Posted on December 30, 2008 by captainleadbottom
The Illinois governor, Rod Blagojevich just did the unthinkable. This afternoon, the embattled democratic governor named Illinois lawyer and politician, Roland Burris as the person to fill President-elect Barack Obama’s vacant Senate seat. Obama resigned from the U.S. Senate after winning the Presidential election in November.
Illinois has been in the national spotlight since Blaogjevich was arrested earlier this month under [...]
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Posted on December 10, 2008 by captainleadbottom
This is a concise list of the undisclosed senate candidates mentioned in the complaint against Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. Some of these “mystery players” have already admitted their contact with the embattled governor. Others are some “best guess” opinions based on what research I have done. None of these candidates have been accused of any wrongdoing.
Senate [...]
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Posted on December 9, 2008 by captainleadbottom
Today, in a “not so surprising” move the F.B.I. arrested Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich on federal corruption charges. What was unexpected, was the news that he was trying to sell the senate seat that Barack Obama left vacant to prepare for the presidency. The governor was taken into custody at his home, on charges of seeking bribes in exchange [...]
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Posted on October 24, 2008 by captainleadbottom
So, my McCain/Palin campaign lawn sign has been vandalized 3 times in the last week. I should have known better since I live in the home state of ”The One” himself. Actually, I’m surprised it has lasted as long as it has, a whole two weeks so far. Alas, I digress. The subject of this post is not [...]
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Posted on September 10, 2008 by captainleadbottom
more about “GMA: The Elite 6, Sarah Palin’s Close…“, posted with vodpod
Good Morning America featured an interview by ABC’s Lisa Fletcher of several of the Vice Presidential nominee’s closest friends self-dubbed the “Elite 6″, which includes Sarah and five other Alaskan moms.
I think this video speaks volumes of what type of person Sarh Palin [...]
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Posted on September 10, 2008 by captainleadbottom
We’ve been flooded for the past few days with queries about dubious Internet postings and mass e-mail messages making claims about McCain’s running mate, Gov. Palin. We find that many are completely false, or misleading. FactCheck.Org
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Posted on September 4, 2008 by captainleadbottom
DuPage County Illinois States Attorney, Joe Birkett’s office just sent out an email blast regarding the recent liberal media’s smear campaign aimed at Governor Sarah Palin and her family. He slams the media for their pettiness then rips into Obama’s political fortitude.
Birkett States, “If Barack Obama had her political courage, our state wouldn’t be in the [...]
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Posted on September 3, 2008 by captainleadbottom
My wife is one of those who enjoy reading the Hollywood gossip magazines. I admit to feeling the urge to flip through these tabloid magazines every once and a while, but I can’t help but to give a chuckle after most of the stories.
US Weekly and OK magazine are a couple of those that I [...]
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