Posted on 05/10/2010 6:27:58 PM PDT by george76
E-mails and other records of Dr. Eric Whitaker -- one of President Obama's best friends -- have been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury...
The investigation involves "faith-based initiatives" and health-awareness campaigns funded by the Illinois Department of Public Health when Whitaker ran the agency for former Gov. Rod Blagojevich...
Obama has said he recommended Whitaker for that job, which Whitaker landed in April 2003. The president's friend resigned in October 2007 to join Obama's wife, Michelle, as an executive at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
On Friday, Whitaker defended his work as the state's former top health official, saying he developed "new methods" to help "African-American and other minority communities" get better medical care.
Five subpoenas came from a federal grand jury in Springfield, while the sixth came from a grand jury in Chicago...
Besides Whitaker and Golden, authorities have sought e-mail from Louanner Peters, a former Blagojevich deputy governor who now works for U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush, and the state's current health chief, Dr. Damon Arnold.
Two other people acknowledged Friday they've been subpoenaed as well: state Rep. Connie Howard (D-Chicago), who founded Let's Talk, Let's Test, and attorney Roxanne Jackson...
In 2003, Obama -- then an Illinois state senator, gave a "glowing" reference for Whitaker to Tony Rezko -- the now-convicted political fixer who helped Blagojevich find people to run state agencies.
Obama has said that's the only time he can recall talking to Rezko -- who was a major campaign fund-raiser for him and for Blagojevich -- about getting anyone a state job.
"Somebody who I do remember talking directly to Tony about was Dr. Eric Whitaker," Obama told the Sun-Times in March 2008.
(Excerpt) Read more at suntimes.com ...
No problem. Barry’s got it covered.
wonder if Blago is going to have Mrs. Zero deposed?
Yeah, I am sure this will be buried so incredibly deep by by the democrat party media, that the pressure of that colossal depth will convert this story into a diamond.
ALL of Obama’s closest friends are either crooks, communists, or both.
Ping
These “faith-based initiatives” and whatnot are very likely seeded with private, non-profit and difficult to trace funds, then partially publicly funded, then fully publicly-funded, with the officials involved laughing all the way to the bank....
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Does Barack Obama have any close friends who are NOT criminals?
One of 0bama's closest friends part of federal probe
Chicago Sun-Times ^ | May 9, 2010 | DAVE McKINNEY, CHRIS FUSCO
Pissant wrote: "ALL of 0bama’s closest friends are either crooks, communists, or both."
Skip W wrote: "Does Barack 0bama have any close friends who are NOT criminals?"
Does b0ama have ANY friends who are not criminals or communists?
No.
And no.
Decent people do not run around or hang out with criminally insane people.
Here’s some reading material that will answer your question.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2151323/posts?page=1
“ALL of Obama’s closest friends are either crooks, communists, or both.
A L L of them !!
Does Barack Obama have any close friends who are NOT criminals?
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NO, not a one.
Plus a high percentage of his friends/hires are sexual deviants.
Thank you. You are right. There is a lotof information there.
Does Barack Obama have any close friends who are NOT criminals?
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This IS Chicago.
No.
Something I can agree on with pissant!
The answer is no. He’s also got an awful lot of butt buddy friends.
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