[Classic NQ] Obama Fundraiser and Political Patron Antoin “Tony” Rezko Convicted
By Truthteller on January 10, 2009 at 4:00 PM in Current Affairs
Remember when Tony Rezko was convicted during the campaign? NQ thought you might like a reminder of what Rezko was up to and his connection to PEBO. This story by truthteller was originally posted in June, 2008. Pictures with the original story are no longer available.
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:
- What Hypocrite Obama Should Have Discussion during His Wesleyan Commencement Address
- Barack Obama’s Candidacy as a Take on The Picture of Dorian Gray
- A Majority of One: On Losing the Democratic Base
- Ok, So Tell Us What IS Allowed
- Two Lone Voices Speak for Millions of Us
- What’ll Be Left of the Democratic Party
- It Ain’t Over: Obama MAY Have to Pay the Piper After All
- Obama to Donate Contribution from Rezko’s Iraqi Friend
- Be My Friend, Godfather
- Jaws V, Starring Barack Obama
- The Chicago Three: Obama, Ayers & Rezko
- Charlie Gibson, Will You Ask Barack about Nadhmi Auchi?
- Saddam Hussein, Barack Hussein Obama’s Hidden Real Estate Partner?
- Barack “I-Didn’t-Know” Obama
- Those Who Haunt Him
- Hillary’s Campaign Comes out Swinging
- “Nobie and Obama”
- Authorization to Use Misleading Falsehoods
- What We’ve Noticed about the Speech
- This Is for Main Street (And for the Forgotten People Barack Obama Doesn’t Know)
- Michelle Obama: “Give Us Something Here”
- Rezko Muckrakers Alert!
- The Forgotten People
- Irrefutable Proof That Obama’s Own District Was Home to 11 Rezko Foreclosed Properties
- Speak the Truth, Fallout Be Damned
- The Rezko Saga: Two Videos
- Get Your Daily Rezko Dose Here
- The Media’s Panderbears, Part I
- Sunday Scoops: Rezko-gate and Adviser-gate
- Obama’s Prime-Slime Advisors
- Good Morning, Barack! (Rezko Got Jobs for Your Staffers? Do Tell.)
- Today’s Rezko Trial Scoops (And Prosecutors on $20K Kickback to Obama)
- ABC News: Rezko $50 Million in Debt
- 312.321.2417
- (Pants on Fire!) Lynn Sweet: Obama and His Taking Questions on Rezko
- Rezko Trial: Obama May Be Witness
- Obama’s Judgment on the Eve of Judgment Day
- Truthtelling from Lanny Davis (What about “Iron My Shirt?”)
- Experience, and Experiences (of the Rezko Sort)
- No He Can’t Because Yes They Will
- More Questions on Rezko
- “Obama Bagman” in Jail
- Democratic Death Wish
- How to Buy A Mansion You Can’t Afford
- Will Rezko Blow Up Obama?
- It is “Possible” Obama Was Aware of Rezko’s Financial and Legal Woes
- 20-Year Associate of Obama Arrested
- Look before You Leap: Obama’s Mobbed-Up Allies
- Politics Is A Blood Sport
- BREAKING: ABC News Reports $100,000 from Rezko That Obama Hasn’t Returned
- CNN on Rezko and Obama: This Is Obama’s “Slumwater”
- FACT CHECK: Obama, His Contributor Rezko, The Slum Landlord Business
- A Dope with Hope?
- Obama/Rezko: It Comes down to Judgment
- Didn’t Obama Watch The Firm
- Steve Clemons on Tonight’s Debate
- Patrick Fitzgerald Ties Obama to Rezko Indictments
- All in for Hillary
- Obama, His Lobbyists and His Cronies
RezkoWatch contains even more information on Obama’s deep and problematic ties to convicted slumlord and notorious political fixer Antoin “Tony” Rezko.
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I also remember all the back slapping b/c fitz was gunning for Obama
Cheers b/c this was going to show the super D’s how unelectable he was
Why not include the comment with these flash backs?
So you’re okay with a president that has such dubious ties? Wow, that sure says a lot about you.
What?
I am not so blinded by hatred that I pretend the three of four boogey men are represtentative of the people Obama knows
Do you honestly think john McCain bush or climton don’t have three or four dubious people in the circle of people they know?
Come on.
Ms.(informed)
Masthead
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Columnist Donna Brazile
“No Quarter dossier on Barack Obama and Antoin “Tony” Rezko:”
wow.
sorry, here’s the link.
MS. Mag
Masthead
Editorial Staff
Columnist Donna Brazile
I have said all along that BHO will pardon all these people on 1-21-09. What have they got to fear from anyone? The Scooter got off, why not others. We have become more of a country, where the law does not apply to the connected and no body seems to get upset about it anymore.
“Are we now the Party of corruption?”
YES!!
In another misfortunate association, Obama’s choice for commerce secretary has withdrawn his nomination. Gov. Bill Richardson has some reason to think he would be an embarrassment to the New O Order. According to the NYT, January 9, 2009, in Nationwide Inquiry on Bids for Municipal Bonds, “Email messages, taped phone conversations and other court documents suggest that companies did not engage in open competition for this lucrative business, but secretly divided it among themselves, imposing layers of excess cost on local government…”
Reminds me of what the insurance companies were doing. They’d pretend to give competing bids while they alloted the business among themselves… something to keep in mind as the move to make people buy health insurance gets rolling.
Don’t forget, john edwards was to be the poverty Czar and when the DNC met to decide on their platform they decided to put on hold the talk of such a position. This was just within days of john getting caught with an affair and a kid.
Why would Rezko buy land for over $600K and then resell a piece of it to Obama at a depreciated price? Is Rezko in the business of makign a loss? Rezko received Millions in susidies from the State when Obama was in the Illinois legislature. If this was a repblican sentaor with the surname STEVENS and he live in Alaska he would be indicted for failing to document his monetary gifts as a senator..
That Land Rezko gave to Obama was a gift.
answer to KmX … it was actually Rezko’s wife that bought the land ..when she was only bringing in an income of approx $35,000. per yr..i want to know who her mortgage company is and i want to know how to get those kinds of freaking loans!!
Also don’t anyone forget..The judge in the Rezko case was not going to incarcerate Rezko right away and Rezko volunteered to be incarcerated immediately!
I guess he had an incling he was dead man walking with all the info he had, and he was most likely safer in jail than walking free!