December 7th, 2011
01:42 PM ET
11 years ago
Blagojevich gets 14 years in prison for corruption
CHICAGO (CNN) - A federal judge sentenced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to 14 years in prison for corruption convictions Wednesday.
The sentence followed a dramatic apology by Blogojevich to his state, his family and the judge, in which he said he is "unbelievably sorry."
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is there a Governors wing at the Illinois State Prison?
I'll bet he's not joking about it now.
Good riddence, Blago. Jesse Jackson Jr. needs to share that prison cell with you. And liberals: No early parole!
Will they shave his head, I wonder? Fourteen years is a long time for Blago to contemplate where it all went wrong. No doubt he and Tom DeLay will have much to discuss.
now when is Tom DeLay going to prison??
The way that works, these days, is he will probably get out in less than 3 yrs.
So much for justice, in America.
Well, looks like his goose is cooked. See ya, wouldn't wanna be ya.
The fall guy. The fact that his master is either not american or unamerican should warrant his impeachment.
And it'll be appealed or he'll get time off for good behavior from Club Fed.
Chicago and everyone from there are filth. too bad it's not on a fault line. libs are all about population control anyway
Yet Bush and Cheney are still free !
Buh-Bye, Rod. Don't forget to write.
AlaskaPalin
The fall guy. The fact that his master is either not american or unamerican should warrant his impeachment.
Isn't is hunting season, Sarah? Why don't you get Daddy to teach you how to operate a bolt action rifle and go shoot a moose instead of shooting your lip-sticked pig-lips off.
Lynda/Minnesota
Will they shave his head, I wonder?
If they do, Trump will want his hair to make a "rug" to replace his "faux fur".
How about we steal his idea, selling congressional seats, and move it to the federal level? We might make some headway on the deficit, and we will know who bought which seat (more than we know now).
Rod....who do you want to bunk with little Leroy are big Bubba? And the winner is both.
I wonder how many years the campaign manager for the Gov of Rhode Island will get as a result of yesterday's conviction for voter fraud and voter tampering in 2010. He's a Republican. I should also point out that Rhode Island is one of several states that has passed what are being referred to as "voter suppression" laws this year.
I believe he's the only conviction that there has been in Rhode Island since Obama took office. I should also point out that it was the older laws on which he was convicted. The new laws took effect *after* the crimes were committed and do not cover his actions, anyway.