University Of Chicago Deflects Questions About Alleged Wright Pay-Off (Obama pal Erik Whitaker)

BuzzFeed ^ | Thursday, May 17, 2012 | Rosie Gray

[kristinn]

The University of Chicago is deflecting inquiries about Eric Whitaker, the University Chicago Medical Center doctor and close friend of President Obama's who was linked to pastor Jeremiah Wright in Edward Klein's new book about Obama.

In a recorded interview for Klein's book "The Amateur," Wright claimed that he was offered $150,000 to stop preaching during Obama's 2008 campaign due to his increasingly high-profile, controversial status as the race wore on. Yesterday, Klein played a recording of an interview in which Wright appeared to confirm that the person who initiated the alleged payoff was Whitaker, one of Obama's closest friends.

A spokeswoman for UC Hospitals directed BuzzFeed's questions about this claim to the Obama campaign. The Obama campaign did not return a request for comment, and Wright's office ignored repeated requests for comment.

[kristinn]

It's about time someone in the liberal media started seeking answers from the named parties in this scandal.

[LucyT]

University Of Chicago Deflects Questions About Alleged Wright Pay-Off (Obama pal Erik Whitaker) .

[stephenjohnbanker]

BUMP

[Nachum]

The list, Ping

Let me know if you would like to be on or off the ping list

Eric Whitaker file

http://www.nachumlist.com/whitaker.htm

[Sacajaweau]

And how much did that professor get???...the one who had a beer with Obama.

[Beagle8U]

In your heart you know Obama is Wright.

[AliVeritas]

I want to know how he got the UC Hosp position, when he left his IL appointed post mired in scandal.

[stephenjohnbanker]

” In your heart you know Obama is Wright.”

WINNER!!

[AliVeritas]

We have to pull out the charts.

I suggest everyone start with Evelyn Pringles’ articles, from Wizard of Oz thru Subplots of Operation Board Games. Bring pencil, paper, burn to hand drive.

Trust me.

BTW Nachum, do you have the Northern Trust and Broadway bank docs on the usual suspects?

[Mouton]

Great one.

[Ohioan]

” In your heart you know Obama is Wright.”

Actually, one might argue that Obama is well to the Left of Rev. Wright. (See Race & Ethnic Politics--2008!)

William Flax

[Nachum]

BTW Nachum, do you have the Northern Trust and Broadway bank docs on the usual suspects?

I believe I have them in my Obama Ethics files. I have not gone into research that scandal as there have been so many scandals. The Chicago Sun Times did a number of pieces on that bank scandal, but it was not enough information to do a whole investigation on yet. Whitaker is proving to be a much easier subject as we can clearly see the relationship.

However

I caution anyone getting excited by these finds not to give much hope to finding a smoking gun here. They completely control the Justice Dept. and much of Chicago city hall. It will get buried and hidden before they let this get too far. That goes for the Northern Trust Bank scandal and any of Obama's pals. They are also a murderous lot and will kill minor players who get too close- or too loud. N

[Colofornian]

(Wait a minute. I thought the religiosity of POTUS candidates, per the self-appointed FR bigot patrol, was "off-limits" for discussion or relevance...Where are all the FREEPERs who complain about Romney's Mormonism being raised for discussion?)

And why stop @ Wright? The media needs to vet Obama's catering to Islam.

[AliVeritas]

I lost many sites.

I know you’re right.

[combat_boots]

And Wright took said bribe? A ‘man of the cloth’?

Look where he LIVES. TUCC owns his multi-million dollar house in an exclusive White neighbourhood.