Hell no, this is not a book review! For one thing, the book won't be released until September 8, 2009, but in Springfield it is already for sale at Barnes and Noble. Luckily for us locals (and now you, since I am sharing some local news about it), we don't have to waste our money on this book to find out what he has to say!
But first, Back in March--when the Chicago Tribune announced they were having a "Name the Blago book" contest, I made my own blog post about my choice for the title. Unfortunately the link to the Tribune's article is no longer in tact. Click here to read the article that announced the winning book title and the winner of the contest. I voted for "They paid me a [Bleeping] Bucket of Cash to Write This [Bleeping] Book."
As it turned out, none of the titles in the contest ended up as the book's title. Here's a picture of the book cover and it's title, "The Governor: The Truth Behind the Political Scandal that Continues to Rock the Nation," by Rod Blagojevich.
Well, like I said now the book is already available in Springfield and the best newspaper in central Illinois, the Springfield State Journal-Register has printed enough excerpts so far that you don't need to waste any of your hard earned money to read the book.
Last month the current Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed into law House Bill 4078, which would seize any profits made from the book deal or television appearance. Unfortunately the former governor would have to be first convicted of his corruption charges and be determined to have "injured the people of Illinois" before the profits could be seized. Obviously, Blagojevich is racing against the clock to make money off of this book, while he still can legally. And if you still need a reason not to buy the book, you can probably check it out at your local library.
It appears that the State Journal-Register might be doing a series of articles on the book, since two have already appeared in the newspaper. The links below will give you enough from the book to give you a reason not to buy it! I hope you have time to read the links below and of course the readers' comments that will appear at the bottom of the articles. The comments are hilarious and of course submitted by real people. A great number of people have commented that the book should be found in the fiction section of the store! Here are the links:
Blagojevich explains himself in new book (State Journal-Register)
Mansion, local radio get ink in former gov's book (State Journal-Register)
Be sure and check the Springfield State-Journal Register daily for possibly more excerpts and information about the book. And remember, don't waste your money on the book!
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