Dateline 2009: The Leaders of the Erstwhile Free World
Posted on 01/25/2008 4:36:33 PM PST by tcrlaf
ABCNews.com Review Shows an Additional $100,000 in Rezko-Linked Contributions Not Returned by the Campaign
Months after reporters started asking Sen. Barack Obama to account for contributions raised by longtime friend and donor Antoin "Tony" Rezko, questions remain about the full extent of the accused Illinois political fixer's role as a patron of Obama's political career.
"We have returned any money that we know was associated to Mr. Rezko," Obama told Diane Sawyer on Wednesday morning during an appearance on "Good Morning America." "That is something that if there's additional information we don't know about, we'd be happy to return the money."
The Obama campaign says it has given away more than $85,000 in Rezko-linked contributions since Rezko was indicted on federal fraud and extortion charges in the fall of 2006.
An ABCNews.com review, however, has identified an additional $100,000 in contributions made to Obama from Rezko's associates that have not been returned, including $19,500 in contributions from Rezko's wife and employees of Rezko's business enterprises. The ABCNews.com review includes individuals who have been linked to Rezko in news reports, court documents and public records.
Other news organizations have reviewed Obama's campaign finance records and have also found Rezko-linked contributions that are more than double what the campaign has publicly acknowledged. The Chicago Sun-Times, which published its review last June, found that "Obama has collected at least $168,308 from Rezko and his circle," and earlier this week the Los Angeles Times reported that it had found that Rezko and his associates had given "Obama more than $200,000 in donations since 1995."
While the MSM ignores the photo of Her Heinous with Rezko.
“just a guess, but I’m thinking someone named Clinton saw some internals they didn’t care for...”
That’s been my feeling, all day. And this confirms that.
Her Internal Polling must have told her that if she didn’t destroy Obama NOW, she was in trouble on the 5th, ESPECIALLY in CAlifornia...
This is going to backfire on the Clintons!
either he’s taking the high road and trying to fight the good fight, OR, they have REAL DIRT on the guy and dare him to fight back..
either way, he’s in over his head when it comes to the Klintons who will destroy anyone and anything that gets in their way..including Obama, the Democrat Party and the country..
From Wikipedia:
“Rezko has raised funds for many politicians, both Democrats and Republicans. These include Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich,[3] Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn, Attorney General Lisa Madigan, U.S. Senator and Presidential Candidate Barack Obama, former President Bill Clinton...”
Um...
Political contributions of Rezko:
http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?city=Wilmette&st=IL&last=Rezko&first=Antoin
http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?city=GLENVIEW&st=IL&last=Rezko&first=Antoin
http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?city=CHICAGO&st=IL&last=Rezko&first=Antoin
http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?city=CHICAG&st=IL&last=Rezko&first=Antoin
http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?city=WILMITTE&st=IL&last=Rezko&first=Antoin
Face it, the Clintoons hate black folks, they will destroy Obama and get their pleasure by still getting the black folks to pull the lever for them.
Very sad.
It almost seems Obama is unstoppable, however.
He can’t lose SC with all the blacks voting for him.
In Florida, Hillary will have a massive win, but there are no delegates and it will not do anything to help stop him since the news will ignore the Dem portion of the Florida primary.
He must be beat since he would be much more difficult to beat, but these darn meaningless early primaries for the Dems are frustrating.
At least the GOP ones matter since they only stripped them of half the delegates. The Dems took them all.
Man oh man. There is nothing in her face that hints at freedom.
Oh really?
I wonder how much of the donations she got from pond scum, and promised to return, actually got returned?
Clintons are desperate.
Typical Clintonian tactics, as you say. The MSM will help again, of course. Now at least Obama has a taste of what it’s like to be a Republican - they want him gone ST.
I still say that Hillary will win the nomination by destroying Obama, but lose the general election by losing black voters who are pissed she dissed one of their own.
I smell James Carville, Paul Begala and Chrissie Lehane.
The MSM is giving Hillary a pass on the Norman Hsu story.
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