SPRINGFIELD - While many Democrats were elated with the election of Barack Obama, the elevation of Illinois' junior senator to the White House on Nov. 4 appears to have irked Gov. Rod Blagojevich. | Read full affidavit (explicit content)
In the 78-page criminal complaint filed against the Illinois governor Tuesday, Blagojevich uses foul language in multiple instances to describe the president-elect.
A conversation taped by federal investigators Nov. 11 is an example of the governor's salty tongue.
According to the complaint, Blagojevich tells Harris that he's aware of who Obama wants to replace him in the Senate, but he is concerned he won't get anything in return if he goes along with the president-elect.
"(T)hey're not willing to give me anything except appreciation. (Expletive) them," Blagojevich is quoted as saying.
The complaint also notes that Blagojevich called Obama a "mother (expletive)."
In all, a review of the complaint indicates the governor used foul language in at least 17 instances during the secret tape recording sessions.
His decision on whom to appoint to Obama's Senate seat seems to bring out the worst language in the governor.
On Nov. 3, the day before the election, Blagojevich said, the Senate seat "is a (expletive) valuable thing, you don't just give it away for nothing."
Posted in News on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 12:00 am Updated: 11:22 am.
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