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Rod Blagojevich Banned From Tweeting During His Trial

by Terrence O'Brien on June 9, 2010 at 03:15 PM

Rod Blagojevich sadWe find Rod Blagojevich fascinating. Maybe it's his complete cluelessness, or, perhaps it's his used-car salesman personality and winning head of "hair." But, more likely, it's because his ego is big enough to be seen from space. That's why we're more than just a little disappointed to hear that Judge James B. Zagel has banned the former Illinois governor from Tweeting in the courtroom.

The notoriously technologically inept Blagojevich stumbled on to Twitter earlier this month, though it's safe to assume all of the 140 character missives were composed by his publicist. The disgraced politician is still free to make media appearances though, in the words of Bob Secter from the Chicago Tribune, he does so "at his own peril." Any public statements made by the former governor could be used against him should he testify during his trial. We think that's all the more reason to let him tweet away in the courtroom -- it's just one more venue for him to put his foot in his mouth. [From: Chicago Tribune, via: Huffington Post]

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