For students at Northwestern University who were treated to a lecture on ethics by.....Rod Blagojevich:

[Students] laughed during the introductions, when a campus leader said the College Democrats invited the indicted Illinois ex-governor to speak to "make sure tomorrow's leaders respect the rule of law."

They laughed when someone insisted that tapping Blagojevich to lead an ethics discussion was akin to asking Tiger Woods to lecture on fidelity.

And they laughed when he compared himself to Thomas Jefferson, Elvis and a mythical Greek figure.

The audience response appeared to ruffle Blagojevich, who returned to his alma mater to give a speech on "ethics in government." He raised his voice, bemoaned the local media and vehemently denied any wrongdoing.

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