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    Blagojevich to self: "Why Not Oprah?

    January 26, 2009 at 3:58 PM
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    The unflappable governor-under-fire Rod Blagojevich confided in Diane Sawyer this morning that he had consider asking Oprah Winfrey to take Barack Obama's vacant senate seat. Seriously [28]. This sends signals of the insanity plea to come, as we all know that besides the fact that Oprah Winfrey has rocks for brains, she is atalk-show host, not a politician. She migt be able to tell you how to "get regular," but I wouldn't trust her to balance a budget. I sure hope Blag's impeachement gets underway and resolved, so he can somewhere getting the help he needs....

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