Tad Queasy wrote:
Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
312player wrote:
HIs Hair looks ridiculous , I thought Dick Mel hated Rod ?
Not at first. How do you think he got to be governor?
Years ago, a friend of mine who was a producer at Fox told me that Rod had been chasing women all over Washington. Everyone knew it, including his wife and her dad (Dick Mel). Dick told Rod that if he came back here and stopped cheating on his daughter that he'd make him governor. Of course I don't know if that's 100% true, but that's apparently the story that was going around at the time.
I think the problem begins that Patti was a very awkward teen and young adult. Her father was desperately trying to set her up with someone he could trust to carry on his legacy. She must have been a real basket case because smarter, much more well funded sons of friends balked. Then greasy Bohunk Rod stepped into the picture. She thought he was great, he knew she was the key to his ambitions and Mell was appreciative to get his daughter married to a guy who was presentable. Word was Blago was sniffing around Deb Mell first but when rebuffed for obvious reasons, set his sights on easier prey.
Rod is pretty much a dullard. I have heard that far too many times from people who worked with him when he had to work for a living. However, pure ambition can carry you pretty far in this world. He could have probably stayed a State's Attorney for life and eventually ascended to the top spot. He could have been a congressman, and probably a powerful one eventually, for life. He probably could have even been governor for a couple of decades. He wanted the presidency from the get go. The only way to do that was to raise money and he was doing it at such a remarkable pace that it was obvious something was up.
As far as cheating, that would not surprise me. I think Mell is one of these old school guys from the Daley I era who consider cheating on your family to be worse than graft or murder. I don't think he knew. Anyway, if that was the deal it didn't stop once he got back to Springfield.
The rumor was that he was one of several who was nailing a blonde, ambitious former NBC reporter turned radio host known for trading her wares in exchange for access.The thing you have to know about Springfield is that it is basically a Roman orgy for everyone but the most disciplined. Sex is definitely a currency. Heavy drinking is rampant. It is pretty much a place where people with big egos and no brains are sent to work one hour days with the rest of the idle time being the devil's playground
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