Felsenthal Files - June 2011

06/29/11

Blago's Brother Robert: Patrick Fitzgerald 'Poisoned' Jury Pool

On Monday, after jurors in the Blagojevich retrial delivered a nearly sweeping guilty verdict, I called the gov’s brother, Robert. Below is an edited transcript of our conversation, in which he accuses U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald of “[poisoning] the jury pool and the media,” and says that the feds used him as a pawn...

Posted at 09:59 AM in Felsenthal Files | Permalink | Comments (12)

06/27/11

Blago Verdict: How Many Years He'll Likely Serve, Mell Stays Mum, Goldstein Needs a New Email Address, and More

Some questions and observations following today’s verdict in the retrial of the former governor: If you total the prison time from the 17 of 20 guilty counts, in addition to the charge from the first trial of lying to the FBI, Blago would spend more than 300 years in prison—reminiscent of the sentence...

Posted at 05:52 PM in Felsenthal Files | Permalink | Comments (2)

06/23/11

Expert Defense Lawyer: Blagojevich Has Grounds for Another Retrial

As jury deliberations continue in the Blagojevich retrial, one of the city’s prominent criminal defense attorneys provides insights on the case. He says that Judge Zagel has acted uncharacteristically “screwy” and unfair, leaving open the possibility of a retrial, and that Blagojevich did remarkably well on the stand...

Posted at 12:59 PM in Felsenthal Files | Permalink | Comments (8)

06/22/11

The Race for the 10th District: A Look at Ilya Sheyman

The 25-year-old former community organizer is the first Democrat to jump into the race to reclaim the seat from Republican Robert Dold in 2012.

Posted at 10:41 AM in Felsenthal Files | Permalink | Comments (1)

06/15/11

Investigation Shows Obama Bundlers Land Cushy Jobs

A must-read investigation shows President Obama is appointing top funders to prestigious posts at a rate greater than his predecessor. Missing from report: two former Chicagoans with the best jobs of all. Plus: startlingly low test numbers from the school system Jean-Claude Brizard most recently ran.

Posted at 02:57 PM in Felsenthal Files | Permalink | Comments (1)

06/14/11

More with Arnold Goldberg, MD: Men Act Out Sexually... and Women Shop?

A psychiatrist and psychoanalyst talks about how narcissistic behavior disorder frequently expresses itself through shopping in women, and sex in men.

Posted at 03:18 PM in Felsenthal Files | Permalink | Comments (4)

06/10/11

What Were They Thinking? Chicago Psychoanalyst Arnold Goldberg on Anthony Weiner and Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Arnold Goldberg, a professor of psychiatry at Rush, discusses narcissistic personalities, the reality ego, and how Huma Abedin is Weiner's "narcissistic object choice."

Posted at 11:23 AM in Felsenthal Files | Permalink | Comments (24)

06/07/11

Vice President Mitch Daniels?

A conversation with his wife, Cheri, about whether he'd accept the nomination... and about the similarly grueling life choice of being a Cubs fan.

Posted at 03:57 PM in Felsenthal Files | Permalink | Comments (0)

06/02/11

Blago On the Hunt for Osama?

Did Rod Blagojevich seriously think he could track down the al-Qaeda mastermind? It's not as farfetched as it sounds: it wouldn't have been the first time the former governor had come face to face with a notorious villain on the world stage.

Posted at 05:14 PM in Felsenthal Files | Permalink | Comments (0)

06/01/11

Rich Daley Joins His Best Buddy at Chicago Law Firm

The former mayor joins Katten Muchin Rosenman, making him colleagues with "the ultimate Daley insider": 64-year-old partner and rainmaker Terry Newman.

Posted at 12:51 PM in Felsenthal Files | Permalink | Comments (0)

	06/29/11 Blago's Brother Robert: Patrick Fitzgerald 'Poisoned' Jury Pool On Monday, after jurors in the Blagojevich retrial delivered a nearly sweeping guilty verdict, I called the gov’s brother, Robert. Below is an edited transcript of our conversation, in which he accuses U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald of “[poisoning] the jury pool and the media,” and says that the feds used him as a pawn... Posted at 09:59 AM in Felsenthal Files \| Permalink \| Comments (12)
	06/27/11 Blago Verdict: How Many Years He'll Likely Serve, Mell Stays Mum, Goldstein Needs a New Email Address, and More Some questions and observations following today’s verdict in the retrial of the former governor: If you total the prison time from the 17 of 20 guilty counts, in addition to the charge from the first trial of lying to the FBI, Blago would spend more than 300 years in prison—reminiscent of the sentence... Posted at 05:52 PM in Felsenthal Files \| Permalink \| Comments (2)
	06/23/11 Expert Defense Lawyer: Blagojevich Has Grounds for Another Retrial As jury deliberations continue in the Blagojevich retrial, one of the city’s prominent criminal defense attorneys provides insights on the case. He says that Judge Zagel has acted uncharacteristically “screwy” and unfair, leaving open the possibility of a retrial, and that Blagojevich did remarkably well on the stand... Posted at 12:59 PM in Felsenthal Files \| Permalink \| Comments (8)
	06/22/11 The Race for the 10th District: A Look at Ilya Sheyman The 25-year-old former community organizer is the first Democrat to jump into the race to reclaim the seat from Republican Robert Dold in 2012. Posted at 10:41 AM in Felsenthal Files \| Permalink \| Comments (1)
	06/15/11 Investigation Shows Obama Bundlers Land Cushy Jobs A must-read investigation shows President Obama is appointing top funders to prestigious posts at a rate greater than his predecessor. Missing from report: two former Chicagoans with the best jobs of all. Plus: startlingly low test numbers from the school system Jean-Claude Brizard most recently ran. Posted at 02:57 PM in Felsenthal Files \| Permalink \| Comments (1)
	06/14/11 More with Arnold Goldberg, MD: Men Act Out Sexually... and Women Shop? A psychiatrist and psychoanalyst talks about how narcissistic behavior disorder frequently expresses itself through shopping in women, and sex in men. Posted at 03:18 PM in Felsenthal Files \| Permalink \| Comments (4)
	06/10/11 What Were They Thinking? Chicago Psychoanalyst Arnold Goldberg on Anthony Weiner and Dominique Strauss-Kahn Arnold Goldberg, a professor of psychiatry at Rush, discusses narcissistic personalities, the reality ego, and how Huma Abedin is Weiner's "narcissistic object choice." Posted at 11:23 AM in Felsenthal Files \| Permalink \| Comments (24)
	06/07/11 Vice President Mitch Daniels? A conversation with his wife, Cheri, about whether he'd accept the nomination... and about the similarly grueling life choice of being a Cubs fan. Posted at 03:57 PM in Felsenthal Files \| Permalink \| Comments (0)
	06/02/11 Blago On the Hunt for Osama? Did Rod Blagojevich seriously think he could track down the al-Qaeda mastermind? It's not as farfetched as it sounds: it wouldn't have been the first time the former governor had come face to face with a notorious villain on the world stage. Posted at 05:14 PM in Felsenthal Files \| Permalink \| Comments (0)
	06/01/11 Rich Daley Joins His Best Buddy at Chicago Law Firm The former mayor joins Katten Muchin Rosenman, making him colleagues with "the ultimate Daley insider": 64-year-old partner and rainmaker Terry Newman. Posted at 12:51 PM in Felsenthal Files \| Permalink \| Comments (0)