Damn. We really didn't want to believe this one.

As everyone probably knows by now, the infamous Candidate #5 in Governor Blagjoveich's shakedown is none other than Jesse Jackson Jr.

The congressman held a press conference yesterday to repudiate and denounce any claims that suggested he knew of anyone working on his behalf to essentially buy President-Elect Barack Obama's Illinois senate seat.

Regardless if JJ Jr. knew anything about the hustle (we're kind of thinking he did) to get himself chosen for political promotion, his chances of getting picked whether by special election or tapped by someone not calling Barack a motherfucker is slim to none now.

Seriously. How could anyone working in Illinois politics be so brand new to Blagjoveich's schemes. JJ Jr., if involved, should have known better. The governor is remarkably corrupt as his tapped phone conversations reveal.

Anyways, the Jesse Jackson Jr. speech/plea/whatever after the jump