My guess seems to be vindicated: Candidate Number 5 is allegedly Jesse Jackson, Jr. This was not based on any personal animus towards JJjr, but rather my estimate of who was most likely able to lay their hands on the $500,000.
ahhhh......and he would have the added incentive of following up on his father's threat to castrate the president-elect..........what a tangled web has been woven in the Windy City......
JJ Jr. must be a really sweet fella for someone, unknown to him and not working for him, to offer half a million dollars to get him the seat. Must be a secret admirer.
There is no allegation that there is any $500,000 that would have been transferred to Blago in the short term. The complaint alleges an offer of future fundraising assistance (i.e. legitimate political activity in Illinois -- look it up: Illinois state political office fundraising is basically unrestricted!) that it is alleged that it was asserted could amount to $500,000. Blago according to the complaint found this unsatisfactory because of the possibility of reneging, and was caught wondering aloud about receiving upfront earnest money (presumably in an amount far less than $500K).
Correction: The full "Short Circuit" quote is, "Johnny Five, is alive".
Way to drop the ball McCardle. This is clearly a sign you have no idea what you're talking about :-p
I loved Short Circuit when I was a kid!
Important to note that, at present, there's no allegations of impropriety against Candidate 5.
ahhhh......and he would have the added incentive of following up on his father's threat to castrate the president-elect..........what a tangled web has been woven in the Windy City......
You know, Tyler, I remember the newspaper ads for the movie, too. And they featured the line "Number Five Is Alive".
But you don't have to take my word for it. Try this one: http://www.impawards.com/1986/short_circuit.html
Don't you have anything else to do? Of course, you could ask the same thing of me - but at least I can back up what I'm talking about.
His comments that he was not Candidate Number 5 seem to me to be a guilty man trying to preempt bad press directed towards him.
JJ Jr. must be a really sweet fella for someone, unknown to him and not working for him, to offer half a million dollars to get him the seat. Must be a secret admirer.
There is no allegation that there is any $500,000 that would have been transferred to Blago in the short term. The complaint alleges an offer of future fundraising assistance (i.e. legitimate political activity in Illinois -- look it up: Illinois state political office fundraising is basically unrestricted!) that it is alleged that it was asserted could amount to $500,000. Blago according to the complaint found this unsatisfactory because of the possibility of reneging, and was caught wondering aloud about receiving upfront earnest money (presumably in an amount far less than $500K).