American Gangster

Illinois got more G’s than a gaggle of Fraggle gagging on eggs in a grey garage (and that's alot of G's). It's known for being the home of some of the largest and most notorious street gangs like The Black Gangster Disciples, The Folk Nation, and The Black P Stone Nation not to mention the legends like Al Capone and many others.



I don't know who he's affiliated with, but Illinois Governor Rod "Hustleman" Blagojevich is certainly a G. He attempted to sell Barack Obama's seat in the senate. That's the most ballerish shit ever!

I mean that's really some top shelf ballin'. You gotta be really plugged in to move some merchandise like that. You can't take that into the barbershop and sell it like deodorant and mix cds and “senate seat, slightly used, $250K or best offer” isn’t gonna fly on craigslist.

On top of that...he refuses to resign, apologize, or even acknowledge the incident AND he's still the governor right now. And despite his legal troubles he can still, by law, select Obama's replacement. Phew! I'm in awe of this guy. Then the more I mull it over it gives me a chill. Per Illinois state law, the governor has the ability to appoint a replacement in the event of a vacancy for Illinois in the US senate. What if this guy wasn't already on the feds' radar and was able to get away with it? News reports mentioned some heavy hitters (and political up and comers like Jesse Jackson Jr) were allegedly trying to grab the seat for $$$ and favors.

The one that worries me the most though is the unnamed "wealthy man from Chicago" that expressed interest in the seat. Who is this fucker? Michael Jordan? Dr. Evil? Al Capone's ghost? I don't know but that's scary as hell. A random rich dude can be a senator and wield all that power...Yikes! Oh yeah, a lot of them are already random rich dudes (ballplayers and car dealership owners, etc) and although I'm a bit frightened by it, I'm not at all surprised. America is built on gangster shit. We appease it and applaud it. We respect it, fear it, and envy it.

This guy aint going to jail, he'll just shoot it out with attorneys and throw $$$ at it until it goes away. Then he'll become CEO of Wells Fargo, steal the $$$, run it into the ground and get a billion dollar bailout- like a real G should.

Exeunt!