Rod Blagojevich
publication date: Monday, December 15, 2008 (part of Round XXXVII)
category: 
Government
clue: Who says I can't get paid anything for the answer to this f---ing goo? I'm sitting on something golden here and I'm supposed to let people guess for free? F--- them!
explanation: A few days before this goo was published, Illinois governor Blagojevich was arrested for attempting to sell Barack Obama's Senate seat. He was taped making statements similar to the clue. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Mike Eberhart, Jerry Mathis, Tony Peters, Sarah Kyle, Walter Chesser, Jason Lemler, Jason Evans, Samuel Franklin, Peter Wilhelm, and Austen Manwi
player landmarks: This was the first goo solved by Austen Manwi.
trivia: Though the swearing is censored, this is the first goo clue to contain swear words.
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