Jenksismyhero Posted June 28, 2011 Author Share Posted June 28, 2011 QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 04:08 PM) Please educate me ... a.) Will Blago be able to appeal? If not, why not? He won the first trial and govtment got another trial. b.) Do you feel Blago is a big-time crook or was his crime small in nature? c.) Will he go to a real prison? d.) Is the mop haired Blago a likeable guy to you all or a douche? My take is he's guilty and kind of dumb. I don't really see his appeal to voters. Is it the hair? I would think he would have the right to appeal though. a) yes, though as Balta said, it's gotta be something strong enough that would have made a difference in the outcome of the trial (to win an appeal anyway, you have a right to appeal any judgment/verdict). Here, I'm not sure what that would be. From some of the coverage on the radio I guess there's a question about how much the Judge allowed the Defendants to question Blago, i.e., whether he limited Blago's testimony such that he wasn't afforded a fair trail. But from what I remember Blago ranted about a LOT of irrelevant stuff, and the jury still didn't buy it. I'm guessing any appeal would be a loser. b) I think he's a crook, but a pretty dumb crook. Let's face it, on the scale of mass murder to verbal abuse, what he did was much, much closer to verbal abuse. He was corrupt, but no one died because of it. Fitzgerald can say all he wants that what Blago did wasn't just pay for play politics, but it was, and it happens every day. Look at how Congress works. The entire system is set up so that bill A get's passed only if Senator Random gets a federally funded project in his state that has nothing to do with the bill. Is there really much difference between the Senator personally benefiting from some increase in votes and Blago trying to get himself a better political position (or campaign contributions)? c) yes, anywhere from 8-12 years. Apparently he could get upwards of 300 years, but federal sentencing mandates have really changed what Judges can do. d) Absolute douche. He's a two-faced liar (surprise) that's probably legally insane. On the one hand he's complaining about how s***ty the governor job is, and on the other he's talking about all the great things he tried to do for the people of Illinois. He used his political position to further his own career, and would have had he not been so stupid. Similarly, I don't get why Fitzgerald was saying it was the right move to nab him before he picked someone. Why? I don't get it. His only reasoning was "we don't want things like that to happen. We didn't want a governor to sell a senate seat." Why exactly? Well, I think we know why, and it goes up a lot higher than Blago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 04:15 PM) Yes he will be able to appeal, but there's not a whole lot of reason to expect him to have success by doing so. I think he's about as corrupt as any Illinois chief executive has been in my lifetime, how's that for part b.? Of course he won't go to a real prison. He'll go to the minimum security type we send white collar criminals to. I hope the Mayor of Chicago is #1 on that list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 08:48 PM) I hope the Mayor of Chicago is #1 on that list. I thought I ruled that out when I said "Illinois chief executive". But you know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 08:01 PM) I thought I ruled that out when I said "Illinois chief executive". But you know... Like I said I hope the Mayor of Chicago is #1 on that list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2HH Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 BlagOwned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 Does this mean he can now concentrate on his Presidential Bid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Reasons to bump a thread. #1: the FBI recordings of the guy caught him saying this: Blagojevich mentioned naming Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry to Obama's vacant Senate seat so he could "have a shot" at having sex with her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmteam Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 9, 2012 -> 05:06 PM) Reasons to bump a thread. #1: the FBI recordings of the guy caught him saying this: Oh wow. That is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 How could the good people of the state of Illinois elect this guy? I'd think his hairdo would have made most people think he was a dweeb to begin with. He turned out to be a cartoonish imbecile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostfan Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 10, 2012 -> 11:46 PM) How could the good people of the state of Illinois elect this guy? I'd think his hairdo would have made most people think he was a dweeb to begin with. He turned out to be a cartoonish imbecile. He didn't really seem like such a horrible crook at first. The second time he was running against a really weak candidate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 10, 2012 -> 08:46 PM) How could the good people of the state of Illinois elect this guy? I'd think his hairdo would have made most people think he was a dweeb to begin with. He turned out to be a cartoonish imbecile. So you're saying that you focus on physical characteristics when choosing candidates to vote for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodAsGould Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 17, 2012 -> 04:43 PM) So you're saying that you focus on physical characteristics when choosing candidates to vote for? I think physical characteristics do come into play just because it is the first thing we notice about people.... obviously you hope that isn't the only thing one would go by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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