Kiss me Larry!
Posted on 10/03/2008 7:19:22 AM PDT by Gopher Broke
FBI Raids Obama Friend's Home
Andrea Billups
Washington Times
October 3, 2008
The FBI on Wednesday raided the county offices of a former Illinois state senator who is a poker-playing buddy of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama.
According to Chicago authorities, the FBI visited the offices in Joliet, Ill., of Will County executive Larry Walsh, a longtime friend of Mr. Obama's, and his chief of staff Matt Ryan.
Mr. Walsh, who served in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2005, was endorsed by Mr. Obama in his county executive election bid. With the support of some of Mr. Obama's U.S. Senate volunteers, he easily defeated incumbent Republican Joseph Mikan.
Will County auditor Steve Weber confirmed that his office had been asked by the FBI to assist in an investigation, but he did not elaborate on the specifics.
Two FBI agents out of Chicago reportedly spent more than an hour in the Will County offices on Wednesday morning.
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Ha Ha Ha
Kiss me Larry!
This man has more rogue connection and friends than anyone I have ever come across and yet he is still here .
still waiting for his birth certificate, of course he has hired the laywer who is from CAIR
Where did they raid his home? I only see offices raided.
This reflects the nature of politics in Chicago and Illinois in general. We’ve been “occupied” for as long as I can remember.
“This is not the Larry Walsh I know.” — BH0
Does Barry have any normal friends that don’t receive tens of thousands of taxpayers’ dollars?
Dear Auntie Nan:
How’s that “Culture of Corruption” meme working for you these days, hhhmmmmmmm?
Does ZerO have ONE FRIEND that is not indicted,convicted,Domestic terrorist,or a Marxist or other assorted unamericans?
He is too cocky and looks down his nose at normal people. Kind of like Charlie Gibson that way.
WOW! I hope this has the same impact that the phony raid on Curt Weldon’s daughter had. (I doubt it will)
I’m shocked! /s
I can hear Barry now: “Yes, we played poker. But other that getting a beer for me and rubbing my feet from time-to-time, we never interacted.”
Wow, got that out with a straight face.
McCain's media buyer went on vacation in Ohio. On the rare occasion I see one, it's weeks old. Obama has a whole bunch of new TV and radio talking directly to the people promising to bring people together.
“He’s not the same Mr. Walsh I knew..”
"I knew it was you, Larry. You broke my heart!"
God help us if this crook becomes POTUS.
He’s not the poker player I knew....
That is what it looks like...
“That’s not the Mr. Walsh I knew.”
“According to Chicago authorities, the FBI visited the offices in Joliet, Ill., of Will County executive Larry Walsh, a longtime friend of Mr. Obama’s, and his chief of staff Matt Ryan.”
If you look at that picture and imagine him with a bowtie, he’d look like one of the Farakan crowd.
Good God! What a great question. One that needs to be looked into...
Does Larry Sinclair count?
Washington Times report.
with obama the Clintons have gone to the back burner but you are right, though obama is starting to beat them and that is saying something
I think Will County is as corrupt at Cook County, or giving it a good run for the #1 spot in corruption in Illinois!
Has REZKO begun to spill the beans on Obama and friends?
Better yet, why hasn’t the MSM covered it?
If this were someone like, say TED STEVENS, it would be LEADING the CBS evening news!!!
Where’s Will County?
With friends and “associates” like his can we imagine what a nightmare his cabinet would be?
There picking on Larry because he is black, right?
Will County Watch{blog} following this..
http://willcountywatcher.wordpress.com/
Larry is his most patriotic friend ;-)
South west of Cooke County, adjacent to Dupage County. Will County contains a number of Chicago suburbs.
Close enough for corruption to prevail. The GOP is so outnumbered in our state!
Maybe Rezko is talking
Bookmark!!
Really? Geez, there is no end to the McCain/Palin ads in NW Ohio.
Larry Walsh
The FBI conducted a raid on the offices of Larry Walsh, Will County executive and former Illinois state senator, as part of a probe into corruption tied to earmarks and lobbyists. The raid comes after the FBI met with the county auditor to investigate his complaints about one of his aides taking money from lobbyists for favorable treatment. Walsh endorsed Barack Obama this year, and Obama supported Walsh in his current position.
Sources say the investigation centers on Will County Executive Larry Walsh’s office. Walsh, who faces Joliet businessman Dan Kennison in the November election, was outraged by rumors that investigators were looking into whether one of his employees was improperly accepting payments from a lobbying firm hired by the county.
Walsh, a Democrat, blamed the accusations on gutter politics. Weber is a Republican who also faces a November challenger, Democrat Kevin Duffy Blackburn.
“I am thoroughly disgusted in the negativity and the sewer activities that are taking place in this campaign,” Walsh said. “There is nothing to this story. This is a fabrication coming from a political campaign trying to smear my reputation and my staff, and they will stop at nothing until they get that job done.”
Is there any evidence that the big O has ANY friends, period? Because narcissists who plan to rule the world would really not need nor identify with “having friends”, just people they can use on the way up.
If he loses this election, his make-believe social pool of friends will shrink in a hurry...
Name sounded familiar. There was a Larry Walsh investigating the Clinton’s/Whitewater, but I don’t think it’s the same guy.
An October surprise?
Did you see this?
Jack Riley
October 2nd, 2008 at 5:14 pm
Hey Spare me – this is Jack Riley – Why don’t you repeat your smack to my face or are you just a Democrat flunky who wants to hide behind a pseudonym.
The facts are County Tax-payers pay Larry Walsh and all his family members who work for the county over $1,000,000 per year. Next Walsh hires a political lobbyist Matt Ryan as his chief of staff (has no experience) for $104,000 per year and then he needs to hire a lobbyist in Washington for $120,000 per year to get earmarks and grants.
But here is the “piece de resistance” Walsh has to hire his own grant writer – So Walsh rams through the County Board a contact for Lois Mayer as his grant writer for $70,000 per year telling the County Board Lois Mayer will be a full time contact employee (that’s 40 hours per week) but she also has another full time paid job as Administrator of the Immanuel EV Lutheran Preschool.
Do you know what Lois Mayer’s nick name is at the County? “The ghost of the Emco building” because she is never in her office or at work. How much money does Walsh and his friends expect taxpayers to give them? So don’t give me your smack – I am not a ghost pay roller – just ask the Deputy in the County Building.
I am tired of being the second floor’s punching bag. I will put my credentials up against Matt Ryan any day. I have a BS in Economics specializing in Econometrics and a Masters in Business Administration in Accounting and Finance. I was an Executive for a Fortune 10 Company running business all over the United States including starting a new business in the People’s Republic of China. Now I work as a Financial Analyst for County Auditor Steve Weber (note the correct spelling it’s WEBER). I work for my money and it is MR. WEBER to you.
http://willcountywatcher.wordpress.com/
Rezko Rumpus!! Is this Fitz going after Blago, or Fitz going after Obama, ......or both??
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