COMMENTS: Calling Aides Cronies is Unfair
"Racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud, extortion conspiracy…making false statements," thus ABC's Chris Bury reeled off the highlights of a "sweeping" 19-count federal indictment against Rod Blagojevich, the impeached onetime Governor of Illinois, and six others accused of graft. Bury abandoned the presumption of innocence only once, using the inflammatory term "cronies" to describe the pol's co-defendants. He did quote the "irrepressible Blagojevich known for his dramatic flair and trademark hair" asserting his innocence during a guest gig as a talkradio host. "Now he will have a chance to talk under oath," Bury mused.
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