Rabbi Funnye
Posted on 10/06/2008 7:38:46 PM PDT by lt.america
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - As a state senator, Democrat Barack Obama awarded $75,000 in government grants to a Chicago social service organization led by a rabbi who is also his wife's cousin, records show.
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In 1999, Obama arranged for $50,000 for adult literacy and counseling services offered on Chicago's South Side by a group called Blue Gargoyle. A $25,000 grant for the group's youth services followed the next year.
The group's executive director when the grants were awarded was Capers Funnye, a South Side rabbi and Michelle Obama's first cousin once removed.
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Rabbi Funnye? now that’s just silly
Is he anything like Flavor Flav??
Thank you Chris Wells.
This is about the level of troopergate. There are certainly bigger fish to fry. AP is trying to look “balanced.”
Obama and Ayers had control of $100 million for that Foundation. Where did it all go?
Why has this come out? Hmmm, we know AP doesn’t want to do the Repubs any favors. My guess, its CYA so they can say they vetted him. Or, its the Clintons.
Well, isn’t this interesting and from the AP no less.
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“There was nothing funny, nothing below board,” Funnye said. “Everything was done according to whatever guidelines the state of Illinois had in place.”
But guidelines were practically nonexistent.
At the time, Illinois legislators were handing out hundreds of millions of dollars in grants. The money was part of a deal that legislative leaders cut with the governor to approve a major public-works program.
Each legislator could award money to favored groups and projects with basically no oversight. The grants were known as “member initiatives” and were similar to the congressional “earmarks” often criticized in Obama’s presidential campaign against Republican John McCain.
Obama awarded about $6 million for everything from literacy programs and park improvements to drill team uniforms and jazz appreciation events.”
Yet they have to close State Parks and can't pay doctors money owed them for services rendered in Illinois.
You other 49 states don't want any part of the illness that is Chicago/Illinois politics.
Here’s “Rabbi” Funnye on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s9cgqYDswM
He’s a member of one of those “black hebrew” groups (read: cult) that claims they are the lost tribe of Israel.
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