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Lisa Madigan To Remove Blagojevich: Should he be impeached?
Mr. T December 12, 2008 21:43:24
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Attorney General, Lisa Madigan, has called the Illinois Supreme Court in hopes of removing Rob Blagojevich from office, at least temporarily. Madigan would like to appoint Lt. Governor Patrick Quinn as the acting governor in Blagojevich's place, so state business can continue. Like many others, Lisa Madigan feels very strongly that Blagojevich is not suitable to serve the state, and the governor should not be allowed to directing any state activities.
After being charged with trying to sell the Senator's seat that Obama occupied, Blagojevich is not a popular person right now. Madigan is adamant that Rob not be allowed to spend any of the states money and the power be given to Quinn.
Do you feel that Blagojevich deserves to be impeached?
After being charged with trying to sell the Senator's seat that Obama occupied, Blagojevich is not a popular person right now. Madigan is adamant that Rob not be allowed to spend any of the states money and the power be given to Quinn.
Do you feel that Blagojevich deserves to be impeached?
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Yes, Madigan is right on the money. Impeach Blagojevich.
I think they should impeach him , just on his hair style alone that speaks for itself . One by one the people will take this country back .View thread
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Who is us?????
I guess you can't read, as I said I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHO POPS UP ON THAT LIST OF "PAY TO PLAY"!!!!
Yes, Madigan is right on the money. Impeach Blagojevich.
Yes, Madigan is right on the money. Impeach Blagojevich.
His name is Robert Cooley.
Cooley was a criminal defense lawyer in Chicago in the late 1980's who became one of the most potent witnesses against Chicago corruption, testifying for federal prosecutors in cases that resulted in dozens of convictions.
Cooley says that before Rod Blagojevich got into politics he was a bookmaker on the North Side who regularly paid the Chicago mob to operate.
"When I was working with government wearing wire, I reported, I observed Rod, the present governor, who was running a gambling operation out in the western suburbs. He was paying street tax to the mob out there," said Robert Cooley, federal informant.
On a web-based interview show last week, Cooley said he reported to federal authorities nearly two decades ago that Rod Blagojevich had been operating an illegal sports gambling business.
Robert Cooley is a former Chicago police officer-turned mob lawyer-turned federal informant.
During Operation Gambat in the late 1980's and early 1990's, Cooley's undercover work and testimony put away 24 crooked politicians, judges, lawyers and cops.
Several years ago, when Mr...
His name is Robert Cooley.
Cooley was a criminal defense lawyer in Chicago in the late 1980's who became one of the most potent witnesses against Chicago corruption, testifying for federal prosecutors in cases that resulted in dozens of convictions.
Cooley says that before Rod Blagojevich got into politics he was a bookmaker on the North Side who regularly paid the Chicago mob to operate.
"When I was working with government wearing wire, I reported, I observed Rod, the present governor, who was running a gambling operation out in the western suburbs. He was paying street tax to the mob out there," said Robert Cooley, federal informant.
On a web-based interview show last week, Cooley said he reported to federal authorities nearly two decades ago that Rod Blagojevich had been operating an illegal sports gambling business.
Robert Cooley is a former Chicago police officer-turned mob lawyer-turned federal informant.
During Operation Gambat in the late 1980's and early 1990's, Cooley's undercover work and testimony put away 24 crooked politicians, judges, lawyers and cops.
Several years ago, when Mr. Blagojevich was running for re-election, Cooley provided the same information to the ABC7 I-Team. Because Cooley did not want to be identified at the time and the governor denied it, ABC7 did not report the story.
On Tuesday, Cooley spoke on the record.
He told ABC7 that Mr. Blagojevich regularly paid a so-called street tax to Robert "Bobby the Boxer" Abbinanti, a convicted outfit gambling collector. In the early 1980's, Abbinanti was working for convicted West Side mob boss Marco D'amico. Bookies pay street taxes to the crime syndicate in exchange for being allowed to operate such a racket.
"I predicted five years ago when he ran the first time that he was a hands on person who would be selling every position in the state of Illinois and that it exactly what happened," said Cooley.
Cooley, who secretly recorded conversations in a Counselor's Row restaurant near City Hall which brought down the first ward leadership, contends Illinois corruption is unstoppable.
"The biggest problem you have now and reason for what is happening is that the people in power have money and ability to silence the media so it will never be reported and as long as you have that going on, you will never stop it," Cooley.
A spokesman for Governor Blagojevich said on Tuesday evening that he cannot comment on Cooley, the bookmaking allegation or the mob payoffs. He referred us to the governor's criminal defense lawyer Ed Genson. Mr. Genson says he is too busy right now to talk.
A spokesman for the United States attorney in Chicago said that his office will have no comment.
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Dosen't surprise me. The only comment in there I don't agree with is the command by Cooley that the corruption will never stop.
It can be stopped by shit canning all the current politicians and putting in term limits across the board, in all public positions.
That would be a good first step, true oversight and accountability being the second.
Yes, Madigan is right on the money. Impeach Blagojevich.
Lisa Madigan? Blagojevich?
Yes, Madigan is right on the money. Impeach Blagojevich.
Yes, Madigan is right on the money. Impeach Blagojevich.
Yes, Madigan is right on the money. Impeach Blagojevich.
Yes, Madigan is right on the money. Impeach Blagojevich.
Impeachment is the way to go.
Under the terms of impeachment there is a trial and all the real "dirt" could be exposed! Balgojevich would have his stage and he would sing very loud. Than he would go into the witness protection program!
Yes, Madigan is right on the money. Impeach Blagojevich.
No. Blagojevich's actions were not worthy of impeachment.
Yes, Madigan is right on the money. Impeach Blagojevich.
(Oh, nevermind. There's no point in wasting my time trying to reason with someone who wants Obama impeached for high crimes before he's even taken office.)
No. Blagojevich's actions were not worthy of impeachment.
Lisa Madigan? Blagojevich?
I don't know how much Lisa Madigan's Daddy paid for her to be AG but she's right that Blagojevich needs to be sidelined right now. He see's the writing on the wall and knows his time as gov is short, he'll use his remaining time in office to get all he can for himself.
Yes, Madigan is right on the money. Impeach Blagojevich.