Obama misrepresented the true amount of Rezko cash

[R.R.]

Rezko Played Bigger Role, Obama Says
 
March 14, 2008 6:53 PM

Justin Rood Reports:

An indicted Chicago businessman and political operator played a much bigger fundraising role in Barack Obama's political career than the White House hopeful had previously disclosed, the candidate tells the Chicago Tribune for an exclusive story late Friday afternoon.

Antoin "Tony" Rezko, on trial for corruption, raised roughly $250,000 for Obama -- more than $100,000 more than had been previously discovered by enterprising reporters.

Obama also admitted that he made repeated lapses in judgement by involving Rezko in a complex house purchase, the paper reports.

The candidate insisted that despite Rezko's efforts to help him, the politically savvy businessman expected no favors from him, the paper says.  "No, precisely because I'd known him for [many] years and he hadn't asked me for favors," it quotes Obama as saying.

Obama and his campaign have repeatedly insisted they have answered all queries regarding his relationship with Rezko, but "his campaign's piecemeal written statements have left lingering uncertainties about whether the up-and-coming senator exchanged favors with the target of a federal probe," the Tribune notes.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2008/03/rezko-played-bi.html

[sirs]

Oooooopsie

[Xavier_Onassis]

Less a scandal that the Keating Five, for sure.

[Plane]

Less a scandal that the Keating Five, for sure.

Why?

Which one is a more direct graft?

[Amianthus]

Less a scandal that the Keating Five, for sure.

Why? The total in Keating was $300,000, most of which went to one Senator other than McCain. What makes it bigger than Rezko?

[sirs]

Less a scandal that the Keating Five, for sure.

Why? The total in Keating was $300,000, most of which went to one Senator other than McCain. What makes it bigger than Rezko?

I think it's because it involves a Republican and not a Democrat.

[Xavier_Onassis]

This is just another stupid swiftboat piece o' crap, and deserves to be ignored.

 

[Amianthus]

I think it's because it involves a Republican and not a Democrat.

Well, the Keating Five was 4 Democrats and one Republican. So it sure does involve a Democrat.

[sirs]

I think it's because it involves a Republican and not a Democrat.

Well, the Keating Five was 4 Democrats and one Republican. So it sure does involve a Democrat.

But Rezco doesn't involve a Republican, thus the reason it's so much less a scandal.  Right, Xo?

[R.R.]

This is just another stupid swiftboat piece o' crap, and deserves to be ignored.

It goes to Obama's judgment. That is what he is running on. It shows very poor judgment on Obama's part. He didn't have the good sense to dissociate himself with this criminal when he should have. Rezko got him a good deal on a piece of land, but Obama should have walked away from it. Obama should have been honest about the true amount of money that Rezko raised for him as well, instead of trying to deceive people.

It also shows very poor judgment that Obama sat in a church pew for 20 years listening to the spewings of Rev. Wright and didn't do anything about it. He even sat there with his two young daughters and brought them to see this filth.

Obama seems like a nice guy. I have nothing personal against him. I would even pay to see him speak. But he's too naive to be President of the United States.

[Xavier_Onassis]

I fail to see how it is Obama's job to reprimand a preacher. Wright has a right to his opinion, and the sermon is just one reason why a person goes to church. It is a free country, and chewing out preachers serves no purpose.

The Rezko thing is without importance. Obama did not get anything in return for Rezko's donations other than a tiny piece of property at the most. This is just another Swiftboat flap.

[sirs]

I fail to see how it is Obama's job to reprimand a preacher.

It's not.  It's his job as President want-to-be to demonstrate Judgement far beyond that of the norm.  And in the case of his Pastor and now with Rezco, has demonstrated quite the opposite


 

[Xavier_Onassis]

This is without importance.

I suppose that McCain blathering about "bomb, bomb Iran" is less important to you that listening to a preacher you disagree with and getting a donation from someone for whom you have done no favors. But it isn't to me. A war with Iran would result in people being killed, some of them Americans, and since the US has demonstrated it cannot overthrow a very unpopular dictator in a nation of 22 million without making a huge mess, I deem trying to overthrow a country where most of he people dislike the US government for its previous meddling ad the leader is elected would be even more disastrous and expensive.

I think I would prefer Hillary to Obama, but McCain is an ancient warmonger and would be a rerun of Juniorbush and the utterly loathesome Cheney, and no way I will vote for his sorry ass.

You wouldn't vote for Obama no matter what he did or said to his preacher or Rezko, so stop kidding us that you are some sort of impartial judge. Anyone  who would vote for Juniorbush, would probably eat a raw roadkill skunk as well.

[R.R.]

I suppose that McCain blathering about "bomb, bomb Iran" is less important to you that listening to a preacher you disagree with and getting a donation from someone for whom you have done no favors.

Any normal person would have walked out of Wright's church years ago and quit, not continue to sit there for 20 years listening to hatred and racism. Obama didn't show the courage or judgment to do that, although curiously he wanted to see Don Imus fired.

Obama just didn't get a "donation" from Rezko, the con artist raised over $250k for him, and Obama wasn't truthful about the large amount of funds.

It's unclear whether Obama did favors for Rezko, as the Chicago Tribune noted, "his campaign's piecemeal written statements have left lingering uncertainties about whether the up-and-coming senator exchanged favors with the target of a federal probe." This may be the next shoe to drop. We'll see what Hillary has up her sleeve.

[sirs]

This is without importance.

So says you.  Good thing you and you alone aren't the deciding factor as to who is elected President.  That'll be for the electorate at large, and they'll decide for themselves how important Obama's acute lack of Judgement is, as it relates to if they want to vote him in as their next president

You wouldn't vote for Obama no matter what he did or said to his preacher or Rezko

Don't stop being wrong, is a good motto for you.  Consistency does have its good points