Crib notes for Gov. Rod

In recent weeks, Gov. Rod Blagojevich has claimed he didn’t know “The Daily Show” was a comedy program or that he had appointed a Nation of Islam official to the Governor’s Commission on Discrimination and Hate Crimes.

Here are some other facts he may want to know:

1.”60 Minutes,” if its producers call, is not a comedy program.

2. Springfield: One word, not two.

3. A $15 million war chest is irrelevant if nobody actually wants you to run for president.

4. The Jesse White Tumblers are named for the Illinois secretary of state, not the other way around.

5. Patrick Fitzgerald is not only one of People magazine’s “Sexiest Men Alive,” but also a federal prosecutor with a keen interest in Illinois politics.