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Hey, that's no howler monkey....it's Blago!

4.15.2009

Ok, this really has NOTHING to do with education, other than--please, everyone, teach your children not to be like this guy! And by ???this guy,' I mean ousted Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. In the strange, never-ending drama that is his life, Rod now reportedly wants to participate in a reality TV show where celebs are dumped off in a Costa Rican jungle and viewers vote them off. Apparently, he'll petition the court to loosen the travel restrictions that are currently part of his bail. Um...really? There are no words...Except that, secretly, I do really want to see what his hair would look like in jungle humidity.

Howler monkey image from Flickr user Zorro D50.??

Blagojevich image from The Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Tags: Illinois
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