Quote of the Day: Blagojevich's Un-Family-Friendly Rant

Benjamin F. Carlson 57 Views Jul 8, 2010
"Now is the time to put my fucking children and my wife first for a change. I fucking busted my ass... I gave your fucking baby health care... What do I get for that? Only 13 percent of you think I'm doing a good job, so fuck all of you."

--From a wiretap recording of then-Governor Rod Blagojevich of Illinois, as reported by the Chicago Sun-Times. (Via Taegan Goddard's Political Wire.)

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