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I've had my Forester diesel CVT since March and put 9000 miles on it. The engine is smooth and generally works well with the gearbox. I'm averaging 45 mpg on my 45-60 minute commute. The only glitch in reliability has been a yellow emissions warning light during a long drive home on a hot day. Had a forced regeneration the next morning while I waited, and it hasn't happened again in 3000 more miles.
The CVT is smooth and fine in drive but a minor gripe is if you use the paddle to drop a gear, it goes back to drive too quickly. If you knock it into support the gears will do what you want. The car is a little floaty when handling in corners unless you are in sport mode. I don't know if the manual gearbox is better suited? It still handles well for its size, and rides well on faster roads.
The car is comfortable and spacious. Is a shame Subaru will stop selling diesel engines due to EU 6+ rules, but it will be interesting what they do with hybrid systems.
I have a Forester diesel auto and love it. I'm getting 45 mpg measured by fuel receipt, as the on board computer is 2-3mpg on the side over the top. Loads of interior space.it hasnt used a drop of oil in 4500 miles. My elderly parents find it easy to get in and out, and comfortable to be in. Android auto would be nice but the infotainment works well with my phone and Bluetooth for audio.Dab radio holds a good signal in different parts of the UK.
First impressions were good upon delivery. So far I have driven 2700 miles from new and overall my experience has been positive. The engine (diesel)is a great workhorse with plenty torque and pulling power especially on the motorways. Fuel efficiency has been what I would expect achieving 48mph on a long journey with a roof box on. The interior is very spacious with excellent all round visibility. The drivers seat is comfortable with good adjustment to suit all. Overall instrumentation is very good as is the infotainment system, bluetooth works very well. Large boot space ideal for a large dog to lie down in. Now the main issue that I have found is the gear selection. First to second, third to second is very clunky and the gear selection overall what can only be described as sloppy.Ii have been told this is normal? but having researched this through various forums I cannot find any other mention of this. So sorry but unless this issue can be sorted by the dealership or Subaru I certainly would not recommend this make or model of car.
I am very pleased with my new Subaru Forrester. The car comes very well equipped as standard with things that would be optional extras on other cars in its class (ie Sat Nav, Leather seats etc). Voice recognition for audio, sat nav and phone work very well. There is plenty of attention to detail, ie there are USB points in centre armrest with a gap in the lid to allow the wires to come out, so you can charge your phone but still have it in your passengers hand. The Boxer engines design with low centre of gravity means the car does not roll on corners unlike many other SUVs. Overall excellent value for money. Would definitely recommend it if you are in the market for medium sized SUV.
The Subaru Forester I purchased is a pleasure to drive , smart interior and very comfortable
Negative first:
Feel our top of the range Forrester should have had automatic folding wing mirrors, and an internal sliding mess for the sunroof to keep insects out when travelling with sun roof open.
Really smooth gear box and engine. Better fuel economy than the published figures, though I do have a very light right foot. Great response from the gearbox but in super sports mode, it goes like a rocket.
I feel its one of the best handling SUVS on the market, looks great, feels good inside, vision and seating positions excellent.
Can never understand the negative comments made by motor journalists.
We have bought the Subaru Lineartronic Forrester in exchange for our 2yr old landrover Metropolis, which was one of the bests cars we have owned, but this Subaru Forrester, is, in our opinion, a lot better, smoother, faster and better fuel economy.
So far - very pleased with the vehicle.
As a final comment, I ask, do you want to be like everyone else, driving the Audi, Ford, Nisan, Landrover, or be seen in a car that is rarely seen on the road. Stand out from the crowd, in your 'Q' car - The Forrester. - We Did.
This one (diesel Forester)is our 10th Subaru, 8 of which have been purchased new. Obviously we like them, though we also thought highly of the original dealer/garage. Our opinion of the 'new' dealer/garage is not so good!
Current vehicle is spacious, economical, comfortable and well equipped, but not as reliable as the previous nine - all of which were completely faultless.
I have used a Subaru Forester xcd both off and on road for six years and 70k miles . I've never been set in difficult off road conditions , a Forester isn't just another soft reader , it is a serious off road tool but with really good on road manners too .
Add to this remarkable reliability and mid 40 mpg and you have the nearest I can find to a true all rounder .
Winter conditions are no problem with symmetrical all wheel drive . Foresters are a well kept secret . They lack bling but their modest looks hide an impressively well engineered and thoughtfully designed masterpiece . This is my second forester and when it's done it's 200k miles I will get another!
This is the second Subaru I have bought. I have the Forester and find it to be the best car I have ever driven. The car itself is so responsive, everything is at your finger tips, nothing fiddly..... The seats are so comfy and the all round viewing is just fab.
Great car.
till I bought my Subaru I drove a smaller car so it was was with slight trepidation that I decided to go larger. I have found this a positive experience and in fact feel much safer in a larger car, thought I might find parking bays a bit of a challenge but am coping well. The controls are easy to manage and the whole experience has been very positive, a car to be recommended.
This is my 4th Forester so I generally knew what to expect and am obviously happy with what the brand offers. But the Eyesight-equipped automatic, while no car for 'boy racers' is the most relaxing vehicle I have ever driven. The adaptive cruise control works brilliantly and takes much of the effort out of long journeys in heavy traffic – speeding up and slowing down with no need at all for driver input.
Although on some road surfaces there is a bit more tyre noise than I would like the car is generally quiet and very comfortable. My wife and I completed a 400 mile trip from Scotland to Wales with absolutely no stiffness at the end. And we averaged 43mpg in our petrol version on the journey.
I originally chose a Forester because I drive a lot on unmade tracks and in Highland snow. I have yet to try this version off tarmac but, with proper winter tyres, my last Forester happily trundled through a foot of virgin snow.
My only gripe with this edition is that the chrome surround on the driver's air vent reflects quite badly in the wing mirror. But for all the other qualities I will live with that!
Knowing I have the backup of a good local dealer, I am very pleased with my choice of new car.
Now on my 3rd Forester. No 1. kept 10 years, 140 000mi, only minor probs apart from drivers window motor, which Subaru fixed eventually foc even though out of Warranty by a long way!
No 2, I got a year old, 9 000mi Forester. Lovely car, big improvement on the older one. I went for a demo and bought the demonstrator!
No 3.. No 2 had gone to Prices the Main Dealer for an electrical Warranty job. This turned out to be a battery fault.
No.3. I've had a year and done 10 000 miles. Best yet, comfortable, economical even though an auto, and performance is all I need at 81!
Quite impressive fuel economy for a large, powerful(ish) SUV, on long motorway journeys I regularly get mid-thirties to a gallon and on a couple of occasions it managed low-forties, OK I was going slowly!
Very comfortable and quiet, although front seats could be a lot more supportive considering this is a sporting SUV, mine is a Forrester XT.
A very good car, feels almost indestructible with a few minor irritating features. A Toyota input, may be!
You won't regret buying it.
I like my present Subaru fine
Only 500 miles thus far but generally quite pleased. Ignore all reviews that complain about the petrol Forester being thirsty - 2x almost 200 mile trips (non motorway) got 41mpg. Ignore all reviews which complain about it leaning on bends - theres a very twisty road from Blythe to Maltby which I've driven many times - Forester was perfectly stable although, whilst I wasn't hanging about, I wasn't trying to be F1 champion! (Wouldn't have bought a Forester if that was my driving style!) about 40% of my mileage is towing a caravan, but that won't be happening till I've got a few more miles on the clock so can't comment on suitability for that - although again, I wouldn't have bought it if I wasn't fairly certain about its suitability.
Have to say thought, the owners manual could be greatly improved - I'm still trying to work out how some things work and have had to refer back to the dealer for a couple of things. BIG PROBLEM - we drive abroad quite often & thus far no-one, including the dealer, has been able to tell me how to deflect the beams on the LED headlamps - manual very clear for Halogen!
Now on my 6th Subaru, 4th Forester in 22 years. The AWD provides secure handling in all conditions, and the Forester is a very practical vehicle without the pretentious styling of most competitors. I can easily carry bicycles inside.
The CVT transmission is very smooth and intelligently programmed, and dealer service excellent.
It is fabulous car. I had Audi's for 20 years. I wish I had changed over years before. I don't think Subaru promote their cars well enough. I only went for a test drive on the recommendation of a friend. I knew little of the car before. Is this why I see so few on the road. Such a shame!
This is my first Subaru a FORESTER XT.
I have now had it for 3 years with it just having it's first MOT.
have been excellent in help and servicing. My only problem was a dud battery early on but it was replaced without question.
I did show some interest in the Outback at the end of year two but as the Forester ticks all the boxes for me I could not see the point in changing. Perhaps another time.
My only gripe is the mpg but with the power and turn of speed at hand it is not a bad trade off.
I have only had my Forrester for a short time but there is absolutely nothing I don't like. Sticks to the road like glue and really nice to drive.
superb car, great service,good value, what more could you want
Forester XT is a sturdy, safe workman like vehicle. It has a powerful engine with an excellent CVT gear box. Roomy with superb visibility & well appointed comfortable seats. The lights are very good, well weighed accurate steering, reassuring & effective brakes, all the tech you could ever need, rides well with excellent traction however the Bridgestone Duallers fitted are certainly not in the front rank of tyre technology especially in the wet. Nice to see a proper spare wheel fitted. My 17th car & by far the best.Personal preference I would prefer a graduated water temperature gauge as opposed to the blue cold engine lamp.Also an oil pressure gauge would be a welcome addition.I would certainly recommend the vehicle.
Forrester XT Turbo
This is a smooth ride, good handling and road grip with no role or sway on cornering. In the cockpit everything is to hand and easy to see. External visibility is excellent.
Spacious interior for five people plus luggage.
plenty of power even with a full load even without the turbo powered version.
the turbo XT version is exciting,
The only down side is it is a little bit thirsty at under 25-30 miles to the gallon.
I had been looking longingly for a while at Subarus , finally took one for a test drive. Then there wasn't any going back. The drive was so smooth, the flat boxer diesel is very quiet. Fuel economy was one of my concerns but i am achieving batter than listed MPG.
Not much of a one for reviews but having just bought a diesel Forester with the lineartronic transmission I now see why Subaru owners are so loyal.
It's absolutely delightful to drive and once you get used to the CVT I doubt I'll ever use anything else. It's very impressive, and as a long time BASC member I got 10% off the base price, so a total no brainier. Just go and test drive one, you'll see what I mean.
A wolf in sheeps clothing. It does absolutely everything we want. Excellent carrying capacity, towing ability comfort and real fun to drive. The least boring car we've ever had
I am very happy with my new Subaru Forester. It is so easy to drive, it's smooth, responsive feels luxurious. I love it!
I have had the Forester diesel for 1 week and driven 200 miles. So my first impressions are a well-engineered machine, robust, safe with good overall driving effectiveness. I particularly like the suspension, AWD and Boxer engine, which provides a unique capability that is appreciated almost from the first drive. I have bought a well designed, functional car rather than one priced to deliver current, customised fashion.
The Forester is my 7th car that I have owned and is the ,it's not too long not too wide and goes like the stink!
2017 Forester XT replaced 2013 XT - Much smoother, quieter ride, not much else has changed. Sat nav is as unreliable as previous model - fails to load, locks up, looses satellite, just like the old version!
I have recently returned to UK from Australia where I had previously owned a Subaru Forester. I did have a Nissan which was acceptable but I cannot say enough positive words about my new Forester. The comfort; the performance; the quietness all makes me very happy. This is my best car purchase since I last bought a Forester.
Nicely appointed interior with easily reachable controls and a commanding driving position. CVT gearbox stress free and seamless so, although differing from my previous VW based DSG box, I'm pleasantly surprised by how responsive it is. Without the noticeable shifting pattern it is easy to misinterpret the speed. I've frequently been surprised by how fast I'm travelling because of the seamless transition through to box. So far I'm very pleased with the Forester.
smart economic well equipped
My Subaru Forester is the best car you could wish for on or off road. I live in the country and my house is situated on a farm track which can be muddy or in winter, snow or ice bound - this car can always be trusted to get you in or out.
Exceptional good car, easy to drive with a good driving position. Had initial concerns about the CVT gearbox as I had always had manual cars. It's actually a really good box. Plenty of interior space, great family car. The only things that let it down a little are the front seats, they could do with being more bucketed for my liking to stop me sliding off! Also the horn could do with being a deeper sound, the high pitted peep peep doesn't suit a car this size.
I wanted a replacement SUV with a petrol engine and reasonable ground clearance, plus certain interior space requirements. It needed to have good seats, be relatively quiet, and to feel solidly built. It meets all these requriements.
As for appearance, while this is a minor factor, the Forester is less ugly than other Far East SUVs, and there is a lot of attention to detail, and good fit and finish both inside and out. Fuel consumption is not brilliant, but acceptable, and I am only just getting used to the engine cut out and restart. While there are other cars I might have preferred, none were within my budget: the Forester was.
A car for all uses and all seasons, instils confidence.
I am very pleased with my Subaru Forester. It is a pleasure to drive.
Second Forester - still love to bits...
Nice car. Comfortable and reliable. Interior has too many cheap plastics.
Service dept could be better.
Excellent in every way
My Forester is quite simply the perfect car. Big enough without being enormous, fast enough without being ridiculous and luxurious enough but not so much that it's unusable. Incredibly sure footed on and off road (it always surprises me having come to it from a 'proper' 4X4). The only problem...i just want to keep driving!
What can we say, we have had 3 Foresters they have all been amazing vehicles and very dependable.
Styling and comfort are up to a exceptable standard. our 2013 Forester XE often has admiring glances from other motorists.
If the next Forester comes fitted with a DAB Entertainment System and Subaru
Eyesight and Cross Traffic Alert System we will be first in line to purchase a new one, Subaru will then be the safest cars in Europe.
I BOUGHT MY FIRST SUBARU 2 YEARS AGO, A NEW FORESTER 2.0 D XC PREMIUM AUTO FROM MAPLE FLINTO Nr HULL AFTER 40YRS AS A LANDROVER FAN HAING HAD EVERY MODEL FROM DEFENDER TO RANG ROVER SPORT FREELANDERS AND DISCO'S BUT THIS SBARU HAS CONVERTED ME, IT IS MORE ECONOMICAL JUST AS COMFORTABLE HAS MORE USABLE SPACE BETTER ON AND OFF ROAD CAPABILITIES AND FEELS SOLID AND QUALITY, THE DEALERSHIP I HAVE FOUND FIRST CLASS HELPFUL AND SERVISING HAS BEEN THOROUGH AND REASONABLY PRICED SO I HAVE NO HESITATION IN RECOMMENDING SUBARU AND THERE DEALERSHIP IN HULL , MY ONLY REGRET IS NOT HAVING TRIED A SUBARU EARLIER AND WHEN I COME TO CHANGE NEXT YEAR IT WILL DEFINITELY BE ANOTHER SUBARU
My first Subaru (Forester XT) - following 8 years of driving German brands - and I'm hooked! The car is a joy to drive, both on and off road, the interior is a great place to be, visibility is superb, the tech is excellent and the engine performance adds a huge grin factor :) A real 'all-rounder'.
Having road tested my Forester, I was puzzled by the criticisms of steering and handling, until I read that the steering gearing and shock absorbers had been redesigned on the 2017 model. The car is a real pleasure to drive, and I keep discovering detail that shows good practical thinking by Subaru. The seating is comfortable on long journeys, second only to the last model X-Trail |I parted company with in exchange for the Forester. Fuel consumption is reasonable: I do a regular journey that takes me right through the middle of the towns of Cirencester and Cheltenham, and fuel consumption (petrol) is consistently between 44 and 47 mpg. My Subaru dealer staff are a pleasure to deal with, also.
Our Forester has now covered 24,000 miles, I am so pleased with the diesel-lineartronic set up, be it on the school run towing a horse trailer or just onto Dartmoor with the dogs it just works.
It traction levels give great confidence in poor weather, it seems as happy in wet conditions as dry.
It's traction off-road is very impressive be it a muddy field or horse show with trailer it's always got me in and out.
So far my view is a very capable car that gives great confidence regardless of road conditions.
Had my forester for last 6 years and it is now 14 years old, never let me down by either engine failure or by winter conditions. Ice and snow no problem and full sun roof is great in summer. Plenty of room for our dogs and brilliant to drive. Had serveral vehicles in the past but now I'll be sticking to Foresters. My husband was so impressed with my forester he swapped his car for an outback.
The only problem with the new subaru's - they don't come in the grey/green colours anymore!
Found my Forester reliable in the main, comfy to drive, lots of room for dog and fishing tackle. However if you do require a spare part going to Subaru requires a remortgage for some very simple items.
However pleased on the whole.
We bought a Forester to replace a BMWX1 which proved far too precious for the rough and tumble of the Devon lanes. We needed a practical 4x4 which was light to drive, has good fuel economy, with low geared torque for towing and can carry us in comfort for five hours up the M5. We needed a car that was a practical all rounder with an excellent off road pedigree for all the Devon winter mud. We have been very impressed with the Subaru and would recommend it to anyone looking for a reliable, competitively priced family 4x4 workhorse. If there are disapointments then it is the notchy gear box and an over complicated security system.
Subaru Forester Hunter Edition....having read other peoples comments I guess you can say looks wise it is a marmite car, you either love it or hate it. As soon as I saw the images of it I knew I had to own one, the colour is so unusual, and it receives a lot of admiring looks, clean or dirty.
Inside there are more toys than you could ever wish for, from keyless entry and start, to the sat nav, which is brilliant, but sometimes she can be extremely repetitive and bossy, and I only need one woman in my life to nag me, thank you.
The drive you can not fault, plenty comfortable for the family, and that includes two of us who are over 6"4, the cabin space is huge. You can drive nice and refined, or, if the mood takes you, give your right foot a bit of exercise and move along at a fair lick. Even with the Traction Control off and Sports mode engaged, you would have to be a fairly talented idiot to mess things up though, the car sticks to the road beautifully. Currently I am putting 300 miles per week on, and averaging 420 to a tank, so if you are not impressed by that I would love to know your fuel consumption.
The car is nice to drive, roomy, comfortable and easy to live with EXCEPT for the dashboard rattle for which Subaru seem unable to find a cure (or fix, as they put it). It has been in three times, the last for a week, during which an annual service was also carried out, but it came back still with the rattle. I'm told that it is something to do with the different rates of expansion/contraction of the materials and was told a while back that it is not uncommon in the Forester. I wish that Subaru would find that elusuve 'fix'.
I like the exterior style of my Forester, but the main attraction lies inside where all the technology that one would find in a much more expensive car is there at ones fingertips. The ride is smooth and responsive and I know, from experience, that it will go anywhere... across farmland, along muddy tracks and, of course, along the motorway! As I write this, I am on holiday in Oregon, USA, where I noticed that almost every car in the rugged mountain areas is a Subaru... the locals obviously know which cars are the most reliable.
A very well appointed vehicle with every conceivable extra you could wish for! A very nice drive and superb all round visibility.
Still watching fuel consumption which is showing average of 33mpg.Hope it improves a bit!
Takes a while to find out what all the bells and whistles do.
I love it.
I took delivery of the Forester on the first of September, having owned many 4x4s, some large, some small. This car takes some beating, a comfortable drive with good handling and visibility. The engine is responsive and smooth with lots of power. All in all, one of the best cars I have ever driven.
Does all I ask it to do on or off road
I have owned my Subaru Forester for over twelve months and it has been a reliable, comfortable and competant vehicle. However, it is quite thirsty on petrol although this is not a great problem as my mileage is not particularly high.


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Second, and maybe even more interesting, was the slide below. This slide is about the main challenges that Shell faces in drilling for oil in the melting Arctic:
Down there at the bottom you can see our Save the Arctic page (alongside a defiant looking snowy owl) as one of the main things standing in the way of Shell's reckless Arctic adventure. With over two million people behind us, our movement is now a major voice in the Arctic debate.
Your support is helping us have an impact against this giant oil company. They may have all the money in the world but we have passionate people on our side who want to protect the Arctic for the people and animals who live there. Shell knows that we're a real threat to their chances of drilling for oil, and that's why the company's lawyers are doing anything they can to silence us.
Small things like this tell us that our movement is getting noticed. Next year we want Mr. Blaauw to mention us again, but this time as the reason Shell decided to leave the Arctic alone, for good.

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Cadillac is expected to unveil the latest incarnation of its CTS Wednesday, a decade after first launching the midsize sedan whose sharp-creased looks were designed to attract younger buyers. Joe White reports. Photo: Getty Images.
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Before Rod Blagojevich's retrial ended for the day, the former governor addressed in the most detail yet the charges he tried to sell Barack Obama's Senate seat.
Blagojevich denied interest after his brother, Robert, the former governor's fundraising chief, had received an offer for "accelerated fundraising" from supporters of U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson if he was appointed Senator.
"My position was, no, not interested in it," Blagojevich said. "I wasn't interested in making an appointment of a U.S. senator in exchange for campaign fundraising or accelerated fundraising from my Indo-American supporters. I didn't want to do it."
Later, in a recorded call, Blagojevich told Deputy Gov. Robert Greenlee he had been approached "pay-to-play" and that Jackson supporters were calling his house and making offers.
"It was irritating," Blagojevich testified. "It just was over the top."
At the end of October 2008, a Jackson appointment was a non-starter, Blagojevich testified.
"I was opposed to the offer of fundraising in exchange for the Senate seat," Blagojevich said. "I had no intention of appointing Congressman Jackson, with or without that situation."
Among those advising him was Dennis Hastert, former speaker of the U.S. House. Hastert was firm with him, Blagojevich said, saying whatever the process is, "this is your decision."
Blagojevich said he sought advice from many places. After all, his lawyer, Aaron Goldstein, pointed out, he had never appointed a senator before.
"Never want to again either," Blagojevich said.
Blagojevich then addressed charges that he had tried to barter an arrangement for Obama friend Valerie Jarrett in exchange for a cabinet post in the Obama administration.
In a recorded call, his then-chief of staff, John Harris, told Blagojevich he had heard from Rahm Emanuel, who was leaving Congress to become Obama's White House chief of staff. Emanuel had told Harris that there was an Obama preference. In their later conversation, Blagojevich had asked Harris what he thought he could get for that.
Blagojevich explained from the witness stand what he meant.
"Is there a potential horse-trade – legal?" Blagojevich testified. "Whether there's something I might be able to get as part of that horse-trade."
Before the recorded call was over, Blagojevich had thrown out the idea of being appointed as secretary of Health and Human Services.
"I throw out… the position because I wondered if there might be a role for me to help President Obama expand health care to every American," Blagojevich explained in court. Blagojevich said he knew it was not realistic, pulling out a quote from poet Robert Browning.
"Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?" Blagojevich said.
Blagojevich also contended that part of the recorded call was deleted. It was his answer when Harris said to him that he could get good things for the people of Illinois.
Blagojevich said he answered that that was always his priority. "My definition for 'f'ing golden,' if you will," he said.
5 p.m. Blago sought Senate seat deal so he 'could do good things for people'
As early as the summer of 2008, Rod Blagojevich said he had lots of ideas about whom to appoint to Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat if Obama was elected president.
The backbone of the defense is that Blagojevich planned to appoint Illinois Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan as part of a political deal with her father, powerful Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, so that his legislative agenda would win legislative approval. Blagojevich testified that the legislation "could do good things for people."
Blagojevich testified he feared that if he didn't appoint Madigan's daughter, the speaker would "be the more punitive and we'll get even more gridlock."
"Her father was my nemesis," he said, though he called Michael Madigan a very good dad. Blagojevich said he often tried to get advice from him on raising kids in a political environment, drawing an objection from prosecutors.
"I just want to say something nice about him, judge," Blagojevich told U.S. District Judge James Zagel.
Blagojevich said he had three main conditions for the deal to happen. Michael Madigan would have to pass the capital bill to get state projects going, health care for the poor would be expanded, and there would be no state income tax increase.
Blagojevich's lawyer, Aaron Goldstein, asked whose idea that was.
"I think it was me," Blagojevich said.
Other possible candidates, Blagojevich testified, included "an African-American war hero" as well as U.S. Rep. Danny Davis, who he called "a good, solid possible pick" for the Senate seat.
Blagojevich testified he thought it was important that the only black U.S. Senator be replaced by another African-American.
"I wanted an African-American Tammy Duckworth," he said in a reference to the disabled veteran of Asian-American descent who lost both legs in the Iraq War. "That's what I was looking for."
After 3 days on stand, Blago talks about Senate seat
4:23 p.m. CDT May 31, 2011
It took most of three days on the witness stand, but Rod Blagojevich has moved on to the marquee charge in the case: that he allegedly attempted to sell an appointment to the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama when he was elected president in 2008.
In the fall of 2008, Blagojevich said he talked "incessantly" about the seat.
"It's fair to say I talked a lot during that time period," he said. "It's fair to say I've talked a lot during this time period (the trial). It's fair to say I talk a lot."
Blagojevich is accused of trying to snare a cabinet post, ambassadorship or job leading a charitable organization in exchange for naming Obama friend Valerie Jarrett to the post. Later, he allegedly considered appointing U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. in exchange for $1.5 million in campaign cash from Jackson supporters.
Blagojevich said he was "hunkered down" in his home that fall to make a decision.
"I thought that this Senate seat was one of my last, best opportunities" to make a good decision, Blagojevich said. He wanted to talk everything out and often used his chief of staff, John Harris, as a sounding board for all of his ideas.
"The good ones, the bad ones, the stupid ones, the ugly ones," Blagojevich said.
He also consulted with his general counsel, Bill Quinlan, he said.
"There was nothing I would do of any magnitude" without talking to Quinlan, Blagojevich said.
His attorney, Aaron Goldstein, played a recording of a call from the night of Dec. 4, 2008, after aides had told him that a Tribune reporter had called for a comment for a story for the next day's newspaper revealing that then then-governor had been secretly recorded by federal authorities and that his friend, lobbyist John Wyma, was cooperating in the investigation.
Blagojevich could be heard talking to Quinlan about what he might have said in conversations with Wyma.
"Could I have stumbled into crossing a line of some sort?" Blagojevich testified he was wondering.
Blagojevich talked to Quinlan on the call about the rate increase for Children's Memorial Hospital and told him how efforts had been made to ask Patrick Magoon, its CEO, for a campaign contribution.
"One was not for the other," Blagojevich said to Quinlan on the call.
Goldstein asked Blagojevich to explain what he meant.
"This was not on condition of government action," Blagojevich testified. "There was the political track and the government side."
Blago says he's unlucky but not guilty
3:19 p.m. CDT May 31, 2011
There's being guilty of criminal activity -- and then there's just being plain unlucky, as Rod Blagojevich suggests was the case for him.
As his testimony continues this afternoon, Blagojevich is portraying himself as simply a victim of his usual fundraising practices. When he needed to push for campaign money in the fall of 2008 as the feds were secretly listening in, he was just in the process of going back to those who had contributed to him in the past, he testified.
"They're the low-hanging fruit, if you will," Blagojevich said. "That's where we begin."
Blagojevich testified that donors such as Children's Memorial Hospital CEO Patrick Magoon, road-building boss Gerald Krozel and horseracing executive John Johnston all had been helpful in the past. He wasn't shaking them down for campaign cash, he was just pursuing friendly faces, Blagojevich maintained.
To prove the point, his lawyer, Aaron Goldstein, walked Blagojevich through a list of contributors on a fundraising chart that the government earlier had shown the jury. Blagojevich tried to discuss each of them, drawing another government objection.
Zagel told him to cut down on the biographical information. "I'm sympathetic to you because I have the same bad habit," the judge said.
"Can I say great minds think alike?" Blagojevich said.
The defense played a recording from Nov. 12, 2008, in which Rod Blagojevich called his deputy governor, Robert Greenlee, and asks about the rate increase for Children's Memorial Hospital.
Blagojevich asked Greenlee if he has total discretion over whether it goes ahead.
"So we could pull it back if we needed to, budgetary concerns, right?" Blagojevich said on the call, which was first played for the jury during the prosecution's case.
"We sure could," Greenlee answered.
"Okay, that's good to know," Blagojevich said.
Blagojevich testified that he just wanted to know that information because he had already told his brother, Robert, his fundraising chief, that he would personally call Magoon to ask for a campaign contribution. When he asked Greenlee the question about whether the rate increase could be pulled back, he was only trying to make sure the hospital would get its money for sure, he said.
If the answer was that there was still a possibility the hospital wouldn't get the rate increase, Blagojevich said he didn't want to make the call.
He was relieved at Greenlee's answer, he told the jury. "I didn't want to call him anyway," Blagojevich said.
Thinking the rate increase was still "hung up," Blagojevich said he decided not to give Magoon a ring about a donation.
Blago says he didn't shake down hospital boss
2:43 p.m. CDT May 31, 2011
Rod Blagojevich has started the afternoon trial session by denying charges he tried to shake down the leader of Children's Memorial Hospital.
Blagojevich's attorney, Aaron Goldstein, asked whether Blagojevich threatened hospital CEO Patrick Magoon, demanded a fundraiser or tried to shake down Magoon. To each question, Blagojevich answered, "No." Blagojevich is accused of holding up a state increase in the rate of reimbursement for pediatric specialists in 2008 until Magoon made a sizable donation.
The allegation hits close to home for Blagojevich, who tried to make health care – and especially health care for children – a pillar of his political career. That was clear in how Goldstein tried to set up the issue.
He asked Blagojevich whether anything in his own life had influenced his interest in the issue. Blagojevich tried to answer that he lost a young cousin in 1967, but a prosecutor objected before he could fully give the jury the background.
"My life experiences shaped my commitment…" Blagojevich said before Assistant U.S. Atty. Reid Schar cut him off again, throwing up his arms in protest. Blagojevich later slipped in that his cousin was 12 when he died.
Prosecutors contend Blagojevich first moved ahead on the rate increase but later ordered a deputy governor to hold back on it when fundraising from Magoon was not forthcoming. Blagojevich was captured on a call talking to his aide and suggesting "budget concerns" were holding up the increase. The government, though, contends that Blagojevich was being facetious.
Goldstein had Blagojevich speak to the budget conditions at the time -- the state was struggling to pay its bills. Blagojevich said he used his veto power to amend the budget sent to him that year.
"It was a good relationship," he said. "I was always supportive of Children's Memorial Hospital. Whenever I had a chance to help them, I always did."
Likewise, Magoon was a contributor to him, Blagojevich said, and Blagojevich knew him to be helpful to other politicians as well. Blagojevich said he called Magoon himself to tell him more money was coming.
"We found the money and we're going to do the pediatric rate increase," Blagojevich recalled saying.
Prosecutors also contend Blagojevich told Magoon not to tell anyone about the increase until the beginning of 2009 and that he did so to give himself cover to get campaign money out of Magoon.
But Blagojevich testified he was cutting the state budget far and wide and didn't want it to be known that the hospital was getting more money.
"I was very clear to him I was breaking a policy," Blagojevich said. "I didn't want word to get out because I was making an exception."
Blagojevich said he was trying to lay low, in part because he was an easy mark for organizations like Children's Memorial when they wanted state help.
"If they get me, I'm apt to give it to them," he said.
Blago denies pressuring anyone to get Patti a job
1:13 p.m. CDT, May 31, 2011
Early in last summer's trial of Rod Blagojevich, prosecutors complained to Judge James Zagel that the former governor was making faces, gesticulating noticeably and tweeting at the defense table. Zagel told him to cut it out.
Today it was the defense's turn to complain to Zagel, with a Blagojevich lawyer claiming that prosecutors were making faces and holding "animated discussions" in front of jurors that improperly telegraphed the idea that Blagojevich wasn't credible. Prosecutor Reid Schar denied the allegation.
Zagel said he hadn't seen any problems with prosecutors' facial gestures, though he promised to keep an eye out.
Before the lunch break, Blagojevich's testimony turned to his wife, Patti, and allegations leveled by former chief of staff John Harris that Blagojevich had pressured him to help land a job for his wife either in the securities industry or with the state.
During last summer's trial, prosecutors presented considerable evidence concerning Patti Blagojevich, including testimony from several witnesses suggesting that she was paid tens of thousands of dollars in real estate commissions for doing little or no work.
That part of the government case has been downplayed in this trial, but Harris' allegations were repeated. As Harris told it, Patti Blagojevich obtained licenses to work in the securities field, and Blagojevich then ordered Harris to arrange meetings between her and investment specialists about potential jobs.
When those meetings did not produce jobs, Harris said Blagojevich erupted and ordered him to cut the firms off from further state business, something Harris said he didn't and couldn't do.
In his testimony, Blagojevich put an entirely different spin on Harris' claim. Blagojevich said he asked Harris to set up the meetings as a precaution for Patti Blagojevich, so she could get a feel for what kind of job she could get with her new securities license and "didn't stumble into a firm that was getting investments from my administration."
Blagojevich said he asked Harris: "Can you put her in touch with people that know that world and give her advice as to where she can go and can't go?"
The result for his wife, Blagojevich said, was "bubkis" because the advice she got was so many firms did business with the state that that there was nothing she could do that wouldn't be a conflict.
Harris also claimed that Blagojevich once ordered him to try and get Patti a paying job with the Illinois Pollution Control Board. Blagojevich said he did broach the idea with Harris, but only to test his preconceived "instinct" that it would not be proper.
Up until this morning, one thing that hasn't been touched upon by either side in the trial has been the outcome of last summer's case in which jurors deadlocked on 23 corruption counts but convicted Blagojevich of one count of lying to the FBI during a 2005 interview about his knowledge of fundraising activities on his behalf.
But Blagojevich's lawyer, Aaron Goldstein, briefly brought up that conviction before the lunch break, asking Blagojevich to acknowledge it and then asking him who has responsibility for sentencing him in that matter.
"Judge Zagel," Blagojevich answered before Goldstein quickly changed the subject.
Blagojevich disputes roadbuilder's testimony
11:51 a.m. CDT, May 31, 2011
Rod Blagojevich's testimony on the third day in his corruption retrial has turned to yet another of the key charges against him, the allegation by prosecutors that he tried to shake down road building official Gerald Krozel for $500,000 in contributions.
The charge centers on a multi-faceted tollway reconstruction and expansion plan that road builders dearly wanted in 2008 as the economy was sagging and road construction work was tanking as well.
In the fall of 2008, Blagojevich announced a $1.8 billion tollway expansion plan. But Krozel testified earlier in the trial that Blagojevich also dangled the prospect of announcing a much bigger, $5.9 billion expansion as well, though Krozel said he got the clear indication that the governor was delaying it until Krozel came through with money for Blagojevich's campaign fund.
Blagojevich's testimony flatly disputed Krozel's version of events while also raising the clear suggestion that all of Blagojevich's efforts on the tollway should be viewed in the context of his continuing political struggles with political nemesis House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Blagojevich said he met with Krozel on Sept. 18, 2008, at the governor's North Side campaign office and the two discussed both tollway expansion and fundraising help for Blagojevich. But the former governor said he never connected the two and, in fact, made it clear to Krozel that he did not support the broader $5.9 billion tollway expansion plan because it would require tolls to be hiked.
Furthermore, Blagojevich said, approving the bigger plan would undercut his efforts to build political pressure on Madigan to stop blocking a much larger $35 billion bond plan Blagojevich was pushing to pay for an array of capital programs not just in northern Illinois but across the state.
As for the fundraising, Blagojevich said he told Krozel that a campaign contribution "would be very helpful to me and (I) would be appreciative of it" and then merely mentioned to Krozel that a new ethics law pushed by Madigan would severely restrict the governor's ability to raise contributions.
There's a bit of irony in that last explanation, which Blagojevich offered to put a benign spin on his request for money from Krozel. On government wiretaps, Blagojevich was heard unleashing an expletive-laced tirade when he was told that President-elect Barack Obama would be "thankful and appreciative" and offer nothing more in return if Blagojevich would pick a friend of Obama's to be Illinois' new U.S. Senator.
Technical difficulties as Blago back on stand
10:30 a.m. CDT, May 31, 2011
As governor and even as a criminal defendant, it's been all but impossible to silence Rod Blagojevich. Until this morning.
As Blagojevich took the stand, technical troubles with his microphone on the witness stand had Blagojevich's voice cutting in and out. "That's not my fault," Blagojevich said as U.S. District Judge James Zagel called a temporary halt to the proceedings.
It didn't take long to figure out what the problem was after jurors were sent out of the room.
Blagojevich, who famously had trouble with a computer and texting during his stint on Celebrity Apprentice, had set his binder full of wiretap transcripts on top of the microphones on/off switch causing it to switch on and off when pressure was applied to the binder.
When the trial resumed, Blagojevich declared, "I misspoke, apparently it was my fault."
Speaking of jurors, one of the original panel of 18 regular and alternate jurors appears to be missing this morning and may have been gone on Friday as well. The missing juror was designated as number 125, a computer technician at a junior college. Jurors are not allowed to miss any time during the trial, so it is likely number 125 is off the jury, though Zagel has made no announcement from the bench.
If she is gone, the panel still has five extra members than the 12 that are needed. It is common in long trials like this one for one or more members of a jury panel to drop off for a variety of reasons.


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Atwood (Salt Lake City) Brigham Young University technical conference, Salt Lake City. "Internal Control." Clyde E Brennan (Saint Louis) Accountants' Emergency Assistance Association, Saint Louis. "Planning Your Client's First Audit." Jack R. Brown, Donald Ramsey (New Orleans) University of Southern Mississippi chapter of Alpha Epsilon Alpha, accounting club field trip, New Orleans. "Haskins & Sells Auditape System." James M. Delaney, Peter N. Ruma (Cleveland) Kent State University chapter of Beta Alpha Psi, Kent, Ohio. "Haskins & Sells Auditape System." Clarence W Houghton (San Francisco) Oregon and Washington State CPA Societies, Salishan, Oregon. "Current Auditing Developments." Ralph W Piersall, Jr. (Philadelphia) Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania auditing class, Philadelphia. "Statistical Sampling in Auditing." Robert L. Potter (Dayton) Institute of Internal Auditors, Dayton chapter. "Current Developments in Auditing." Donald Ramsey (see Brown) Peter N. Ruma (see Delaney) November Kenneth W. Bitticks (Los Angeles) California CPA Society, time-sharing workshop, Los Angeles. "Pitfalls and Possibilities of Time-Sharing." Virgil E Blank, Edward N. Nielsen (Honolulu) University of Hawaii Graduate School of Accounting, Honolulu. "Auditing Records Maintained on EDP—Internal Control-Auditape System." Clarence W. Houghton (San Francisco) California CPA Society, Sacramento chapter. "Auditing in the Seventies." Also University of California internal auditors, Lake Arrowhead. "Mini-Max Auditing." Jimmie S. Howell, David Morrison (New Orleans) Louisiana State University chapter of Beta Alpha Psi field trip, New Orleans. "Haskins & Sells Auditape System and Auditing Working Papers." Michael R. Johnson (Greensboro) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University EDP classes, Blacksburg. Auditape film with commentary. Richard A. Johnson (Richmond) University of Richmond accounting club, Richmond. "Auditape—Key to the Computer." David Morrison (see Howell) Edward N. Nielsen (see Blank) EdwardN. Nielsen (Honolulu) The Institute of Internal Auditors, Hawaii chapter, Honolulu. "Haskins & Sells Auditape System." John S. Pavlik (New Haven) Quinnipiac College, Hamden, Connecticut. "Auditape—the Key to the Computer." Thomas E. Shepperd ( Saint Louis) Institute of Internal Auditors midwest area conference, Saint Louis. "Auditing and the Computer—with Emphasis on the Haskins & Sells Auditape System." Paul D. Stevens (Los Angeles) University of California auditing class, Los Angeles. "Statistical Sampling and the Haskins & Sells Auditape." December Edgar J. Bostick (San Jose) National Association of Accountants, Stockton area chapter, Stockton, California. "Internal Versus External Reporting." Raymond L. Gibbs, Jimmie S. Howell (New Orleans) Louisiana Polytechnic Institute auditing class and graduate computer science class, Ruston. "Haskins & Sells Auditape." James I. Guest, Jerry W Pinkerton (Dallas) Baylor University chapter of Beta Alpha Psi, Waco, Texas. "Auditape Demonstration as Applied to Bond Portfolio of Insurance Company." Jimmie S. Howell (see Gibbs) Jimmie S. Howell, Lance C. Svanberg (New Orleans) Northeast Louisiana State College accounting club, Monroe. "Haskins & Sells Auditape System." Jimmie S. Howell (New Orleans) Louisiana State University auditing class, New Orleans. "Haskins & Sells Auditape System and Auditing Problems Related to Computers." Richard A. Johnson (Richmond) Old Dominion University accounting club, Norfolk. Also College of William and Mary accounting club, Williamsburg. "Auditape—Key to the Computer." Robert G. Koeppel (Baltimore) Maryland CPA Association, Baltimore. "Current Developments in Financial Reporting." Donald S. Muffins (Los Angeles) American Society of Women Accountants, Los Angeles chapter. "Cash Management in the Seventies." Ralph W Newkirk, Jr. (Philadelphia) Franklin and Marshall College accounting class, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. "The Auditape System." Albert G. Pastino (Executive) College of William and Mary, School of Business Administration, Williamsburg, Virginia. "Statistical Sampling and Auditing."
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In 1991 Mr. Wiggles approached Crazy Legs about an idea he and Fable (Magnificent Force) had for a Hip-Hop musical. Crazy Legs (with the help of Mr. Wiggles) then needed to persuade Ken Swift to start dancing again in order to have Ken involved as well. The musical was called "So, What Happens Now?". Rock Steady member Buck 4 (R.I.P) provided the perfect scenario to base the musical on. He said, "You don't know what it feels like to go fill out a job application ...where it says, 'what do you do?' what do I write? I spin on my head?" "So, What Happens Now?" was the critics choice in the New York Times and received rave reviews in The Village Voice, The Daily News and El Diario. In 1992, they received a standing ovation lead by Gregory Hines at the Kennedy Center Honors where Gregory Peck and the Nicholas Brothers were all in attendance.
Rock Steady Crew ACTIVE members 2013
Crazy Legs, Pop Master Fabel, Mr. Wiggles, Sugar Pop, Q-Unique, DJ Tony Touch, DJ Skeme Richards, Sweepy, DJ DV One, Fever One, Floor Rock, Tuff Tim Twist, Masami, YNOT, Bonita, Feenx, Case One, Shadoe, Bail Rok, DJ Charlie Rock, DJ Bobbito Garcia, DJ Rich Medina, DJ Evil D, DJ Eclipse, DJ P, DJ JS1, DJ Q-Bert, DJ Apollo, ATS, Mega, Renegade, Jeromeskee, Joe Conzo, East, Jansy Gonzales, Sebastian Serrano, Lea Maxwell, Alex Aquino, Armani, Destin, Mayda Del Valle, Rakaa, Angel Deleon, Cheesecake, Mari Koda, Jazzy Jes, EZ Mike, Utaro, Kaotic Blaze, YouTee, Reimi, MyVerse and Abramz Tekya.
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Author M. J. Mallon
Before I let you get off to the interview and fun facts, I've got to announce that The Curse of Time by M. J. Mallon is now available in ebook and paperback! Woot woot!
MJ Mallon is an author and blogger whose interests include writing, photography, poetry, and alternative therapies. She writes Fantasy YA, middle grade fiction, and micro poetry (haiku and Tanka). She loves to read and has written over 100 reviews: https://mjmallon.com/2015/09/28/a-z-of-my-book-reviews/
The Curse of Time: Bloodstone is her debut novel and book one in the Curse of Time series:
Fifteen-year-old Amelina Scott lives in Cambridge with her dysfunctional family, a mysterious black cat, and an unusual girl who's imprisoned within the mirrors located in her house. When an unexpected message arrives inviting her to visit the Crystal Cottage, she sets off on a forbidden pathway where she encounters Ryder, a charismatic, but perplexing stranger.
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My first job was… a hairdresser. I always wanted to do something creative so I learnt the basics – how to cut, colour and style hair. But, a client of mine tempted me with his curly, luscious locks. I asked him out on a date. It was a big mistake. He dumped me late at night in the city centre in Edinburgh and left me stranded. My pride was hurt, but I never dated a guy with curly hair ever again. I packed away my hairdressing kit and went to University. I found a special guy who played a mean guitar, had dead straight hair, and walked miles to be with me.
I collect… crystals. I have a beautiful onyx egg that I found in an antique shop in Stamford, which you can see surrounded by some of my favourite crystals.
I love Amethysts too and keep one beside my bed at night.
To find out more about my interest in crystals do pop over to our collaborative blog ,The Sisters of The Fey to see the Bloodstone.
photo credit Alex Marlowe via Samantha Murdoch. https://sistersofthefey.wordpress.com/2018/01/29/the-magnificent-bloodstone-crystal/
And the mighty Obsidian!
Read about Anya Gallaccio's inspiring crystal grotto -THE LIGHT POURS OUT OF ME at Juniper Artland in Scotland on my author blog: https://mjmallon.com/2014/06/15/jupiter-artland-the-light-pours-out-of-me/
When I hear someone sneeze on an airplane, I'm (1) glad I'm not sitting next to them and (2) glad it's not me. My sneezes are famous; you can hear them all the way down the street.… It is so embarrassing!
If I wasn't an author, I would love to be a therapist. I worked for a time as an aromatherapist/reflexologist. It changed me in such a permanent, good way. It made me the person I am today.
My favorite word is… freedom. I wish I had …. Freedom to write, freedom to create, freedom to travel, and freedom to do all the things I would love to do. …
The single best piece of writing advice I have ever given is read, read, and read. Devour all the genres; they are your writer's bible. …
The best thing about discovering new writers is having that connection to their work. When you read amazing passages you want to cry because you love their writing style so much. It's an overwhelming feeling. If I ever get a chance to meet my writing heroes in person I'm sure I would just melt.
The hardest part of publishing is editing and formatting. Both are equally as demonic. Prepare to have a headache for several days. But the good news is at least the formatting will get easier in subsequent books. …
I find inspiration everywhere. I love visiting art galleries, museums, taking walks, listening to conversations, going to festivals. I even had a black cat muse who became a character Shadow in my book. I had to find a black cat supermodel to pose for him and I did via my blogging friend Samantha Murdoch: https://samanthamurdochblog.wordpress.com/
This is Samantha's gorgeous cat Lily
I have always wanted to travel more. In the future I would love to tour around, taking photographs of all the wonders of the world. I'd love to feast on delicacies and enjoy the culture, beauty and splendour of many different nations.
The worst thing about being a writer is not having someone to do your washing, ironing, cooking, cleaning and go to work for you. If I had that special someone just think how many novels I could write!
I have met the inventor of The Corpus Christi Chronopage clock – Dr John C Taylor, OBE who kindly gave me permission to use his images in my book. http://www.johnctaylor.com/the-chronophage/
Thanks for taking the time to get to know M. J. Mallon a little better, and don't forget to check out her debut YA fantasy novel,
The Curse of Time: Bloodstone!
Now I know you want to connect with MJ!
Here's all the great ways to do it:
- Author's Website: https://mjmallon.com
- Collaborative blog: https://sistersofthefey.wordpress.com
- Twitter: @Marjorie_Mallon and @curseof_time
- Facebook Authors/Bloggers Support Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1829166787333493/
- Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17064826.M_J_Mallon
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