Blago: Comic, Con
**Written by Doug Powers
Former Illinois Governor and current convicted felon Rod Blagojevich found his perfect venue yesterday, because there’s no more appropriate place for somebody who’s part comic, part con, than Comic Con.
From the Chicago Sun Times:
The ex-governor repeatedly smiled and posed with admirer after admirer at the Wizard World Chicago Comic Con at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont.
Despite the presence of some 500 actors, artists, writers, pro wrestlers and models, Blagojevich was touted atop the show’s website and enjoyed prime real estate on the convention floor with a booth near the entrance. While Blago got no appearance fee, he kept proceeds from autographs ($50 each) and photos ($80 a pop).
Jeremy Scheuch, who had an image of the former governor tattooed on his thigh, was one of an undisclosed number of fans who shelled out cash for the newly convicted Blagojevich’s signature and photo.
“We need to get him on the next jury,’’ Blagojevich said of Scheuch, a 31-year-old event planner from Humboldt Park.
Scheuch’s girlfriend, Maya Sinstress, had “G-Rod’’ sign a copy of the book, Pay to Play: How Rod Blagojevich Turned Political Corruption Into a National Sideshow, that she said she’d swiped from the Chicago Public Library.
“He f—– up, but you still kind of root for the guy,’’ Scheuch said.
Said Blago: “It’s pretty fun to be out and be able to feel the warmth and the support from the people.’’
Um, I think he was on the jury, Blago. Speaking of the charter member of the Rod Squad who has a Blagojevich tattoo, this is sure to be the creepiest picture you’ll see all day.
Click the pic of Blago hopping into the Ratmobile for a news story about his visit to Comic Con:
The event ended on a sour note after Comic Con security arrested Blagojevich for trying to sell Commissioner Gordon’s seat in return for an autographed photo of Lindsay Wagner and a bag of Funyuns.
(h/t HAP)
**Written by Doug Powers
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Eeeew.
If Blago can’t put OBambi in the hot seat, his 15 minutes of fame are up.
He is a joke, no doubt about that. A pathetic joke of a human being.
He and BHO have that in common.
As Chicago goes…so goes the nation.
Typical corrupt democrap.
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I don’t think the Blago jury could find a Catholic in the Vatican–even if it were Easter Sunday and the Pope was officiating at Mass!
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Chicago is a lot of fun–and it has a lot of “funny” political elite people there.
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John Bibb
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Who said “a fool and his money are soon parted”. People truly are sheep.
The guy is an “event” planner? So was Blago.
Chicago is the product of generational corruption. The moral compass was tossed out long ago in favor of the do anything to get ahead and seize power followed by the ends justify the means to maintain power. The locals don’t even see the corruption because they have lived with it for so long. Blago is a symptom of a huge festering disease and bho voted to maintain that disease.
Speaking of festering diseases, Obama is off golfing again today. No word yet as to whether the course will be closed due to a high fecal bacteria count.
Scheuch went on to explain that he had one of Richard Daley on his left leg and in the place of honor in the middle was a tattoo of President Obama.
bho does seem to collect flys, rodents and now fecal material. Hmmmmm…….Is he Pestilence?
He is a democrap after all.
The pop culture loves an antihero, though I find Blago’s whole “why did I get caught when everybody else is doing it” demeanor amusing.
Meanwhile, Illinois can do a trading card set with all of its criminal governors. On the back are all of the charges brought against them, which ones stuck, and how long they got in jail. They can all appear at Wizard World Chicago Comic Con next year with the Suicide Girls.
Easy to see why they’re fans. Meanwhile, Blago’s threatening to subpoena Rahmbo et al if there’s a retrial. Again.
I laughed.
And then I cried.
And then I thought of Siskel & Ebert.
Two thumbs up, Doug Powers!
Blago remember to report your income. Barak has Timmy watching.
If someone like that could pass rounds of jury duty and get on the jury, then this has corruption written all over it.
Don’t label the rest of us with your own festering cesspool.
Okay, I will ask…
On the inside or outside? I am thinking high on the inside.
Sorry, I know it’s wrong. I know I am going to pay for it. But I must confess I found the whole Blago trial, followed by the almost two weeks of deliberation and then the verdict to be entertaining. I am not sure if it’s a case of, “you can laugh or you can cry” or what, but there it is.
Related; Last time I carried a load into Chicago I saw a man wearing a shirt that I am trying to track down online. “Illinois, where the politicians make the license plates”
Blago – pass. There are bigger fish to fry. Congress is still busy after Roger Clemens. Idiots…
On August 22nd, 2010 at 2:30 pm, Azygos said:
Uh… have you forgotten that “the rest of us” all have the same Chicago President?
Another spectacle to show just how far this Country has fallen. This trash heap will soon have his own reality show.
What, he doesn’t already? I thought that’s what Shepard Smith has been for the last couple of months.
I cant disagree. “Planet Blago” and all that other crap on Shep’s Fox News show. Sometimes I think Shep has his head up his a**.
Speak for yourself Redpill…
Reagan is still President.
HW, Bubba, W, and BHO never happened.
As an official Trekkie and all-around nerd, I am thoroughly nauseated at Blago’s presence at Comic Con. Glad I didn’t go.
Blago: “Hey, this reminds me of an old Batman joke: Why does Batman sleep on his stomach? So Robin won’t get his worm! (crickets) I’m here all week!” (more crickets)
well sure. Where the male sack can brush past it nicely.
…teabagging, as it were.
Ha, Spacey just made the Sixth Fleet blush again!
Rogue; I say, if you’re the type to get a tattoo, and a tattoo of that smarmy guy, then, by all means, have the courage of your convictions!