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Barack's Favors for Corrupt Crony
New York Post ^ | 21 August 2008 | David Freddoso

Posted on 08/21/2008 9:26:07 AM PDT by PhatHead

... It's impossible to know Obama's motives. But several of his official acts benefited Rezko, who in turn raised some $250,000 for Obama's campaigns.

In October 1998, Obama wrote city and state officials, urging them to give Rezko $14 million to build an apartment complex outside of Obama's state Senate district. The Chicago Sun-Times noted last year that Obama's request included $855,000 in "development fees" for Rezko and for another developer, Allison Davis, who happened to be Obama's old law-firm boss. Obama's spokesman said it was just a coincidence that the state senator wrote letters to obtain millions of dollars for his two longtime friends.

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These and the other Obama-backed bills helped make millionaires of Rezko and other slum developers at taxpayers' expense. The developers - including his former law boss and an adviser to his current campaign - reciprocated, together giving and raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for Obama's campaigns.

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With his early and large investments in Obama, Rezko helped the Democratic nominee get to where he is today. Obama, meanwhile, helped Rezko with his legislative work and his letter-writing. Given this close working relationship, the Obama-Rezko land deal is far less surprising.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; democrats; election; elections; freddoso; fundraising; nobama08; obama; rezko

1 posted on 08/21/2008 9:26:07 AM PDT by PhatHead
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Obama's spokesman said it was just a coincidence that the state senator wrote letters to obtain millions of dollars for his two longtime friends.

That's politics in Chicago. It's so full of coincidences you'd think it was....well....coincidental.

2 posted on 08/21/2008 9:27:48 AM PDT by Lurker (Islam is an insane death cult. Any other aspects are PR to get them within throat-cutting range.)
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Wow. The media is actually digging into Obama's (well cloaked) history.

Does this mean they think he's a lost cause?

3 posted on 08/21/2008 9:30:28 AM PDT by Senator_Blutarski (No good deed goes unpunished.)
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“Does this mean they think he’s a lost cause?”

My thoughts exactly when I saw this article. Whoa mama...gonna be a bloodletting this next week. Get ready for the evil witch to make her come back...


4 posted on 08/21/2008 9:32:05 AM PDT by el_texicano (Liberals, Socialist, DemocRATS, all touchy, feely, mind numbed robots, useless idiots all!!!)
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To: PhatHead

(playing taps....)


5 posted on 08/21/2008 9:32:57 AM PDT by wac3rd (Carter80/Obama08)
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Obama's spokesman said it was just a coincidence that the state senator wrote letters to obtain millions of dollars for his two longtime friends.

Ha! That's the punchline to the joke that starts, "Barack Obama, $14 million, and a convicted Chicago gangster walk into a bar."

6 posted on 08/21/2008 9:36:57 AM PDT by savedbygrace (SECURE THE BORDERS FIRST (I'M YELLING ON PURPOSE))
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To: el_texicano
My thoughts exactly. This increased interest in BO’s past is not accidental. In Politics, nothing is accidental. Hillary is licking her chops, can smell the blood and already has the first two days covered by her and Billy Blythe's speeches. Denver is going to be a blood bath, both inside the convention hall and outside. The Dems deserve all they are going to get in Denver.
7 posted on 08/21/2008 9:39:15 AM PDT by BatGuano (We're not playing Tidally Winks here!)
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To: PhatHead

Does anyone actually develop a slum? I thought they were OK places when new but destroyed over time by the residents. Did Rezko really develop slums?


8 posted on 08/21/2008 9:44:36 AM PDT by csmusaret (McCain and Obama represent the evil of two lessers.)
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