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Fitzgerald mum on Blago; Quinn wants Ryan to remain in jail
Thursday, Sep 2, 2010 - Posted by Rich Miller Posted by Barton Lorimor During a press conference to announce charges regarding the illegal importation of honey, reporters tried to get U.S. District Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald to talk about Rod Blagojevich’s retrial. They hit a brick wall…
Video provided by NBC Chicago: Fitzgerald has been consistent in not going into great specifics about the Blagojevich case. He refrained himself when Blagojevich was arrested saying he has his own opinions but could not share them because his office cannot editorialize. And even after Blagojevich and his attorneys delivered a strong attack, Fitzgerald would not fire back. In somewhat related news, Gov. Quinn was asked about former Gov. George Ryan’s recent appeal of the decision in his federal corruption case. The guv wasn’t moved by the Ryan defense team’s play…
Even if Quinn felt the other way, it’s doubtful he could say so given the ongoing election. Related…
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- Cincinnatus - Thursday, Sep 2, 10 @ 7:59 am:
Pat Quinn said:
“Gov. Pat Quinn doesn’t back a bid by ex-Gov. George Ryan to have some of his corruption convictions thrown out.
Quinn said Wednesday Ryan should “do the time” because a jury has decided the case.[…]
Quinn said “if you do the crime, you gotta do the time.”
So our Pat doesn’t see having the part of Ryan’s conviction that was based around counts that SCOTUS recently found unconstitutional in a similar case thrown out as fair.
Hmmm…
- the Patriot - Thursday, Sep 2, 10 @ 8:17 am:
God love Pat Quinn. Who else could ride Blago’s coattails through two elections and get elected from his ill-gotten booty and seriously act like a tough guy with Ryan and Blago.
- wordslinger - Thursday, Sep 2, 10 @ 8:24 am:
I know I sleep better at night knowing Fitz has Chinese honey smugglers on the run.
Was that supposed to be funny?
- Pat Robertson - Thursday, Sep 2, 10 @ 8:43 am:
==Quinn said “if you do the crime, you gotta do the time . . . ”==
” . . . unless you’re in an Illinois prison.”
Reporters really shouldn’t truncate quotes.
- Bill - Thursday, Sep 2, 10 @ 8:54 am:
==Fitzgerald has been consistent in not going into great specifics about the Blagojevich case. He refrained himself when Blagojevich was arrested saying he has his own opinions but could not share them because his office cannot editorialize==
I seem to recall fitzie and the fibbie guy having a few comments after Rod’s arrest. Something about Lincoln in his grave and some kind of crime spree. It looks like even the arrogant fitzie can learn to keep his mouth shut. It must be hard for him.
- neo state worker - Thursday, Sep 2, 10 @ 9:04 am:
At least Fitz learned it. Blago on the other hand…
- D.P. Gumby - Thursday, Sep 2, 10 @ 12:33 pm:
Abraham Lincoln’s Bees are turning over in their hive at the buzz of corruption……
- Piling on - Thursday, Sep 2, 10 @ 2:57 pm:
A level playing field for November?
The corrupt Dem gov won’t be in prison so why should the corrupt GOP gov?
I bet that’d rain on a few Republican campaign parades.
- skhicks - Thursday, Sep 2, 10 @ 6:12 pm:
Mr. Fitzgerald - You have lots on your plate. Please don’t forget about that endemic hiring fraud thing. The same folks who unfairly benefitted from that issue will be drawing equally fraudulent pensions if something doesn’t change. That would be another slap in the face to those who played by the rules.
- Amalia - Thursday, Sep 2, 10 @ 11:13 pm:
so we can now say this of Fitzgerald….you can catch
more criminals with honey than HDO members?
he does not want to panic people about the honey?
I realize it’s lawbreaking, but the press conference
looked like an SNL sketch.