145: Blago: The Rise and Fall of Rod Blagojevich

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🗓️ 18 August 2020

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Rod "Blago" Blagojevich had a charmed path to the Governor's Mansion in Illinois: He married Patty Mell, the daughter of a powerful Democratic Alderman who helped him jump from state legislator to Governor in just 10 years. And then he F***ED it all up. When Obama (COME BACK, GIRL!) was elected President, and it was up to Blago to appoint a replacement, he went all over Chicago trying to SELL. THAT. SEAT. And the FBI has the tapes to prove it! OH OH OH!! And when he got caught and knew he was headed for trial, HE WENT ON THE CELEBRITY APPRENTICE to try to get too famous to send to jail. Thaaaaaaaaat didn't go as planned.

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0:00.0	These days, it's nice to know what you're getting.
0:03.3	Like the same, hmm.
0:04.9	When you took into our tasty breakfast, the same, yes!
0:08.2	When your kids stay in eat breakfast for free, the same, woo!
0:12.0	Knowing there are over 800 hotels and the same, ah!
0:16.2	Every time you sink into one of our super comfy beds,
0:19.3	enjoy the same feeling whatever the trip.
0:21.6	Premier in, rest easy,
0:23.5	only available to book at premierin.com.
0:26.4	The season sees apply up to two kids stay in eat breakfast free with a full-paying adult.
0:30.0	I will say I do not know how to spell Blagoivich.
0:32.3	I can also barely say it.
0:33.7	Do you know that it's Rod?
0:34.9	You know that, right?
0:35.7	Yes, but I think most people don't know that.
0:37.6	You hear him being called Rob Blagoivich, like a million times.
0:41.2	Rob Blagoivich, Rob Breff, and the double beam, Rob Blagoivich.
0:46.0	Because that just becomes one name, it's Rob Blagoivich.
0:48.4	What?
0:49.2	Ha!
0:50.2	Ha!
0:51.0	This is Max of Health South, which I still can't say.
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