The article presents a long list of shady dealings between Barry and Rezko.
Posted on 08/21/2008 5:09:14 AM PDT by Zakeet
Barack Obama has ad mitted it was "boneheaded" to get involved in a land deal with Tony Rezko, his friend and fund-raiser. But the media's focus on that deal has distracted from the bigger question: Why would Obama become involved in any deal with a man like Rezko, who made his living sponging off taxpayers and corrupting public officials? Because, by the time of the deal, the two already had a long relationship of mutual benefit.
The deal's details are well-known: On June 15, 2005, Obama bought a gorgeous house in Hyde Park for $1.65 million - $300,000 below the list price. Rezko bought the empty but attractive lot next door from the same seller at the same time; Obama would later buy part of Rezko's lot, overpaying him.
The transaction was shady, but not obviously corrupt. The overall Obama-Rezko relationship looks worse.
After Rezko's 2006 indictment on unrelated federal corruption charges, Obama denied unequivocally that he'd ever helped the man: "I've never done any favors for him."
That's simply false. Rezko was a genius of corporate welfare who enriched himself at taxpayers' expense, both legally and illegally, via his multiple political connections. Yes, he went to others for the illegal deals that landed him in prison. But Rezko depended on Obama when he wanted legal access to the state treasury. The arrangement was a far cry from Obama's image of "change and hope."
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
The article presents a long list of shady dealings between Barry and Rezko.
Maybe everyone discounts what Obama has done due to the fact that we are talking about Chicago.
No if ands or buts, if you make it in Chicago politics, you are dirty.
Rezko is Syrian. Article posted above deals with covert talks by Obama advisor Kurtzer with Syria. Hmmmmm.
But he touts the fact that of the two candidates for POTUS, he is the one with the good "judgment"! McCain is right to attack the messiah every day on his lack of "judgment". That has been his adviser's attack point ever since this thing started - judgment vs. experience (including against Clinton, Biden, Dodd, Richardson - even Kuchinich). The dems know they cannot win when going against McCain's experience so they attack his judgment. Nicolae Obama's only example which he quotes often is his vote (which he didn't have because he was not in the Senate) against the war!. But that has been his entire campaign - judgment vs. experience.
McCain is showing the voters that Obama has no experience or judgment and now Obama is admitting it. Go McCain! Take advantage of this evey time you can.
The Dems and Obama’s team may want to rethink their plans of trying to paint McCain as living a “rich life,” and as someone who doesn’t know how many homes he owns. It could open up a whole new can of worms for them.
Can anyone tell me how a "poor" community organizer and State Senator can afford a place like this in the first place? Seriously.
Proceeds from his books. It’s across the street from the mosque (looks that way from a photo in the Weekly Standard anyway).
I believe this is the father of Gordy Davis, NYC Parks Commissioner under Dinkins.
Dr. Davis passed away (1983). My mistake.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.