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Rezko cash three times more what Obama admits: Sun-Times
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| March 09, 2008
| by Ed Morrissey
Posted on 03/09/2008 1:00:17 PM PDT by jdm
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To: jdm
Obama told the Sun-Times his best estimate was that Rezko raised between $50,000 and $60,000″ during Obamas political career. --- Exactly what does "best estimate" mean? I thought records needed to be kept and reports filed. Since when does a candidate get to flippantly say money received is just a "best estimate?" Oh, I'm not naive. They're just politicians. And what ever happened to Hillary and Peter Paul? Isn't it about time she gets indicted -- finally? And this has nothing to do with either of the above, but does anyone have a link to Bush's serenading the press club over the weekend?
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posted on
03/09/2008 2:20:06 PM PDT
by
quintr
To: Perdogg
Very unlikely Barry will be on top of the ticket.
Hillary is not going anywhere for at least 2 months and in the meantime they are pulling out all the stops to put him down.
If he's not careful he may end up off the ticket altogether.
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posted on
03/09/2008 2:27:05 PM PDT
by
Rome2000
(Peace is not an option)
To: jdm
I’m sorry but I’m just having a hard time getting worked up about this Rezko thing. If I understand this right, he accepted some favors from this sleazy real estate guy and accepted political contributions from him and some of his sleazy friends. Is that it? Why is this even news? He’s running against the Clintons, for petes sake. He’s a piker compared to them.
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posted on
03/09/2008 3:04:12 PM PDT
by
G.Love
( Romney '12)
To: Continental Soldier
I wonder if the Chicago Sun Times has any curiosity about the millions of dollars the Clinton's raised from the PLA during their co-presidency.
PLA stands for the People Liberation Army. Yes those same delightful people that said the would nuke us. Is the Chicago Sun Times the least bit curious what the Chinese Army was buying with those millions of dollars they gave the Clintons. I do not think it was a night in the Lincoln bedroom of the White House.
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posted on
03/09/2008 4:52:14 PM PDT
by
cpdiii
(roughneck, oilfield trash and proud of it, geologist, pilot, pharmacist, iconoclast.)
To: jdm
Patrick Fitzgerald, HUGE DEMOCRAT THAT HE IS, has NOT gone after the DEMOCRAT Governor Blago for his corrupt dealings with Rezko.....now WHY NOT????????
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posted on
03/09/2008 4:57:22 PM PDT
by
Ann Archy
(Abortion.....The Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
To: alecqss
Actually entire Obamas campaign record level financing is very much suspect.
So is Hillary's!!! Where are these poor poor Democrats getting the HUNDREDS of MILLIONS to send to these crooks???? Other crooks???
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posted on
03/09/2008 4:58:51 PM PDT
by
Ann Archy
(Abortion.....The Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
To: Miss Didi
AND the enemdia is ignoring the corruption of Rezko and Gov. Blago!!! Why hasn’t the UBER DEMOCRAT PROSECUTOR, PAtrick FITZGERALD gone after the Dem. Governor??? hmmmmm?
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posted on
03/09/2008 5:01:34 PM PDT
by
Ann Archy
(Abortion.....The Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
To: Rome2000
WOW!! That ENQUIRER front page is really something.....and the Enquirer is owned by Clinton’s crony Roger ALtman!!!
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posted on
03/09/2008 5:03:10 PM PDT
by
Ann Archy
(Abortion.....The Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
To: G.Love
For starters, they cover their tracks way better than Obama ever could. And let's face it, the MSM really does still want Hillary, better the devil you know, etc.
Right now, 100% of what Barry O has to offer is his "I'm not like everybody else" schtick. Hillary badly needed to win Ohio and Texas in order to not be pressured out of the race, so that the Rezko stuff could all tumble out before Pennsylvania.
Will the average Rat voter be able to ascertain any visible difference between whatever the 'Toons have done, and what Obama has done in relation to Rezko and his pals? Probably not, but the damage will be done, he'll be lumped back in the "just like any other politician" category that the Beest is already a full dues-paying member of. That's all the Witch needs in order to get the superdelegates to vote her way. Right now, they want to hitch their wagon to the star of his fuzzy "change" crap, but if she can destroy that, she can remove their rationale for breaking his way.
I knew this Rezko thing would become significant the minute Her Thighness mentioned it at a debate. She's careful, cool, collected in that forum, she wouldn't have wasted half a breath on Rezko's name if she didn't think it was terribly important to her game plan.
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posted on
03/09/2008 5:17:32 PM PDT
by
hunter112
(The 'straight talk express' gets the straight finger express from me.)
To: Ann Archy
I actually would give some edge to Hill comparing to Obama. She at least mentions wealthy donors. Obama just dismisses all attempts at closer look at his financing by pointing to millions of “little guys” giving small donations. Months after months.
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posted on
03/09/2008 5:20:38 PM PDT
by
alecqss
To: jdm
We have not heard how much Hillary got.
For those that say none, I call bull shit.
No Clinton has ever been around where money is flying without getting their cut/share.
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posted on
03/09/2008 5:22:06 PM PDT
by
sport
To: hunter112
I'd say Rezko is not Obama’s biggest problem taht could be; Obama might wish that nothing moves any further than Rezko/Auchi affair.
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posted on
03/09/2008 5:24:57 PM PDT
by
alecqss
To: jdm
...Ali D. Ata... Amish? Or should we just ignore the obvious elephant in the room just like we do with Obama's other "contributors"?
It appears the Religion Of Peace community is playing both sides of the Democrat aisle. Hillary has Huma, but she is an equal opportunity grifter with her pockets full of Chinese money as well.
None of this, of course, will ever see the light of day except on a few VRWC web sites. Certainly Honest Johnny McEgo and the hapless GOP will continue to ignore it so they can insist they are running a "clean" campaign and nobody will get mad at them.
Well, I guess we private citizens will just have suck it up and gather some money to buy some ads exposing it all before the election. Oh, wait a minute. That's now illegal 60 days out, thanks to McCain/Feingold. Never mind!
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posted on
03/09/2008 5:30:45 PM PDT
by
Gritty
(We still don't know who we are, nor the issues, nor the nature of the enemy-Bernard Lewis)
To: Rome2000
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posted on
03/09/2008 5:32:11 PM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(Vaclav Klaus on global warming skeptics: "a whip of political correctness strangles their voice")
To: Enchante
"Let's see, have any intrepid (sic) MSM reporters tried to get a handle on how much $$ has been raised for Obambi at all the fundraising events held for him by Rezko through the years??? " Obviously not.
Suck-ups are not going to work to hard.
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posted on
03/09/2008 5:38:30 PM PDT
by
cookcounty
(Obama reach across the aisle? He's so far to the left, he'll need a roadmap to FIND the aisle.)
To: Rome2000
I saw that mag cover at the grocery store checkout! The guy in front of me asked who was the terrorist. I told him it was William Ayers, spoiled rich brat who was part of the Weatherman bombing campaign in the late 60's.
His eyes got wide. "Really?" he looked shocked.
There is so much negativity on Obama just under the surface, he'll sink like a rock once he gets the nomination.
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posted on
03/09/2008 5:44:32 PM PDT
by
cookcounty
(Obama reach across the aisle? He's so far to the left, he'll need a roadmap to FIND the aisle.)
To: hunter112
Chilling. I’ll take the run of the mill corrupt politician any day over these people. They scare me.
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posted on
03/09/2008 7:34:16 PM PDT
by
G.Love
( Romney '12)
To: jdm
Ah-hah! will this be a “Gotcha” moment for ‘Bama?
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posted on
03/09/2008 7:35:18 PM PDT
by
Salvation
(†With God all things are possible.†)
To: jdm
The Sun Times, followed the Black/Hollinger pretty close. I don't think it got national coverage and definitely never got more than skin deep.
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posted on
03/10/2008 2:02:43 AM PDT
by
endthematrix
(He was shouting 'Allah!' but I didn't hear that. It just sounded like a lot of crap to me.)
To: endthematrix
heh
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