Top 6 Rod Blagojevich Quotes

40th governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009

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Rod Blagojevich (born December 10, 1956) is a former American politician, and former Governor of Illinois. He was removed from office by the Illinois State Senate on January 29, 2009 and later went to federal prison for corruption.

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Alternative Names: Rod R. Blagojevich • Blago

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I'll do anything, legal and ethical and honest.

By the way, I should say, if anyone wants to tape my conversations, go right ahead, feel free to do it. I appreciate anybody who wants to tape me openly.

I've got this thing and it's fucking golden, and, uh, uh, I'm just not giving it up for fuckin' nothing. I'm not gonna do it. And, and I can always use it. I can parachute me there.

A fucking valuable thing; you just don't give it away for nothing.

I'm going to keep this Senate option for me a real possibility, you know, and therefore I can drive a hard bargain. You hear what I’m saying. And if I don’t get what I want and I'm not satisfied with it, then I'll just take the Senate seat myself.

Unless I get something real good for [Senate Candidate 1], shit, I'll just fuck myself, you know what I'm saying.