Obama/Biden '08
Posted on 08/25/2008 1:10:43 PM PDT by SJackson
Barack Obama's vice-presidential pick complicates the Democratic hopeful's efforts to distance himself from a far-reaching Chicago patronage scandal.
Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., brings to Obama's presidential campaign assets like foreign policy experience and a knowledge of Washington. But he also brings another tie to the Antoin "Tony" Rezko scandal, a mess that has already caused sizeable headaches for the Obama campaign.
Chicago lawyer and onetime mega-fundraiser Joseph Cari has advised Biden and his campaigns on and off since 1984, serving in posts as varied as a Senate adviser on crime to the Midwest Political Director for Biden's aborted 1987 presidential bid. In 2005 Cari helped arrange private meetings for Biden with potential supporters, as the senator explored another run for the White House. He has also worked to raise money for Biden .
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Federal prosecutors indicted Cari in August 2005 and in September Cari cut a deal, agreeing to cooperate with the government's investigation and pleading guilty to a count of attempted extortion .
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An unrelated question, having heard for 8 years about chickenhawk Cheney and his 5 deferrments, does anyone know Bidens status. He graduated college in 65, law school in 68.
No wonder Obambi feels a comfort level with Biden — they share an affinity for the same circle of scumbags in Chicago!!
Biden has deep ties to Rezko accomplice
JOSEPH CARI
30-year friend of VP pick guilty in kickback scheme August 25, 2008Recommend
BY DAVE MCKINNEY Staff Reporter/dmckinney@suntimes.com
DENVER -- No matter what help Barack Obama might get from Sen. Joseph Biden, his newly named vice presidential running mate won't give Obama much cover on the Tony Rezko front.
Biden has described himself as a 30-year friend of a key figure in the Rezko trial who's pleaded guilty to a federal extortion charge in Chicago and is awaiting sentencing.
I think it waqs an asthma deferral.
Waiting for the AP, NY Slimes, CNN, MSNBC to make “Breaking News” out of this.......
Barack Omerika, F YEAH! Fightin’ for the American way yeah...
And your partner in vetting is Eric Holder, Clinton's Prince of Pardons.
The MSM doesn’t put out that kind of information...
Ping.
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