Since Gov Palin has a record as "Sarah the Whistleblower", she should hold up these news clippings and ask "Is there anyone in high office from Θbama's state who is not corrupt?"
Posted on 10/18/2008 3:57:51 PM PDT by red flanker
Illinois First Lady Patricia Blagojevich walked away from her successful career as a real estate agent earlier this year amid scrutiny from federal agents probing whether clients hired her to win favor from her husband's administration.
With her commissions plummeting and her most famous client, Antoin "Tony" Rezko, in prison on a corruption conviction, her once-lucrative career all but came to an end.
The Blagojeviches are not charged with any wrongdoing, and the financial affairs of first ladies are rarely the subject of public scrutiny. Since the Tribune first disclosed her eight-year financial relationship with Rezko, though, authorities have taken an interest in many of her real estate deals.
The Blagojeviches still refuse to say how much her home-based River Realty Inc. made from Rezko.
But a Tribune analysis of public records, along with real estate listings and interviews, reveals it earned more than $700,000 in commissions on other deals after her husband began raising money in 2000 for his first run for governor.
(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...
Ladybird Johnson would sure agree with that.
the financial affairs of first ladies are rarely the subject of public scrutiny.
Ladybird Johnson would sure agree with that.
Ain’t that the truth. Few know how she and LBJ profited from the VN war.
Contos said his firm decided to hire Blagojevich, who has a degree in economics from the University of Illinois, because of her political ties. He said she was recommended to him by an administrative staff member.
Ayers or Dohrn?
Ayers is married to another notorious Weathermen terrorist,
http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/sfl-barackbash1,0,4014780.story?page=2
Bernadine Dohrn, who has also served on panels with Obama. Dohrn was once on the FBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted List
Influence pedaling out of the real estate window, how clever. As if that hasn’t been done before. Some first ladies use their law license for the same reason, I am told.
Not to mention who owned the company that hauled all the pipe for the Alaskan pipe line.
or how media had to give Lady Bird Tv and Radio stations to get a licence or Bank stock to get a Bank Charter approved.
I thought the indictment of Rezco was to come down in October.... waiting.
Rezkobama seem to be having some problems?? Like Kerry’s campaign said, you can tell everything you need to know from the people you associate with.
Pray for W, McCuda and our Troops
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