, including Gen. Ray Odierno, now the top commander in Iraq, have already begun to try to pressure Obama to change his withdrawal policy.

    A network of senior military officers is also reported to be preparing to support Petraeus and Odierno by mobilising public opinion against Obama’s decision.

    Petraeus was visibly unhappy when he left the Oval Office, according to one of the sources. A White House staffer present at the meeting was quoted by the source as saying, “Petraeus made the mistake of thinking he was still dealing with George Bush instead of with Barack Obama.”

    You can almost hear the White House source chuckling as they relayed their version of events. It sounds vaguely reminiscent of Mr. Obama’s “I won” comment, during a meeting with Congressional Republicans last week. As the new decider-in-chief, President Obama gets to chart our policy in Iraq (and other global hotspots).

    But dismissing the advice of senior generals is usually a bad idea, as Mr. Obama will eventually discover. While some dispute his version of events, if Gareth Porter is correct, then President Obama is facing a posssible revolt among his senior military advisers. Mobilizing public support through the media is not something that flag officers particularly enjoy, given their inherent distrust of the press.

    More disturbingly, Mr. Obama’s preferred withdrawal plan flies in the face of current realities in the Middle East. As Bret Stephens notes in today’s WSJ, Iraq is becoming a U.S. bulwark in the Middle East. The gains achieved by the troop surge are holding, and Iraqi forces are assuming a lead role in securing the country. Last weekend’s election was a stunning success, and a model for the Arab word.

    Still, the situation in Iraq is not irreversible, one reason that Mr. Gates, General Petraeus and General Odierno favor an extended American draw down. Mr. Stephens observes that American “pillars” in the Middle East have met the test of time. In some cases, the bulwark of yesteryear (think Iran) is today’s despotic regime that threatens regional security. Other long-standing American allies, including Pakistan and Turkey) face an uncertain future, at best.

    In other words, the U.S. needs all the stable, friendly regimes it can find in the Middle East. But Mr. Obama seems more intent on placating his supporters on the liberal fringe, who’ve been clamoring for an American pullout since 2003. The President seems willing to risk progress paid for in blood and treasure to full fill a campaign promise–with less regard for what happens 17 months down the road.

    If this sounds familiar, it should. Just days into his presidency, Mr. Obama signed an executive order to shut down the terrorist prison at Guantanamo Bay by next year. Just where those suspects will be incarcerated (or face justice) has not been determined. Maybe the administration should change its mantra from “Change We Can Believe In,” to “Don’t Sweat the Details.”

    ***
    ADDENDUM: We should also note that the Obama-Petraeus collision has a political component. General Petraeus’s successful strategy in Iraq caused a fair amount of consternation for Obama and his fellow Democrats. Kicking and screaming, they had to finally admit that the troop surge worked, and was eminently preferable to their “cut and run” approach. With the Democrats now in the White House, they can finally tell General Petraeus to “shut up and color.”

    The friction in the Oval Office is also a prelude to 2012. In some GOP circles, Petraeus is already being mentioned as a potential Senate or Vice-Presidential candidate in four years. By forcing a showdown over Iraq, Obama can tarnish the general’s reputation, force him to resign, or even engineer a dismissal. Any of those scenarios would damage the general politically, a calculation that isn’t lost on the White House.

14. #611185
    On February 3rd, 2009 at 11:14 pm, taylork said:

    Blago: “You know I wasn’t on the cover of US Weekly either. Man that Jessica Simpson got fat.”

    Letterman: “You don’t have the pectorals to get away with such a comment.”

15. #611186
    On February 3rd, 2009 at 11:14 pm, Paul Revere said:

    Milk the cow while you can, blago.

16. #611189
    On February 3rd, 2009 at 11:17 pm, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

    He looks like Alfred E Neumann, doesn’t he?

17. #611190
    On February 3rd, 2009 at 11:17 pm, taylork said:

    Blago: “But I have the hair.” (Toupee falls off)

18. #611193
    On February 3rd, 2009 at 11:18 pm, Flyoverman said:

    Aren’t his 15 minutes up?

19. #611194
    On February 3rd, 2009 at 11:20 pm, Flyoverman said:

    On February 3rd, 2009 at 11:11 pm, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:
    OT

    Obama is going to find out how much of a vounteer force it truly is.

20. #611199
    On February 3rd, 2009 at 11:23 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    Letterman: “I haven’t been funny in 20 years…”

    Dirt Harry: “A man’s got to know his limitations.”

21. #611208
    On February 3rd, 2009 at 11:29 pm, Ron said:

    He’s going to be found innocent by reason of insanity. He’s a looney toon.

22. #611207
    On February 3rd, 2009 at 11:29 pm, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

    If a SCOTUS justice who isn’t a hard core Marxist dies the next four years, the Fresh Prince of Bill Ayers and his revolutionaries will have complete control of all 3 branches of government, and then I only hope enough backbone remains in the senior officer corps to save the Constitution from those who would destroy it.

    Back on topic- the more Blags stays in the public eye, the riskier it is for him to have an unexpected accident without drawing attention.

    His Illinois Senate pre-impeachment speech was an implied threat to at least Emmanuel, if he isn’t pardoned, more Obamarxist lieutenants risk exposure. If the disciples of Alinsky and Stalin have him killed now, it will look awfully suspicious.

23. #611219
    On February 3rd, 2009 at 11:36 pm, torabora said:

    Dead men tell no tales.

24. #611220
    On February 3rd, 2009 at 11:37 pm, taylork said:

    If I’m Michael Steele, my first job as GOP chair is to make sure Blago stays on TV and in the public eye as much as possible.

25. #611231
    On February 3rd, 2009 at 11:57 pm, bluesoc said:

    If the disciples of Alinsky and Stalin have him killed now, it will look awfully suspicious.

    You and itooktheredpill should get together and swap theories.

26. #611234
    On February 4th, 2009 at 12:01 am, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

    Bluesoc-
    what is a crazier theory-

    Cher, and her 2004 pronouncement that George Bush would build internment camps for gays, or this?

    What Marxist revolution didn’t have enemies killed?

27. #611236
    On February 4th, 2009 at 12:02 am, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

    Just saying, staying in the public eye while pressuring the disciple of cop killer Bernadine Dohrn and her husband the would be Fort Dix mass murderer for a pardon is probably some good life insurace

28. #611238
    On February 4th, 2009 at 12:08 am, ITookTheRedPill said:

    On February 3rd, 2009 at 11:11 pm, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

    if Gareth Porter is correct, then President Obama is facing a posssible revolt among his senior military advisers.

    On February 3rd, 2009 at 11:29 pm, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

    If a SCOTUS justice who isn’t a hard core Marxist dies the next four years, the Fresh Prince of Bill Ayers and his revolutionaries will have complete control of all 3 branches of government, and then I only hope enough backbone remains in the senior officer corps to save the Constitution from those who would destroy it.

    Indeed.

    And there are a number of them who are not at all happy that their new Commander-in-Chief was never required to show his original birth certificate.

    The only document the Obama campaign produced was a forgery, the Hawaiian officials never claimed that it was authentic and never claimed Obama was born in Hawaii. If Obama had nothing to hide, he would have released his original birth certificate. But he does, so he hasn’t.

    VP Cheney and the 538 members of Congress verified the certificates from each state for the Electoral College vote, but they didn’t verify the certificate of birth for the man who would become POTUS & C-in-C.

    WHY NOT?!? Why did they believe the lies that were spread by the Associated Press and the Annenberg Political Fact Check?

    Seriously…they outsourced the verification of Obama’s qualifications for the office of President of the United States. They outsourced that responsibility to the Associated (with Terrorists) Press and the
    (Chicago) Annenberg (Challenge) Political Fact Check.

    The Communists are in control of our government, and they didn’t even have to fire a shot.

    One more reason Obama plays up the Abraham Lincoln theme… he may be the next President to preside over a civil war.

    I hope not. But civil war is one of the two paths from stage 3 Crisis to stage 4 Normalization in the well-established Soviet practice of Ideological subversion.

29. #611249
    On February 4th, 2009 at 12:23 am, ITookTheRedPill said:

    The only document the Obama campaign produced was a forgery,

    [created by a KOS kiddie]

    and the Hawaiian officials never claimed that it was authentic and never claimed Obama was born in Hawaii.

30. #611250
    On February 4th, 2009 at 12:23 am, FamilyMan said:

    I’m starting feel sorry for the guy. He’s making such a fool of himself.

31. #611254
    On February 4th, 2009 at 12:25 am, ITookTheRedPill said:

    VP Cheney and the 538 members of Congress verified the certificates from each state for the Electoral College vote, but they didn’t verify the certificate of birth for the man who would become POTUS & C-in-C.

    WHY NOT?!? Why did they believe the lies that were spread by the Associated Press and the Annenberg Political Fact Check?

32. #611255
    On February 4th, 2009 at 12:26 am, BlameAmericaLast said:

    He’s still around?

33. #611257
    On February 4th, 2009 at 12:36 am, ITookTheRedPill said:

    “Why exactly are you here?”

    We should be asking that of Obama, not Blago.

    Why is Obama there?

    I believe in our ability to perfect this union because it’s the only reason I’m standing here today.

    -Remarks of Senator Barack Obama: May 06, 2008

    What does “perfect this union” mean to Obama?

    Obama Nation: Using Racism In Order To Form A More Socialist Union

    I’ve got a core set of values that, uh, I think have to be advanced. Um, and, and, that I, my individual salvation depends on, uh, our collective salvation…

    -Barack Hussein Obama 11/23/04

34. #611265
    On February 4th, 2009 at 12:55 am, ITookTheRedPill said:

    Civil War is one of the two paths from stage 3 Crisis to stage 4 Normalization in the well-established Soviet practice of Ideological subversion.

35. #611269
    On February 4th, 2009 at 1:02 am, simcoe said:

    Blago, you’re a pathetic punch line. You’re the reason disposable diapers have to be thrown out.

36. #611290
    On February 4th, 2009 at 1:53 am, txvet2 said:

    Obama’s decision to override Petraeus’s recommendation has not ended the conflict between the president and senior military officers over troop withdrawal, however. There are indications that Petraeus and his allies in the military and the Pentagon, including Gen. Ray Odierno, now the top commander in Iraq, have already begun to try to pressure Obama to change his withdrawal policy.

    A network of senior military officers is also reported to be preparing to support Petraeus and Odierno by mobilising public opinion against Obama’s decision.

    The friction in the Oval Office is also a prelude to 2012. In some GOP circles, Petraeus is already being mentioned as a potential Senate or Vice-Presidential candidate in four years. By forcing a showdown over Iraq, Obama can tarnish the general’s reputation, force him to resign, or even engineer a dismissal. Any of those scenarios would damage the general politically, a calculation that isn’t lost on the White House.

    There is a drastic way for them to bring this into the public arena – retire en masse.

37. #611300
    On February 4th, 2009 at 2:50 am, conservative in europe said:

    I grew up in rural Georgia. I remember clearly, when I was in the 2nd grade, the announcement at school that Carter had been elected president. The adults were soooooo excited that a man from our state had been elected (the first true Southerner since the war). I remember this state of euphoria lasted about two weeks – then people realized what a fool they voted for. I was just a kid but I remember people being miserable and hearing of double digit rates of inflation, how the Soviets were beating our heads in at the SALT talks, helecopters crashing in the desert, gas shortages, the “Mustang II”, Billy and (my personal favorite) “Malaise”.

    I say all of this because today I see the same sort of fervor washing away quickly. I see an incompetent cabinet being named and, most importantly, I see a man who is trying to make decisions based on the dogma of his party instead of considering what is best for his country. It hit me when I saw that he caved to the EU on the “Buy American” clause. He is now in the Euro’s pocket. India is laughing at him and I can just hear the Russians drunkenly giggling about his weakness too. I imagine the Chinese are happy as clams.

    Again, the parallel to Carter – Carter believed that being a “good man” would produce a pax omnia thus affirming his views. Of course, reality came in and the whole world stepped on our great nation, literally until the day he left office.

    History repeats itself.

38. #611324
    On February 4th, 2009 at 6:01 am, graysonret said:

    History repeats itself.

    Those that don’t know their history, are doomed to repeat it.

39. #611339
    On February 4th, 2009 at 7:02 am, Jeff2161 said:

    Hey, c’mon…This is Black History Month.

40. #611347
    On February 4th, 2009 at 7:32 am, ex-expat said:

    While we are on this thread, did anyone catch the embarrassing blooper on NBC Nightly News 2 nights ago? It was a report of a found ship wreck off the English channel, and the ship was identified as the HMS Victory.
    Either I have been very, very mistaken, or the HMS Victory, Nelson’s flagship at Trafalgar, is safety and permanently dry-docked at Portsmouth UK.
    I know the talking head was reading from a teleprompter, and someone wrote the script, but the talking head did not miss a beat, as perhaps I would have as my mind would say, ‘Wait a minute This isn’t right!)

41. #611369
    On February 4th, 2009 at 8:22 am, Danceswithdachshunds said:

    Oh! I’m behind the times, I had not heard until that video his reasoning for making the talk show circuit and explaining his innocence over and over rather than waiting until an appropriate venue like a court room. Of COURSE!!! I should have guessed; it’s for his kids! Like any other corrupt liberal who is cornered/surrounded/exposed/debunked, they pull it out like a white flag whenever possible. It’s …for the children!.

    Is Blago a good friend of OJ?

42. #611374
    On February 4th, 2009 at 8:34 am, John Deaux said:

    On February 3rd, 2009 at 10:34 pm, POTUS said:
    So there IS a Democrat Dave doesn’t shill for.

    If Blago was running against George Bush, do you have any questions about who Dave would back?

43. #611414
    On February 4th, 2009 at 9:29 am, CW4_KGP said:

    On February 3rd, 2009 at 11:36 pm, torabora said:
    Dead men tell no tales.

    Ah, but in Chicago they DO vote. ;^p

44. #611526
    On February 4th, 2009 at 10:52 am, CW4_KGP said:

    On February 4th, 2009 at 1:53 am, txvet2 said:

    There is a drastic way for them to bring this into the public arena – retire en masse.

    Except that most of the senior people realize that once the line is drawn in the sand, someone must stand and fight on behalf of the nation. We cannot turn the military over to the wingnuts and morons who think the military is an evil organization that serves as a social experiment for change. I know my CG knows that his oath to protect and defend the Constitution from ALL enemies, foreign and DOMESTIC transcends the policies of liberal, anti-capitalist, socialist, retread political hacks and neophyte ruler wannabes.

    “With your shield or on it.” The line is drawn. To capitulate is to lose all that we are, all we have been.

    It means we have not learned a darn thing in over 233 years of being the greatest nation on this planet.

    We will have let ourselves be brought down by an amateur political hack and possible usurper with his cronies who don’t have a clue. Just another third world nation with a third rate ruler. Cult of personality.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ5SVDYBNrY

    Just my opinion.

45. #611530
    On February 4th, 2009 at 10:54 am, vickisoup said:

    Is Blago a good friend of OJ?

    Not yet.
    
    Seriously, is this guy just every defense attorney’s nightmare of a client?? He makes Scott Peterson look humble and shy.
    

46. #611541
    On February 4th, 2009 at 11:03 am, dan708 said:

    Blago, Blago, Blago…if you just quietly go away, people will forget about you within a month, but if you keep protesting your innocence when the government has you on tape, you just continue to look like what you really are – a power hungry arsehole.

47. #611542
    On February 4th, 2009 at 11:04 am, MrVIBEMAN said:

    What a clown.
    People joke so much about this, but I can tell you as a resident of Illinois, this does nothing but disgust me.

48. #611620
    On February 4th, 2009 at 12:00 pm, Salt said:

    On February 4th, 2009 at 11:04 am, MrVIBEMAN said:

    What a clown.
    People joke so much about this, but I can tell you as a resident of Illinois, this does nothing but disgust me.

    Ditto

49. #611754
    On February 4th, 2009 at 1:34 pm, Dimsdale said:

    Letterman has sucked for years, and I think he took on Blago just so he could look good by comparison.

    It almost worked. I think it was a tie.

50. #612024
    On February 4th, 2009 at 6:38 pm, MikeM said:

    It baffles me – even after listening to his reasons – how he thinks staying in the public light is a good idea. And you know you’re in trouble when David Letterman asks tough questions.

51. #612038
    On February 4th, 2009 at 6:47 pm, MikeM said:

    Oh, in part three, Blago states that it started when the FBI was investigating a friend of his who is also a friend of Obama’s. Trying to bring someone else down, are we, Rod?

52. #612130
    On February 4th, 2009 at 10:04 pm, sbw999 said:

    If there is a politician more tone deaf (and of course pathetic) than this fool, in the history of the world, I’d like to know his/her name.