Blagojevich seriously considered offering Oprah Winfrey the Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama

On tapes played in court, Blagojevich makes clear that he seriously considered offering the Barack Obama Senate seat to Oprah Winfrey. Oprah would probably make a better Senator than the joke from Minnesota Al Franken. WGNtv has a video that includes the audio of the Blagojevich Oprah comments.

 

The Washington Post reported:

In a Nov. 21, 2008, conversation, Blagojevich makes clear that he seriously considered offering the job to Oprah Winfrey. His chief of staff, John Harris, calls the idea “crazy” and says, “So . . . you’re trying to shed some grace on thee by picking her?”

“What do you mean?” Blagojevich asks.

“Meaning,” Harris replies, “isn’t it just simply you’re looking for a celebrity to be your friend?”

“No, not at all,” Blagojevich continues. “This one, she’s so up there, so high, that nobody can assail this pick. This would be huge.”