Who's this slumlord? While running as a reformer, Obama has had a 17-year relationship with an indicted Chicago con man who's going on trial for fraud, extortion, and money laundering. ABC News found that Obama has been close to Antoin "Tony" Rezko, a major slumlord and wheeler-dealer who used minority set-asides and community groups as fronts to win government contracts.
As a state senator, Obama wrote letters to the city and state backing Rezko's successful bid to get $14 million in tax money to build senior citizen housing that wasn't in Obama's district.
ABC and the Chicago Sun-Times both found that Obama asked for and got Rezko's help in buying land neighboring Rezko's property for $300,000 below the asking price. When the deal became public, Obama said it was a mistake that he regrets. He may not be done regretting it.|||As much as you try, it will not impact him. He did a total of 5 HOURS LEGAL WORK for the man. Compare that to Hillary Clinton who sat on the board of the Union busting Walmart, went along with every union busting theme that came up in front of the board, yet somehow we are to believe she is for the people.
In any event Obama was honest enough to admit his mistake.. He also without hesitation gave all of the money donated by Rezko to his campaign to charity
Compare that to the $1.2 million Mr. Hsu gave to Billlary and he is currently in j jail. It took months for her to admit to anything with him and even more for her to give some of the money away to charity|||Is this a real question or just something you are doing to get people to see to turn against Obama?
Edit: To Clinton- Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.|||Accusations are not facts. Check your facts, folks, before jumping to conclusions. Think! Are you going to believe every twisted rumor that you hear?
"Know the Facts
Chicago Tribune, Factcheck.Org, Washington Post: Obama Never Represented Tony Rezko
January 23, 2008
FactCheck.org On Clinton's Claim Obama Represented Rezko: "That's Untrue." Factcheck.org reported, "Obama was associated with a law firm that represented the community groups working with Rezko on several deals. There's no evidence that Obama spent much time on them, and he never represented Rezko directly. So it was wrong for Clinton to say he was 'representing ... Rezko.' That's untrue." [FactCheck.org, 1/21/08]
Chicago Tribune Review Of "Land And Court Document And Law Firm Files As Well As Correspondence And Other Records...Supports [Obama's] Contention That He Did Not Directly Represent Rezko's Development Firm." The Chicago Tribune reported, "Obama angrily rejected Clinton's accusation at Monday's Democratic debate. And a Tribune review of land and court documents and law firm files as well as correspondence and other records related to Obama's eight years as an Illinois state lawmaker supports his contention that he did not directly represent Rezko's development firm. Instead, the records show, he represented non-profit community groups that partnered with Rezko's firm." [Chicago Tribune, 1/23/08]
Tribune Examined Miner Barnhill's "260 Civil And Criminal Cases," IHDA And DOH Files, Clients From Obama's "Unusually Frank Ethics Disclosure Reports" And Found Obama Represented The Non-Profit Partner. The Chicago Tribune reported, "At the Tribune's request, Cook County Circuit Court Chief Judge Timothy Evans produced a list of all 260 civil and criminal cases in which the firm filed appearances, and the Tribune separately examined 1990s lawsuits that Rezmar Corp. listed in applications for government grants. The paper also examined files from the Illinois Housing Development Authority and the city housing department, as well as the hundreds of clients Obama listed in the unusually frank ethics disclosure reports he filed as a state senator from December 1995 through April 2004. Those and other records disclosed five instances in which Obama did legal work for ventures that included Rezmar Corp. The case of City of Chicago vs. Central Woodlawn Limited Partnership is one example. In 1992, that community group partnered with Rezmar Corp. to rehab the former slum apartment building at 6107-6115 S. Ellis Ave. As work was ongoing, city officials sued the developers, alleging 16 serious code violations at the property, including a dangerously dilapidated porch. Obama and a co-counsel filed appearances in February 1994, but the court records show they appeared on behalf of Central Woodlawn, Rezko's non-profit partner, not Rezko or his company." [Chicago Tribune, 1/23/08]
Washington Post Fact Check: "Investigations By Chicago Newspapers Have Not Produced Evidence That [Obama] Represented Rezko In A Slum Landlord Business." The Washington Post reported, "William Miceli, Obama's supervisor at the law firm, said the firm represented the Woodlawn Preservation and Investment Corp., a nonprofit group that redeveloped a run-down property on Chicago's South Side with Rezko. He called Clinton's assertion that Obama represented Rezko in a slum landlord business 'categorically untrue. He was a very junior lawyer at the time, who was given responsibility for basic due diligence, document review,' said Miceli, adding that Obama did what he was told by the firm. According to Miceli, that was the only time Obama worked on a Rezko-related project while at the law firm鈥ut investigations by Chicago newspapers have not produced evidence that he represented Rezko in a slum landlord business. What has been demonstrated so far is that he did some due diligence legal work for a joint venture between Rezko and a Chicago nonprofit. Two Pinocchios for Clinton." [Washington Post, 1/22/08]
MINER: OBAMA DID MINOR WORK REPRESENTING THE NON-PROFIT
Miner: Obama Filed Incorporation Papers For The Non-Profits. The AP reported, "Attorneys there say Obama never represented Rezko directly. The future senator did represent community organizations that were Rezko partners in rehabilitating buildings to provide apartments for the poor鈥udson Miner, a partner in the firm, said that Obama's role was small. He said Obama did perhaps six or seven hours of work on such projects, mainly filing incorporation papers for the nonprofit groups." [AP, 1/22/08]
Obama Said That Miner Barnhill "Was Representing The Non-For-Profit Partner, Where There's No Allegations That They Did Anything Wrong." Obama said, "My law firm was representing the non for profit partner, where there's no allegations that they did anything wrong. They were simply trying to develop non for profit housing in the district." [Fox News, 4/24/07]
Obama Said That Miner Barnhill Was "Brought In Through [The Non-Profits], Not Through Rezko." The Chicago Tribune reported, "Responding to a Chicago Sun-Times report that Obama's former law firm did legal work for Rezko's low-income housing development business, the Illinois senator said he performed five hours of work on behalf of non-profit housing groups that partnered with Rezko. 'We were brought in through them [the non-profits], not through Rezko,' Obama said." [Chicago Tribune, 4/24/07]"|||(sigh)...do you even READ? watch tv? not so much?
This was addressed on CNN's fact checker and Obama is totally innocent of any Clinton-ish smeary suggestions. There are no charges or suggestion of charges against Obama and any money he got in donations from Rezko was given to charity.
catch up sweetie, this is a 24 hr news cycle.
YES WE CAN
Obama 08|||The Clinton's have alot of skeletons in their walk-in-his-and-hers-closet. If they were smart (actually, if they didn't think people were so dumb) they'd leave Barak's Rezko "scandal" alone....|||I hope it shows the world he's not as pure and clean as he'd like everybody to think.|||Obama's friendship with Rezko is a clear sign that (Obama) is very corrupt and does not represent the hard-working middle-class and working-class people of this country. Obama's supporters love to forget important details such as this. Barack Hussein Obama wants to become "America's first slumlord president".|||I think it will ultimately be moot . . . I support Clinton but I know better than to spend a lot of time yelling about illegal campaign contributions.|||It probably won't matter, because liberals seem to get a pass on such things. Look at all the scandals Bill Clinton was involved in, from Whitewater on. He was the poster boy for sexual harassment! Did the liberals care? Hell no! He was one of theirs. Obama will be the same way, and he has the additional advantage of being black. Nobody wants to criticize him for fear of being labeled a "racist". Nevertheless, it's not racism to criticize political corruption. Obama has done his dirty deals as part and parcel of the corrupt Chicago political machine. Contrary to the image he projects, he's about as clean as my dirty laundry! This issue won't die if he gets the nomination. The Republicans will beat him over the head with it every chance they get. Just say no to Osama, Obama, and Chelsea's Momma!|||It seems your so obsessed with Obama that you would do better research or are you so blind and hateful you read what you want into Obama
Thank you queen, I was going to put that in, but being she only have her views I didn't want to waste time on her|||Anal Sex is an Abomination and should be banned.
Interracial dating/Marriage is an abomination and should be banned. ESPECIALLY when one of the offenders is black! The offenders should be run through a wood chipper!
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