There is much more to Rezko. NYT reporting- which I believe reflects on judgement and ethics of

[Freida5]

candidate Obama. He was well aware of what was going on with the Rezko credit problems. He knew that purchasing the property by Mrs. Rezko was a way he could help his friend avoid creditors and he did. Unethical for a candidate for President? I think so.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/us/politics/02rezko.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Tony Rezko was obviously in trouble. He was a defendant in at least a dozen lawsuits, federal investigators in Chicago were poking around, and his name was in newspaper articles about corruption and fraud.

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Candidate Topic PagesMore Politics NewsNone of that stopped Mr. Rezko, a politically connected developer, and Senator Barack Obama from completing real estate deals a few years ago that resulted in the Obamas obtaining their dream house and the Rezkos buying an empty lot next door.

Nearly three years later, fallout from Mr. Obama’s relationship with Mr. Rezko, who raised more than $150,000 for Mr. Obama’s campaigns, continue to dog Mr. Obama on the presidential campaign trail. That distraction promises to linger as Mr. Rezko goes on trial on corruption charges starting Monday.

Mr. Obama, a Democrat, is not part of the case against Mr. Rezko, who is accused of shaking down companies seeking business with the State of Illinois. Mr. Obama has conceded that it was a mistake to bring Mr. Rezko into his personal real estate dealings, although he has insisted that there was nothing unusual about the developer’s decision to buy a sought-after lot in an upscale neighborhood.

But a review of court records, including new details of Mr. Rezko’s finances that emerged recently, show that the lot purchase occurred as he was being pursued by creditors seeking more than $10 million, deepening the mystery of why he would plunge into a real estate investment whose biggest beneficiary appears to have been Mr. Obama.

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[Scurrilous]

1. Thanks for your concern.

:thumbsup:

[rodeodance]

8. you are welcome. and soon many Americans will have some concerns.

[blm]

2. Biggest thugs in America are Bushes and their cronies - Clintons PROTECT them and all is fine.

So what if protecting BushInc led directly to emergence of Bush2, 9-11 and this Iraq war - you all LOVE the Clintons and are devoted to them and if they want and need to protect the Bushes and the fascist agenda, well, that is just fine by their devoted fans.

[rodeodance]

9. But you see We know about her faults. You guys hide or do not admit to his faults.

[flpoljunkie]

21. There is nothing new in this article. Obama has admitted it was "boneheaded" to let Rezko buy the

adjacent lot. Indeed, it was.

Personally, I like to see the New York Times do a story on why the Clintons have not released their income tax return for 2007 and on Bill Clinton's very recently ending his very lucrative partnership with Ron Burkle in Yucapia.

[Nedsdag]

34. Excuse me?

The Peter Paul trial is coming up.

"Your girl" is a focus of his trial.

[blm]

35. "FAULTS" That's ALL protecting Bushes and fascists is to YOU? A focking FAULT?

My gawd where is a sense of proportion from the Clinton loyalists in this entire debate?

[sandnsea]

3. Hillary is not responsible for ANYTHING her own husband does

But Obama is supposed to know the motivation of every financial decision of everyone who raises money for him. Well allrighty then.

[rodeodance]

12. whining again.

[NJSecularist]

4. Here comes the dumbtruck

Beep Beep Beep Beep Beep Beep Beep

Boy, the Clintonites are getting despserate.

[rodeodance]

7. nah--i think you are getting edgy--Now it is nytimes--used to chicago press that were looking closer

at him.

enjoy

[sendero]

5. Blah blah blah..

.... blah blah blah guilt by association blah blah blah.

When will you people just give it up?

At least Michelle isn't paling around with Bush.

[rodeodance]

13. how lame.

[rodeodance]

6. yes---bad judgement by obama to assoc. with him.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

10. That is sooooooo helpful. Way to go! My advice would be to post this every 4 hours,

I doubt anyone has tired of seeing the same ole shit. I am sure it will have even MORE impact with every post. Again, kudos to you!

[rodeodance]

11. ha hs---the nytimes is getting the the word out.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

16. ha hs yourself!

;-)

"Mr. Obama, a Democrat, is not part of the case against Mr. Rezko"

[rodeodance]

14. REC

[RememberWellstone]

15. Oh boy.

Lets get this party started.

[Tatiana]

17. Has something come up at trial that definitively links Obama to anything illegal?

No? OK, then I will continue to ***YAWN*** at this attempted guilt by association.

But by all means, keep repeating it. Eventually you'll sound like the right-wingers who swore up and down that the Clintons killed Vince Foster.

[carlotta]

18. Obama "should have been on high alert"

" Some critics say that given Mr. Obama’s longtime emphasis on ethics, it is puzzling that he would have been so involved with the Rezkos on the house and lot deals after questions had begun to crop up about Mr. Rezko’s political and business activities.

For at least two years before the property purchases, news articles had raised questions about Mr. Rezko’s influence over state appointments and contracts. There had also been reports that the F.B.I. was investigating accusations of a shakedown scheme involving a state hospital board to which Mr. Rezko had suggested appointments.

Also, Chicago officials had announced that they were investigating whether a company partly owned by Mr. Rezko had won public contracts by posing as a minority business.

As a result, said Jay Stewart, executive director of the Better Government Association in Chicago, Mr. Obama “should have been on high alert.”

[Johnny__Motown]

19. Mr. Obama, a Democrat, is not part of the case against Mr. Rezko,

what more do you need to read?

[anamandujano]

33. Yet.

[intaglio]

20. Getting worried for Momma now? (Momma lable courtesy of Clinton Anoraks)

check previous posts re: Rezko. The fact market value was paid for the property, the admission of error regarding the funds, the lack of other contact.

Compare and contrast with the Hsu and Turkish connections by a candidate who knows that she has had questions about her probity before.

Mud

[yourguide]

22. from the article

"There is nothing to indicate that Mr. Obama did any favors for Mr. Rezko..."

[Hepburn]

23. Sooooooooooo.....

....care to post a witness list for any trial where one can find Obama's name??? If he had info or was connected to what is charged/alleged in any case, he most certainly would be on the witness list or would have been deposed if a civil case. And that is a fact...and most certainly by now would have been subpoenaed to testify in some manner in both the civil and criminal cases. So, I know of nothing like this happening in connection with Obama. Do you?

Get real and stop your constant spinning. It is very unattractive. Some of us know how the system works and you look the total fool for posting bullshit like this. The facts LEGALLY do NOT support what you are saying. Take this from someone who practiced law, both civil and criminal, for a very long time.

JMHO

[NYPat]

24. Obama gave the impression that he hardly knew Rezko

In one of the debates, didn't Obama say something about only working 2 hours on a law case for a charity that involved Rezko? And Hillary was quickly booed for mentioning Rezko's name. I'd better move on because there's nothing to see here.

[carlotta]

26. He said he only did 5 hours of work for him

Never mentioned during that debate that they had been friends for 20 years, or that Rezko bought the lot next to his house in order to hide assets from the Feds.

I think there's a lot more to come.

[carlotta]

25. CORRUPTION TRIAL | Obama, governor among big names to be dropped

From tomorrow's Chicago Sun Times

"There's a strong chance White House hopeful Barack Obama's name will surface at indicted political fund-raiser Tony Rezko's trial, which is to begin next week."

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/812715,CST-NWS-rezko26.article

[Straight Shooter]

27. Phone rings at 3 a.m. at Obama's house, it's his buddy Rezko calling. He needs help.

Obama exercises good judgment and agrees to engage in a "boneheaded" quid pro quo. :eyes:

[shayes51]

28. Great! LOL.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

29. Kenny Boy who?

[emilyg]

30. Rec #5

[madrchsod]

31. not again......this is really old news

[sueragingroz]

32. rezko is about to go on trial

get ready for the s*&^ storm...

[Vinca]

36. Must we begin dredging up the Clinton scandals? Obama hasn't done it,

although David Axelrod did make a comment to Wolfson this morning that he was surprised the Clintons would be eager to talk about shady land deals. There is so much dirt on the Clintons, compounded by the folks Bill pardoned, and . . . to date . . . that crap has been off limits. I'm starting to wish Obama would take a detour off the high road.