• February 14, 2012
BLAGO!

Blago’s On More Of The Teevee Shows

by Jim Newell

8:42 pm February 3, 2009

Here’s a preview of former Illinois Gov. “Rod” Blagojevich on tonight’s episode of the David Letterman show. This may have been a step too far for Blago — in case you forgot, he has a real trial coming up, for “criminal” charges — because Letterman at 89 years old is still rather deft at asking certain folks, in the most awkward of ways, why they would appear on his show with 2-ton bindles of bullshit slung over their shoulders. [YouTube]

{ 75 comments }

Czn939 February 3, 2009 at 8:47 pm

I think Blaggy is innocent.
But he should still be locked away for life for being a pretentious,
grandstanding asshat!

cal February 3, 2009 at 8:48 pm

Bored with his schtick. Next!

Jukesgrrl February 3, 2009 at 8:49 pm

I think his wife changed the locks. He can’t go home and he’s got no cash for a hotel.

Warren Terror February 3, 2009 at 8:51 pm

I miss ya peaches — I mean Blago. Actually, I don’t miss ya. Har the funniest thing I ever saws waz a tv station touting an EXCLUSIVE interview with Blag-oy-o-mess. That’s got to be the least exclusive exclusive in the history of exclusivity.

There is a small Levenstein distance between tout and taint. Two, I think.

Rene Descarte was a drunken fart I drink therefore I am.

BillyClubb February 3, 2009 at 8:51 pm

Ha ha, Letterman starts off the interview with a list of other Illinois pols who were convicted of crimes. “Is this part of the oath of office”?

And Blago just sits there. Priceless.

Warren Terror February 3, 2009 at 8:52 pm

[re=235523]Czn939[/re]: I don’t think you spell pretentious pretentious. Of course, I might be being pretentious.

loudmouthredhead February 3, 2009 at 8:53 pm

My gosh, I saw flesh at the base of that part! It really isn’t just a cap on his brain.

loudmouthredhead February 3, 2009 at 8:56 pm

[re=235528]Warren Terror[/re]: Ok, we get it: you can copy and paste very efficiently. Stop being pretentious.

Colander February 3, 2009 at 8:57 pm

Gawd, Blago makes me so uncomfortable.

chascates February 3, 2009 at 8:59 pm

Fame must be a screaming monkey bitch! Does he think he can rise again, Phoenix-like, as Sarah Palin is doing? Is he getting anything other than union scale for these appearances? Or are Americans just so valueless they’ll enable this behavior by watching it?

Does the bear shit in the woods? Was the Pope a Nazi?

greenbird February 3, 2009 at 9:01 pm

he hops. he’s a little hoppy bunny. with hair hiding a gigantic hole in his forehead. where he used to keep rene descartes. i would like to see little hoppy with a nice jarhead ‘do.

JeffGoldblum February 3, 2009 at 9:02 pm

Wait, so this Letter Man character is snarky? To people’s faces? And HAS BEEN for 75 years on the televisions? SOMEONE SEND A TELEGRAM BOY TO INFORM DAVID DENBY!!! THERE ARE NEW CHAPTERS TO BE WRITTEN!!!!

Warren Terror February 3, 2009 at 9:10 pm

[re=235530]loudmouthredhead[/re]: Lick my mouse. You pretentious fuck.

Warren Terror February 3, 2009 at 9:21 pm

[re=235530]loudmouthredhead[/re]: Wait, do I lose posting rights for flaming or apologizing? First, I apologize for not apologizing in a situation in which apologizing might be considered inappropriate but I have not apologized in that instance.

Then again, if an apology is called for, good luck because you’re going to be calling a long fucking time. Oh, wait, is that an inappropriate attitude?

And my dad was a troll, not me. Just ask my mother.

JeffGoldblum February 3, 2009 at 9:25 pm

[re=235547]Warren Terror[/re]: What the fuck are you talking about?

Warren Terror February 3, 2009 at 9:30 pm

Well, I think, when all is said and done, Carthage must be destroyed.

Uncle Glenny February 3, 2009 at 9:31 pm

Well, he talked about part of the reason for the impeachment being not wanting to raise income taxes. He should change parties.

PALIN/BLAGO 2012!

undermedicated February 3, 2009 at 9:34 pm

Is Warren Terror gonna start dropping N-bombs and calling us kikes? Will shorts then have him banned from the interwebs? Things are getting pretty darn rough and tumble on the warblogs tonight, yesiree.

El Kabong February 3, 2009 at 9:40 pm

Blago is on the show in the worst way.

[re=235551]Warren Terror[/re]: is on this blogo in the worst way

Warren Terror February 3, 2009 at 9:41 pm

[re=235555]undermedicated[/re]: I am just going to lick my balls and pretend this never happened. Arf.

SayItWithWookies February 3, 2009 at 9:45 pm

I’d like to see Blago and Charles Manson interview each other — the intersection of two sociopaths would probably be pretty interesting. As long as they didn’t both go whackdoodle incoherent at the same time.

Warren Terror February 3, 2009 at 9:45 pm

[re=235557]El Kabong[/re]: Wait a tick… You guys are … One moment… one moment… Dave… I’m out of alcohol.

Jeebus, a FreeCreditReportDotCom commercial is on… oxygen… losing consciousness….

CthuNHu February 3, 2009 at 9:46 pm

[re=235550]JeffGoldblum[/re]: Go easy on him. He’s CussingNews’s nerdy high-functioning autistic brother. With moderate Tourette’s.

Uncommon Nonsense February 3, 2009 at 9:50 pm

I’m ashamed of you all. Clearly, you’re slipping. It’s very clear that Warren Terror is drunk.

And really, if anyone would know inebriation, it’s The Wonkette Nation (TM).

CumaeanSibyl February 3, 2009 at 10:02 pm

Next step: a reality show where he shares an apartment with Kwame Kilpatrick.

wickedlittledoll February 3, 2009 at 10:08 pm

If only there were more Blagos around, the world would be a much better place. He’s like MLK, Gandhi, and Nelson Mandela all rolled into one human toupee.
http://democralypsenow.blogspot.com/2009/02/which-one-of-these-things-does-not_03.html

hageesheart February 3, 2009 at 10:09 pm

Is it a sign of how lame our culture is that real life is funnier/weirder than our fiction? Or is it a sign of how lame our real life is?

[re=235560]SayItWithWookies[/re]: That would just be the tops, wouldn’t it?

BadKitty February 3, 2009 at 10:16 pm

[re=235560]SayItWithWookies[/re]: My money is on Blago. I think even Manson would back away and say, “Woah, this guy is fuckin’ nuts”

Nerdalicious February 3, 2009 at 10:20 pm

Blago on Letterman twirling his cufflinks like they waz marbles..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9KlQPX1qiE

IceCreamEmpress February 3, 2009 at 10:21 pm

I’m ashamed of you all. Clearly, you’re slipping. It’s very clear that Warren Terror is drunk David Denby.

Fixed it for you.

gliberal February 3, 2009 at 10:27 pm

I propose that Blago start writing a Blag. First topic: why do they call it a “penal” system?

PeteJayhawk v2.0 February 3, 2009 at 10:40 pm

Finally, someone (My Wonkette) calls Blago “Rod”, with quotation marks.

I am a big believer that he should always be referred to by Radovan instead of Rod. In fact, as hard as the wingnuts worked to call Barry by his Full Foreign Name over the past year, I can’t believe that they haven’t started calling him Radovan.

SayItWithWookies February 3, 2009 at 10:41 pm

[re=235570]hageesheart[/re]: [re=235573]BadKitty[/re]: Hell, I’m thinking Coliseum matches, crazy-ass debate style. Blago vs. Manson to start, then the winner gets Donald Rumsfeld. Then Karl Rove. Then James Dobson. Then…Cheney.

PeteJayhawk v2.0 February 3, 2009 at 10:41 pm

FUCCCCKKK…

It’s “Milorad”, not “Radovan”.

I done got my Serbian names mixed up! OH THE HORROR!

villageatrois February 3, 2009 at 10:48 pm

Blago is unemployed. He has a demanding wife. She says “eff ‘em” to the Cubs! She’s got something much worse for his deadbeat ass. He needs a job ASAP.

So instead of paying $3mm for thirty seconds, like monster.com or Ladders, Blago puts his living resume on the talk shows for freebies. It’s ‘effin’ golden. There’s more than one defense contractor thinking about what a balls-to-the-wall psychotically aggressive shameless salesman Blago could be. And he’s got a stuffed rolodex. Rahm not only calls him, they do lunch. Golden, I tell you.

DoctorCulturae February 3, 2009 at 10:54 pm

Next up for Letterman’s cross examination: Dubs, Darth, Rummy, Gonzales, and RUSH!

stopmebeforeitypeagain February 3, 2009 at 11:05 pm

[re=235581]SayItWithWookies[/re]: Blago v Palin. Cage Death Match.

First one to complete a grammatical sentence walks out a free psychopath.

Mr Blifil February 4, 2009 at 12:09 am

It’s just not the same without somebody hurling excoriating invective at us for being kikes.

Those were good times.

El Pinche February 4, 2009 at 12:11 am

jesus charlie crist, can blahhgoh please sit still. He thinks he has issues with his hemorroids now, just wait until “Bubba” the rehabilitator gets through with him. (rimshot ,ride tsssssss).

thongthongthong February 4, 2009 at 12:29 am

Anyone see the TNR article that says yeah sure, Blago is bad but COLEMAN is worse;

http://www.tnr.com/story_print.html?id=5d0983bf-2658-48c9-b449-0a0e9a7621e5

Excerpt; I can’t think of a good reason why Rod Blagojevich has become the most hated man in America while Norm Coleman still walks the streets with his head held high.

Half-Price Muslin February 4, 2009 at 12:29 am

What if he’s like totally innocent? That would be so #$%^&*(#$%^&*(&^%$#ing awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Heywood Floyd February 4, 2009 at 12:34 am

I gotta say, I’m really hoping this dude gets off. His audacity has won me over.

johnbpt February 4, 2009 at 12:35 am

Gotta admit it — Blago is a ballsy little sociopath. He may be a sleazeball, but I’ll always be grateful for the knob-twisting he gave Harry Reid.

El Pinche February 4, 2009 at 12:46 am

[re=235604]thongthongthong[/re]:
I think Coleman should welcome a conviction. A conviction is a Republican PhD.

PAbitter February 4, 2009 at 12:49 am

[re=235606]Heywood Floyd[/re]: agreed! And he’s about the most entertaining public figure right now. Normally, the people who have these kind of meltdowns are drug-addled, brain-dead “musicians” whose managers can whisk them off to rehab before they say anything too stupid. Blagojevich is a) far more articulate and b) has no one to drag him away to rehab. Trucknutz for everyone!

I’m hoping he get his own reality t.v. show. Especially if he’s in prison.

NYNYNY February 4, 2009 at 12:53 am

[re=235586]villageatrois[/re]: Oh man, I just imagined Joe Plumber and Blago together telling me how to unscrew my rabbit ears and whatever that shit is with TVs and pattering. Or Joe the Plumber and Blago in Gaza or the Pashtun hills interviewing dead children. If either of these things happens I am selling my computer and moving to a farm.

shortsshortsshorts February 4, 2009 at 1:15 am

HOLY SHIT. HOLY MOTHER OF GOD. HE IS A NIGHTMARE OF HILARIOUS PROPORTIONS.
hahaha “why not wait until the appropriate time to prove it?”
“I HAVE TWO LITTLE GIRLS THAT WOULD NOT HAVE HEALTHCARE IF I DID NOT SPEAK UP ON EVERY TALK SHOW.”
hahahaha HE USED THE INCOME TAX LINE, TOO? holy shit this is incredible.

I don’t think a politician since George Ryan has done this, and he did it with a bit more gusto… such as allowing your lawyer to speak for you. But HEY. This is great too. Even better! Whoo hoo!! *fart*

2druk2phluq February 4, 2009 at 1:18 am

Damned recession/depression. I’ve had to cut back on alcohol consumption in order to maintain the proper levels of my 4:20 medication. Suddenly Blago-yeah-bitch doesn’t seem funny at all. [shudder] Oh loathsome economy, why hast thou broke-ed me?

Magnus Maximus February 4, 2009 at 1:34 am

Awesome, he fidgets all about while Letterman goes through the laundry list of convicted Governors. At the end, he reaches over to nervously adjust the position of his coffee cup.

GUILTY

shortsshortsshorts February 4, 2009 at 1:42 am

[re=235620]Magnus Maximus[/re]: He’s not worried about being guilty. He’s worried about your taxes going up, also. He is worried about rising health care costs, and the new Illinois agenda. THIS IS SERIOUS BIZNESS. WAKE UP SHEEPLE. ALSO.

bago February 4, 2009 at 2:13 am

Is it wrong to be reading about blago in a strip club? At leadt i’m drinking.

Lionel Hutz Esq. February 4, 2009 at 2:14 am

It is a big mistake to go on Letterman trying to peddle bullshit or thinking you can out think Dave. Letterman really doesn’t like people that are too full of themselves, and if you piss him off, he can tear you apart and have people laughing with him as he does so. Letterman (and Stewart and Colbert, for that matter), is not Greta Van Sustren or Glen Beck.

shortsshortsshorts February 4, 2009 at 2:18 am

Let’s all just have a community gangbang on him, for the children.

Lionel Hutz Esq. February 4, 2009 at 2:18 am

[re=235552]Uncle Glenny[/re]: I think it is very interesting that Blago’s defense is pure Republican. One party Ann Coulter (Bat Shit Crazy/I’m the real victim here of the Democrats) to one part Limbaugh (they all want to raise your taxes, that is why they hate me).

So I’m figuring that he is really a tranny with a major drug problem.

Prove me wrong, people. Prove me wrong.

[re=235575]IceCreamEmpress[/re]: Denby was never that witty. I think there was a little miscommunication between Warren Terror and loudmouthredhead, loudmouthredhead was being snarky, and Warren missed it, much like our dear friend Mr. Denby. However, I would be willing to drink or fuck either one, if it would help. (I’m very lonely).

[re=235581]SayItWithWookies[/re]: How ’bout Hannity? He had some black minister on who answered a question about Tom Deschel’s taxes by saying that Obama was elected because 96% of blacks are racist and 80% of whites are guilty, and this is why Obama is going to make us all Socialists. And Hannity defeneded this. The best part is that they had Ashleigh Banford on, who will probably never be back because she called Hannity on his Bull, and then asked at the end of the segment what any of that had to do with Tom Deschel paying his taxes. I think Hannity and Blago would start to make out after five minutes of listening to each others delusional world view.

[re=235620]Magnus Maximus[/re]: You would fidget too if you had images of George Ryan violently pegging your ass in prison.

[re=235622]shortsshortsshorts[/re]: Also, see my reply to Uncle Glenny. Also.

Magnus Maximus February 4, 2009 at 2:20 am

Oops, forgot!
(looks at camera, smiles wanly)

Lionel Hutz Esq. February 4, 2009 at 2:24 am

[re=235635]shortsshortsshorts[/re]: As long as it is for the children. And the Pandas. Also.

shortsshortsshorts February 4, 2009 at 2:36 am

[re=235639]Lionel Hutz Esq.[/re]: In his poor, lackluster and utterly pathetic way, WE ARE THE MASSIVE EVILS SAYING “Whip him again, Sergeant Pilot.” I feel like washing my hands for some reason. And then we should have him whipped, again. Also.

shortsshortsshorts February 4, 2009 at 2:48 am

Oh and there is no hope for humanity, also.

bago February 4, 2009 at 3:01 am

And spanking, also.

shortsshortsshorts February 4, 2009 at 3:09 am

[re=235646]bago[/re]: Yes. also.

Lionel Hutz Esq. February 4, 2009 at 3:25 am

[re=235647]shortsshortsshorts[/re]: And then the oral sex?

Darehead February 4, 2009 at 3:48 am

Shut up girlfriends! This is an all-X-chromosome blog! “Rod” doesn’t approve of all this bad language around girls!

hobospacejungle February 4, 2009 at 4:32 am

I love Blago and will continue loving him until his innocence is proved up in a court of law. Even then I will still love him. Let Freedom Ring!

TGY February 4, 2009 at 4:44 am

Blago? Fuck him and the horse he road out on. Dead to me.

Bearbloke February 4, 2009 at 5:00 am

Paul Schaefer, watch your back! (and your wallet)…

gurukalehuru February 4, 2009 at 5:08 am

I couldn’t watch the video because it said “Not available in your country or domain.” I blame NBC. We get Letterman here, but about a month late. I’m still watching “Great moments in Presidential Speeches.” I don’t understand the logic behind this at all.

MarieDeGournay February 4, 2009 at 6:15 am

[re=235526]Warren Terror[/re]: Australia, Australia, Australia, we love you!

BobLoblawLawBlog February 4, 2009 at 6:49 am

[re=235607]johnbpt[/re]: Really, though, ain’t that just too easy? Like twisting a doorknob (you know, one that was created for the sole purpose of being twisted)?

Oh, great, now I’m going to get a strongly worded letter from our Mormon bishop. Followed by stern looks. And then nothing.

agitpropster February 4, 2009 at 8:24 am

I don’t represent unless the cause is a no-brainer.

This latest Bushite-era fucking-teh-poor-in-the-ass scandal has a local angle for POLL-WINNING Wonkette. It concerns a predatory Maryland lender, the Urban Trust Bank of Bethesda, that preys on the working poor and people of color with bad credit and started by Bob Johnson, founder of B.E.T. and majority owner of the Charlotte Hornets. In 2005 he started selling SUBPRIME “Salute Visa” credit cards though CompuCredit of Atlanta, the greedy parasites who had to pay the FTC $217 million in restitution last year for “deceptive card charges.”

After four years of making billions off these “fee-gathering” credit cards, millions of SUBPRIME cardholders (including me) got a letter from UTB and CompuCredit. After paying them over $760 in fees on time and never missing a payment to rebuild my credit rating, they just ZEROED MY BALANCESTOPPED THE PROGRAM. Phhhppppffft. Funnily enough, this decision was made the same week that NY Rep. Carolyn Maloney’s Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights of 2008 passed the House 312-112, shielding consumers from just the kind of usurious thievery UTB and CompuCredit were engaged in at that very moment.

Please tell any UTB/CompuCreditt cardholders you know to read and sign this petition to the AG’s of GA and MD. You can read the sordid facts from PBS Frontline there. Bill Moyers reports that it will get worse: CompuCredit recently signed a “co-branding” deal with no less than the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (!) to sell SCLC SUBPRIME credit cards to elderly African-American folks at Atlanta A.M.E.’s.

Does Brother Barry know about this?

Heywood Floyd February 4, 2009 at 8:56 am

I also getting a weird Rupert Pupkin vibe off this guy. Also.

actor212 February 4, 2009 at 9:43 am

He will not Blago gently into that good night.

CARCUNTZ!(tm)-R-Us February 4, 2009 at 9:58 am

With any luck he’ll be found guilty, and go to prison to become someone’s Blagojebitch. Har har.

Deepthroat February 4, 2009 at 11:48 am

Heywood: Rupert Pupkin reference for the WIN!

Warren Terror February 4, 2009 at 12:14 pm

[re=235663]MarieDeGournay[/re]: Bibo ergo sum.

the bf February 4, 2009 at 2:12 pm

All I could think about during that interview was: “Does he dye his hair?”

Does that make me a bitter?

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