Blagojevich: ‘I’m Blacker Than Barack Obama’

"I'm blacker than Barack Obama. I shined shoes. I grew up in a five-room apartment. My father had a little Laundromat in a black community not far from where he lived. I saw it all growing up."

Update: Blagojevich Apologizes for ‘Blacker Than Barack Obama’ Remark

"It's a stupid metaphor to say I'm blacker than Barack Obama."