Blagojevich: Musings of ex-governor included Bleep the public, Oprah for senator
By Peter Slevin
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
CHICAGO -- Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich may or may not have broken the law, but he sure did hate his job. He reviled his political enemies, mocked many of the candidates for a vacant U.S. Senate seat and disparaged the voters who failed to appreciate his talents.
"Only 13 percent of you all out there think I'm doing a good job. So [expletive] all of you," the salty-tongued Blagojevich (D), referring to poll numbers, said in a secretly taped conversation played at his federal corruption trial.
By the time Democrat Barack Obama had won the White House in 2008, the two-term governor was deeply in debt and obsessed with finding a new job that paid well. He spent as few as two hours a week in the office, sometimes hiding in the restroom to avoid his budget director.
A former deputy governor testified that he once was so desperate to get work done, he tracked his boss to a bowling alley, forcing the elusive Blagojevich to focus on 20 important legislative measures while finishing a meal with his wife and two young daughters. Another aide said he cornered Blagojevich at his tailor's.
(More here.)
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
CHICAGO -- Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich may or may not have broken the law, but he sure did hate his job. He reviled his political enemies, mocked many of the candidates for a vacant U.S. Senate seat and disparaged the voters who failed to appreciate his talents.
"Only 13 percent of you all out there think I'm doing a good job. So [expletive] all of you," the salty-tongued Blagojevich (D), referring to poll numbers, said in a secretly taped conversation played at his federal corruption trial.
By the time Democrat Barack Obama had won the White House in 2008, the two-term governor was deeply in debt and obsessed with finding a new job that paid well. He spent as few as two hours a week in the office, sometimes hiding in the restroom to avoid his budget director.
A former deputy governor testified that he once was so desperate to get work done, he tracked his boss to a bowling alley, forcing the elusive Blagojevich to focus on 20 important legislative measures while finishing a meal with his wife and two young daughters. Another aide said he cornered Blagojevich at his tailor's.
(More here.)
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