Blago's Brother Breaks His Silence!
"This Is Just Not Fair!"
Cubs Lose!
Sun Rises In East!
Or, to put it philosophically: if an infamous political relative gives you an exclusive to say absolutely nothing at all except "This is just not fair!," is it really an exclusive at all?
But did Robert Blagojevich really commit news?
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Sometimes you take the interview but file your notes for later use.
Or you go a different direction:
Blago Brother Starts Own Media Campaign!
Missing from the story was big brother Rob's assurance to his brother that the then-governor wasn't doing anything illegal "unless prospectively somebody gets you on a wire."
Somebody did. Federal prosecutors.
And those are the words - not those carefully chosen with a lawyer at his side - that tell the tale.
Steve Rhodes is the proprietor of The Beachwood Reporter, a Chicago-centric news and culture event.
