Podcasts about illinois governor rod blagojevich

Over 17-years ago, then Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was indicted and charged with 'crimes' related to the filling Obama's seat in the Senate. Two years later, he was found guilty of one count of making false statements and a mistrial declared on 23 charges due to a hung jury after 14 days of jury deliberation. Prosecutors, within 15-minutes, announced they would seek a retrial and so they did. At the retrial, he found guilty of 11 charges of corruption related to the sale of the Obama seat and 6 charges related to pay-to-play dealings. On Dec 7th 2011, Rod was sentenced to 14-years in jail, which he served 8 out of those 14 years with President Trump commuting his sentence in 2020. Since that time, Trump has also issued a full pardon to Rod. So what was the reasoning behind going after him in the first place? Why did Obama want him gone? Rod never received a dollar from the alleged scheme and at trial, the judge would not allow the wiretapping tapes to be played. If he was wiretapped, and did the crime, why not release the tapes for a jury to decide, what did they have to hide? Guest: Governor Rod BlagojevichSponsors: My PillowWww.mypillow.com/johnPromo code ‘John' for max savings on all productsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Over 17-years ago, then Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was indicted and charged with 'crimes' related to the filling Obama's seat in the Senate. Two years later, he was found guilty of one count of making false statements and a mistrial declared on 23 charges due to a hung jury after 14 days of jury deliberation. Prosecutors, within 15-minutes, announced they would seek a retrial and so they did. At the retrial, he found guilty of 11 charges of corruption related to the sale of the Obama seat and 6 charges related to pay-to-play dealings. On Dec 7th 2011, Rod was sentenced to 14-years in jail, which he served 8 out of those 14 years with President Trump commuting his sentence in 2020. Since that time, Trump has also issued a full pardon to Rod. So what was the reasoning behind going after him in the first place? Why did Obama want him gone? Rod never received a dollar from the alleged scheme and at trial, the judge would not allow the wiretapping tapes to be played. If he was wiretapped, and did the crime, why not release the tapes for a jury to decide, what did they have to hide? Guest: Governor Rod BlagojevichSponsors: My PillowWww.mypillow.com/johnPromo code ‘John' for max savings on all productsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The invasion of Ukraine by Russia shook Europe's belief in its own security architecture in a way not seen since the second world war - but even more surprising to the European mind is how the new US President views the conflict. Donald Trump has called President Zelensky a 'dictator' in a recent press conference, and for that, has earned widespread condemnation from America's closest allies. So is Trump really turning on Ukraine? Or could this be some kind of tactic pulled straight from 'The Art of the Deal'? To discuss, Piers Morgan brings Republican Congressman Rep Dan Crenshaw, former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, host of 'Democracy-Ish' Wajahat Ali and host of 'System Update' Glenn Greenwald together on Uncensored. Uncensored is proudly independent and supported by: ExpressVPN: Go to https://expressvpn.com/PIERS and find out how you can get 4 months of ExpressVPN free! American Hartford Gold: Protect your wealth with precious metals! Call American Hartford Gold today & get up to $15,000 in free silver on your 1st order! Call 866-692-2474 or Text PIERS to 65532, or Click the link below: https://offers.americanhartfordgold.c... This paid promotion should not be construed as providing legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

U.S. Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL5) joins John Williams to talk about President Trump’s decision to pardon former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, his thoughts on the first few weeks of the Trump administration, the influence Elon Musk is having on government, and his recent op-ed in the Tribune about the future of Gaza.

U.S. Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL5) joins John Williams to talk about President Trump’s decision to pardon former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, his thoughts on the first few weeks of the Trump administration, the influence Elon Musk is having on government, and his recent op-ed in the Tribune about the future of Gaza.

U.S. Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL5) joins John Williams to talk about President Trump’s decision to pardon former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, his thoughts on the first few weeks of the Trump administration, the influence Elon Musk is having on government, and his recent op-ed in the Tribune about the future of Gaza.

In this episode, Liz Wheeler explains why President Donald Trump pardoned former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and dismissed Mayor Eric Adams' criminal case. Plus, Liz reacts to the Gulf of America, Trump's executive order on light bulbs, and updates on the DOGE. And do you know what the Left is doing now to try to slow the MAGA movement? Liz reveals the Left's latest scheme. Watch and enjoy! SPONSORS: All Family Pharmacy: Go check out https://allfamilypharmacy.com/LIZ and because you're part of this movement, use code LIZ10 at checkout for an exclusive discount! BlazeTV: Watch episode four of ‘The Coverup: Smoking Gun' on BlazeTV, releasing Thursday. Become a subscriber at faucicoverup.com/LIZ and use code “SMOKINGGUN” for $30 off your subscription. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's Headlines: Trump officially imposed a 25% tariff on aluminum and steel imports and threatened Hamas to release all hostages by Saturday or face consequences. He also pardoned former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and moved to drop corruption charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams. Elon Musk's $97.4B bid for OpenAI was swiftly rejected by CEO Sam Altman, who trolled Musk with a counteroffer to buy Twitter. Meanwhile, New York has banned Chinese AI assistant DeepSeek from government devices over surveillance concerns. A Nevada dairy worker contracted the new D1.1 bird flu strain, as the outbreak has hit 23 million birds. Trader Joe's is now limiting egg purchases, with prices expected to spike 20% this year. Lastly, a deadly jet crash in Scottsdale, Arizona, killed one and injured three, prompting an NTSB investigation. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: AP News: Live Trump updates: Palestinians won't have right to return to Gaza, Trump says  NBC News: Trump pardons former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich NY Times: Eric Adams Corruption Case Live Updates: Justice Dept. Tells Prosecutors to Drop Charges AP News: Elon Musk-led group proposes buying OpenAI for $97.4 billion. OpenAI CEO says 'no thank you' NBC News: New York state bans DeepSeek from government devices WA Post: New version of bird flu infects Nevada dairy worker Axios: Trader Joe's limits egg purchases due to bird flu shortages ABC 15: Pilot dead, 4 hurt after plane owned by Mötley Crüe member crashes at Scottsdale Airport  Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Bridget Schwartz and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Full Disclosure, Trent R. Nelson speaks with the CEO and President of the Better Government Association, David Greising, concerning new pieces of proposed ethics legislation, the fate of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, and so much more! Don't forget to subscribe and share; don't forget to keep shining that light on Illinois state government!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former FBI Agent Tom Simon dives deep into exposing corrupt politicians, FBI and CIA involvement in politics in the 2020 elections of Biden & Trump, and his infamous bust of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, and much much more. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:47 Shooting a Gun in a Airplane 3:08 Exposing US Charities Funding Al Qaeda 8:58 Like & Subscribe 10:07 Moving from FBI Counter Terrorism 11:14 FBI Entrapment 15:57 Politicians Disbanding FBI (Ramaswamy, Marjorie Taylor Greene, etc) 17:01 Hunter Biden Laptop and the FBI/CIA 20:37 FBI/CIA Involvement in politics 23:10 How does the FBI fix its image (Trump Investigation) 25:52 Busting Governor Blagoavich 30:38 Politician Selling a US Senate seat (Scene from Succession) 39:02 FBI Challenges taking Corrupt Politicians 40:42 Governor Blagoavich Friends with Donald Trump 43:03 FBI Agent on if White Collar Crime is Punished Properly 49:53 FBI During the Great Financial Crisis of 2008 53:19 FBI Agent Don't Want to go to Hawaii 57:10 Frauds in Paradise 59:53 What Is a Ponzi scheme 1:01:35 What Makes a Good Ponzi scheme 1:03:24 Affinity Fraud Explained 1:04:40 Ponzi scheme from PRISON? 1:13:40 What makes a good conman? 1:21:20 FBI Agent Explains how to avoid Fraud 1:25:40 Unsolved FBI Cases & Toms Biggest Regret 1:35:15 Tom Retiring from FBI 1:37:55 FBI Agent Working as a PI 1:54:44 FBI Agend on Crypto Currency (Bitcoin, ETH, DogeCoin) 2:02:09 What FBI Learned from His Career 2:03:32 FBI Agent Advice on fraud 2:04:13 Outro Support Tom: Need a case solved? - https://www.simoninvestigations.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/simoninvestigations/

ARE YOU READY FOR DEBATES? On this episode of "Prime Time with Alex Stein,” Alex welcomes in-studio guests Seth Dillon and Joel Berry from the Babylon Bee. Tune in as they break down the Republican presidential candidates attending the debate tonight, offering their superlatives for each candidate. Also joining the show is former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, who draws intriguing parallels between the indictments against Donald Trump and his own legal battles with the justice system. His experience sheds light on the complexities of high-profile legal cases and how they can establish dangerous precedents. The episode takes a turn as Alex and his company embark on a culinary adventure, trying the "Zalat Pizza Reaper Roulette," where one slice of pizza is secretly loaded with spices. Brace yourself as one poor soul has to eat a crazy spicy slice of pizza. To round off the episode, Alex and his guests react to the viral clips of the day, offering their brilliant and perfect insights. Tune in to "Prime Time with Alex Stein" for another wild and unpredictable show!

This Flashback Friday is from episode 398 published last August 11, 2014.  Zac Bissonnette is the author of, "GOOD ADVICE FROM BAD PEOPLE: Selected Wisdom from Murderers, Stock Swindlers, and Lance Armstrong." He previously wrote, "How to Be Richer, Smarter, and Better-Looking Than Your Parents", and "Debt-Free U: How I Paid for an Outstanding College Education Without Loans, Scholarships, or Mooching off My Parents." Bissonnette discusses why car loans are for suckers and why leasing a car is a poor choice.  He then talks about the influence parents have on their kids' decisions relating to financial management and the correlation between spending and watching television.  Bissonnette finishes the discussion by analyzing some of the worst advice given in the modern day:  “When you know what you are talking about, others will follow you, because it's safe to follow you.” —Lehman Brothers CEO Richard Fuld, 2006 “Winning is about heart…. It's got to be in the right place.” – Lance Armstrong “The day you take complete responsibility for yourself, the day you stop making any excuse, that's the day you start to the top.” –O.J. Simpson, 1975 “I think the most important thing is restore a sense of idealism and end the cynicism.” –future Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, 2002 “The best chance for the average investor is to put money in an index fund.” – Bernie Madoff Zac Bissonnette is a personal finance writer. His first book, Debt-Free U, landed him on The Today Show, Sean Hannity, The Dave Ramsey Show, The 700 Club, and the Fox News Channel. The Washington Post called Debt-Free U "the best and most troubling book ever about the college admissions process." It has been featured by The BBC, The New York Times, The Huffington Post, Bloomberg, Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, The Suze Orman Show, The Boston Globe, ABC News, and many others. His second book "How to Be Richer, Smarter, and Better-Looking Than Your Parents" was a New York Times Bestseller. He was also the editor of the Warman's Guide to Antiques & Collectibles and he is a contributing editor with Antique Trader. He has written for various media outlets including GLAMOUR, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times Online, The Boston Globe, and The Daily Beast. His is currently working on his next book, the story of the Beanie Babies bubble of the 1990s. Find out more about Zac Bissonnette at  www.zacbissonnette.net. Follow Jason on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM & LINKEDIN Twitter.com/JasonHartmanROI Instagram.com/jasonhartman1/ Linkedin.com/in/jasonhartmaninvestor/ Call our Investment Counselors at: 1-800-HARTMAN (US) or visit: https://www.jasonhartman.com/ Free Class:  Easily get up to $250,000 in funding for real estate, business or anything else: http://JasonHartman.com/Fund CYA Protect Your Assets, Save Taxes & Estate Planning: http://JasonHartman.com/Protect Get wholesale real estate deals for investment or build a great business – Free Course: https://www.jasonhartman.com/deals Special Offer from Ron LeGrand: https://JasonHartman.com/Ron Free Mini-Book on Pandemic Investing: https://www.PandemicInvesting.com

On today's show, I will interview the Honorable David Ellis. Judge Ellis is the Edgar-winning bestseller of ten novels of suspense, as well as eight bestsellers co-authored with James Patterson. His latest thriller, LOOK CLOSER, was released in July 2022. In December 2014, Dave was sworn in as the youngest-serving Justice of the Illinois Appellate Court for the First District. Before taking the bench, Dave was in private practice specializing in constitutional law, where his work included serving as the House Prosecutor who tried and convicted Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich in the impeachment trial before the Illinois Senate.​In today's episode, we discuss:·      Why David became a lawyer, and ultimately a Justice of the Illinois Appellate Court for the First District.·      How does a person become a judge?·      His favorite part of being a judge.·      When his author life blends with his life on the bench.·      Why he writes.·      His extraordinary workday juggling all of his responsibilities.·      David's writing process and navigating complex plots.·      Writing with James Patterson.·      The Bobby Knight quote, “Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win.” All of this and more on today's episode of the Cops and Writers podcast Visit David's website with links to his books and social media.Enjoy the Cops and Writer's book series.Please visit the Cops and Writers website.If you have a question for the sarge, hit him up at his email.Join the fun at the Cops and Writers Facebook groupFor you writers out there, Mark Dawson has opened up the wildly popular Ads for Authors class.Consider buying me a coffee :-)Support the show

For the Defense- Criminalizing Politics with Fmr. Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich

A last minute substitution doesn't faze our players one bit in this week's exciting match. Aaron and Kari are joined by returning contestant and friend of the show Tara Ariano for a highly competitive brawl. We begin at the end this week with a round one about the details of happy endings of movies and TV. Round two drives PAST the endings and into the world of misbegotten movie sequels. Spoiler alert: some of these movies are truly deranged. And as per uzhe, we close it out with an intense lightning round. NOTES ⚠️ Inline notes below may be truncated due to podcast feed character limits. Full notes are always on the episode page.

A last minute substitution doesn't faze our players one bit in this week's exciting match. Aaron and Kari are joined by returning contestant and friend of the show Tara Ariano for a highly competitive brawl. We begin at the end this week with a round one about the details of happy endings of movies and TV. Round two drives PAST the endings and into the world of misbegotten movie sequels. Spoiler alert: some of these movies are truly deranged. And as per uzhe, we close it out with an intense lightning round.Support Us On Patreon

Jordan Vargas, host of CWJ Podcast in an exclusive, interviews former IL Gov. Rod Blagojevich. During the interview they discuss, dinner with Michael Jordan, how he became a Golden Gloves boxer in high school, his visit with Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone and more! Don’t miss this great interview!

Rick and Dave discuss Iran’s COVID mandate, Gilligan on a loop, Leopard belly rubs, and a brush with former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. [Ep203] The post Minutia Men – Goose-steppin’ & Gilligan appeared first on Radio Misfits.

Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich joins Bill Cameron and John Howell to discuss the final night of the Democratic National Convention.

Tina and Hillary cover former Arizona Property Assessor, Paul Petersen and former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. For show notes and links to our sources, please click here (https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/articles/ep30notes).

James gifts Melissa a Cameo from former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. Melissa gifts James a Cameo from Omarosa. They also discuss Sex in the City, the White House Press Secretary, and recent SCOTUS rulings.

Smollett has now been charged a second time for faking what he claimed was a racist and homophobic attack by Trump supporters in Chicago. But we still do not know why the original charges were dropped a year ago. Smollett employed Michelle Obama’s former chief of staff to pull strings, but there is more to the story. Why has an FBI agent who specializes in child sex trafficking brought in on the case? Did Smollett know something that he used to get off? To answer these questions we have longtime Chicago Tribune crime report George Houde. We also ask him why Trump pardoned Illinois Democrat and felon, former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.Become a “Truther” by going to www.patreon.com/hiddentruthshow and pledging just $5/month and receive access to Jim and special content and a Hidden Truth cap!Website: http://www.hiddentruthshow.comFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/hiddentruthshowInstagram: http://www.instagram/hiddentruthshow.com

This Week: President Trump pardoned close to a dozen people this week including former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, former owner of the San Francisco 49ers Edward DeBartolo Junior, former New York City police commissioner Bernard Kerik and more. Jared discusses this week’s slew of pardons with FOX’s White House Correspondent Jon Decker and who may be next in line for a presidential pardon. President Trump announced that Richard Grenell, U.S. ambassador to Germany will become acting Director of National Intelligence, the announcement was met with critics questioning the ambassadors experience or qualifications for the position. Jared discusses the president’s controversial pick with former CIA Chief of Station and Fox News contributor Dan Hoffman. Democrats and Republicans don’t agree on much these days but they are coming together in their opposition of the Chinese tech giant Huawei. The U.S. has accused the Chinese tech company of spying on its customers for years. FOX’s Washington Correspondent Rachel Sutherland discusses the Huawei controversy and the latest on the deadly coronavirus with Gordon Chang, author of "The Coming Collapse of China." The Nevada Caucus is this weekend and 36 delegates are stake for Democratic candidates. Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will not be participating in this weekend’s Caucus or next week’s primary in South Carolina. Although, he did participate in the debate in Las Vegas this week. FOX’s West Coast Correspondent Jessica Rosenthal was at the debate this week and recaps some of the key takeaways.  

000:00 Ashland Mayor Gene Rohrer talks about his side of the story regarding the situation with police chief Lynn Woolford 24:00 Could we see former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich looking for work along I-70/63

John Dempsey fills in for Bill Cameron this week, and welcomes to the show Christopher E.K. Pfannkuche. Pfannkuche is running for Cook County State’s Attorney. Pfannkuche gives us insight into new developments in the Jussie Smollet case, his thoughts on Kimm Foxx, and insight into the State’s Attoreny’s office role In this week's round table segment, John is joined by Ray Long of the Chicago Tribune, and Lynn Sweet of the Chicago Sun-Times. The Round Table opens up with news this week of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich receiving a Presidential pardon, which freed him from prison early this week... This weeks Connected to Chicago segment is with Nick Gale. Nick gives us insight into Rod Blagojevich's release from prison after having his prison sentence commuted by President Trump. Blagojevich was freed after serving eight years of a 14 year sentence. We look back at how the journey began for Blagojevich and the renewed scrutiny surrounding wire taps that caught Blagojevich talking with current Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

President Trump talks about commuting the sentence of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, who served eight years of a 14-year sentence for attempting to sell former Sen. Barack Obama's seat. Blagojevic calls himself a "Trump-ocrat."

Renato discussed the recent intervention by Barr and other senior DOJ officials in the Roger Stone sentencing recommendation as well as recent Trump's pardons and commutations, including the commutation of the sentence of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.  He was joined by Congressman Mike Quigley (IL-5), a member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence who questioned Stone, and MSNBC Legal Analyst Barb McQuade, former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan.

President Trump on Tuesday handed out a slew of pardons and commutations ranging from former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich to former San Francisco 49ers owner Edwards DeBartolo. Specifically with the former governor, he was sentenced to 14 years for corruption charges including trying to sell an appointment to Barack Obama's old senate seat in exchange for campaign contributions. He served a little over half of his sentence and Trump said he had been treated very unfairly. Brett Samuels, White House reporter at The Hill, joins us for more. Next, we talk about a man named Derek Murphy who has an unusual hobby. He exposes cheaters in marathons and other endurance races. He runs a website called MarathonInvestigations.com and uses a variety of techniques to root out those that have cheated. One such runner that he outed was Frank Meza, 70 year-old doctor who got caught cheating in the Los Angeles Marathon last year. Unfortunately, Meza later killed himself after he was exposed because he could no longer stand the scrutiny. Derek Murphy says he was not targeting Meza just that he wanted to maintain the integrity of the sport. Still his website is filled with many instances of others cheating the system. Gordy Megroz, contributor to Wired, joins us for more on the man that catches marathon cheaters. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

President Donald Trump has commuted the prison sentence of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. WBEZ reporter Dave McKinney brings us the latest. We also hear from the former Illinois governor live from a scheduled press conference.

On tonight's CBS Evening News podcast, President Trump issues clemency to eleven convicts, including former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. New efforts are underway to contain the spread of the coronavirus, as evacuated Americans finally are able to head home. Former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg has qualified for the debate stage ahead of the Nevada caucuses, CBS News Correspondent Nikole Killion has the latest from Las Vegas. And, Harvey Weinstein's fate is now in the hands of a New York City jury as deliberations begin. These stories and more on tonight's CBS Evening News podcast.

President Trump has granted a series of pardons and commutations, including to financier Mike Milken and former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich; Jim Stewart, CNBC contributor, NYT Columnist, and journalist who covered the insider trading scandals of the 1980s discusses what clemency means for white collar crime going forward. Small businesses who rely on Chinese factories are getting hit by the coronavirus outbreak. Plugable Technologies CEO Bernie Thompson is one Amazon seller expecting an impact on his business. The Antitrust Chief for the Department of Justice, Makan Delrahim, discusses the T-Mobile, Sprint merger, Star Wars, Elf, and the future of big tech. Plus, BlueApron is considering ways to salvage its business, Joe Kernen is recruiting Twitter followers for Kelly Evans, and Andrew Ross Sorkin rings in his birthday with celebratory donuts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's podcast we get into reports that the Attorney General said he'd quit if President Trump doesn't stop tweeting about cases the Justice Department is working on. Plus, we get into the pardons and clemencies the President granted yesterday and compare the reaction to them to how people reacted when President Obama did the same thing. AG Barr reportedly has told people close to him that he'll resign if the President doesn't stop tweeting about cases the Justice Department is currently working. The President himself acknowledged to reporters that his tweeting makes Barr's job harder, but will it make a difference? We get into why the President should heed the warning and do what is necessary to keep Barr in his job. The President issued pardons to, and commuted the sentences of several people yesterday, which is his right. But one, the commutation of the sentence of disgraced former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, was met with media outrage. No such outrage was expressed by these media elites when Barack Obama committed the sentences of a traitor or an unrepentant terrorist. We get into the differences and expose why.

This morning, there's mixed reaction to the commutation of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. Plus the results of a Peoria Fire Department audit that could help reduce response times.

President Donald Trump today has moved to free disgraced ex-Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich from prison. The president commuted Blagojevich’s 14-year prison sentence for corruption charges. He had been scheduled for release in 2024.

Here's a look at 'Today in Rock History' featuring: Madelyn Marie is 33. She's been in 185 fine films. Adam Lambert is 38. "American Idol" runner-up who toured with Queen. Jonny Lang is 39. White on the outside. Pure blues on the inside. Heather Graham is 50. Oprah Winfrey is 66. Tommy Ramone was born on this day in 1949. Today in 2009, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was impeached and removed from office for corruption.

Here's a look at 'Today in Rock History' featuring: Madelyn Marie is 33. She's been in 185 fine films. Adam Lambert is 38. "American Idol" runner-up who toured with Queen. Jonny Lang is 39. White on the outside. Pure blues on the inside. Heather Graham is 50. Oprah Winfrey is 66. Tommy Ramone was born on this day in 1949. Today in 2009, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was impeached and removed from office for corruption.

Here's your daily look at 'Today in Rock History' featuring: Green Day drummer, Tre Cool is 47. Kurt Angle is 50. Dick Butkus is 77. Redd Foxx was born on this day in 1922. Today in 1972, Elton John released the classic single "Crocodile Rock". In 1978, John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd recorded "Soul Man" and released it under the name The Blues Brothers. In 2008, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was arrested on federal corruption charges, including conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and solicitation of bribery, for attempting to sell Barack Obama's vacated Senate seat.

Here's your daily look at 'Today in Rock History' featuring: Green Day drummer, Tre Cool is 47. Kurt Angle is 50. Dick Butkus is 77. Redd Foxx was born on this day in 1922. Today in 1972, Elton John released the classic single "Crocodile Rock". In 1978, John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd recorded "Soul Man" and released it under the name The Blues Brothers. In 2008, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was arrested on federal corruption charges, including conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and solicitation of bribery, for attempting to sell Barack Obama's vacated Senate seat.

What's up everyone? Today is Ask Me Anything Friday! We took questions and topic suggestions from our social media audience to discuss on today's show.  We covered: Trump considering the pardon of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. How leaving the gold standard has affected your life though inflation and devaluation of our money. Are we in the "End Times?" NPR ran a story suggesting that rivers be given the same rights as human beings.. Thanks for listening! Have a great weekend.  Grab your own "Bernie Lies" t-shirt from our merch store! Subscribe to the podcast.  Visit www.BernieLies.com for more great articles on these topics.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support

Tug Fest begins today and runs through Saturday. Also, President Trump is considering commuting former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's sentence. Get details as Morgan Ottier from Quad Cities Today at KWQC joined AM Quad Cities.

The FBI recorded Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's phone calls for almost six weeks. What they heard shocked them.Public Official A, a new podcast from WBEZ, examines the rise and fall of ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

Rob Blagojevich the brother of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich joined Dan and Amy with reaction to news that President Trump is considering commuting Rod's sentence. Fox Business Network contributor Scott Shellady joined Dan and Amy with reaction to the May unemployment numbers. Plus, Salena Zito is a reporter for the Washington Examiner, New York Post columnist and a CNN contributor. She joined Dan and Amy to talk about her new book The Great Revolt: Inside the Populist Coalition Reshaping American PoliticsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

llinois State Representative Sara Feigenholtz discusses Illinois Department of Children and Family Services transparency. Menlo College professor Melissa Michelson discusses the furor surrounding James Comey’s book. Institute for Free Speech President David Keating discusses the Supreme Court refusing to hear former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s appeal. Chicago criminal defense attorney Donna Rotunno joins the show to talk about defending her clients in the MeToo era. In the Legal Grab Bag, Tina and Rich discuss breaking legal news involving Trump’s hiring of Rudy Giuliani, a decision on criminal prosecution in Prince’s death, the Cosby trial, and many other issues in a jam-packed episode of Legal Face-Off.

EP77 – Rick and Dave discuss who would have been a better roommate in college–POTUS or VP, plus Florida stories, Millennials, This week in 1908, and Rick’s brush with former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. The post Minutia Men – 12/14/17 appeared first on Radio Misfits.

Zac Bissonnette is the author of, "GOOD ADVICE FROM BAD PEOPLE: Selected Wisdom from Murderers, Stock Swindlers, and Lance Armstrong." He previously wrote, "How to Be Richer, Smarter, and Better-Looking Than Your Parents", and "Debt-Free U: How I Paid for an Outstanding College Education Without Loans, Scholarships, or Mooching off My Parents."   Bissonnette discusses why car loans are for suckers and why lleasing a car is a poor choice.    He then talks about the influence parents have on their kids' decisions relating to financial management and the correlation between spending and watching television.    Bissonnette finishes the discussion by analyzing some of the worst advice given in the modern day:    “When you know what you are talking about, others will follow you, because it's safe to follow you.” —Lehman Brothers CEO Richard Fuld, 2006   “Winning is about heart…. It's got to be in the right place.” – Lance Armstrong   “The day you take complete responsibility for yourself, the day you stop making any excuse, that's the day you start to the top.” –O.J. Simpson, 1975   “I think the most important thing is restore a sense of idealism and end the cynicism.” –future Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, 2002   “The best chance for the average investor is to put money in an index fund.” – Bernie Madoff   Zac Bissonnette is a personal finance writer. His first book, Debt-Free U, landed him on The Today Show, Sean Hannity, The Dave Ramsey Show, The 700 Club, and the Fox News Channel. The Washington Post called Debt-Free U "the best and most troubling book ever about the college admissions process." It has been featured by The BBC, The New York Times, The Huffington Post, Bloomberg, Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, The Suze Orman Show, The Boston Globe, ABC News, and many others. His second book "How to Be Richer, Smarter, and Better-Looking Than Your Parents" was a New York Times Bestseller. He was also the editor of the Warman's Guide to Antiques & Collectibles and he is a contributing editor with Antique Trader. He has written for various media outlets including GLAMOUR, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times Online, The Boston Globe, and The Daily Beast. His is currently working on his next book, the story of the Beanie Babies bubble of the 1990s. Find out more about Zac Bissonnette at www.zacbissonnette.net.  

This is the latest episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for the week of January 13, 2010 with some new and classic Hip-Hop & Soul Music, news and commentary. Our extended commentary this week focused on the current tragedy with the earthquakes in Haiti, the importance of the country, it's history and ties to the international Black/African Diaspora and our hopes and expectations of the help that needs to be given to the people of the country from individuals to the government and other organizations. We also talked about the recent dustup with issues of Race & current U.S. President Barack Obama with recent comments by Senator Harry Reid and former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, a tad about the entire "Is Jay-Z Illuminati" mini-controversy in music circles (and if he is, does it really mean ANYHTING) along with other things here and there. For this week's show, we have an great interivew (phoned in before Haitian earthquake information was known) with the indepdenent producer/MC duo Fly Gypsy (http://www.FlyGypsy.com), respresenting the Washington, DC area here in the States. Some of the things we talked about included their musicial influences, how they met up, the grind as an independent artist and how best to go about doing music business while keeping the creative side intact, their recently dropped "Change for A Dollar EP" & music videos (one of which, "You", just premiered on MTV Jams), past mixtape projects, future tours and plans along with a lot of other things! There are new episodes of Black Agenda Report & Direct EFX in this week's broadcast. FuseBox Radio Playlist & Charts for Week of January 13, 2010 (not many due to this week's interview and extended show intro) Top Spins (Music Still Lasting in Rotation/Music Played Live on Air Each Week/As Well As Music Requested By The Listeners) (not too many due to this week's interview) 1. Raheem DeVaughn/Best Kept Secret/368 Music Group (Played Live) 2. Fly Gypsy feat. David James/Go/FlyGypsy.com (Played Live) 3. Jaheim feat. Jadakiss/Ain't Leaving Without You RMX/Divine Mill (Played Live) 4. Fly Gypsy/Get That Money/FlyGypsy.com (Played Live) 5. Sade/Solider of Love/Epic (Top Song Requested) 6. Salvador Santana feat. GZA/Keyboard City (The Hood Internet RMX)/Various Music & Quanuum (Top Song Requested) 7. Jay Electronica/Exhibit C/Decon (Top Song Requested) 8. RJD2 feat. Kenna/Games You Can Win/RJ's Electrical Connections (Top Song Requested) 9. St. Joe Louis/Good Morning/Upstart Media Group (http://www.myspace.com/stjoelouis) (Top Song Requested) 10. Maxwell feat. Nas/Help Somebody RMX/Columbia (Top Song Requested) 11. Nickodemus & Osiris/Free Souls/Wonderwheel (Top Song Requested) 12. Athletic Mic League/Teamplayer 2 (14KT Fooling Around RMX)/White Label (Top Song Requested) 13. Game Rebellion/Blind/GameRebellion.com (Top Song Requested) 14. Slum Village/Money Right/Barak Records (Top Song Requested) 15. Elucid/Stacey (Sucker for Love)/Loosie Music (Top Song Requested) 16. Idle Warship/Bedroom Lites/White Label (http://www.myspace.com/idlewarship) (Top Song Requested) 17. B.o.B. feat. Bruno Mars/Nothin' On You/Grand Hustle & Atlantic (Top Song Requested) 18. Nick Van Gelder feat. Nina Miranda/Foolish Moon/BBE (Top Song Requested) 19. Roy Hamilton III/The Invizible Man/RoyHamiltonIII.com (Top Song Requested) 20. Nucci Rey-o/Day's Like This/GState Ent. (Top Song Requested) 21. The Co-op/Dumb It Down (DMV RMX)/CoopMusicOnline.com (Top Song Requested) 22. Clipse feat. Pharrell & Kenna/Life Change/Star Trak (Top Song Requested) 23. Nneka/Beautiful/Yo Mama, Decon & Epic (Top Song Requested) 24. Yoshi feat. Marvin Hawkins/Dance Tonight/Raw Fusion Records (Top Song Requested) 25. Eleven/Talk My Shit/MDI Distribution (Top Song Requested) Top Adds (New Joints Played Live On This Week's Broadcast) 1. Nneka feat. Jay Electronica/Walking (J. Period RMX)/JPeriod.com 2. Wu-Tang Clan feat. Raekwon, Ghostface, Method Man & U-God/Clap 2010/White Label 3. Oh My Goodness/Money/Urb Alt Compilation 4. Magic Heart Genies/Take 'Em Down/M9 Ent. DJ Fusion Flashback Tracks: 3rd Bass/The Gas Face RMX/Def Jam PLUS Some Extra Special Hidden Tracks in the Jon Judah Master Mix w/ Old School Classics and more MySpace.com Independent Music Finds

Nicole gives now former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich a fitting audio tribute on his way out the door.

Barack Obama wants big federal spending to rebuild infrastructure, promote green technology and create or save 2.5 million jobs.  We look at the benefits and the risks of what he calls a "jolt" to the flagging economy? Also, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is likely to face impeachment, and the shoes that shook the Arab world.

A musical listen to the charges against Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, with thanks to CSNY....

New official statistics reveal the cost of Mexico's drug wars: Five thousand have been killed this year, one thousand during last month alone.  What's the risk of brutal violence crossing the border? Also, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has been taken into federal custody, and Blackwater security guards are charged in a US court with manslaughter in Iraq.