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Showing posts with label Alaska Governor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alaska Governor. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Blago convicted! Does this mean no second season of 'I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!' for his wife Patty?

CHICAGO - DECEMBER 19:  Illinois Governor Rod ...Rod Blagojevich, image by  Getty Images via @daylife

Blagojevich guilty on one count, mistrial on 23 others

U.S. attorneys say the government plans to retry the case

CHICAGO — A federal jury found former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich guilty on Tuesday of one count of lying to federal agents, and the judge said he intends to declare a mistrial on the remaining counts. 

Prosecutors said immediately after the verdict was read that they intend to retry the case against Blagojevich and his co-defendant brother as soon as possible. He had faced 24 counts in all, including charges that he tried to sell or trade President Barack Obama's old Senate seat.

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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Sarah Palin on her resignation: 'Politically speaking, if I die, I die. So be it' (AP)

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tuesday, July 7th 2009, 8:04 AM

ANCHORAGE, AlaskaSarah Palin says she's not a quitter, she's a fighter, but adds that, politically speaking, "if I die, I die. So be it."

The Alaska governor spoke in taped interviews on ABC, NBC and CNN broadcast Tuesday morning.

She told CNN that "all options are on the table" for her future.

But told ABC's "Good Morning America" that she recognizes she might not have political staying power after her surprise resignation Friday, which came just as she had been expected to elevate her national profile ahead of a possible 2012 Republican presidential run.

"I said before ... 'You know, politically speaking, if I die, I die. So be it,'" she said.

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Tuesday, October 14, 2008

McCain's Voice Mail to Palin Leaked to Press (23/6)

Alaska Governor Sarah PalinImage via WikipediaThanks to Tony D. for the link to this Lee Camp prank audio that is plainly phony but just as plainly funny as "McCain" calls "Sarah Palin" to invite her to be his running mate.

SAMPLE LINE: "She's from f$@king Alaska? Am I getting punk'd?"

Also on 236.com: "With Palin pick, McCain loses key 'Earth is round' demographic"

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