July 8, 2010

Chicago News Cooperative
Jurors at Rod Blagojevich‘s trial heard the ex-governor and his wife discuss revenge on the Chicago Tribune editorial board. “Just fire ’em,” Patti Blagojevich said. “What would William Randolph Hearst do?” Her husband added: It’s a political f—ing operation in there.”
> Patti to Rod: “Why should you do anything for those —-?”

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