Chicago Tribune
John Kass
Who the heck would ever plunk good money down to read a book titled "The Governor" by Rod Blagojevich?
That's the working title of Blagojevich's planned book, but it's a terrible title. That's why you readers are being enlisted to come up with a juicy, compelling title for our former Gov. Dead Meat's tell-all book, which was announced Monday.
If your title wins, you'll get a prize, and I mean a real prize this time, something tangible.
Because I'm writing the column, I get to go first. So how about this one:
"Et Tu, DeLeo?"
That's a reference to Blagojevich's former close friend, the former shadow governor of Illinois, state Sen. James DeLeo (D-How You Doin?), who abandoned Dead Meat and voted to remove him from office after all the good times they had.
| Michael "C" Lorton, Virginia |
March 3rd, 2009 11:42 am ET They wouldn't be putting up the money for Balgo's book deal if they thought they weren't going to get a return on their investment-–regardless of the title's name--his name will sell it. |
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| Annie Kate |
March 3rd, 2009 11:48 am ET On the title what about "The Best Head of Hair in Government"...or something equally dorky like that. I do think though that for Patti Blagojevich an actress that could easily play her would be Kathy Griffin – her hair is big too so she and Rod would match. And the dialog – well it would sizzle. I did have one question though – those six figures he got for the advance – were those figures before the decimal point or after?? |
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| Benjamin |
March 3rd, 2009 11:52 am ET "How a bad hair cut can ruin your life" |
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| BCM |
March 3rd, 2009 11:52 am ET The first billion is the hardest – Rod Blagojevich |
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| Mina |
March 3rd, 2009 11:58 am ET How about, "A Million Little (hair) Pieces" – foreword by James Frey. |
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| Thomas |
March 3rd, 2009 12:05 pm ET "Fear and Loathing in Chicago" |
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| vanessa from silver spring, MD |
March 3rd, 2009 12:05 pm ET "I Don't Discuss Business at The Table" or "This is the Business I've Chosen" I luv The Godfather, and Blago reminds me of that movie |
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| vanessa from silver spring, MD |
March 3rd, 2009 12:06 pm ET "I Don't Discuss Business at the Table" or "This is The Business I've Chosen" I luv the Godfather and Blago reminds me of the movie. |
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| sea whimsy |
March 3rd, 2009 12:07 pm ET Blago's got a book deal? How awful. How to Make a Bad Stew Taste Better? I Ain't Done Yet? You Ain't Heard the Last of Me? I'm Not a Criminal Like Nixon? Move Over Huey Long? Just a few words of possibilities. |
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| Alyzabeth |
March 3rd, 2009 12:09 pm ET Oh man, so many. "This Hairy Situation" "This Name Is Finished: Blagojevich...No Wait, I Mean That Is My Entire Name...." "If I Can't Sell A Senate Seat, I Will Give A Book A Try" "The Blagojevich Story: A Story About A Governor Who Was A Little Too Honest About His Dishonesty" "Ooops! Was That Out Loud?" |
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| Presley |
March 3rd, 2009 12:19 pm ET "Lord of The Bang$" |
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| Ris |
March 3rd, 2009 12:24 pm ET An Embarassment to the United States |
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| Joe G. (Illinois) |
March 3rd, 2009 12:46 pm ET Obama’s Signature Mystical Tide. An Illinois Governor’s Outlook -2009 Edition. By Rod Blogojevich |
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| RJ (Washington) |
March 3rd, 2009 12:47 pm ET Twittle Dee |
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| Liz Nashville, TN |
March 3rd, 2009 12:55 pm ET Self Help Book Suggestions... "America Is Just Not That Into You" |
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| Ginger |
March 3rd, 2009 12:58 pm ET "There's not enough hairspray in the world to get rid of me." |
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| keith lyle |
March 3rd, 2009 1:00 pm ET "I am Not a Crook" or "I didn't do anything wrong...yet" |
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| Conni |
March 3rd, 2009 1:05 pm ET Blagojevich the Man and His Hair. |
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| pottsvillepa |
March 3rd, 2009 1:09 pm ET Joshua (Pottsville, Pa) Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow |
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| Jorge Corbalán (Buenos Aires) |
March 3rd, 2009 1:28 pm ET Take no offense: "Dispatches from Crookland" |
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| Jeanette |
March 3rd, 2009 1:35 pm ET OJ and I are both innocent!! (subtitled) I will see him soon. |
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| KAY D. SIMMONS |
March 3rd, 2009 1:41 pm ET OBAMA -The Final Straw....by Rod Blagojevich or THE Original Slumdog Millionaire by Rod Blagojevich |
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| Lorin |
March 3rd, 2009 1:41 pm ET The Hair and I |
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| Jane |
March 3rd, 2009 1:41 pm ET "How To Screw Taxpayers and Get Paid For It." "How To Cheat Everyone and Get a Book Deal." "How To Have Big Hair and Steal At The Same Time." "How To Talk Out Of Both Sides Of Your Mouth." "How To Try To Look Innocent While Lying Like A Rug." "How To Blame Others For Your Lack Of Morals." |
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| Carol |
March 3rd, 2009 1:44 pm ET Title idea: Every Day I Don't Get a Payoff Is a Bad Hair Day |
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| RobbyG, The Netherlands |
March 3rd, 2009 1:44 pm ET "How to Profit From a Governor's Collapse" inspired by Peter Schiff's 'How to Profit From the Coming Economic Collapse'. |
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| mb |
March 3rd, 2009 1:44 pm ET How about "From Hair to Nowhere"? "Hair to the Throne"? "Brush with Destiny"? "Do I Hear $50,000?" "Let's Make A Deal" Oh....so many possibilities. |
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| Lauren |
March 3rd, 2009 1:45 pm ET "How I became a worse governor than Sara Palin" |
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| Alex Bechtel |
March 3rd, 2009 1:46 pm ET "Not For Nothin'" |
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| mb |
March 3rd, 2009 1:55 pm ET More... "Hair's The Truth". "Will You Believe It In Writing?" 'Rinse, Lather, Repeat." "Oops I Did It Again." "VICTIM". "Blagojevich Legal Defense Fund" "The 1001st Lawyer Joke" "The Anti-Abe" |
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| Cody |
March 3rd, 2009 1:57 pm ET "My Wife Cut My Hair and Made Me Sell the Senate Seat...I Swear" |
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| mb |
March 3rd, 2009 2:07 pm ET "Checkers with Ryan" "Honest!! I'm Not Ryan To you!!" "Decorating Tips For Small Enclosures". "Pardon Me. I'm The Governor." "Don't Drop The Soap". "Too Pretty For Prison" |
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| EJ (USA) |
March 3rd, 2009 3:05 pm ET No thanks John. We don't need a subscription to the Chicago Tribune. |
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| Annie |
March 3rd, 2009 3:13 pm ET "Hair and Shoulders Above the Rest" |
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| xtina, chicago IL |
March 3rd, 2009 3:29 pm ET too tired to think of any! but LOL at "Lord of the Bangs" and many, many others esp. "mb" "Don't Drop the Soap" and "Too Pretty for Prison" God, you people are good !! |
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