Will Obama's "other' Rezko Deal cost him the election and land him in Jail?

NoMc08:

No.

More desperation.

'Moderate Democrat?'

I haven't yet seen a positive Dem article from this column. Not one. If you are going to list that in your header, you should at least toss out a crumb to your own party once in a while just to keep the facade going.

You are a Republican. No need to be ashamed about it. It's a two-party system, basically. But honesty with oneself is first and foremost.

Since the Rezco thing comes along as just another in a long series of attacks, it will get reletively little attention from voters, who are more worried about whether they will have a job, be able to buy food for their families, keep their house, etc. by next spring.

Things like that.

Sorry to rain on your right wing parade, but here's a summary of the facts about Obama and  Rezko. Nice try though. You keep at rooting around for garbage and the rest of us will sit back and watch your ticket hang themselves a little more every day.

"Here’s what happened: In 2005, Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, bid $1.65 million for a house on the south side of Chicago. According to newspaper reports, the owner was also trying to sell an undeveloped parcel of land adjacent to the property Obama was buying, and he wanted the sales of the two to close on the same day. Obama has said that he mentioned he was buying the house to a longtime political patron, Antoin (Tony) Rezko, a developer. Rezko’s wife wound up buying the lot adjacent to Obama’s. At the request of the Obamas, who were seeking a bit more space for their yard, she later sold them a 10-foot wide strip, or about one-sixth, of her land. The Obamas paid $104,500 for it, or about one-sixth of what Mrs. Rezko had paid for the entire property.

Obama doesn’t appear to have reaped any financial advantages from the transactions. The reason the deal has received a good bit of attention is that Tony Rezko – whose political contributions to Illinois’ former governor, Obama and others totaled in the hundreds of thousands of dollars – was known to be under federal investigation at the time the Obamas were purchasing their home. In 2006, Rezko was indicted in three federal cases: Two involved fraud schemes in which he allegedly demanded payments from firms wanting work from the enormous Illinois teachers’ pension fund and from those wanting favorable rulings from a state board that regulates the building of new hospital facilities. In the third, he was charged with fraudulently obtaining more than $10 million in loans for a pizza restaurant business; in December 2007, prosecutors added more fraud counts to that indictment.

Obama has a relationship with Rezko that dates back many years, but there’s no indication Obama did anything improper. Shortly after finishing law school, Obama, who had turned down a job offer from the developer, went to work at a law firm where he represented some community groups that partnered with Rezko to apply for housing rehabilitation loans. As a state legislator, he wrote letters to city and state officials in support of Rezko’s efforts to build apartments for the elderly with government money; the senator asserts that this was a project the community wanted. Obama got together with Rezko a couple of times a year, he has said.

Obama has donated campaign contributions from Rezko and his associates to charity, and he said in 2006, when the real estate transaction was reported by the press, that he made a “boneheaded” mistake by participating in the deal when it was known that Rezko was being investigated. “I regret it,” Obama said. “I’m going to make sure from this point on I don’t even come close to the line.”

- Viveca Novak Sources
Novak, Tim. "Obama's letters for Rezko: As a state senator, he went to bat for now-indicted developer's deal." Chicago Sun Times, 13 June 2007.

Sweet, Lynn. "Obama's sticky switch from media darling to media-hounded." Chicago Sun Times, 7 November 2006.

Jackson, David and Ray Gibson. "Obama intern had ties to Rezko: Senator's spokesman denies any favoritism." Chicago Tribune, 24 December 2006.

Robinson, Mike. "Obama tries to distance himself from real estate developer facing federal charges." The Associated Press, 11 June 2007.

Fitzgerald, Patrick J. "Businessman and political fundraiser Antoin Rezko indicted in two fraud cases, including scheme to extort millions fo dollars from firms seeking teachers' pension fund investments." Press Release, U.S. Department of Justice, United States Attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 11 October 2006.

Fitzgerald, Patrick J. "Former Illinois Finance Authority director charged in pending loan fraud indictment against businessman Antoin Rezko." Press Release, U.S. Department of Justice, United States Attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 31 May 2007.

Drew, Christopher, and Mike McIntire. "An Obama patron and friend until an indictment," The New York Times, 14 June 2007.

And for bonus points!

http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/he_lied_about_bill_ayers.html

you cant be disbarred for knowing your client committed a crime.

The really BIG story here should be the undue pressure put upon Rezko to come up with evidence linking Obama. I wonder if the interrogators used torture. Will there be an investigation of the investigators? Since No McGovern Repeat 08 seems to know something about this matter maybe he/she should be interrogated Neocon style for more facts.

a liar by any other name is still a liar and a poster of lies when they know they are lies is still a poster of lies

Just like when Obama quickly donates his Rezko contributions to charity--- how dumb Obamas followers are.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

signed- a democrat who will NEVER vote for this phoney

McShame/McFelon--->be afraid. be very araid

Change not more illegal activities

OBAMA/BIDEN 08

Obama- Biden 08 he-he-he-he- oh yea I am a POW, I am a womans rights, Iam honest hard kicking soccer mom, I am a POW, I am POW, I am a POW, I am a POW. he wrecked another plane

pin heads

Okay, I am worried about the fact that my retirement fund has lost half its value and my son's college plan to boot.  I dont give a sh!@ about who was friends with who back when.  They all have shady characters in their past, all of them so John McCain and Sarah Palin are no angels and just like I dont hold it against them I won't hold it against Obama. 
Uhh, wasn't it SP who told JB that he kept looking into the past instead of telling what they would do in the future, why won't they do the same.  This guilt by association BS is just that BS.  All you so call christians need to get a life and stop being so doggone judgemental.  Everyone has done things they were not proud of or knows someone who did.  If we crusified everyone who ever did something bad there would be no one left.  Get over this BS and talk about the issues! 
As someone who is currently serving in the military I don't agree with this war and I don't want either myself, my husband or my sister in IRAQ.  In fact the people I work with don't want it either.  We are tired and we want this to stop.  I'm tired of hearing about this home with victory stuff.  Someone explain to me just exactly what the heck victory is because no one can explain that one.  Lets talk about the fact that my unit can't even get the basic funding we need just to stay afloat and the fact that we have to beg for money and tools we need to operate and train.  Why, because the budgets were cut because of IRAQ!  Hmm but were taking care of the troops.  Taking care of the troops my ass.  How about the fact that my husband was in Afghanistan and saw all of their supplies being shipped to IRAQ and having the bare minimum and almost being killed.  Taking care of the troops my ass. 
What bothers me the most about John McCain is the fact that he is a veteran and yet his rating from the IRAQ/Afghanistan veterans group is a D. WTF is that all about?  He didn't even bother to show up for the vote on the new GI bill said it was too generous and we wouldn't stay in?  WTF?  People are getting out left and right because they feel like the military doesn't care about them.  Trust me its happening more than you think, they just don't talk about it as much.  As a women I don't like the fact that he doesn't believe in equal pay, he wants to overturn Roe V Wade.  As an African American he didn't think MLK should have a holiday.  I could go on and on.  ENOUGH OF THE BULLSH!* it is so tired and old.  These people are behaving like children who had there toys taken away its ridiculous.
My last thought about McCain is I got the feeling that all the personal attacks stem from something else like maybe the fact that McCain feels like this was his time, his last chance to one up his father/grandfather.  Out of nowhere this guy came and could possibly take it all from him.  Just my opinion seems awfully like Clinton to me.
So please spare me the Obama is a scary liar BS!  I'm not buying it.  I do not want a commander in chief who believes in the anything goes mentality and his VP nominee who is not curious about the world around her. Anyone can read a speak, do an interview or hold a press conference on someother network besides fox noise  She is very scary to me and I can not see her as my CIC.

For all of you who so up in arms about Obama's associations, what about John McCain's service on the Board of the U.S. Council of World Freedom?....it had strong ties to Iran Contra, and was affiliated with the World Anti-Communist League which the Anti-Defamation League stated,"has increasingly become a gathering place, a forum, a point of contact for extremists, racists, and Anti-Semites".  Although McCain was on the board in the 1980s, what do all of you who support McCain/Palin think about this?  Have you bothered to explore the associations of McCain and Palin, or doesn't it matter to you? What about "fair play"?

Wow, watching you pathetic Right-Wingers scramble and fumble around for a "gotcha (by golly)" story is just hilarious. I really pity you people. I couldn't imagine what it must be like to be so weak, powerless, and desperate. You are very desperate to get a criminal, terrorist sympathizer like McCain into office. Way to go. If you want a crooked, radically religious Government, go live with your allies in Saudi Arabia. You'd love it there! They kill women who are not virgins! Right up your alley, isn't it?

The outrage is that John "mayday" McCain is drawing a disability pension from the US Navy while a) having a multi-millionaire wife b) getting a salary as a US Senator with health benefits and another pension coming c) being quite able to move around and throw stones.

mcgovern, the followers have plugged their ears and care nothing about the realities of their savior.

I understand sentencing of Rezko will be delayed until after the election.

 Hmmmm. power politics at its best.

Kind of like Palin.

I am so sick of the Repubs stating that any Obama supporter is somehow blindly following some "earthly deity".  Just because we believe in the candidate of our choice doesn't make him a "savior".  Barack Obama is just a man.  My company just laid off 300 people.  Talk about that, John McCain.  I've lost money in my 401K, talk about that John McCain.  My healthcare insurance is costing my family a fortune, talk about that John McCain.  I really don't care about the "questionable" associations of either candidate because neither of them are above these innuendos.  John McCain/Sarah Palin, either talk about the issues or shut up.

Puzzled by the "moderate democrat" in your avatar? Oh and I was curious do ya all get a discount at the laundry when you have a load of white sheets to wash after the rally?  

Micrometer-  So if Barack Obama had changed his name to his nickname Barry and taken him mother's Irish last name, would you still think he was a secret Muslim terrorist?  Also, since you are apparently "pro life" are you also against the death penalty and war? You know that 10s of thousands of innocent Iraqi men, women and children have been killed in Iraq.  Does that bother you at all?  Or are their lives less valuable because they aren't American lives?

I recognize that this tit for tat stuff is all a distraction from the fact that McCain/Palin offer no real solutions to any of the serious problems and challenges we all face. I chose to post this link to a story that puts in perspective how delusional the tactics of the far right are in that on there side the list of "guilty associations" is a virtual laundry list versus the few that are recycled endlessly on Obama.

                http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-lux/guilt-by-associations_b_133758.html

Micro-meter is that a device used to measure how deep your intelligence is? or does it read in the negative? nice try with the regurgitate'd talking points, something were all to familiar seeing.

But please change the pampers before appearing here, the baby crap gets old as does your Hannitiy, Limbaugh assertions,McSpittles and Nooksack Nannie are like two pea's in a pod, both have ethics problems, truthfulnesses problems, honesty problems, and both are born again racists and you lap it up like a sponge left to dry in the sun, who just felt its first raindrop in twenty years, The ultimate wet spot experience. Your starting to expand from the infliction of one to many drops of spittle.

I am sick of the Obama pumpers always trying to cover up for Obama-they obviously have something to hide-The Truth. As I mentioned before, a government official said, and I quote: "It is Ironic-If Obama was running for another office, other than President, he would never have passed the security clearance."