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December 21, 2007
Leave Rod alone!
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Ah, just kidding. Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich has been ridiculed, derided and maligned in the press. He deserves almost 99% of it, as well. I mean, heck, more than half of respondents in a poll would vote to recall Blago, and there's not even a law in Illinois to allow it!
However, I think it's a little too much to criticize Blago for getting his kids backstage to see Hannah Montana. He is a famous, important person. Lots of important and famous people get stuff we don't get, like $100,000 gift bags for attending awards shows, or free stuff for simply mentioning a product on TV. And politicians benefit from their public office by getting stuff such as backstage access to places where we can't. Supposing President Bush had daughters who loved Hannah Montana, nobody would've complained if he got himself backstage. The same should apply for Blago, as much as we all want another reason to call him an incompetent boob.
Like I said, there are plenty of things to lambaste Rod about. Here's one. Here's another. Oh yeah, then there's this. And that. Now the guy can't even do something nice for his kids. Not that he doesn't deserve all the crap he's been getting, because I think he does.
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Posted at December 21, 2007 01:31 PM