Another Body Blow… Trump Goes After Obama’s Close Ties to Crook Rezko

Gateway Pundit ^ | 4/12/11

[My Favorite Headache]

The RNC released this web video titled “Lapse in Judgement” back in 2008.

http://youtu.be/Aj4_rtyfFu8

The ad revealed Barack Obama’s dealings with convicted felon and close friend Tony Rezko.

This great ad described Obama’s relationship with the Chicago crook. Unfortunately, the left-wing media didn’t do its job and protected Obama from any honest attacks during the 2008 campaign.

Today Donald Trump went after Obama’s close ties to convicted criminal Tony Rezko. IB Times reported:

President Obama “never did a deal in his life except with Tony Rezko,” said Donald Trump on Fox News.

“People should look into that one,” he added.

Trump once again went on the offensive against Obama. His previous point of attack was doubts over Obama’s birthplace. Now, it’s the latter’s long history with Tony Rezko, who Hillary Clinton in 2008 called a “slum landlord.”

Rezko is am Illinoisan political fundraiser who was convicted for fraud and bribery in 2008. He was accused of using his political position to extort money from businesses seeking contracts from the Illinois Teachers System Board and the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board.

Back in the 1990s (before Rezko’s offenses took place), two companies owned by Rezko gave the first ever contributions to Obama’s Illinois Senate campaign. In the 2000s, he served on Obama’s U.S. Senate campaign finance committee.

In 2005, Rezko’s wife bought a lot adjacent to a house Obama purchased for $625,000 and subsequently sold a part of it to Obama. The deal generated much controversy back in Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign.

Reverend Jeremiah G-D America Wright… You’re on standby.

[ari-freedom]

OK Donald...you’ve got my attention now.

[dennisw]

By the way, Tony Rezko is a Muzzie. Funny that.>>>>>>>>>

He is a Christian Arab but he does business with anyone including Chicago black Muslims and Arab Muslims. IIRC he had one of Louis Farakkan sons as his right hand man. It was helpful for doing business in Chicago

[Brown Deer]

CHICAGO - The large brick house Barack and Michelle Obama bought in June 2005 sits in a neighborhood of historic mansions.

Its 6,400 square feet included six bedrooms, six bathrooms, and a wine cellar for 600 bottles. It had been renovated five years earlier in high style: antique Chinese washbasins, mahogany bookshelves, a granite kitchen floor.

It was a fitting home for a new senator. And it was a good deal. The list price was $1.95 million, but the Obamas paid $1.65 million, the same price the sellers had paid five years before.

Obama called Rezko for advice. The men toured the property, and on the day the Obamas bought the house, Rezko's wife Rita bought the side yard. The Obamas negotiated a discount of $300,000. Rita Rezko paid full price.

(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...

[dennisw]

He is not Donald. He is not a Donald. He is The Donald and don’t you forget it!

[Jim from C-Town]

It never got the media play. Outside of the GOP websight nobody saw it.

Trump is a media and PR king. He says it people listen. He brings it up, buz occures. It is the classic death by a thousand cuts. Yesturday it is the long form, what is on it, why hide it, today it is Rezko, wow that deal is shady, Could you get a convicted slumloard to buy a property for 3/4 of a million and sell you 40 % of it for 100K and not go to jail? Obama can. Tomorrow it is Write the bigot, then it is colleg e transcropts. You know damn well Obama was a mediocre Afirmative action student, he is too damn ignorant to have gone to Columbia and HArvard wthout generous help.

It is all good. The more he denegrates Obama the better. It makes him look shifty and stupid. So let Trump beet up on him.

[nickcarraway]

Trump may have gone into bankruptcy, and have been saved from bankruptcy another time by his father, but he was never a convicted slum lord.

[nickcarraway]

All I know is that Obama must think Trump is an answer to his prayers. He is distracting the public from all the mistakes Obama is/has been making as president.

[Jim from C-Town]

I highly doubt it bad publicity is still publicity in Hollywood, but it is death to a politician.

Anything that makes him look bad is good. Besides, who doesn’t know that the economy sucks and gas costs $4 on its way to $7. Trump is hitting that as well.

Remember it doesn’t reflect badly on the Republicans because they don’t like him either.

[Jim from C-Town]

I never said that Trump was a slumloard, RezKo is the slumloard, obma’s buddy and campaignbundler, his friend who helpedhim buy a $2 million house for 1.5. That’s a good friend to have.

You know the house. The one he hasn’t been to in a couple years.

[Awgie]

I seriously doubt Obama is praying for the kind of attention The Donald is providing him.

[nickcarraway]

Were you politically aware in the later 90s? Look at what happened with Clinton. There was proof of any number of things he did. It didn’t make a bit of difference. Clinton was great at having one scandal distract another scandal.

[GVnana]

Bill Ayers next?

[hoosiermama]

Don't forget Rezko’s connection to Louis Farrakhan!

[CTyank]

Exactly! The GOP must like abuse. They called me right after the shooting in AZ. In light of the brutal attacks by the democrats and the media, I asked if they could point me to just one offical statement that was made in defense of themselves, the Tea Party and/or Sarah Palin. The woman on the other end made some remark about not having that sort of information available.

In an amazing show of self control I did not say what was on my mind, but asked them to put me on their no call list. Haven’t heard anything since - but did give $25.00 to Bachman.

[reasonisfaith]

There was a time when politicians were automatically held accountable for criminal ties.

It’s very strange that we’ve reached a point where a person gets credit for holding them accountable, like Trump is doing to Obama.

The Rezco thing was no secret before the 08 elections, yet Trump had nothing but praise for Obama then. The only person Donald liked more was Hillary Clinton.

[mdel747]

[livius]

Rezko is a Muslim? I’d never heard that before. Not surprising, of course.

[sazerac]

This article makes me want to cry that a people could be so duped.

Start at the very end: What it all means

http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/35298

[EBH]

Speaking truth to the power vacuum

I like it!

[personalaccts]

I had the Scott Brown folks call me for $$ and I laughed in there face