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CORRECTION: In the November 24th editorial "Undergraduate Circus," The Crimson Staff called on the Undergraduate Council to impeach UC Vice President Kia J. McLeod '10. However, "recall" is the official UC term for the procedure that the staff intended to endorse. The Crimson regrets the error...
...former UC officials used that email account to assault Hysen’s character without justification was an egregious display of misconduct, not only because it constituted a personal attack, but also because it effectively made a fair re-vote impossible. For those reasons, the UC should vote to impeach McLeod and send the message that these actions were utterly intolerable...
...jokes about Barack Obama is the big test for political comedians these days, and like many, Smith did it mostly by talking around him. Obama could never get away with the kind of sexual shenanigans that Clinton did, he mused, because Michelle wouldn't stand for it: "She would impeach him herself!" Obama's election victory was inevitable the minute Oprah Winfrey endorsed him: "There's nothing bigger than Oprah. Oprah can do anything. 'Betcha can't make a black man President.' 'Watch me!' " The joke isn't Obama himself; it's the cultural shift - and the country's reaction...
There was one distinctive touch in Blagojevich's remarks - a rhetorical question posed again and again, with only slight variations: "How can you impeach a governor when what we did was about helping families and kids?" "I can't imagine how you can possibly throw me out of office for something that wasn't shown that I did." "I've done nothing wrong ... How is it an impeachable offense for helping low-income families keep their health...
With the Illinois House's vote by an overwhelming margin today to impeach Rod Blagojevich, the Illinois governor is assured of having to face at least one trial: in the state senate. But the criminal case against him is also continuing to percolate, if on a delayed schedule...