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- nahsrocketeer75, on 01/28/2009, -1/+49I'm actually starting to *enjoy* the whole Blago thing. It's like the guy's audacity is compelling, in a twisted sort of way.
- inactive, on 01/28/2009, -0/+27Oh man, I thought this was real at first and had a great laugh. The Onion rocks.
- rypic7, on 01/28/2009, -0/+26I really need to start looking at where these articles come from before I read them. I always get excited that these awesome things are happening in the world and am always disappointed to find out that I am just an idiot.
- nikpappagiorgio, on 01/28/2009, -0/+23What a sweet sentiment. We should all be ashamed of ourselves for ruining the surprise!!!
- absolutelytrue, on 05/26/2009, -1/+19Well that explains everything, now leave him alone. /s
- doom777, on 01/28/2009, -0/+14Wow, this got me. Good job, onion. Good job.
- xerigen, on 01/28/2009, -0/+10Wow, usually you read something unbelievable and can't believe that it's NOT the onion. This time I completely believed it and was a bit surprised when it was the onion.
- moothemagiccow, on 01/28/2009, -1/+10I like how the Onion changed its layout to look more like every major American newspaper's
- rypic7, on 01/28/2009, -3/+10How is babby formed?
- ZincSaucier, on 01/28/2009, -1/+8it's the first time i've read more than a paragraph into an onion article without realizing it was fake, and that is not just because i am drunk right now. it's because this guy has recently made so many ridiculous excuses it seems normal
- inactive, on 01/28/2009, -1/+8Blagojevich is a ***** douchebag.
- caterpillarnut, on 01/28/2009, -0/+5*****, we're a bunch of *****. Sorry for ruining the surprise Pat!
- trapper2530, on 01/28/2009, -5/+10gotta love politicians from illinois
- Tankslap, on 01/28/2009, -0/+5This guy is a rare gem. You *almost* can't tell it's an Onion farce because of the oddball ***** he comes up with every week.
- alvinlee123, on 01/28/2009, -0/+4damn i got fooled
well played onion, well played - renastar23, on 01/28/2009, -0/+4because he wasnt involved, dumbass.
- wcollier, on 01/28/2009, -0/+3Right?
- Aethirig, on 01/28/2009, -0/+3Silly Rabbit, persecution complexes are for kids!
- inactive, on 01/28/2009, -0/+3Yeah me too. I wouldn't put it past him :D
- thebloodvayne, on 01/28/2009, -0/+3I thought it was true the moment I saw the headline. Then you realize how ***** sad the guy really is.
- oboshoe, on 01/28/2009, -0/+3I think you could actually run this in a major newspaper, and few would doubt it's veracity.
This guy is that whacked. - Chrysalii, on 01/28/2009, -0/+2I wouldn't have been surprised if this was a CNN story. Good one Onion.
- IKORKYI, on 01/28/2009, -0/+2this tool comes with extra douche
- deweyhewson, on 01/28/2009, -1/+3And, ladies and gentlemen, you've just observed one of the key reasons why there exists so much misinformation and ignorance in the world.
Because people read the headline; not the source. - rotundo, on 01/28/2009, -1/+3I am a pretty liberal guy, but I don't find this cute at all. I'm disgusted by it. His arrogance in being caught is damaging to democracy. It's like we're in a third world country or something.
Jon Stewart tore him up on Monday's Daily Show. I don't know what the rest of the media is doing, but I think you're wrong that too many people are okay with Blagojevich's *****. - inactive, on 01/28/2009, -1/+3I don't know what the hell you're talking about. People aren't acting like he's innocent - it's just that he's turned this whole thing into such a circus, it's almost impossible not to be amused by it. Please, just grow the ***** up and stop acting like an infant.
And for the record, I did think the Ted Stevens things was amusing, too. I wasn't howling for blood, I was laughing my ass off that he was going to jail over the world's ugliest fish statue. - smcnow, on 01/28/2009, -0/+2If you are a site designer, you can quickly glean what parts of the site people are not looking at by reading these comments --
* the location: has onion logo and says www.theonion.com
* favicon in tab with onion logo
* banner: "The Onion War For the White House"
* sidebar stories: including " Hillary Clinton Mouthing Along To Presidential Oath" and "T. Herman Zweibel Onion Publisher Emeritus"
* any content way below the main story's end: ad for Vatican City The Catholic Disneyland should not be missed - Jungleman1, on 01/28/2009, -0/+2Im ashamed to admit, but the onion actually got me on this one. Didn't realize it till I started reading comments on here. Like others have said, most people didn't realize it was the onion because with this guy who knows.
- darkism, on 01/29/2009, -0/+2Him and Palin are clearly the worst and most corrupt governors in the country.
We've done our part in IL. Step up, Alaskans and impeach YOUR crook! - darkism, on 01/29/2009, -0/+2Because he's clean.
We've known Obama here in Illinois for thirteen years. In that time he's proven beyond any doubt that he's the real thing and not just another Cook Country crook. - ranon78, on 01/29/2009, -0/+2Actually, you can see it in the digg main page, without ever going to the onion site.
- inactive, on 01/28/2009, -0/+2I love the Onion. Gets me half the time simply because their articles almost seem plausible. Anyone who hates the Onion is simply upset that they were half way into typing a fiery rant about an issue they just read about, and then realized that it wasn't even real.
- biffbobfred, on 01/28/2009, -0/+1The stupidest part is.. he was on local news (i'm a chicagoan) the night of obama's election and was asked about corruption probes. he KNEW they were after him, and he still was that blatant. how dumb can you be?
- AcePilot101, on 01/29/2009, -1/+2Blago is the "fall guy" for the Democratic Party Machine trying to protect Obama.
Rahm Emmanual and Jesse Jackson Jr. should have been called to testify!
Blago tried to sell Obama's seat? That's business as usual amongst Democrats.
I like Blago's idea about buying cheaper Canadian medications for low-income citizens!
He's a foul-mouthed, narcisstic, ideological-driven liberal socialist but look at the White House! - inactive, on 01/28/2009, -0/+1The Onion always gets to the truth!
- egocogito, on 01/28/2009, -1/+2Great work the Onion. It tells me something truly disturbing about the situation that my first expectation was for the article to be legit. Screw you Blago. Get out of my country and take your senate appointee with you.
- bradharrelson, on 01/28/2009, -0/+1Hahahah oh my god.
- MediaWeasel, on 01/29/2009, -0/+1This is delicious. It's far fatched - BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN TRUE!
There I was, before realising it was in fact an Onion piece, instantly inspired to make witty comments about tying oneself up in birthday ribbon knots, or making lame puns about "it's a wrap", or making mysterious allusions to brown paper bags and used greenbacks, and now I can't use them. Sigh. - jussipupu, on 01/28/2009, -0/+1That is about as funny as the guy with the wide stance.
- inactive, on 01/28/2009, -0/+1Well, I guess I make up for you, because I've been calling for Ted Stevens to get thrown in the slammer for decades, as evidence of his corruption became more and more obvious. The news media ignored me. I think Blago's about like Ted. The corruption problem is bipartisan, so trying to make partisan points out of it will forever be filled with FAIL. IMO.
- inactive, on 01/28/2009, -1/+2How do I shot web?
- FarOutGrace, on 01/30/2009, -0/+1I'm sorry to say, I fell for it. But, in my defense, this guy is so out of touch, it's not that far fetched. He needs to be in a padded room, just Blago and his hair. And his nose.
- CryoNine, on 01/28/2009, -0/+1Just goes to show you just how much faith people have in him. I thought for sure this was real too... after the various interviews I've watched it sounds like something he'd say.
- inactive, on 01/28/2009, -0/+1ah, good old Rob Bag-o-*****.
- xtreme571, on 01/28/2009, -0/+1I'm pretty sure if he uses this as his plea, he most likely will get away.
- renastar23, on 01/28/2009, -0/+1the chewbacca defense...works every time!
- affiliatebroker, on 01/28/2009, -0/+1aren't most politicians??
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