Rod is catching heat for being a friend of Trump. It's best to avoid the media forever.
CNN's Anderson Cooper excoriated Rod Blagojevich, the disgraced former governor of Illinois who had his sentence commuted by President Donald Trump, in a contentious interview on Friday.
Blagojevich defended his statements that he was wrongly convicted, but Cooper dismantled him and
ultimately proclaimed his excuses to be "bullsh*t."
"What's sad is that you actually hadn't learned that when you mattered, when you actually were the governor, you talk about working for criminal justice reform, there's a lot of people in Chicago, there's a lot of people in Illinois, who actually like spit up when you say that," said Cooper.
"Because when you were actually in power, and when you were actually governor, and you could have helped thousands of people with clemency cases, you blew it off!" he added, pointing out that he was sued for not even reviewing clemency requests during his tenure as governor.
"So it's a little ironic, and frankly a little sad and pathetic and hypocritical, you talking about commuting," continued Cooper. "But you ignored a whole hell of a lot of other people who were hoping you might give them clemency, when you actually mattered."
Blagojevich responded that he didn't know how corrupt the criminal system was until he was convicted, and then tried to make excuses about why he didn't review those clemency requests.
"You do have an obligation to at least admit what you did wrong, and you refuse to do that, and you're creating a whole new alternate universe of facts," Cooper exclaimed.
"And that may be big in politics today but it's still frankly just bullsh*t," he concluded.
Cooper also rejected outright Blagojevich's suggestion that they work on criminal justice reform together.
"I'd be happy to work with people on criminal justice reform, but I wouldn't work with you!" said Cooper.
Critics of the president were incensed that he used his clemency power to help a friend of his who had appeared on "The Apprentice."
I thought Anderson Cooper was going to grab Rod, throw him over his knee, and spank ๐ his bare bottom ๐๐ ๐
ReplyDeleteI don't think Anderson could spank any grown man with those limp wrists of his.
DeleteImagine if Anderson Cooper actually had grown up and lived in the Vanderbilt Estate, the largest residence in the United States, think of all the closets he could have come out of.
ReplyDeletePeople are tired of Blago's lies and shenanigans. Thankfully, Pat Quinn, an Irish American became governor.
ReplyDeleteQuinn was Mikey Madigan's stooge. Quinn was Governor in title only, he hasn't had an original thought in 40 years.
DeleteOh yeah I was SO happy when Quinn got elected and then removed the tiny credit of older textbooks for students at private (Catholic) schools because "we cant AFFORD it". That cost me another $800 for my kids in HS. We Catholic school parents should have all pulled our kids out....or threaten to...to show him how much MORE he would have had to AFFORD if we put our kids in the government schools.
DeletePretty soon something terrible is going to happen next to Rod. He doesn't see it and that is his second bonus 15 minutes of fame will expire and he'll be a has been.
ReplyDeleteSwamp fighting back because Blago traded info for freedom.
ReplyDeleteI hope rod exposes obummer
ReplyDeleteThis^^^
DeleteYou have to sing for your supper.....
ReplyDeletePat Quinn was Mikey Madigans stooge..... He was Governor in title only, Quinn hasn't had an original thought in 40 years.
ReplyDeletePat Quinn is a great reformer.
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