Posted on 03/02/2008 7:06:41 PM PST by tobyhill
Barack Obama's links with Antoin "Tony" Rezko will come back to haunt him today when the trial of the property developer on corruption charges opens in Chicago.
The timing of the trial is bad for Obama, coming on the eve of the Texas and Ohio primaries. The Clinton campaign yesterday sought to exploit it by pressing Obama to hand over all information relating to his dealings with Rezko. The property developer and fast-food magnate had extensive political contacts in Chicago and is alleged to have sought kickbacks from companies seeking state business.
Rezko, who has known Obama since 1990, helped to fund Obama's successful run for a seat on the Illinois senate in 1996. More controversially, he was linked in 2005 when the Obamas bought what was to become their family home in Chicago.
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MSM now comming to the aide of Hillary? There could be a few articles just like this one about Hillary. The MSM is very selective.
She's got bodies in the ground, for cryin' out loud.
Yeah, obama's just getting started.
That's like a parking ticket compared to the skeletons Hillary has in her closet.
BUMP! BUMP!
If this is the whole story. It’s nothing. Big deal-300,000 thousand below market? Thats nothing for a house as expensive as this one. I thought this might really amount to something. Gee, I got a great deal on my house and paid much less than my neighbors-just lucked out.
Any more the MSM has become like a headless chicken, running senselessly for where where it once smelled blood. They have become completely useless.
GRRRRREAT point capt.! I meant to include your name in my post. It’s worth repeating anyway...
“That’s like a parking ticket compared to the skeletons Hillary has in her closet.”
So maybe Obama would like some info on the Hillary - Paul etc....case that's grinding away in LA.
“If this is the whole story. It’s nothing. Big deal-300,000 thousand below market?”
There is more to the story: Rezko didn’t have any money and had a negative income when his wife, who was making a little over $30,000 a yr., made the required $650,000 purchase of the garden on Obama’s property in order for Obama to get the property........... Where did Rezko he get the money? From an Iraqi-British citizen that was convicted on fraud dealing with the Oil for Food scandal in the 90’s with Saddam Hussein. Rezko took a 3 million dollar payment from this Iraqi guy 2 weeks before he helped Obama make the purchase.
Big deal.
He is correct. This is chump change compared to Hillary.
Compare this to the press she received when Hsu got convicted for 3 years for funneling illegal campaign money to her.
Or the new one - Jammal.
I’m sure that the prosecution is in the pocket of the Clintons willing to do their evil bidding. Doesn’t old Hillary have ties to Chicago, and a few George Soros front groups designed just for her quest to become America’s first uppity, bossy, control freak, manipulating, sour old biddy, frumpy, female president.
BTTT!
Wonder what will come of this? Will “teflon Obama” finally have something stick?
“The Clinton campaign yesterday sought to exploit it by pressing Obama to hand over all information relating to his dealings with Rezko.”
To which Obama should ask “How’d that Whitewater deal work out for ya Hilly?
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