Blagojevich in NBC interview compares himself to Gandhi, King and Mandela

[wndycty]

Blagojevich in NBC interview compares himself to Gandhi, King and Mandela

Impeached Gov. Blagojevich, on the first leg of his media blitz timed to the start of his impeachment trial, in an NBC interview broadcast on The Today Show Sunday compared himself to human rights heros Nelson Mandela, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gahdhi.

On the press offensive, Blagojevich has lined up national interviews--NBC, ABC, "The View" to run as his impeachment trail starts Monday before the Illinois state senate in Springfield.

Blagojevich, wearing a blue ivy league shirt, told NBC he has not prepared mentally for possibly going to prison. The impeachment was triggered by Blagojevich's Dec. 9 arrest on criminal charges, including trying to auction off President Obama's vacant senate seat.

As he was taken from his home by federal agents on Dec. 9, Blagojevich told NBC, "I thought about Mandela, Dr. King and Gandhi and tried to put some perspective to all this and that is what I am doing now."
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http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2009/01/blagojevich_in_nbc_interview_c.html#more

[trumad]

1. He wasn't "prepared mentally" to be the Governor---

He's the Dem's Sarah Palin---for sure.

[47of74]

2. Oh my God...

What an idiot.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

3. I'm thinkin more like Charlie Manson or Jeffry Dahmer

Maybe Vitter or Boner

[ikojo]

4. Megalomania much Mr Blagojevich?

Wow!!!

[Retired AF Dem]

5. Dirt bag

I think that bout sums it up.

[cali]

6. can you spell psychotic break?

cuz blago's in the midst of one.

[WillowTree]

7. The man is a case study in delusion.

[Skidmore]

8. And then we learn on MSNBC that he has retained the same PR firm that

represents Drew Peterson. This thing is going south at warp speed.

[TroglodyteScholar]

9. I wonder if he has to buy custom undies...

...to accommodate those stones. Sheesh!

[spanone]

10. every governors oath should contain an insanity clause...as in 'if i should go insane...'

[dipsydoodle]

11. Ghandi ?

Goosey , Goosey maybe but that would be about it.

[Natalya Slosky]

12. This man has totally lost it.

I feel sorry for him. It's clear he's suffering from some major mental issues. Why is the media giving him the time of day? He needs mental help, and all this attention the media is giving him is only making a bad situation worse.

[havocmom]

13. In the fashion world, Blagojevich will NOT catch on as the new black

Since cowboys are now passe` he had to run a new ad campaign up the ol flagpole to see if anybody salutes.

We should have a DU poll for which group he tries to identify himself with next week.

[juno jones]

14. I almost can't look anymore

for the love of Pete, somebody slip the man some lithium!

[Imagevision]

15. Blagojevich? geeez I hope they make an example out of this guy - he's like Gonzo