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Yesterday, the governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich, announced that instead of stepping down in light of a recent arrest and allegations of corrupt activities, he was going to fight to prove his innocence and never give up his position.

There is an interesting correlation between the governor and Robert Mugabe the president of Zimbabwe, who was ousted in March by the opposition, has not given up his position and is quoted as saying, “I will never, never, never surrender.”  He is also quoted as saying that international criticism of his government’s handling of the cholera outbreak was, “A pack of lies.”

Coincidentally, Blagojevich also said, “I will fight.  I will fight.  I will fight until my last breath.”  In his further defense he stated, “I am not going to quit a job that people hired me to do because of false accusations and a political lynch mob.”

Mugabe refused to step down saying, “Even if I am threatened with beheading.”

Blagojevich quoted Kipling:  “If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs.”

Either these two guy are sharing the same speech writer or they’re test messaging across the continents, giving each other support they need to hold on to their positions of power.

What do you think?

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