Today's Moment Of Blago

Today's Moment Of Blago: The Sherlock Holmes Defense

Eric Lach | July 19, 2010, 4:31PM

Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (D)

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's defense in his corruption trial began today. A central part of his lawyers' argument is expected to be that Blago is a naive man who got bad advice. Blagojevich himself has spent months in the media spotlight projecting an image -- deliberately or not -- as a smiling oaf. The defense thinks the jury will buy this story. We think it's ripe for comic moments.

In that spirit, we bring you the first installment of Today's Moment of Blago:

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