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Rod Blagojevich Sentenced To 14 Years In Federal Prison

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Disgraced former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich was sentenced to 14 years in prison and a $25,000 fine today.

The jury returned a guilty verdict on 17 counts of bribery, wire fraud, attempted extortion, extortion conspiracy and bribery conspiracy, according to the New York Times.

“I don’t doubt his devotion to children, but this is not exceptional, in my own experience,” said Judge James Zagel. “I see case after case where good fathers are bad citizens. There is no question that the innocent children of felons suffer. This is tragic, but, as he admits, the fault of this lies with the defendant alone. Now, it is too late.”

“If it is any consolation to his children,” Zagel added. “He does not stand convicted of being a bad father.”

Blagojevich spent his moments prior to the sentence nervously sipping Cherry Coke, according to the Associated Press.

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  • Gloves F. Donahue

    Hang in and keep your mouth shut, Rod.

    You and Rezko will be sprung in a year.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_DGSJVA2O2YE4FH3O2E2BAMYEXQ Kevin

    Sad but true

  • Pablo

    Wait, you mean “Disgraced former Illinois Democrat governor Rod Blagojevich was sentenced to 14 years in prison and a $25,000 fine today.”, right?

  • http://gregingleright.weebly.com/ Greg

    Snap.

  • Anonymous

    Yeah, it was amazing that the fine writers at Mediaite some how forgot to include that like NBC forgot to mention that Corzine was an ex - Democrat Senator and Governor when they reported who Corzine, the 1st person VP Joe Biden called to help solve the county’s financial problems,  had driven  MF Global into bankruptcy while mysteriously misplacing $1.2 billion in investor’s money.

  • Anonymous

    But who gets custody of his hair?

  • Anonymous

    Donald Trump.

  • Anonymous

    Yeah, I know he did wrong. . but 14 years seems a bit extreme, especially when the pedophile fines won’t be prosecuted, and to my knowledge delay hasn’t served one day of his sentence.  I think his sentence would be better spent in sentencing him to work for nonprofits, community development, and other charitable causes.  What does it benefit him being locked up?  Oh well. . . .too bad he’s not lindsey lohan, or brooke mueller the cocaine freak. . . .

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bee-Ruled/100001985815996 Bee Ruled

    SERIOUSLY?

    A man who is charged with UPHOLDING the law, in fact, breaks it for self gain, and you feel sorry for him?

    I say hang him. And I’m NOT kidding.

  • Anonymous

    Gee, I feel the same about the politicians and pedophiles, and corrupt fraud lobbyists, and on and on, . . . . . how do you justify him but not delay and all the others who have skated. . .weren’t they supposed to uphold the law also?  And guess, what?  I’m not kidding either.

  • Anonymous

    Their party is hardly relevant to the issue at hand.  Who cares?  I’m just glad to see this particular idiot in jail where he belongs.

  • Anonymous

    Too bad we can convict this corrupt blowhard, but we can’t manage to get child rapists in jail because of the statute of limitations on child rape.  That’s pretty sad.

    See ya later, Blago.

  • Anonymous

    son, since when have liberals NOT been concerned about the party of someone caught up in wrongdoing?

    Answer: Never!

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    Don’t get your knickers in a knot, Paulie. Illinois has a number of former governors, Democratic and Republican in gaol. Defininf party affiliation matters not in the least.

  • Anonymous

    son, actually 3 of the 4 Illinois Governors who have gone to jail are Dems.

    Do read your history.

  • 12voltman1

    Donald Trumps hair has a life of its own.

  • Anonymous

    I’m sure that was just a mistake that the word Democrat was left out. LOL

  • RW

    It’s called, “Name that Party”

    No whiff of coruption shall be linked the Democrat label.  Forget about reporting the facts.

  • Anonymous

    He can’t keep his mouth shut…that’s how he got there in the first place! 

  • Anonymous

    Al Capone’s Chicago still alive and kicking, even more than 70 years later.

    Did you guys notice that the word “Democrat” was not mentioned in the entire article? I told you this Mediaite website was Daily Kos or Media Matters Lite, but you folks wouldn’t believe me.

  • Чёрт Возьми

    Does it really matter?
    Only a naive fool would assume that all corruption is in one political party or the other. Individuals are corrupt. Not political parties, corporations, unions, or other groups of people. Just some PEOPLE.

  • Чёрт Возьми

    Oh boo hoo. Grow up.

  • Чёрт Возьми

    So only one Illinois Governor was Republican during the time when they all went to goal. I guess that makes Republicans double losers, huh?
    Screwy logic gets screwy results.

  • Чёрт Возьми

    Not true. It is the Republicans who make a BIG DEAL about being the party of purity in Family and Law and Religion.

  • Чёрт Возьми

    Double like!

  • http://www.facebook.com/Liz.Barry.Ernst Liz Ernst

    You’ve got to be kidding. In fact, Fox News often – OFTEN – “accidentally” puts the letter D-before the name when reporting corruption charges involving a republican, and then later they go back and issue a never seen correction. Listen, Blago was very bad and deserved to be punished, but you people rallying to disclose dem wrongdoing are just nuts. Republicans are caught up in one corruption scandal after another, and way too many of them slither our of it – Tom Delay, Scooter Libby, Dick Chaney, Ronald Reagan…the list is never ending. The party of greed will never stop to take a look at its reputation, which is dismal. Too busy trying to convince non-believers that Capitalism, Christianity and heterosexuality are the cornerstones of America, and the poor, the middle class, the folks who don’t fit into Newt Gingrich’s family photo album (number three) are less than deserving. You hangers on to the GOP are deluded and delusional.

  • RW

    Liberal/leftist/socialists are the hypocrites.  You are such hypocrites that you don’t even refer to yourselves as socialists.  President Obama is constantly pointing to the irony of calling him a ‘socialist’.  He tries hiding from the very thing he embraces.  Most recent example of liberal hypocrisy: Leftists heralding the OWS movement even though it’s filled with violence and have polluted every place they’ve occupied.  All the while using technology created by whom – big business; while raising buckets of money from 1%ers and then doing what – depositing into – banks.  Blahahahahaha…  HYPOCRITES

    If ‘Capitalism, Christianity and heterosexuality’ are not the cornerstones of America, then what are the cornerstones of America?
    Unless I’m wrong, America is capitalistic, is something like 80% Christian and 95% (just guessing) heterosexual.  As a conservative, I don’t care if you don’t fit one or more of those categories.  I care about personal responsibility, limited government and a strong national defense.

  • Anonymous

    This  -  while BushDrunk, Chaney, & Rove walk free.

  • Anonymous

    then Ron’s hair is doomed. 

  • Anonymous

    I would like to be his friend and take care of his wife for him while he’s away.

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