IMO Obama sucked his “knowledge” through his mother and grandparents. Their connections to Chicago allowed him to manipulate his way into and gain power above other criminals.
If you have some time, there are a lot of dots to connect here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2151323/posts?page=1
Pay particular attention to the names that begin with A and their connections. Some of the money coming outside of the country make Daley’s $$$ look like small change.
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