Bye-Bye, Blago

Illinois Senate ousts Blagojevich

Yep, it really happened despite the fact that Blago has been on nearly every single television talk show and news outlets this week except for The Dr. Phil Show talking about how he's innocent and how he did everything for the people of Illinois--especially the poor and disenfranchised. He's made so many appearances that Keith Olbermann aired an edited version of his many appearances where he essentially said the same thing and hit the same talking points.

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I only saw one of his interviews in full when he appeared on The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC. He kept on saying that he only cared about the poor, such as signing bills enabling poor women to get mammograms and obtain treatment for breast cancer and how he considered nominating Oprah Winfrey for Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat.

What was amusing was the fact that after airing the long version of his interview, Rachel Maddow went back and aired some portions of the interview where she felt that he incriminated himself.

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There's a reason why most lawyers in high profile court cases tend to advise their clients not to talk to the media until after the court case has ended. You have to be extremely disciplined to not accidentally incriminate yourself during the course of an interview. I wouldn't be surprised if Patrick Fitzgerald has recorded all of Blago's television appearances and is currently getting his staff to pour over everything Blago has said in order to help the prosecution for his upcoming criminal trial.

Hell, I think he should be sending flowers to Rachel Maddow after the case ends to thank her for making his job so easy with the above video clip.

I'll admit that Blago came across as charming in Maddow's interview and the other clips of his appearances. But even if one believes his contention that he's done the things he's done to help the poor and downtrodden in his state, here's are some questions that needs to be answered. Why haven't there been any big demonstrations against Blago's arrest and impeachment trial? Why haven't there been any buzz in the blogosphere and the news media calling for the Illinois Senate and Patrick Fitzgerald to back off of Blago? Why haven't any entrepreneurs try to sell "Free Blago" buttons or t-shirts?

Blago loves to compare himself to Nelson Mandela but Mandela had demonstrators all over the world calling for his freedom during the years that he spent in a South African prison. So far, there have been no major movement to support Blago at all. Why is that?

Perhaps this video clip from CBS News provides a clue for this apparent apathy over the persecution of Blago.

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That's right, 66 percent of respondents in a Chicago Sun-Times poll gives and "F" to the now former governor. Which goes to show that Blago has an inflated sense of self that has no basis in reality.