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sheshe2

(83,728 posts)
Fri Feb 21, 2020, 09:28 PM Feb 2020

Blagojevich just compared himself to Nelson Mandela.

Right before my eyes on Anderson Cooper. This, because he like Mandela were unfairly imprisoned.

Blago never knew just how corrupt our justice system was until it happened to him.

Hey, Blagojevich you are no Nelson Mandela. Jaysus he is sick.

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Blagojevich just compared himself to Nelson Mandela. (Original Post) sheshe2 Feb 2020 OP
Yes he now a trumpers . . . Iliyah Feb 2020 #1
what's amazing is that cooper would glorify this guy. but then he is a journalist in the modern msongs Feb 2020 #2
Glorify? maxsolomon Feb 2020 #5
He told Blago that he wasn't buying his bullshit. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2020 #8
Actually Anderson nailed his ass. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #15
A rising star in the Trump galaxy of goons. TheCowsCameHome Feb 2020 #3
I see a new SCOTUS in the making. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #16
no rod, you're a criminal. spanone Feb 2020 #4
Any minute now he will be announcing he is now republican so he can applegrove Feb 2020 #6
He said the other night... sheshe2 Feb 2020 #9
If I may...trump-o-rata RestoreAmerica2020 Feb 2020 #11
Lol! sheshe2 Feb 2020 #12
He was jailed for life because he's black? Or because he sinkingfeeling Feb 2020 #7
He never committed any stinking felonies!!!! sheshe2 Feb 2020 #10
I totally see the similarities!! Caliman73 Feb 2020 #13
NO! sheshe2 Feb 2020 #17
Quite right!! Caliman73 Feb 2020 #20
Thanks for making me laugh tonight. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #21
Sometimes we have to... Caliman73 Feb 2020 #22
Shaking down Children's Memorial Hospital for campaign donations mucifer Feb 2020 #31
trump pardons the worst of the worst Demovictory9 Feb 2020 #14
That and awards the highest medals of the land... sheshe2 Feb 2020 #18
and fills every WH position with an idiot Demovictory9 Feb 2020 #19
Yep. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #25
+1 2naSalit Feb 2020 #27
LOL greytdemocrat Feb 2020 #23
Now that I would have paid money for. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #24
If only. smirkymonkey Feb 2020 #26
That was an awful interview and he should have never done it. nt UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #28
Sounds just like something trump would say. appleannie1 Feb 2020 #29
I can't laugh and gag at the same time... dchill Feb 2020 #30

msongs

(67,394 posts)
2. what's amazing is that cooper would glorify this guy. but then he is a journalist in the modern
Fri Feb 21, 2020, 09:29 PM
Feb 2020

sense of the word....

maxsolomon

(33,284 posts)
5. Glorify?
Fri Feb 21, 2020, 09:35 PM
Feb 2020

He interviewed someone notorious at the direction of his employer. That's kind of his job - interviewing newsmakers.

Did he say "you were treated very unfairly"? Probably not.

sheshe2

(83,728 posts)
15. Actually Anderson nailed his ass.
Fri Feb 21, 2020, 11:49 PM
Feb 2020
'It's still frankly just bulls---': Anderson Cooper calls out former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich for claiming he's a 'political prisoner'

https://www.businessinsider.com/anderson-cooper-skewered-blagojevich-for-saying-hes-political-prisoner-2020-2

Caliman73

(11,728 posts)
13. I totally see the similarities!!
Fri Feb 21, 2020, 11:20 PM
Feb 2020

I mean you guys don't see it?

Mandela was arrested by a completely corrupt racially biased apartheid system for the crime of trying to end segregation, discrimination, and brutal treatment of Black people by the South African regime.

Blogojevich was arrested for the heroic efforts of trying to sell a Senate seat and shakedown people and companies for 100k in donations.

It's like they were twins!! I just hope that Rod get's his Nobel Peace prize sooner rather than later.

Caliman73

(11,728 posts)
20. Quite right!!
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 12:22 AM
Feb 2020

Poor Blago, the injustice of it all. Can't a guy crime in peace?!? I mean he was sitting on "something fucking golden!" Damn narcs, breaking up a respectable bribery ring.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
26. If only.
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 02:06 AM
Feb 2020

It would have been epic. Still, he did a bang-up job. I was pretty impressed with Anderson for his no BS stance.

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