Listservs

Today's blog deals with the never ending quest for information that spawned the creation of Listserv. This specialized method of obtaining information was designed to allow users to access many databases and archives from servers around the world that contain information on a wide range of topics.

The listservs to which I have subscribed are part of the u.s. government's printing office that publishes information on a large scale for different organizations. The difficulties I have encountered so far in this particular listserv group is that the issues listed in the archives are just that: dated archives that do not directly relate to my topic. this listserv is located at

The other listserv that I have been attempting to access information from is located at URL:http://www.ire.org/quickhits/09_Feb13.html. Although this site seemed to be promising, a few days after I registered i was sent an email stating that I had accessed an area that I should not have been allowed to access. The message follows:

This email list is intended to be used by federal executive branch ethics officials and other interested federal Government employees. If you are a federal employee using a commercial email address, please provide the name of the agency that you work for. If you are not a federal employee you will be removed from this list.

As a side note, I still find it a little troubling to think that my name and email address are floating around the government ranks somewhere, but maybe I've just watched to many movies dealing with conspiracy theories......... I am not quite sure where it came from, but since signing up for the listservs, I was also sent a message that contained a survey intended only for teachers of government or social studies........possibly related?

I am still searching for a listserv that will give me more information on my topic, centering on political corruption with the former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich as the main character in a story of greed, arrogance, and what has become one of the most intriguing cases in recent public history.

Assignment Update - Blagojevich

Although there were stories being published in papers across the country about former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich detailing his exit path from the Governor's Mansion and the impeachment trial, many of these were reprinted from the Associated Press. There was much media hype concerning Blagojevich's refusal to be present at the trial to defend himself against allegations of corruption in connection with President Obama's U.S. Senate seat. Blagojevich tried to capitalize on the hype by going on an media tour, giving interviews to many tv programs, including two late-night talk show appearances. This ploy was of little effect, as he was unanimously voted out of office, a vote of 59 - 0.
As quickly as Blagojevich became somewhat of a household name, he seems to have disappeared into the night, but who knows he may resurface somewhere. Many politicians are like cats, nine lives and claws.