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SaveElmer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 03:56 PM
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Oh really Barack? No one "had any inkling" about Rezko's shady dealings...
Really?

Lets look at the timeline...most recent first

Just yesterday...


Sen. Obama said 'no one had an inkling he was involved in any problems' at the time of his relationship with Rezko. He was somebody who I knew and had been a supporter for many years. He was somebody who had supported a wide range of candidates all throughout Illinois. Nobody had an inkling that he was involved in any problems. When those problems were discovered, we returned money from him that had been contributed, and what is true is that I also purchased a piece of land from him. Everything was above board, and there's been no allegations that there wasn't. (CBS, 1/23/08)


and one year ago...


Sen. Obama said, 'no one had any indications (Rezko) was engaging in wrong-doing.' Well, we have returned any money that we know was associated to Mr. Rezko and that is something that if there's additional information that we don't know about, we’d be happy to return the money. The facts are this. This is somebody who was active in politics in Illinois, who I knew. Nobody had any indications that he was engaging in wrong-doing. (ABC, 1/23/07)



And before that...

Property purchase with is buddy...at 300K below asking while is new neighbor and best bud pays full price...


June 2005 - Sen. Obama and Rezko made coordinated purchase of two adjacent properties in June 2005. Sen. Obama paid $1.65 million--some $300,000 less than the asking price, while Rezko paid full price. (Chicago Tribune, 11/1/06)



January 2006 – Sen. Obama purchased a strip of adjacent land from Rezko to expand his property. To preserve the aesthetic balance, Sen. Obama also wanted to put some space between his house and the proposed fence, so he personally asked Tony Rezko if they would sell a portion of their lot. The sale closed in January 2006. (Chicago Tribune, 11/1/06)


Now...lets see what "No Inkling" means in Obamaland...I guess Barack doesn't read his hometown paper




September 2005 - Chicago Sun Times reported Rezko was implicated in kickback scheme connected to the indictment of two close associates. Sources confirmed that Rezko was the ‘close associate’ implicated in Cari’s plea agreement. The plea agreement specified that Rezko and another ‘close associate’ rewarded campaign donors with fees from teacher pension consulting contracts. (Chicago Sun-Times, 9/16/05)

...

August 2005 – Chicago Sun Times reported two close Rezko associates were indicted for kickback scheme. A Glenview businessman who federal investigators believe received a $250,000 kickback in a state teacher pension scheme has had past business dealings with gubernatorial fund-raiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko, the Chicago Sun-Times has found (Chicago Sun Times, 8/7/05)

...

May 2005 – Chicago Tribune reported under headline: 'Tony Rezko; Top fundraiser, adviser and close friend of Blagojevich faces scrutiny as controversies dog the administration in which he has played a crucial behind-the-scenes role.' (Chicago Tribune, 5/26/05)

...

March 2005 – Chicago Sun Times reported that Rezko was under scrutiny for using fronts to obtain minority business certification. (Chicago Sun-Times, 3/18/05)

...

July, 2004 – Chicago Sun Times reported that Rezko was under scrutiny for failing to pay pizza chain employees. (Chicago Sun Times, 7/16/04)


And what do Illinois Ethics groups say about Obama's ignorance of Rezko's dealings...

From the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform...


Sen. Obama continued relationship with Rezko after 'it became clear' Rezko 'had such serious clouds overhead.' "Nevertheless, the former state legislator and first-term U.S. senator seemingly missed plentiful warning signs that Rezko was headed for trouble with the law. 'The senator exhibited some bad judgment in continuing the relationship once it became clear that Tony Rezko had such serious clouds overhead,' says Cindi Canary, director of the nonpartisan Illinois Campaign for Political Reform." (AP, 1/22/08)


http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iwwA826vvaIucJQacWaLasENCiVwD8UB3IQG0


And from The Better Government Association of Chicago...


"'Everybody in this town knew that Tony Rezko was headed for trouble,' said Jay Stewart of the Better Government Assn. in Chicago. 'When he got indicted, there wasn't a single insider who was surprised. It was viewed as a long time coming. . .Why would you be having anything to do with Tony Rezko, particularly if you're planning to run for president?'" (LA Times,1/23/08)



No inking...yeah right!










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ProSense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 03:58 PM
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1. Here:
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sunonmars Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 03:59 PM
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3. and the biggest spinner of them all straight in
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 04:00 PM
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5. OH, BUT YOUR memo conveniently "forgets" this nice timeline
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sunonmars Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 04:04 PM
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9. How many threads have you spammed that to. knock it off.
Edited on Thu Jan-24-08 04:04 PM by sunonmars
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sunonmars Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 03:59 PM
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2. Hahahaha so busted, watch the Obamatrons go nuts

Pretty clear to me, that everyone knew that something was up.
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pampango Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 03:59 PM
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4. S--t, meet Wall. I think you know him well. Wall: "Not him again!" n/t
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Rock_Garden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 04:02 PM
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6. Go, Elmer! K&R!
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 04:02 PM
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7. This brings to mind Condi's comment: She could never imagine that obl would
use planes.
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ccpup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 04:02 PM
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8. profession of ignorance for the sake of political expedience
will be Barack's unfortunately tender Achilles Heel.
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lapfog_1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 04:15 PM
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10. You know... I don't understand why Hillary supporters
want to "go there" about associates and friends of either politician.

In the "my friends and supporters are clean" comparison, Obama wins by a country mile.

The nature of politics is to attract people who want to buy influence and access to power. Politicians, being human and sometimes a bit naive, let these people into their lives and often don't see how it will appear later when their friend turns out to be someone trying to line their own pockets at the public trough.

And then you see this kind of stuff.

But the Clintons have many more such sleazy dealings and questionable friends (Marc Rich???, Donald Tyson???, Norman Hsu??? and the list could go on and on) than any other candidate running for the democratic nomination.

Even if Rezko turns out to be Al Capone reincarnated.

We should be much more concerned about the real masters of influence peddling and sleaze in government... i.e. the Republicans!
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hisownpetard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 04:44 PM
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17. Amen to that.
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Flabbergasted Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 04:18 PM
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11. .
Edited on Thu Jan-24-08 04:24 PM by Flabbergasted
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 04:26 PM
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12. the indictment should come down about april or may
that will give illinois enough time to field democratic and republican candidates for obama`s senate seat.
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durrrty libby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 04:30 PM
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13. K & R
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ProSense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 04:35 PM
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14. Where's the link to the information in your OP?
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1corona4u Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 04:42 PM
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15. Nice work....
but, but, but, it's lies, I tell you, lies...Obama had no idea, he's innocent. He's a good boy, he always tells the truth...:sarcasm:

Can't wait to see his supporters try to worm their way out of the facts. Oh sure, they'll claim all of those people are republicans, that there's a mass conspiracy, that the Clintons paid those people off....blah, blah, blah.....
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1corona4u Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 07:20 PM
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18. K&R
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William769 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 04:44 PM
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16. K&R!
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Andromeda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 07:46 PM
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19. Take that, Obama!
:spank:
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Andromeda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 07:47 PM
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20. K&R
:kick: :kick: :kick:
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jackson_dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 08:31 PM
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21. What is Obama hiding re Rezko?
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CyberPieHole Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 09:16 PM
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22. Obama is in bed with that slime~ball Rezko...LOL...I'm glad Obama opened Pandora's box
:kick: and recommend
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SaveElmer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 10:20 PM
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23. Not alot of comments from Obamanation...nt
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jasmine621 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 10:26 PM
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24. Why is everyone blaming HC and her campaign for the Rezko scandal?
This is an on-going investigation that the HC campaign had nothing to with. It is being spun as a "hit" job on Obama by his supporters. Again, the "take-no-responsibility-for-anything" crowd. They sound a lot like the Bush administration.
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ClericJohnPreston Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 10:35 PM
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25. Obama Nation
= political neophytes.

Hear them wail: Wah, Wah, Wah........
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Cameron27 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 10:38 PM
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26. Excellent
K&R
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indimuse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 10:41 PM
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27. K&R
!!:dem:
:kick: :dem:
:kick:
:dem:
:kick:

:dem:
:kick:
:dem:
:kick:
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cooolandrew Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 12:31 AM
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28. Thelast article deosn't lay blame at Obama "Barack is blameless Rezko is charged with corruption"
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SaveElmer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 10:32 AM
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29. Obama claims to "have no inkling" of Rezko's legal problems...
There are two ways this can be true...in order of likelihood

1. He is lying

2. He never ever reads the newspaper or have short term memory issues...

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desi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 10:36 AM
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30. Rezko/Obama coming up on CNN....tune in folks. n/t
K&R
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shenmue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-25-08 02:44 PM
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31. Nicely proven.
:applause:

Instead of just name-calling, actual context... a nice change on here.
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