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[VIDEO UPDATE] Obama Fundraiser and Political Patron Antoin “Tony” Rezko Convicted

By Truthteller on June 4, 2008 at 6:15 PM in Barack Obama, Chicago, Chicago politics, Democrats, Electability, Patrick Fitzgerald, Tony Rezko

Good job, Obamacrats. Do you seriously believe it is in the best interest of my Party to nominate someone who has had a professional, financial, personal and political relationship with a convicted slumlord and political fixer since at least 1991? Are we now the Party of corruption?

I quote the Chicago Tribune:

Rezko’s guilty verdict on 16 of 24 corruption counts could have broad repercussions for Blagojevich, who made Rezko a central player in his kitchen cabinet. It could also prove a political liability for U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, who once counted Rezko as a friend and fundraiser, as the likely Democratic presidential nominee heads into the general election campaign against Republican John McCain.

This will complicate Obama’s bid for the Presidency, for Rezko intends to appeal the verdict. [UPDATE: Moreover, the Republicans intend to highlight Obama's connections to Rezko during the campaign. I do not blame them, for as we discussed again and again at No Quarter, this is an issue of Obama's judgment and experience.

We warned you, but you ignored us. And no, I will not try to defend this, as Obama is not this registered Democrat's candidate. I am a person of integrity before I am a machine Democrat. I also do not rely on the Democratic Party's money in order to write online. Unlike other bloggers who will now mindlessly defend Barack Obama, I EARN MY MONEY ELSEWHERE.]

Thank you again, Obamacrats. I guess a McCain Presidency is the change in which all of us can believe.

The Chicago Tribune story also contains a window that outlines Obama’s relationship with Rezko since 1991. I recommend everyone view it. I also recommend consulting the documents the Chicago Tribune has compiled on the questionable property deal involving Rezko, Obama and the Kenwood mansion Obama and Rezko jointly purchased in 2005.

Also review No Quarter’s extensive dossier on Antoin “Tony” Rezko and Barack Obama.

We still have a chance to nominate the correct nominee, superdelegates. Will we choose a real President, or will we choose Rezko’s President?

No Quarter dossier on Barack Obama and Antoin “Tony” Rezko:

RezkoWatch contains even more information on Obama’s deep and problematic ties to convicted slumlord and notorious political fixer Antoin “Tony” Rezko.