Giannoulias’s Shady Dealings

weekly standard ^ | 3/19/10 | Daniel Halper

[Nachum]

Illinois Senate candidate does business with French bank known for its financing of Iran’s energy sector.

Alexi Giannoulias is no stranger to controversial business relationships: As chief loan officer at his family’s Broadway Bank, the Illinois Democrat running for President Obama’s old U.S. Senate seat authorized loans to convicted organized crime leaders like Michael “Jaws” Giorango (a pimp and bookmaker) and Demitri Stavropoulos (an illegal gambling operator). Giannoulias also serviced loans for convicted felon Tony Rezko.

And, just last week, a Chicago businessman who contributed $115,000 to Giannoulias’s campaign and received millions in loans from Broadway Bank was arrested on bank fraud charges as he attempted to flee the country.

Giannoulias, currently the state treasurer of Illinois, has some disturbing, if indirect, business connections to Iran.

Although several legislative efforts in Congress are currently in the works to apply more sanctions to Iran, and although Giannoulias has called Iran “the greatest single threat to peace in the Middle East,” when it comes to his personal finances, however, Giannoulias does not apply the same standards.

[Nachum]

Hmmmmm

[JayVee]

In the meantime, Illinois residents must choose between “Tweedeldee” and “Tweedeldum” to represent them in the US Senate/

[EternalVigilance]

We're working on raising up a Reagan conservative alternative.

Joe Bell

[Graybeard58]

Good because I won't vote for either of the democrats running.

[EternalVigilance]

Joe’s a good guy. Real smart. Very principled. And a FReeper.

[EternalVigilance]

Have anyone that you think will help with the petition effort email me:

tom@aipnews.com

[trisham]

He looks good.

[EternalVigilance]

He is, for sure. Personhood pro-life. Moral conservative. Constitutionalist. Peace through Strength foreign policy. Supports securing the border. Supports fundamental tax reform. Understands the need to put the federal government back within its enumerated powers. We've put him on our Reagan List.

[trisham]

Excellent. This is interesting as well:

Massachusetts

James Walsh III, Selectman of The Town of Grafton (America’s Party of Massachusetts)

I’ll have to keep an eye open for Mr. Walsh.

[EternalVigilance]

That’s great.

[trisham]

Unfortunately, our conservative choices are few and far between here.

[EternalVigilance]

Yeah, I know it. There’s a whole lot of work to be done.

[trisham]

Thanks for all you do.