Honimmm, I wonder what that would be like? Would we all get a car? You know she probably wouldn’t ask for the job, but former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was reportedly ready to offer the Senate seat to her.
Deadline.com reports that in a wiretapped conversation played at his corruption trial on Monday, Blagojevich talks about appointing the media mogul to the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. Blagojevich said in the taped discussion with his then-Chief of Staff John Harris, quote, “Oprah, by the way, is not far fetched. She’s up there so high, no one can assail this pick.” The wiretapped discussion included at least one other interesting option, California Governor and “Terminator” star, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Although active in politics, Schwarzenegger doesn’t live in Illinois.
Blagojevich was arrested on corruption charges in December 2008. Since then, the 53-year-old has asserted his innocence. The assertions continued when Blagojevich appeared as a contestant on team Rock Solid on NBC’s third season of “The Celebrity Apprentice.”
Would you vote for Oprah?
