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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.

  • Poor White

    I will never vote for Obama. Never

    • blobert

      I bet there’s plenty of dirt on Axelrod.
      He has that special “Tony Rezko” look.

      • Seymour Glass

        ya think?

        he is Daley’s guy afterall.

      • Jack

        Obama’s reaction today was telling.

        He merely “it was not the Rezko I knew”

        that’s very mild.

        He flip flops on everything.

        Throws his grandmother under the bus, now his preachers too.

        He called his grandmother a “typical white woman”

        But that’s all he can say about Rezko? After a criminal conviction? Why not something stronger?

        He has to be careful, I bet. Rezko’s got dirt on him. In least REzko can explain the land sales without o’s diversions.

    • Maddie

      Ok, Cindy, OK.

    • mahaska

      bo can crown himself Queen of the May or Queen of Sheba. He will never get my vote.

    • sc341

      Please go to Dontvoteobama.net for more information on Obama, he is a horrible candidate.

  • JohnnyB

    Judgment, Change, the key campaign slogans of OB.
    He is part of the most corrupt political machine in the United States and Rezko’s conviction is a small part of what “Operation Board Games, Pay to Play”,
    as stated by Chief Prosecutor, Patrick Fitzgerald,
    who led the team to Rezko’s conviction (and convicted Scooter Libby). Ob’s total campaign is a fraud.

    Send this to ALL SUPER D’s NOW. This is only going to get worse. Read the Republican National Committee press release here:
    http://www.sunherald.com/447/story/605222.html

    • beebop

      Wow … no time waste, eh?

  • http://lkcampbell.blogspot.com Lucinda

    Are those cast members of The Sopranos in that top picture or just people who look like two-bit hoods? You’re known by the company you keep.

    • drkate

      those are his sons!!!

  • http://rezkowatch.blogspot.com Artificial Intelligence

    As much as I admire Jeralyn Merritt, to say that the Rezko trial and verdict have nothing to do with Obama is just about as accurate as saying that Obama “winning” the Democratic primary had nothing at all to do with Donna Brazile, Howie Dean and the rest of the Dem elites. Obama was a key player in pulling off the pay-to-play board schemes. Every time money changed hands, Obama cut a cut.

    • Mary

      I would agree about Jerrilyn. She has always supported Hillary, but now says she’ll support Obama. So be it, but her analysis of how Rezko will NOT affect Obama is incredibly naive.

      Rezko is just one more link in the chain of all the negative associations Repubs will use in the fall.

      Americans in general, when confronted with Wright, Ayers, Khalidi, Pleger, and now, Rezko—guilty in federal court by the very best prosecutor there is—-will find Obama to enmeshed in “suspicious” relationships.

      He’ll lose in a landslide. No questions asked.

      • Seymour Glass

        She’s being a knee jerk criminal def lawyer – they are always like that///

        BUT – she just removed – censored- disappeared 2 of my very legit comments about the Rezko – daley – Obama ‘s law firm connect and I couldnt believe it!

        I wrote her and told her I appreciatted her pro Hillary efforts – but the reason I went to her site was to get away from the censoring punks like Kos, Bowers and jonathon Singer…

        but I have noticed recently her tendency to say what things were not ALLOWED to be discussed.

        My question is what makes blog runners almost ALWAYS end up censors and convo fascists?

        Its amazing!

        I mean can you even imagine katherine Graham or even a Murdoch saying I dont agree with this topic – it SHALL not be discussed?!

        Its amazing!

        Well, it looks like all the Hillary HQ blog readers are gonna end up here at NQ.

        Good. First, this site doesnt believe in censorship (why – whu – why – is it THE rarity?) and two – no quarter – means exactly that…

        Death before dishonor – or to quote Churchill -

        “Never give up…never, never, never…”

        • LandOLincoln

          Cool your jets, my friend, and read my response to OTot “Sleepy” above.

          I’m not an attorney, nor do I play one on TeeBee, but I worked as a paralegal in L.A. for years and fancy I know some things about the law.

          I think Jeralyn is simply covering her own and TalkLeft’s cyber-behind should

          a. Rezko not sing as anticipated, or

          b. He sings, but not enough for Fitz to indict, or

          c. Tony sings, Fitz indicts, but Obama skates anyway. This IS the Daley/Chicago Machine we’re talking here, after all.

          In any case, I detect a lot of very careful, very lawyerly language in Jeralyn’s statement(s).

          Cut her some slack, please, and BTW you’re not doing Hillary any good yourself, foaming and ranting all over the Intertubes. The First Amendment does not apply to privately-owned blogs, nor would it be a defense should Obama et al. go after Jeralyn for something some hothead–you, for instance–posted on TalkLeft.

          • teakWoodKite

            You think Seymour Glass’s comments are “hot headed”?

            I look at it like Einstein did. E=MC2.

            The value of MC2 in this case are votes and not ones for Obama.

            This is not rocket science. Bye Bye Obama.

    • Elizabeth

      Prove it…you are simply repeating lies that have NEVER been proven by anyone. you Hillary supporters are so shallow and just can’t accept the fact that your ‘gal’ did not win. end it. you sound like sheep with no character.

      • alexei

        You sound just like an Obama worshipper. Do you have an idol of your master? Obama has not won. The MI and FL fiasco was just like what the Republicans pulled in 2000. Disenfranchise voters and steal votes is exactly why I won’t ever vote for any Dem supporter of Obama (of course not Obama either).

        As far as the Operation Board Games “Pay to Play”, this is an equal opportunity, bipartisan scandal that the Rezko trial has just barely scratched. Obama and his buddies are just hoping he”ll be President, so he can pardon any who are convicted and stop any further investigations. Just like when Rove told Rezko that Fitzpatrick will be replaced and there would be no more investigation.

        Fortunately, he is unelectable. I am now going to vote for McCain and work for him because this guy is so corrupt, so scary because of his “associations” and his total lack of any qualifications and experience. He is the Dems version of George W Bush.

      • Seymour Glass

        Jesus H…

        one witness in the trial said that he saw Obama coming to meet with Rezlo many, many times….

        MO ONE expected Obama to be brought up – THIS trial was about a very specific part of the Gov’s admin and the pension board. There are to be 3 more trial;s btw…

        Plus – its all about obamas bad judgment hanging around these very bad. corrupt figures.

        Remember – Obama called rezko his political mentor.

      • LandOLincoln

        Elizabeth, don’t you DARE lecture us about character, you sanctimonious little ass.

        Your idol is just another dirty Chicago pol, who looked the other way when poor black people literally froze in the substandard slum housing he helped his pal Tony buy in the first place.

    • It’s Not Me

      Jeralyn is a criminal Defense Attorney. Defense attorneys tend to think everyone is innocent. Prosecutors? Not so much.:)

      I love Jeralyn. She’s just a tad too strict on her web site. I can’t bash BO after he’s the supposed nominee, so I won’t be going back after Friday.:( I have NOTHING nice to say about that asshole and won’t pretend to.

  • http://deleted AnninCa

    NOW the Rezko connections will start to get legs. Suspend, Hillary, but don’t release those delegates.

    :)

  • Caya

    Loudobbs.com – Should Hillary run Indy!

    • NITEOWL

      Dobbs and Larry King are the only one at CNN not drinking the Obama-Aid. MSNBC is chugging and serving it up.

  • Jeremiah God Damn AmeriKKKa Wright

    BREAKING:

    The part of the singing canary will be played by Inmate Rezko:

    “CHIRP CHIRP TWEET TWEET…Coming Soon!!!”

    • http://hyper-educated-uppity-woman.blogspot.com Uppity Woman

      Best he could hope for is his middle eastern friends like Alsammarae and other escapees from Iraqi prisons help to get their pal barky elected so he can get a pardon and run HUD.

      • Deep Truths

        Uppity, when a man surrenders on the spot when could be out another four months, he’s about to sing. He’s begging for protection and given that three gay men were shot just for being close associates with Obama/Trinity.

        Is it any wonder the DNC and MSM kept pushing for the delegates to choose right away?

        • claribel borden

          Yeah, something seems pretty funky, with Rezko.

          Stunning, almost.

        • teakWoodKite

          You think the Nation of Islam is not paying attention to Rezko?

          Some of those members are waiting. Rezko is being sued by JR. and not very happy about getting caught with his house tied to a “trust” care of Rezko…

          And BO runs with this crowd…

    • Bigtime

      Who could have seen this coming?

      HA HA HA HA HA LMAO :)

      As I said : My vote will not matter when the republicans are through with him , he will be lucky to carry 3 states.

  • Ralphie

    I guess nobody got any smarter over here. Idiots, all of you.

    • Mel

      Hey Ralphie hows the weather this evening in Palestine?

      Still in bomb shelters?

      • mahaska

        hey ralphie. still working down the sewers?

    • http://hyper-educated-uppity-woman.blogspot.com Uppity Woman

      Thanks for your input Ralphie. We promise to give it all the weight it deserves.

    • Seymour Glass

      OBAMA/REZKO – 16 COUNTS.

      GUILTY, GUILTY,GUILTY, GUILTY,GUILTY, GUILTY,GUILTY, GUILTY,GUILTY, GUILTY,GUILTY, GUILTY,GUILTY, GUILTY,GUILTY, GUILTY,

  • Jeff

    This will absolutely NOY be an issue – unless the Republicans prefer to dredge up Charles Keating – which was a true scandal. Just like the Michelle “rant” tape – if it exists, and at this point it’s hard to believe that if it did, no one has seen it, Cindy McCain has such a questionable past – including a connection to Charles Keating, that it will be neutralized…

    • http://hyper-educated-uppity-woman.blogspot.com Uppity Woman

      Jeff I don’t mean to shoot holes in your theory or anything, but watching a black woman whose husband wants to be president railing against Whitey won’t be neutralized by ANYTHING. Whitey will be TRIPPING over himself to get to the polls.

      • Mary

        Oh, absolutely, Uppity!!

        And the combination of Wright, Pleger, Ayers, Khalidi, and now Rezko….

        will bring out McCain’s Republican base in a landslide, not to mention moderate and conservative Democrats who are already disgusted by what Obama represents.

        To think otherwise is incredibly naive.

      • Mary

        Oh, absolutely, Uppity!!

        And the combination of Wright, Pleger, Ayers, Khalidi, and now Rezko….

        will bring out McCain’s Republican base in a landslide, not to mention moderate and conservative Democrats who are already disgusted by what Obama represents.

        To think otherwise is incredibly naive.

    • Seymour Glass

      BOY AINT U DUMB!?

  • hillaryfighter
  • Linda C.

    where did Rezko get the money to put down on the property when he owed $400kto casinos in NV?????????

    Furthermore, what did Obama know and when did he know it?????

  • http://hyper-educated-uppity-woman.blogspot.com Uppity Woman

    ROFL! Obama said, “This is not the Tony Rezko I knew”

    Can you believe the way this guy has no problem lying? He is truly a political whore.

    • http://hyper-educated-uppity-woman.blogspot.com Uppity Woman

      Oh and he says this underscores the “need for reform”. I’m dying laughing here!

      • claribel borden

        Obama sounds just like Blago, not much difference, at all.

    • beebop

      Have the Obamas paid their real estate taxes yet?

    • Seymour Glass

      DIDNT HE SAY THE SAME WORDS ABOUT WRIGHT?

    • KJMontana

      And wasn’t that the same line he used about his “uncle” Jeremiah Wright? “That’s not the Rev. Wright I knew?” Geez, does he ever pay attention to anything?

  • Faustina

    Whether or not Obama has ever been actively involved in any criminal activities, his associations do matter. If he has associated with convicted felons, especially those selling political influence, IT IS A BIG DEAL. If he has a long-standing, working relationship with a convicted felon, IT IS AN EVEN BIGGER DEAL.

    One of the victims of the Bill Ayers bombings, who is now a police detective, appeared on FOX News and made the unassailably reasonable point that persons applying for the position of POTUS should meet the same or higher standards than police officers. He mentioned that he knew of fellow police officers who were fired or released only because of their casual associations (boyhood friends, neighbors, etc) with criminals.

    Obama has no business being the media- and self-proclaimed Democratic nominee for POTUS!!!

  • typical.white.person

    Obama:

    “Well, first of all… this is not unique to this contest,” Obama said. “You’ll recall in 2000 there were all sorts of John McCain supporters who said, “We’ll never vote for George Bush.” And they ended up voting for George Bush. You know, it’s happened before. I don’t take those who voted for Senator Clinton as an insult. I just think that they preferred her in a match-up between me and her.”

    He’s right. I preferred Hillary. But, his comparison of him today to Bush and McCain in 2000 is effing delusional. While he and Bush are both idiots, Bush didn’t hang around with thugs and criminals. Or, at least Bush’s friends were white collar criminals.

    • Hope Floats

      If I had given a flip about the Republicans in 2000, I would have voted for McCain over Bush. I would have voted for McCain over Gore. Just think how much better off the world would have been. No 2004 sitting out an election between Bush and Kerry. Third time’s the charm.

    • beebop

      For me, it’s only 24 hours later … and in August, there won’t be enough to favorably change my mind and in November? hahahahahaha …

    • Seymour Glass

      Better comparison is the bradley voters who went to nader….

      which EVERY Bradleyite I knew did.

      Its payback time.

  • Five Thirty

    well said.

    But the last time Fitzgerald got close to political swindles (ie Libby case) he steered clear of it.

    • Deep Truths

      Governor Blagovich is next in line. Interestingly though, Fitzgerald obtained a guilty verdict on the slimmest of perjury charges. He’s sharp and to me, a hero.

  • Fred C. Dobbs

    The pics DO look like the Road Company for, “The Sopranos – the Musical!” don’t they?

  • YES HRC

    Soooo… Obama’s associates are not only criminals and anti-American racists, but they bail on him when they get caught, then he bails on them, and everyone ignores the whole mess and nominates him for President. Okay. AND the righties haven’t even begun to fight BHO. Bye bye Bami.

    Good job, Democratic Party.

  • helen

    BULLETIN!

    CLINTON QUITTING ON FRIDAY!

    LOU DOBBS BREAKING NEWS CLINTON TO QUIT FRIDAY!

    • street_parade

      I thought she was quitting yesterday?? Didn’t happen, did it?

      • http://hyper-educated-uppity-woman.blogspot.com Uppity Woman

        “suspending”. Smirk.

  • http://snunes.blogspot.com Susan Nunes

    Jeralyn Merritt doesn’t know what she is talking about. Sorry.

  • jim aaron

    I hope all the readers here will look down the list of Larry’s stories about rezko and read the one called “How to Buy a Mansion You Can’t Afford”. It has all the details about the deal, but the most interesting detail is how Rezko and Obama got the owner to split the parcel. The was one single parcel for 80 years, and with the help of Michelle Obama they were able to make the split.

  • bigfoot

    Clinton dropping out!! Its over!

    But, But I thought there was a tape and Michelle said all these nasty things. Is the tooth fairy going to leave the tape under my bed tonight? HA!

    Really you people should be ashamed of yourself. Spreadings lies like this to win a campaign is not the politics of ur party. You all have proven yourselves to be absolutely pathetic. Your candidate and you all deserve each other.

    Once you get through throwing your hissy fit, we will make space on the bandwagon. See you in the Fall.

    • http://penitent-thief.blogspot.com/ LBJ’s Love Child

      Your candidate and you all deserve each other.

      Thank you. We try.

    • Mr. X

      It’s already over for Obama. He can’t win. Have you even looked at the electoral college? It’s physically impossible.

    • http://hyper-educated-uppity-woman.blogspot.com Uppity Woman

      “suspending,” Foot. You know what that means in a race, right?

      Smirk.

  • http://snunes.blogspot.com Susan Nunes

    This will absolutely NOY be an issue – unless the Republicans prefer to dredge up Charles Keating – which was a true scandal. Just like the Michelle “rant” tape – if it exists, and at this point it’s hard to believe that if it did, no one has seen it, Cindy McCain has such a questionable past – including a connection to Charles Keating, that it will be neutralized…

    No. It won’t happen. The media are in the tank for John McCain, make no mistake of it.

    • http://deleted AnninCa

      It’s not a tit-for-tat deal. Rezko’s connections to Obama are complex to follow, but it’s not all that impossible.

      So far, the only real connection is the house…and some energy corporations connections.

      He frankly is such a lightweight that he didn’t have much to offer Rezko.

      But…my guess is that the connections that propelled him into office will now be wanting a bit of a payback on their “investment,” other than his vote on a bad energy bill that is his sole real record.

      • POdVet

        don’t forget Obama’s pushing to change the number of members on the boards, that allowed Rezko and Blagojevich to place corrupt members on (members Obama supported!) those boards. Guaranteeing Rezko and his cronies the contracts.

        • http://deleted AnninCa

          I did forget about that.

          Mosty, during the primary, I saw Obama lie directly to the public, claiming he only worked 4 hours on a case. He had given back only 30,000 in donated money.

          Then, he got busted. He gave back a total of 120,000.

          He lied directly to the public, and that was the 3rd major lie to people.

          Obama is a liar. No question about it. He obviously denies stuff until it’s stuffed down his throat, so I couldn’t care less what he says about this situation now. I already know. Liars lie. That’s just their character.

          • Seymour Glass

            120,000 was a lie too.

            it ended up at 250,000.

    • Strawberry

      Oh my God. Is this troll for real? The republicans turned a war hero (Kerry) into a traitor and McCain into a father of a bastard black child and you think this will be a non issue? You’re too stupid to breathe. The republicans won’t have to fight dirty this time, just expose the truth. Please don’t breed. You’re fucking up the gene pool.

  • nevadademocrat

    I will return later and moderate these comments. I am in no mood to read demands that I unify behind a corrupt candidate.

  • http://paganpower.wordpress.com Pagan Power

    You asked if the Democratic party had become the party of corruption. The answer should be obvious. The blind eye toward Obama’s association with people like Rezko and Ayers demonstrated that the DNC has no scruples.

    If that wasn’t enough evidence, the DNC’s decision to make a back room and illegal determination concerning Florida and Michigan should have made it obvious.

    And just in case we weren’t totally convinced, their undemocratic stripping of earned delegates from Hillary and given to Obama and the awarding of delegates to Obama when he wasn’t even on the ballot made the obvious completely apparent.

  • ulahane

    “we will make space on the bandwagon. See you in the Fall.” No need to make room, that bandwagon will be pretty empty by fall.

  • http://www.hillaryclinton.com **== President & Commander-in-Chief Hillary Clinton **==

    Hillary suspending her campaign: that would be fine because she still would retain her delegates until the convention and lots can happen between now and August 25. ;)

    The Rezko verdict must have the trolls pretty upset. Does he have incriminating evidence? Will he seek a deal and who is the evidence against?

    • http://deleted AnninCa

      Exactly right, Pres….It would be irresponsible to keep her staff on. And way too disheartening for us, too. The press has been mean enough to her. I’m glad this is over for one reason. I’m a huge admirer of our Annie Oakley, but if I never read one more insulting story that’s just plain nasty, it will be none too soon. It’s abusive to us!

      Suspending is perfect. I like whomever suggested that she and Bill just go take a great vacation.

      She’s conducted the campaign beautifully. Everyone got a say in this. She didn’t let them pretend this wasn’t a near tie.

      She’s earned the right to be treated like the lady she is. And I cannot wait to send money to the candidate who is running against Pelosi.

      (I hear that this woman is giving her the first challenge to her seat in years.)

      *woohoo*

      • claribel borden

        I think rather than suspend her campaign she should work the superdelegates, and delegates, make the case.

        Obama is Blago, period, and I’m willing to bet their corruption is similar, too.

        I mean, really, goddamn Howard Dean for foisting this corrupt simple minded piece of shit on the public. Obama and the hospital boards? What other Rezko is waiting to get his hands on social security, OUR social security? And on, and on, and on.

        What the hell is wrong with you DNC people, anyway?

        So, when does Fitz go after the IL senator, too?

  • bigfoot

    Anyone else think the guy on the left in that pic is super fine?!

    • Valerie

      No… Look like spoiled little punk-ass thugs

  • typical irishman

    I’m not ashamed of mysel , But I am ashamed of the DNC for leting this black son of a bitch run rough shod over the American nomination process.

    • Dipsomaniax

      Are you ashamed of yourself for being a racist wanker? Just asking. Anyone who finds it important to drop mention of a person’s race into an insult is a racist.

  • Andy

    LOL: who is Obama kidding?

    “I’m saddened by today’s verdict,” Obama said Wednesday. “This isn’t the Tony Rezko I knew, but now he has been convicted by a jury on multiple charges that once again shine a spotlight on the need for reform. I encourage the General Assembly to take whatever steps are necessary to prevent these kinds of abuses in the future.”

    Getting cozy under the bus. Poor Grandma; what did she do to deserve Rezko, Wright, and Pfleger’s company?

    • hillarysmygirl

      Boy, EVERYONE he knows sure changed a LOT in the last few years, huh? Rip Van Winkle, did you have a nice nap? If a Michelle tape comes out, is he going to say, “That’s not the Michelle I knew”?

    • teakWoodKite

      Andy…

      take whatever steps are necessary to prevent these kinds of abuses in the future

      One way is to vote for Hillary or McCain. I will Obama in court and Hillary in Denver.

  • beebop

    deny, deny, deny … Obama invited people tonight in his interview with Charlie Gibson to kick the tires …. I think I hear the air leaking … ;)

  • YES HRC

    Totally agree. I wonder if Obama will say, “That wasn’t the Michelle I knew.”

  • http://deleted AnninCa

    You can give my seat to the kid who comes of age and can vote.

    Seriously, suspending her campaign doesn’t mean she releases her delegates.

    :)

    She’ll be available.

  • typical irishman

    I’m not ashamed of mysel , But I am ashamed of the DNC for allowing Howard Dean and this black son of a bitch , BARACK OBAMA, run rough shod over the American nomination process.

  • Five Thirty

    Poor Grandma; what did she do to deserve Rezko, Wright, and Pfleger

  • http://NoteToSelfDontDie.com/members/ gerard nedich

    this CNN video on Obama is priceless…

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3Ned5TQoW4

    its got vote stealing, sabotaging the democratic process, Rezko, Daley, Axelrod etc etc…

    John Kass also offers some brilliant comments about the truth of the connection between Obama and Rezko

    No wonder Obama wants Hillary to quit so bad…

    he is hoping that being the Nominee will protect him from going to jail…

    • Maddie

      how exactly did Obama “steal” the nomination?

      • Obama_is_Weak

        He is an illegitimate nominee. If you don’t see that; buy some glasses and exercise your neurons some more.

      • POdVet

        Election fraud in the Texas caucus, that could result in a 60 vote shift in delegates when the Texas results are finalized. The RBC violating several of their own rules to give Obama delegates he was not legally entitled too. The DNC rules recognize uncommitted as a valid vote, and there is NO provision for giving those votes to any candidate. They must by the rules go to the convention as UNCOMMITTED! By the DNC’s rules Obama is still nearly 100 delegates short of even being the presumptive nominee. Look it up MORON!

        • http://deleted AnninCa

          Heck, he had to steal 4 of her delegates so he could be rude and make sure he announced his nomination right when she was winning South Dakota.

          LOL*

          What idiot thought up that plan?

          I should not be surprised. Everytime I fly anywhere and see my tax dollars at work with that idiotic Homeland Security group, I’m reminded of just how amazing it is that anything works at all in this country. We certainly are led by a bunch of not-so-bright nuts.

        • Clara Barton

          Blew me away when a Clinton supporter and member of the RBC, Mame Reiley of Virginia, made the motion to accept the compromise for Michigan. When Lou Dobbs asked her about it, she said “We set the rules aside” in the interest of party unity. Bull hockey on that. She knew that her term is coming to a close and wants to be reelected when Virginia holds its convention on June 14th. Obama people are already gunning to get rid of Hillary supers, but they’ll probably now love Mame since she helped O’boy save the day. My vote is going against Ms. Reiley.

          • Dipsomaniax

            Clinton agreed to that motion. Hell, Ickes and McAuliffe did. Obama had support for a 50-50 split but decided to forgo that.

            I’m trying to see where Obama ‘stole’ anything there.

  • http://OTliesvideo Lyn

    yep here is that wonderful judgement Obama wants people to vote for him based on. Godd luck with THAT DNC

    Rezko trial: Obama’s reaction
    Here’s a statement released by Obama’s people minutes ago:

    “I’m saddened by today’s This isn’t the Tony Rezko I knew, but now he has been convicted by a jury on multiple charges that once again shine a spotlight on the need for reform. I encourage the General Assembly to take whatever steps are necessary to prevent these kinds of abuses in the future.” – Senator Barack Obama

    • Mary

      I thought Obama claimed that he PASSED ethics reform legislation in the Illinois legislature.

      Guess THAT was a lie, too.

      • claribel borden

        He did, but at Rezko’s trial, it was revealed Rezko told his crooked cronies it was for show, much like this nominee process — it meant nothing, it was an election ploy meant to hoist Blago, and Obama, and others, on Ryan’s failures.

        Rezko stated flat out election reform was a scam, purposely, to fool the voters.

        And then he took another cut “bring paper bills.”

        LOL

  • DEVILSPEAK

    ha ha ha …..this is only getting better. obama always says he didnt know people were that “way”.they arent the one he knew ! this is hysterical, suspend, hillary, make the dnc beg you to save their sorry asses. i hope donna brazillion enjoys the news today. think i will make sure that she does ! of course, they will pull that old tired “guilt by association” yet one more time, but the republicans will never let them get away with it. lmao……obama/rezko best friends for life

  • Caya

    61% said YES!

  • http://OTliesvideo Lyn

    Aren’t these 2 counts related to the Board Obama was on?

    Count 11
    Mail fraud: Hospital board
    Guilty

    Count 12
    Mail fraud: Hospital board
    Guilty

    • claribel borden

      Yes, I think you’re right.

      And this may also trace back to MO.

      • teakWoodKite

        And this may does also trace back to MO.

        You must know that the depositions MO and BO gave no longer square with court testimony. Seems to me Fitzgerald is not shy about getting inside someones calender,

        Karl Rove does the “waddle”. 5 times? BO and MO are next.

  • http://lkcampbell.blogspot.com Lucinda

    The MSM is freaking hilarious.
    I just pulled up the homepage of AOL. There’s a big headline that reads, “Clinton Ready To Quit Race”. The subhead reads, “Reports say she’ll exit on Friday”. I read the story, and here’s what it said. ABC News reports that Clinton will hold an event on Friday where they believe she will finally concede the race. No sources are identified or quoted for the story.
    Tell me this isn’t a textbook example of tabloid journalism. At this point, I don’t think it’s possible for the MSM to ever get back their credibility. I believe it’s lost forever.

  • POdVet

    everyone needs to vote yes on that poll!

  • beebop

    Have the Obamas paid the real estate taxes on the McMansion yet? Or is it still a Rezko confusion?

  • 815sox

    Who is the corrupt candidate? McCain right?

    • claribel borden

      You know those Aspens…

      Isn’t kudzu connected at the root, too?

      Kudzu boogie, cmon DOWN!

      A little blue cheese, and some Tammy Wynette…

  • http://lkcampbell.blogspot.com Lucinda

    I walked 40 miles across the desert before I’d ride your bandwagon.

  • Northwest rain

    Of course they will — and the democrats would do exactly the same thing if McCain was stupid enough to be closely associated with a convicted felon!!

    This will be pure enjoyment to watch!

  • eli

    This conviction is not about Barack Obama. The nomination fight is over — Hillary Clinton is going to concede soon.

    The only point of trying to raise this muck, at this point, is to support McCain’s bid for the presidency. Is that what we want?

    • drkate

      yes, because that will prevent the racist obama from getting anywhere near the prsidency. McCain is qualified, barky is not.

    • Deep Truths

      Muck. You call a three year investigation with wiretaps, billion dollar pension scandal, with a string of more trials to go ‘muck’ to support McCain’s candidacy? Did you even bother to read the thread AT ALL! Typical stupid Obama devotee.

    • Seymour Glass

      Rezko scandal already casting shadow over presidential race

      By MIKE ROBINSON | AP Legal Affairs Writer
      June 4, 2008

      CHICAGO – A corruption scandal involving a fundraiser who bankrolled the campaigns of Sen. Barack Obama and Gov. Rod Blagojevich is guaranteed to take on fresh life as the nation heads into a hard-fought presidential election.

      Chicago businessman Antin “Tony” Rezko, 52, was convicted Wednesday of fraud, money laundering and aiding and abetting bribery in a plot to squeeze illegal payoffs out of firms hoping to do business with the state.

      Republican spin doctors are already capitalizing on Rezko’s ties to Obama — the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.

      “Today’s verdict and Obama’s friendship with Rezko raises serious questions about whether he has the judgment to serve as president,” Republican national chairman Robert M. “Mike” Duncan said in a statement.

      And Blagojevich’s political survival is in doubt. State lawmakers are already talking about impeachment and a primary fight is likely in 2010.

      Rezko’s $8 million bond was revoked and he was taken into federal custody after the verdict in the two-month trial that exposed a corrupt culture of payoffs and campaign finance abuses plaguing Illinois politics.

      U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald said the verdict represented “an antidote to the poison of corruption” that trial testimony alleged included the fixing of state boards that controlled a $40 billion pension fund and made major decisions about million-dollar hospital construction.

      He expressed hope it would have an effect on Illinois politicians.

      “If morals don’t get to them, I hope the fear of going to jail does,” Fitzgerald told reporters.

      Rezko’s conviction also intensifies the spotlight on his relationship with Obama. They have known each other for decades and Obama calculates that Rezko has raised $250,000 for his Senate and legislative campaigns.

      Rezko, a Chicago real estate developer and fast-food entrepreneur, was convicted of six counts of mail fraud, six counts of wire fraud, two counts of aiding and abetting bribery and two counts of money laundering.

      The jury acquitted him of three counts of wire fraud, four counts of aiding and abetting bribery and one count of attempted extortion.

      His conviction was a stunning victory for federal prosecutors who accused him of plotting with admitted political fixer Stuart Levine to squeeze payoffs out of money management firms that sought to invest the assets of the $40 billion state Teachers Retirement System.

      Rezko also was charged in the 24-count indictment with plotting with Levine to get a $1.5 million bribe from a contractor who sought state approval to build a hospital in the McHenry County suburb of Crystal Lake.

      Levine pleaded guilty to the charges and became the government’s star witness in hopes of getting a relatively lenient 5{-year sentence.

      Fitzgerald declined to estimate what sentence Rezko might get. U.S. District Judge Amy J. St. Eve set Rezko’s sentencing for Sept. 3.

      Rezko, who has dual U.S. and Syrian nationality, had been free on $8 million bond pending the trial’s conclusion.

      The jurors laughed and declined to comment when one reporter asked if they had realized how corrupt Illinois politics can be before the trial.

    • street_parade

      I believe the answer to your questions is erm, yes. You idiots just don’t get it do you? You think if you put a D behind someone’s name were going to line-up and vote for him. He couldn’t even get the majority of the Democratic party to vote for him. And those GD Republicans went out and nominated someone who is considered a moderate (the RW of the Rethug party can’t stand McCain). You’re on your own in the fall (if he doesn’t implode before then).

  • beebop

    No changes for me. Only 24 hours later ….

  • South Side Irish

    Disgusting. People were calling us “Irish Son’s of Bitches” 100 years ago. You should be ashamed of yourself. You are not a “typical irishman”… not by a long shot. We aren’t racist.

  • http://deleted AnninCa

    lol*…..I loved that one. Heaven knows, McCain has a slew of statements that we now know work like magic.

  • Obama_is_Weak

    I agree…

    I also don’t understand how can she after the last 2 months that she now trusts him and that he has “integrity”… I am totally befuddled by JM comment
    just after Rezko’s verdict

    Now, having had months to follow Obama’s campaign closely , I can say for me, as a voter, he’s passed the trust test with respect to his character. He’s honest and he has integrity.

    http://www.talkleft.com/story/2008/6/4/163851/6557

    I guess my definition of integrity is quite different.

  • katmandu

    Chicago Tribune:

    Obama’s assertion that nobody had indications Rezko was engaging in wrongdoing ‘strains credulity.’ “…Obama has been too self-exculpatory. His assertion in network TV interviews last week that nobody had indications Rezko was engaging in wrongdoing strains credulity: Tribune stories linked Rezko to questionable fundraising for Gov. Rod Blagojevich in 2004 — more than a year before the adjacent home and property purchases by the Obamas and the Rezkos.” [Chicago Tribune editorial, 1/27/08]

  • wry

    Yeah, what’s with Jeralyn? Damn people jump ship fast.
    Now me, I can’t wait to get my bumper sticker that says “Don’t blame me, I voted for Clinton (both of them).

    • katmandu

      How about a bumper sticker that says:

      “On Nov. 5, 2008, you’ll hear me say “I told you so.”

  • beebop

    Actually, “our” party was hi-jacked to disenfranchise voters in two large states, divide their votes in half and give four delegates that he did not earn to the “affirmative action” nominee. Get reallllllly used to seeing “affirmative action” nominee and BO in the same sentence. Changing the rules had to be done to nominate him. Historical? You betcha!

  • http://supergram.blogspot.com ProudMilitaryMom

    Let the games begin! Watching Obama lose is going to be the greatest show on Earth! What a circus! Ladies and gentlemen- direct your atention to the center ring where the self-proclaimed nominee of the Democratic party will now have his ass handed to him.
    Hey trolls- did ya notice the verdict came out the day after your messiah proclaimed himself??? Did ya also notice how many women were on the jury!!!
    Peanuts! Popcorn! This is gonna be a blast!

    • drkate

      truly. And heads will roll after Obama loses 56* states (except his home state)…and the Clinton wing of the democratic party–i.e., the democratic wing of the democratic party, will be there to pick up the pieces.

  • Hope Floats

    You were blowing one another up over whether you were Catholic or Protestant when I was growing up. Get over yourself and your silly man crush.

    • Room 101

      The Protestants were Brits or sympathizers, much more about power than religion.

  • helen

    PEOPLE UNDERSTAND!

    The same way the Bush Crime family has ruled amerikkka for 8 years, now the Obama,Plouffe,Axelrod syndicate will rule Amerikkka for the next 8!

    THE UNIVERSAL TRUTH IS THIS, BIG MONEY GETS WHAT IT WANTS! IT WANTS THIS DESPICABLE DUMBO EARRED BLACK RACIST!

  • Obama_is_Weak

    For some reason my comment to you appeared below re. JM@TL on this.

  • Seymour Glass

    Over coming weeks you are going to be seeing 82nd level spin coming out of the Obama campaign and its media defenders and ESPECIALLY the nancy pelosis of our DC world – over this – its gonna be hillaryous!

    (Get prepared for the word “guil;t by association” to be repeated so often it’ll melt your frontal lobe)

    But still – Just enjoy it!

    Hillary should sit back – “suspend” jrt campaign – take a vacation – let the GOP and the few eager outside the bubble journalists start to track down the connects…

    hell, maybe even rezko will roll over – what are the odds? 50% – 50%

    OH BOY!

    Obama lost the Rezko primary!

    Yee ha!

    Youll be seeing history folks – stuff to really tell your grand kiddies…it seems that the reports of Mrs. Clintons death have been – ONCE MORE – Premature.

    Remember, we have no nominee untill one is picked on the floor in Denver.

    Hillary…take a month, hell, take 2…go to the beach with Mom…lets see what will play out with this Rezko-Dalry-Blogo corruption…I bet theres a good chance we may need you fit and ready on 8/24…

    • claribel borden

      Disagree, she should stay active, in NO WAY should she in any way shape or form concede to that corrupt idiot.

      Work the delegates, they’re nervous, they’re finally starting to see, they might lose.

      Also, the MO tape is out there…

  • IndyRobin

    Hey Beebop

    Long time no see. I just left a blog ( that shall remain nameless) because they put up a pic oF BO stating the HE has now won the nomination. Just couldn’t stomach it. I mean Hillary hasn’t even quit yet!! Anyway, how are you?

    • wry

      Oops, I didn’t “remain it nameless”. I’m afraid I said TAYLOR MARSH is disloyal and a DNC hack.
      Oops. My bad.

      • It’s Not Me

        I read the first paragraph of the WP piece they did on her and it was quite obvious she decided a long time ago that BO would be the nominee and she was going to support him. That REALLY turned me off. What a shame. Her blog traffic should drop to ZERO soon.

        Talk Left is going Obama ONLY too (no bashing allowed), so NQ is the last refuge for me!

        • IndyRobin

          For some reason my comment of ” I have no idea why you would say that came up under this heading … sorry. I was responding to the person who said Taylor was a DNC hack … which she is NOT. She always said she would support the dem party reguardless of who got the nom.

          I just can’t do it … nothing aganist anyone who makes that choice. I just can NOT be a part of putting a theif into office.

      • IndyRobin

        I have no idea why you would say this.

  • Lynn

    Larry and Susan,
    I wanted to thank you for all of your hard work. The 24/7, infomercials on TV for O- bridge- to- nowhere, seem like a dantesque nightmare at times. It’s great to have an online forum where information is grounded in reality and based on a democratic discourse. I share the information I find here with multiple family members and none of us are going to vote for B-orwell. -Even if our Lady of Camelot is on the ticket.

    BTW- troll alert. Your blog is acting weird. Saw some hacker like script on the top of the page when I first signed on and then it disappeared.

    • http://deleted AnninCa

      I’m getting that message, too. It’s so NICE to be able to actually post, though! Wow…a working blog!

  • Seymour Glass

    Never

  • bigfoot

    So, is this blog done now? Its over. Surely you arent going to contintue to try and drag Obama through the mud anymore.

    (Especially with stories that are fabricated)

    • It’s Not Me

      He’s not the nominee until August. Hillary is just “suspending” her campaign which means that AFTER we finally see the tape, she can get back in and stake a claim to what’s RIGHTFULLY HERS…the nomination. BO is not going to make it to the convention.

    • Seymour Glass

      fabricated?

      the man who obama called his “political mentor” was found guilty of 16 counts of political bribery and corruption.

      If this were McCain would you say this is nothing?

      get real!!

      game changer baby!!

    • teakWoodKite

      It is not dragging him through the mud. \

      It is BO that has dragged the truth through the mud. And yea I am not gonna lend even a vote to help him out.

  • Obama_is_Weak

    Agreed! —

    I can’t stand the “phoney” unity pony meme. I still think the same of Obama as I thought yesterday. Hillary is being so disrespected by her congressional peers that she has to stand now , Friday (according to NYT & ABC ) and not only suspend but also “endorse” BO. Feels like puking.

  • http://noquarterusa.net/blog/ Truthteller

    Test

  • Nellie

    See sleepy,

    First you must party only on weekends so you can be somewhat aware the rest of the week and not be so tired.

    Now here is your assignment for a week: Google Hawala systems and study not only how money flows but the individual roles that persons put into specific postions play.

    Then come back and read the articles Truthteller gave you above.

    And if you do your follow the dots correctly, you will see both Obama and his wife are over their heads in this stuff.

    Now do your assignment or no degree for you.

  • Mary

    Actually, I think if John Kerry thought John McCain was worthy of asking to be his VP candidate in 2004, that it speaks volumes about why many Democrats feel quite comfortable voting for McCain.

  • EricaLeigh

    “That’s not the church I knew, that’s not the Jeremiah Wright I knew, that’s not the Tony Rezko I knew…..”

    For someone running on a platform of superior judgment, he sure doesn’t know a lot….

    If he ever did get elected, makes one wonder how in the world he would ever pick a cabinet.

    Please, Senator Clinton, do not concede.

    • teakWoodKite

      This is not the “House” I knew. The sign says Jolliet.

  • Freedom Fighter

    It would be good for Hillary to be VP under Barack. She would gain valuable experience, and learn how to run an effective campaign, how to be more appealing rather than divisive. Under Barack’s tutelage, Hillary would be a more effective candidate when her turn comes in 2016.

    • It’s Not Me

      Excuse me asshole? Hillary has more votes than the asshole does. She kicks his ass in a match up against McCain and she’s 1000 times more qualified! Obama is another fucking nightmare of a candidate. Democrats are fucking stupid. I must say though, I am looking forward to watching the GOP DESTROY HIM. I cannot wait.

      • Freedom Fighter

        LOL, how stupid can you get? Hillary got her butt handed to her by someone much more skilled. She should humbly accept the VP spot if offered. She will learn how to run an effective campaign, when Barack sweeps McKook away in November.

        • Deep Truths

          FF, fuckin fool, how are you going to feel when BO gets handed a Federal Indictment.

          Oh I get it, this is a change the subject meme.

        • teakWoodKite

          Freedom Fighter ? Jihad?

  • It’s Not Me

    Jeralyn is a criminal Defense Attorney Defense attorneys tend to think everyone is innocent. Prosecutors? Not so much.:)

    I love Jeralyn. She’s just a tad too strict on her web site. I can’t bash BO after he’s the supposed nominee, so I won’t be going back after Friday.:( I have NOTHING nice to say about that asshole and won’t pretend to.

  • RayinNC

    I hope Resko will “rat out” on the Obama’s and exposes them for the southside Chicago scumbags they are….America deserves better than this..If I were Barack Hussain Obama I would be very worried about what Resko might be saying to the authorities now to get his sentence reduced!!!! Rats do not go down on the ship alone!!! Bye bye Obama!

  • SusieQ
  • carolyn
  • http://hyper-educated-uppity-woman.blogspot.com Uppity Woman

    Well Rezko is hoping that he and Barky’s friends Alsammarae and other Iraq prison escapees will help Barky get elected so that he can pardon Rezko and make him director of HUD.

    Incidentally, Barky had to give money to charity again, money contributed by Alsammarae. Alsammare put up more than 2 Million toward Rezko’s bail. The problem is, Alsammarae is an escapee from an Iraq prison. It seems he was the minister of electricity there and got caught taking a 1.5 million bribe in exchange for a 100 million contract…to Rezko. WHen Alsammarae escaped and arrived in Chicago (of course), he called the press to tell them he escaped “the chicago way” and that the authorities wouldn’t be dumb enough to try anything with him. So another charity got to get some more of Barky’s contribution money. That kind of slipped by the radar. Like lots of things. But it didn’t get by Rove, I’m sure.

    • POdVet

      Alsammarea also stole $650,000,000.00 in Iraq reconstruction funds. Contacted Obama’s offices after he was arrested, and Obama asked the State Department about Alsammarae just before a private US security firm broke Alsammarae out of a US prison in Iraq! Alsammarae is now running around Chicago even though he is a fugitive wanted by INTERPOL and Iraq!

  • uhh somehow this notion that I am qualified to be president is uhh uhh ridiculous

    Defend him then. Let’s hear it! How do you justify all the lies, corruption, political expedience, and Anti American bedfellows? Explain or continue to hold no credibility. It will be interesting to see what happens when more than half the country unites to take down your so called uniter.

  • AngryWhitePerson

    “But he was such a quiet man…”

    What does that say about Obama? While the world of Chicago knew what was going on, he was blissfully unaware.

  • mrhammy

    Save yourselves! There’s still hope!

  • http://deleted AnninCa

    Heaven’s no! It really will be a lot more fun now that we don’t care.

    Just kick back, eat popcorn and jeer at the idiots who installed him as the nominee.

    I’m already feeling more relaxed here. Not going to be my problem….

  • Mary

    I think Jeralyn will see a huge dropoff on her blog after Monday.

  • tim

    Hello Susan and Larry,

    First I want to thank you for your blog. I heard Hillary will suspend her campaign, which is what I suspected she would do, the convention is 3 months away. The GOPs will finally vett him and Fox news, as well as the conservative papers and talk radio, most of which is right wing. There is so much scary stuff about this emptysuit, that by the time the convention comes ard, I am convinced he will not be the nominee.

    I am sure the fraud;s camp is mad that she did not concede, but rather she SUSPENDED. Please keep up your good work, I enjoy coming here and finding out things about that fraud that should be reported in the first place.

    PLEASE PLEASE keep up the good work, we all deeply appreciate it!

  • Seymour Glass

    lord you fool -

    just start reading any of the pieces here about the Obama/Rezko connect…

    dont be such a moron. Say specifically what you dont agree with and why – not fanboy gibberish – you are just embarrassing yourself…

  • The Real Hope

    This might be a bit off topic but I wanted to post a comment that I just read over on Huffington Post by a Kaos911.

    Finally a black man can beat a white woman and not go to jail! I love this country.

    BA-ROCK-THE-VOTE

    You see what Obama/youth backers are really all about.

    Pass it around friends. If this isn’t hate speech I don’t know what is.

    • claribel borden

      But he didn’t, you have to be really careful about what you eat.

      Really, I mean it, next thing you know, you really think Obama won.

      He didn’t.

      And believing a lie is not conducive to healthy, and accurate decision making.

      Just ask Cheney.

  • Andrew

    The media is not paying enough attention to Obama’s serious issues. I propose that we flood the networks email systems with demands that they cover the stories! This way they will have to pay attention. If we crash their servers with demands, maybe they will get the message. No corrupt Obama!!!!

  • Yo

    If it’s so “over” then why are you Obamabot trolls here? Go to a pro-Obama site bigfoot and Elizabeth and leave us the hell alone. We’ll be laughing when the connections between Rezko and Obama are finally made and those synapses in Pelosi’s, Dean’s and Brazile’s brain finally being firing.

  • Yo

    If it’s so “over” then why are you Obamabot trolls here? Go to a pro-Obama site bigfoot and Elizabeth and leave us the hell alone. We’ll be laughing when the connections between Rezko and Obama are finally made and those synapses in Pelosi’s, Dean’s and Brazile’s brain finally begin firing.

  • http://showmestate sherri

    I will vote for McCain. McCain would lay down his life for this country and Americans. Obama on the other hand will throw us all down the river and let us drown.
    He always has the same statement.Not the man I knew.
    Michelle Obama said ” If you can’t run your own house you can’t run the white house.”
    I thought she was talking about Clinton but she may have been talking about the Democratic Party!

  • Not until 9

    Of course race has nothing to do with your attitude toward Obama. It would be terribly wrong to suggest that any of you opposed Obama due to his race.

    • Yo

      No, you stupid boob! It has nothing to do with race but with a corrupt, sleazy, inexperienced, idiot of an abomination, oh excuse me! Obamanation. Never, ever would I vote for him.! I’d vote for my dog Skippy before I’d ever vote for Obama.

      • teakWoodKite

        Assumed racism , the worst kind. Yo!

        Not on the number 3 uptown.

    • Jeremiah God Damn AmeriKKKa Wright

      just as it would be terribly wrong to accuse all you moronic hopium addicts of being mysogonistic pigs for not supporting Clinton.

    • BitterWhiteBitch

      Race has everything to do with it! He hates white people.

  • POdVet

    Yes he was on the board, and also pushed through the legislation lowering the number of members on that board that allowed the fraud to happen.

  • IndyRobin

    Does anyone know if Larry and Susan are going to call for the whole ‘unity party” thing? I haven’t been here enough to know but I somehow doubt it or at least I hope not.

    I can not vote for Obama and look myself in the mirror.

    I’m the person who made the “Mad as Hell” video for Hillary from Shut the Frued Up productions with my friend. I’m in the process of making another vid but don’t know if I have the heart to finish it.

    • http://deleted AnninCa

      That was a great video! Thanks.

    • claribel borden

      Me, neither, Robin.

      I also will not vote for, or support, McCain, this is simply a matter of exposing what really moves Washington, the corruption.

      And in that sense, Obama and McCain may have much in common.

      The republicans fall for the same lies the democrats do, but they lie to themselves, both are absolutely useless.

      The corrupt ones, anyway.

    • wry

      That was my favorite video!!! I wish I was talented.
      You should feel very good about that video.

    • Seymour Glass

      She’s suspending, not dropping out.

      As per NBC news: “She will not waive right to have her name placed in nomination.”

      She’s not endorsing him, she will announce that she’s “supporting” him.

      It’s not over.

      We have to push the Rezko link – till the media has no choice.

      a vid could be so helpful!

      could you email me at seymourglass08@gmail.com

    • KJMontana

      I loved that video! Thank you so much for making it!

  • Deep Truths

    Project much? Your ‘boy’ most likely will be indicted pretty soon. I’d keep that smug stupidity in a lock box if I were you.

  • Mel

    Wel be rered for another boring speech blaming America for the likes of Tony Rezko!

    The pathalogical liar will be out defending his ass again tomorrow, throwing the man who bought him a house and a political life under the bus!

    The next will be Michelle, then next will be Axelrod, then it will be Plouff, then it will be simply because everyone in America is racist!

    Then it will be Dean and Pelosi, then Kennedy!

    The dirty croop from Chicago will continue to baffle the college crowd who are clueless and when Obama is off to jail, we will all stand there chanting “Yes We Can Commi”!

    Notice an absence of Opprah last night, hmmmm having really bad ratings isn’t making her amazing and honest candidate do he much good is it……lmao

  • Kathryn

    hey beehop
    what kind of scumbag would support a man who BOUGHT HIS HOME with an indicted CRIMINAL?? What about that sounds Presidential to you?

  • Mel

    Wel be rered for another boring speech blaming America for the likes of Tony Rezko!

    The pathalogical liar will be out defending his ass again tomorrow, throwing the man who bought him a house and a political life under the bus!

  • Seymour Glass

    Jesus H…

    one witness in the trial said that he saw Obama co0ming to meet with Rezlo many, many times….

    MO ONE expected Obama to be brought up – THIS trial was about a bery specific part of the Gov’s admin and the pension board. There are to be 3 more trial;s btw…

    Plus – its all about obamas bad judgment hanging around these very bad. corrupt figures.

    Remember – Obama called rezko his political mentor.

  • AngryWhitePerson

    “But he was such a quiet man…”

  • Seymour Glass

    Jesus H…

    one witness in the trial said that he saw Obama coming to meet with Rezlo many, many times….

    MO ONE expected Obama to be brought up – THIS trial was about a bery specific part of the Gov’s admin and the pension board. There are to be 3 more trial;s btw…

    Plus – its all about obamas bad judgment hanging around these very bad. corrupt figures.

    Remember – Obama called rezko his political mentor.

  • morgan

    Maybe you should watch interviews with Hillary from 1996 and see where Obama got his talking points.

  • http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/06/04/obama-fundraiser-and-political-patron-antoin-tony-rezko-convicted/#more-2931 LIZ

    Obama statement
    “I’m saddened by today’s verdict. This isn’t the Tony Rezko I knew, but now he has been convicted by a jury on multiple charges that once again shine a spotlight on the need for reform. I encourage the General Assembly to take whatever steps are necessary to prevent these kinds of abuses in the future.” – Senator Barack Obama

    http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2008/06/obama_rezko_statement.html

  • standard

    I bet there’s plenty of dirt on Axelrod.
    He has that special “Tony Rezko” look.

    • Jeremiah God Damn AmeriKKKa Wright

      Reminds me more of a chubby Adolf.

  • http://NoteToSelfDontDie.com/members/ gerard nedich

    http://www.chicagotribune.com/video/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=2558426

    John Kass speaking at the court house…

    more trials to come it seems…

  • uhh somehow this notion that I am qualified to be president is uhh uhh ridiculous

    Good point, Mary!

  • http://notetoselfdontdie.com/members/ gerard nedich
  • uhh somehow this notion that I am qualified to be president is uhh uhh ridiculous

    Since you haven’t noticed, there are MANY other topics discussed here that don’t bode well for Mr Obama, do you have any justification for his friendship with Rezko?

  • Mel

    U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald would not comment on whether Rezko could catch a break in his prison time if he cooperates in other cases related to government corruption.

    “I’m not going to address the specific of what would happen if Mr. Rezko cooperated. Any defendant has the opportunity to seek to cooperate. That is a decision under the law they make, not me. As far as I know they have never given us the power to decide what they want to do and that is unfair for us to answer a hypothetical question,” said Patrick Fitzgerald, U.S. Attorney.

    In other words, Rezko will be singing tomorrow and a deal will be made for Rezko and Syria will take Rezko back with open arms after Obama and others trials are over!

    $300 million spent on a criminal crooked politician and terrorist lover who will be off to jail!

    And for the ignorant ones,
    accepting gifts not reported on taxes is a crime, influence peddling on hospital boards is a crime and Obama was on the board!

    Stay healthy Tony Rezko, speak fast, know your “get out of jail free boy” will never get the keys, so sing Tony sing!

  • Seymour Glass

    no…she’s SUSPENDING her campaign…

    we have 2 months to draw the rezko – obama connect!

  • JMS825

    I am from Chicago and have delt with Obama BS for a long time. Come Aug 25 I will change my party and start actively campaigning against Obama and for McCain

  • claribel borden

    This trial was not about Obama, specifically, it was about Rezko. Obama certainly was in the peripheral, anyone with two brain cells could put it together, without waiting for Fitzgerald to legally certify it.

    That will come, later.

    Only an uninformed individual would make a statement like that of Talkleft, uninformed, or disingenuous.

    Or someone desperately in denial, as he lies.

    And this is how it starts, now those who crucified Bush for his crimes will have to defend Obama for his.

    Just like McClellan, and Fliescher, and Dana Perino.

  • so saddened

    oh yes it is, eli.

    we want hillary. but even more than that, much more than that, we want your despicable, crooked, racist, anti-american, arrogant, intellectually lazy, completely unqualified, asshole candidate to lose.

    we want him to lose in a worse-than-mcgovern landslide, so that the democratic party will have to learn that it can no longer act as the autocratic party or it will go into oblivion. remember the whigs? didn’t think so. if the dems don’t clean up their act soon, noone will remember the dems either. nor should they.

    we real dems, the ones you obamaloons say are not the real dems, actually believe in democracy. notice i said democracy, not the “democratic” party. when the democratic party is the party of democracy, we support it. when it, as now, is the party of autocracy, we do not.

    hillary or mccain. no other option.

  • JMS825

    Look for Obama to pardon Rezko if he is elected all the more reason to stop Obama.

    • catherine

      More like look at Rezko enter Witness Protection and many Chicago politicos including Obama’s careers sink…maybe even get indicted.

  • candymarl

    This Rezko guy, that he knew for years, is hip deep in gambling and corruption and Obama didn’t know?
    He did a real estate deal with he man for goodness sake. Such a deal would require all kinds of financial disclosures.

    Both he and his wife are lawyers and neither of them knew?

    He’s being touted as someone short on experience but long on judgment.

    Guess he’s either willfully blind, ignorant, or stupid.

    If this is an example of his good judgment I’d hate to see what happens when his judgment is bad.

  • Calypso

    Stunned at how quickly TalkLeft switched to support Obama because they were the first to release the P. Cronin statistics on how the democratic elitists behind Obama stole this primary from voters.

    If she and her blog now support Obama that means that they believe it was OK for Obama and Axelrod (a known corrupt political fixer) to deny us democrats an honest chance to vote for the candidate of our choice.

    What the hell is wrong with her????

    Does she think we’ll line up like privates behind the drill instructor and follow orders??? I won’t, 50 years a democrat and I want better from this party I have supported….clean up your G.D corrupt primary system!!!!

  • Deep Truths

    Ha, ha. You’re obviously not paying attention. Read the beginning of this thread and all the links.

    Hillary’s decision may have come before this verdict. She’s the dems only hope with Precious about to be indicted.

    You’ve been waiting on delegate counts, I’ve been waiting for this verdict. Let the games begin.

  • Deep Truths

    Delegates, indictments – let the games begin.

  • alexei

    The bandwagon is for McCain. Love to see you when he pulls a Mondale/McGovern/Dukakis.

  • http://phillybits.blogspot.com Phillybits

    How’s that video coming?

  • http://NoteToSelfDontDie.com/members/ gerard nedich

    Does Mayor Daley kind of remind you of Obama?

    check out how he tries to weasel out of trouble:
    http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-0505050241may05,1,7076666.column

    thank you John Kass!!!

    • claribel borden

      Obama and Blago, too.

      Right now, all I can think of is that album ” twin sons of different mothers.”

      Was that Tim Weisberg and Dan Fogelberg?

      The power of gold…

  • candymarl

    That should be “with the man”.
    All of my typos are Larry’s fault.

  • Seymour Glass

    favricated?

    the man who obama called his “political mentor” was found guilty of 16 counts of political bribery and corruption.

    If this were McCain would you say this is nothing?

    get real!

    game changer baby!

  • Seymour Glass

    fabricated?

    the man who obama called his “political mentor” was found guilty of 16 counts of political bribery and corruption.

    If this were McCain would you say this is nothing?

    get real!

    game changer baby!

  • Seymour Glass

    fabricated?

    the man who obama called his “political mentor” was found guilty of 16 counts of political bribery and corruption.

    If this were McCain would you say this is nothing?

    get real!

    game changer baby!!

  • Thomas

    Houston Hillary, we have a problem…

    Please advise…

  • http://Reddragon62.blogspot.com/ RedDragon62

    Yeah Jm, I know what you mean. I am from Chicago also and I too am fed up with Obama.I have lived here far too long and have witnessed all the AA pressure that has been put on “ALL” of us to give in to their demands! I’ve had enough.
    I saw this coming months ago. As soon as the AA’s (90 percent of them) voted for him, I knew the DNC would do what ever they could to give him the nomination. Anyone who has lived in a big city has had to eat shit when it comes to this voting block. I know many AA’s that are aghast at this but I also know many ,many more that use it to their advantage. That was done here. we can’t “TAKE” the nomination from “Him” without risking the AA backlash! Bullshit! When will we all learn that it is not about one race of people, but it is about us all. Obama has only succeded in dividing us far more than anyone is willing to admit. Race relations have been set back 40 years because of his so called “CHANGE”!

    • http://Barach=Iraq jjran

      Amen to that!….If Obama puts my own mother on the ticket and Hillary comes to my house to drive me to the polls, I will still vote against Obama and anyone on the ballots that backs him……I’m will not accept this faithless, senseless, brianless peice of shit….as a selected nominee.

  • alexei

    Blah, blah racist, blah, blah racist. Same old rotten lying attacks from the Obama rotting fish.

  • jyotinc

    I will never vote for Obama even if Hillary’s name is in the ballot. I can never cast a vote to a party that differs in my principle right now.

  • Donald from Hawaii

    That’s clearly not what Jeralyn said. Please read her entire post on the subject, in which she concludes:

    “But there’s more than integrity at stake when we put trust in our future leaders. We also have to trust their ability to lead us and their experience and judgment are very much a part of that. Obama’s failure to spot both the warning signs and clear indicators of conflicts of interest with Rezko do go to the issue of experience and judgment.”

    (Emphasis is mine.)

    Link: http://www.talkleft.com/story/2008/6/4/163851/6557#250

  • Strawberry

    DAMNED STRAIGHT!!!! My husband almost lost his security clearence because we fell behind on a bloody credit card!!! But hey, he could run for POTUS and hang out with dirtbags!!! Whodda’ thunk?!

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  • BitterWhiteBitch

    Hillary or McCain 08!

  • http://hotair.com/archives/2008/06/02/michelle-obama-dont-trust-bloggers-because-people-lie/ Kelly

    Since Hillary now officially supports Obama- I guess I have to say “goodbye” to my nine years of hope for change.

  • http://Reddragon62.blogspot.com/ RedDragon62

    I see all the Prophets of Moral Superiority, ie. TROLLS, have decided to visit us “Racist” again tonight!

  • Mel

    With Rezko still facing more federal fraud charges in connection to the $10 million GE loan fraud, facing possible life 3 times over in jail, this guy will be singing no doubt!

    A lot of Chicago politicians must be getting perscriptions for tranquilzers filled right now!

    Bet Obama is happy to have made all those visits to Rezko’s office to stuff his pockets with cash and buy that house for the lovely Michelle now! And bet Obama is relaly proud of obeying orders and putting Levine on the hospital board!

    Oh yes, great guy to have as presumptive nominee for POTUS!

  • http://NoteToSelfDontDie.com/members/ gerard nedich

    gee, this was fast:

    http://www.gop.com/rezkojudgment/

    gop.com must have had this ready to rawk months ago?

  • http://deleted AnninCa

    Her blog, supported by bloggers, of course. But she can call the shots.

    I do like their method of 10 posts per new registrant. That cuts down the troll problems.

    It was frustrating to not be able to commiserate here because the trolls were jamming the site.

    I don’t like censorship. I think, old-fashioned I guess, that it’s up to us to ignore the bait or take it if we want to play.

    But I did see at HuffPo how that open policy got abused by the pro-Obama people. They were on there for no reason other than to insult and degrade people.

  • blkmn(real) HRC supporter

    None of the OBmedia is talking about the VERDICT!!!!!!!

    • http://www.ptarmigannest.net Barry from Alaskaa
      • Mr.Murder

        Did Hillary buy a home from him? Did Hillary try to get a visa for his Iraqi boss man who embezzled money from rebuilding contracts for power plants in Iraq? Has Hillary had any contacts with him after he was federally indicted like Obama and his wife when they bought the house and the adjoining property on loans from the felon?

  • Big Tuna

    You got It.

  • Michigander

    I read somewhere (probably ABC News) that Rezko has asked to begin serving his time immediately and that even his own attorney was surprised by this. So I’m wondering if he’s afraid for his own safety (in case people are afraid he will start trading info. for lighter sentence) or is planning to spill the beans and wants some protection?

  • ExileOnDamen

    REZKO doesn’t want or need a pardon. He started serving his time so that he can be out of prison in time to be handed fat contracts by the Obama administration to rebuild Iraq with his buddy Alsammarae.

  • http://NoteToSelfDontDie.com/members/ gerard nedich

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_duAgLWSVY

    i gotta say the GOP is pretty well organized…

  • Mel
  • democrat1

    Larry: I hope you find the Whitey video soon so that we can end this corrupt politician’s ride to white house

  • http://Barach=Iraq jjran

    CNN is selling T-shirts with Obama logo on them. Is that legal…? Anybody wants to check on that..?

  • BitterWhiteBitch

    Oh, please do finish it! I’m not giving up, so many of us aren’t. It isn’t over until Denver, no matter what pundits, DNC, etc. say. I’m going to continue writing superdelegates. I’m going to send an email to all Obama superdelegates tomorrow with the subject line “Hillary or McCain 2008″.

  • http://NoteToSelfDontDie.com/members/ gerard nedich

    exactly, John Kass has written some great articles about Obama and “reform” in Chicago…

    -=sigh=-

    what kills me is that the Republicans had that website and video ready to roll the instant Rezko got convicted and all the while the Democratic Party is helping Obama to steal votes…

    i mean, do they WANT to lose the election?

    can we assume they are getting incentives from someone to lose the election or does Daley just have dirt on some Democratic Party leaders so they gotta do what he says?

    whatever is going on… it needs to get cleaned up…

    and the only person who can is Hillary…

  • http://Barach=Iraq jjran

    CNN is selling T-shirts with Obama logo on them. Is that legal…? Anybody wants to check on that..?

  • wry

    I agree. Let her suspend wink wink and let Obama sink or swim.
    I need a break from all this intrigue anyway.
    I’ve made peace with my second choice…McCain.

    • claribel borden

      Boy, not me, I see it as grand opportunity to expose this trash, top to bottom.

      It’s Clinton, or nothing.

      Period.

      You know, they sold Iraq like they sold Obama.

      We know this.

      Why would I buy into the Obama is inevitable meme?

      It all sounds the same to me, anyway…

      We are losing two wars, three if you include the US government dysfunction, no one really wants to acknowledge this, maybe they can’t understand it.

      I KNOW the trolls, lobbyist and CNN can’t…

  • claribel borden

    Disagree, she should stay active, in NO WAY should she in any way shape or form concede to that corrupt idiot.

    Work the delegates, they’re nervous, they’re finally starting to see, they might lose.

    Also, I believe the MO tape is out there, too.

  • katmandu

    Riddle:

    What goes “Wheeze, thump, wheeze, thump?”

    Obama limping towards the finish line.

    Hillary is still doing better than he is versus McCain, if you look at Gallup. TPM isn’t showing it in its poll listing — how embarrassing.

  • bdh

    Oh, for christ sake. Every politician meets everyone with any money and connections in their locality. Half of the Clintons’ associates from Little Rock are in prison, and this is more the rule than the exception. Anyone who supports the Clintons and harp on the Rezko association are either GOPers in disquise or plain old stupid.

    Luckily, there aren’t that many of you.

    • Strawberry

      Proof please.

  • David Corse

    Larry, please tell anyone you know that knows of that video to get it out if it is for real. This is much more important than Democrat or Republican. We are talking about the future of our country. I could stand voting for Hillary and see McCain win, but I could never stand to see Obama win. If you are an American you should do anything possible to see this man defeated.

  • Miles Archer

    Marc Rich.

    Thanks for playing!

  • Seymour Glass

    She’s suspending, not dropping out.

    As per NBC news: “She will not waive right to have her name placed in nomination.”

    She’s not endorsing him, she will announce that she’s “supporting” him.

  • Andrew

    Dems against Obama petition:

    http: //www.ipetitions.com/petition/DemsNobama/

    I’m not a Dem but many Dems feel disenfranchised. Nobama! Nobama!

  • JK

    I left the Democratic party in Massachusetts about 4 years ago. I felt that Massachusetts Democrats had no longer represented my political philosophy.

    Now, I feel the same happening on a national level. Barack Obama’s values don’t resonate with me. Yes, I want the war to end. Yes, I want every American to have access to health care.

    But when the “Presumptive Nominee” and his wife have religious, political and personal ties to people who are anti-American, that is where I draw the line.

    What in the world, is wrong with the Democratic party? It’s not the party I grew up believing in.

    JK

  • http://NoteToSelfDontDie.com/members/ gerard nedich

    i don’t care about the MO “tape”

    its only relevant for people who can’t see the horror of a presidential candidate and the Democratic Party stealing votes and refusing to count votes…

    and that the candidate who is stealing votes has a long and well documented history of stealing votes and sabotaging the democratic process for personal gain…

    and this same candidate is involved with criminals like Daley and Rezko etc etc…

    Obama is a cheap and dirty Politics as usual politician…

    the american people deserve better…

  • http://Reddragon62.blogspot.com/ RedDragon62

    Now that we all agree that we don’t want any of this “UNITY” narcotic, what do you all think we should do with our votes? It has been made abundantly clear to me that These Obamafucks don’t want us in “THEIR” party. Now that Brackula has sucked the life out of the DNc, where do we go from here? Just asking.

    • http://deleted AnninCa

      Dragon…..I am taking the position that McCain is asking for my vote, just as Hillary and Obama did.

      So, I’m listening and evaluating. Today, he made his “anti-gay-marriage statement.” Nothing unexpected. I disagree with his moral add-on. I do agree with his States right rule on this. I don’t think that’s a Federal issue. I also am conservative enough to believe it’s not necessarily a court issue. It is only a court issue when the law passed is constitutionally incorrect.

      CA has yet another weary referendum on this issue. I predict THIS time, the population will vote it down. Just my take. We’re tired of this debate, and today a national poll emerged showing over 60% of the country ready to get the government out of this altogether.

      Who cares?

      So I see the religious right waning in influence.

      Right now, I see the religious left dominating. They are equally repugnant to me.

      So I’m going to vote for the most moderate message offered.

      I don’t want war. I don’t want meeting with Castro. I don’t want government interference with the markets. I don’t want government allowing the financial companies to rape the middle class. I don’t want state hospitals. I don’t want Blue Cross to take premiums and then boot people out when a claim is filed.

      I am sick of the Patriot Act. I want privacy rights of citizens restored.

      I am now sick of Affirmative Action that leaves out women and older Americans. I bought into that, but I wasn’t buying into the idea that only AAs benefits.

      Fuck that BS.

      I won’t even get close to my “wish list.” I never have, and that was even with Clinton. I get it. Nobody can solve it all.

      But my vote is up for grabs. So far? McCain hasn’t shocked me.

      Obama? Oh, he’s shocked me out of even considering voting for him. He has truly shocked me.

      I thought I was unshockable. I was wrong.

  • gotalife

    Nice blog.

    I see you folks have not drank the kool aid.

  • Seymour Glass

    She’s suspending, not dropping out…

    As per NBC news: “She will not waive right to have her name placed in nomination.”

    She’s not endorsing him, she will announce that she’s “supporting” him.

  • Andrew

    Dems against Obama petition:

    http: //www.ipetitions.com/petition/DemsNobama/

    I’m not a Dem but many Dems feel disenfranchised.

  • http://Reddragon62.blogspot.com/ RedDragon62

    Don’t like Kool-Aid..LOL ;-)

  • http://NoteToSelfDontDie.com/members/ gerard nedich

    actually you are wrong…

  • http://www.sugarnspice.typepad.com Sugar

    HOT OFF THE PRESSES!

    New RNC Ad on YouTube about Obama-Rezko:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_duAgLWSVY

  • Karen

    Sugar and Spice has just released Rezko conviction
    ad. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_duAgLWSVY&eurl=http://sugarnspice.typepad.com/

    • http://www.sugarnspice.typepad.com Sugar

      Ha! Hey Karen, look above! I JUST came here to post, but I see others have already spread the word further up thread! Thanks!

  • wry

    I say this because he is not the nominee until August and Taylor is sucking up already. A lot can happen to a man that you yourself say is a “thief”.
    She posted two weeks ago about changes coming to her blog, and us reading things that may “infuriate” us. I did one better, I just stopped reading her.
    She could’ve held out, but she didn’t.
    That’s a hack.

    • http://deleted AnninCa

      She has never hidden her own ambitions. She’s hoping, according to her site today, to be invited to Obama’s conference calls.

      What cracked me up about that post is that he’s the only candidate who doesn’t allow outsiders in.

      He’s the LEAST transparent and has been from Day 1.

      He follows the Bush communications paradigm.

      No question about it.

    • Arabella Trefoil

      Good for you. Stay away from DefeatoCrat Taylor Marsh.

    • AngryWhitePerson

      I start to wonder what the fuck someone actually believes in when they spend six months railing against Obama, then spend a full six seconds changing sides. Taylor Marsh definitely disappoints with her call for party before country. I personally think the Democratic party should be dismantled, not defended. Vote stealing is unAmerican. Voting for a rat prick because he has a (D) after his name is assinine.

  • Karen

    Sugar and Spice has just released RNC Rezko conviction
    ad. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_duAgLWSVY&eurl=http://sugarnspice.typepad.com/

  • Room 101

    You’ve obviously never been to Boston…

  • Bella

    Somewhere Oblahma is sweating bullets HOPEing that Rezko isn’t going to sing like a canary.

  • Arabella Trefoil

    IndyRobin – I love you! Finish the video. We need you now.

    I’m glad you came here from DefeatoCrat’s site.

  • Babs

    I believe I rmember reading that the FBI had a mole in the Rezko organization, and he reported 2 people constantly in and out visiting with Rezko, one of them the Illinois governor, the other Barack Obama. Does anyone else remember reading that?

    • blkmn(real) HRC supporter

      YES!!!!!!!! lol

  • JoseyJ

    Who are the 2 thugs in the pic with Rezko?

    • http://www.sugarnspice.typepad.com Sugar

      Haha! Josey! I think those might be his sons.

  • Maddie

    OK! You have all convinced me! I will NEVER vote for Rezko for President!

  • Seymour Glass

    Rezko scandal already casting shadow over presidential race

    By MIKE ROBINSON | AP Legal Affairs Writer
    8:29 PM CDT, June 4, 2008

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    CHICAGO – A corruption scandal involving a fundraiser who bankrolled the campaigns of Sen. Barack Obama and Gov. Rod Blagojevich is guaranteed to take on fresh life as the nation heads into a hard-fought presidential election.

    Chicago businessman Antoin “Tony” Rezko, 52, was convicted Wednesday of fraud, money laundering and aiding and abetting bribery in a plot to squeeze illegal payoffs out of firms hoping to do business with the state.

    Republican spin doctors are already capitalizing on Rezko’s ties to Obama — the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.

    “Today’s verdict and Obama’s friendship with Rezko raises serious questions about whether he has the judgment to serve as president,” Republican national chairman Robert M. “Mike” Duncan said in a statement.

  • claribel borden

    Look at Obama and Blago, too.

    Right now, all I can think of is that album ” twin sons of different mothers.”

    Was that Tim Weisberg and Dan Fogelberg?

    The power of gold…

  • josgirl

    Did everbody get this link?
    18milstrong.wordpress.com
    Please go and leave a comment for Hillary.

  • liberalbuffet

    I used to think you were all morons, but now i just feel sorry for you.

    • Mel

      And how is the weather in Palistine tonight?

      Bomb shelters or you inyour tents tonight?

    • JoseyJ

      Morons??
      You got suckered into supporting the candidate backed by the Establishment.
      And all along Obamabots were led to believe Obama was an “outsider.”
      LOL

      Obama is an Empty Suit, but don’t worry – the Establishment will tell him what to think and say and do.

  • blkmn(real) HRC supporter

    Karl Rove just talked about Rezko on Fox(Greta show), its about to START!!! “YES THEY WE”!!!!!!! lol

  • http://jdrhoades.blogspot.com/2007/12/gee-ya-think.html JDRhoades

    Hillary’s endorsing Obama on Saturday. Guess she’s joining the Cult, huh?

    • Steve Judd

      Wrong.

      Sen. Clinton will be suspending her campaign and expressing “her support” for Sen. Obama. I’ve read nothing to suggest that she will be “endorsing” him. Big difference. You might not understand that, but trust me it’s true and it’s important.

    • tim

      she is supporting him NOT endorsing..

      she is suspending NOT conceding the campaign

      BIG difference

  • Seymour Glass

    Rezko scandal already casting shadow over presidential race

    By MIKE ROBINSON | AP Legal Affairs Writer
    8:29 PM CDT, June 4, 2008

    CHICAGO – A corruption scandal involving a fundraiser who bankrolled the campaigns of Sen. Barack Obama and Gov. Rod Blagojevich is guaranteed to take on fresh life as the nation heads into a hard-fought presidential election.

    Chicago businessman Antoin “Tony” Rezko, 52, was convicted Wednesday of fraud, money laundering and aiding and abetting bribery in a plot to squeeze illegal payoffs out of firms hoping to do business with the state.

    Republican spin doctors are already capitalizing on Rezko’s ties to Obama — the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.

    “Today’s verdict and Obama’s friendship with Rezko raises serious questions about whether he has the judgment to serve as president,” Republican national chairman Robert M. “Mike” Duncan said in a statement.

    And Blagojevich’s political survival is in doubt. State lawmakers are already talking about impeachment and a primary fight is likely in 2010.

    Rezko’s $8 million bond was revoked and he was taken into federal custody after the verdict in the two-month trial that exposed a corrupt culture of payoffs and campaign finance abuses plaguing Illinois politics.

    U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald said the verdict represented “an antidote to the poison of corruption” that trial testimony alleged included the fixing of state boards that controlled a $40 billion pension fund and made major decisions about million-dollar hospital construction.

    He expressed hope it would have an effect on Illinois politicians.

    “If morals don’t get to them, I hope the fear of going to jail does,” Fitzgerald told reporters.

    Rezko’s conviction also intensifies the spotlight on his relationship with Obama. They have known each other for decades and Obama calculates that Rezko has raised $250,000 for his Senate and legislative campaigns.

  • susanunpc

    TRUTHTELLER! PRICELESS WORDS in your video update!

    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.]

  • indypol

    There will be no concession on Friday. This is just more Obama/AP-created media spin. Nothing will happen on Friday, accept her acknowledgement, once again, that he doesn’t have 2210 delegates, she won the popular vote, and is still seeking the presidency. The Clinton’s are shifting to delegate persuasion mode now because they know that Obama’s floor is about to fall out from under him, and there is a way for them to get the pledged delegates they need to reach 2210. They will be ready to clean up the mess way before Denver. Count on it.

    Friday will be relatively quiet, with no bombshells emerging from the Clinton camp. The self-coronation narrative is cracking, and Obama is desperate to turn the page, with the help of big media.

    Please bombard HillaryClinton.com with advice and letters of encouragement. She gets her energy and determination to win from the people, not pundits and colleagues.

    • susanunpc

      We got an announcement from the campaign. She is suspending her campaign, and has changed the day to Saturday to allow more people to attend.

      I think it’s smart — she is expressing a desire for unity but RESERVING her options until the convention — during which time a LOT can happen.

      HERE’s the statement in full:

      Statement from the Clinton Campaign

      Senator Clinton will be hosting an event in Washington, DC to thank her supporters and express her support for Senator Obama and party unity. This event will be held on Saturday to accommodate more of Senator Clinton’s supporters who want to attend.

      • http://deleted AnninCa

        Hillary is more often perfect pitch than not. When she is not on target, that sets off shock waves. LOL*

        But this is right on point.

      • http://www.hillaryclinton.com **== President & Commander-in-Chief Hillary Clinton **==

        Hillary suspending and “supporting” Obama but not endorsing and reserving all her rights to her delegates until the convention on doing this on a slow news day Saturday is brilliant.

        She has masterfully bought us bloggers the time to do way more research without the headache of upcoming primaries.

        Trolls you can go screw yourselves. This is way far from over. And shove your unity pony. We won’t ride.

        Hillary take some time off. We have your back covered and will get you the nomination.

  • Hope Floats

    We were not in two different wars, and the Clintons did not have their names tied up with our enemies. A little corruption is to be expected. Associations that amount to treason are worrisome, to say the least, in a presidential candidate with no experience.

  • Seymour Glass

    Rezko scandal already casting shadow over presidential race

    By MIKE ROBINSON | AP Legal Affairs Writer
    8:29 PM CDT, June 4, 2008

    CHICAGO – A corruption scandal involving a fundraiser who bankrolled the campaigns of Sen. Barack Obama and Gov. Rod Blagojevich is guaranteed to take on fresh life as the nation heads into a hard-fought presidential election.

    Chicago businessman Antoin “Tony” Rezko, 52, was convicted Wednesday of fraud, money laundering and aiding and abetting bribery in a plot to squeeze illegal payoffs out of firms hoping to do business with the state.

    Republican spin doctors are already capitalizing on Rezko’s ties to Obama — the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.

    “Today’s verdict and Obama’s friendship with Rezko raises serious questions about whether he has the judgment to serve as president,” Republican national chairman Robert M. “Mike” Duncan said in a statement.

    And Blagojevich’s political survival is in doubt. State lawmakers are already talking about impeachment and a primary fight is likely in 2010.

    Rezko’s $8 million bond was revoked and he was taken into federal custody after the verdict in the two-month trial that exposed a corrupt culture of payoffs and campaign finance abuses plaguing Illinois politics.

    U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald said the verdict represented “an antidote to the poison of corruption” that trial testimony alleged included the fixing of state boards that controlled a $40 billion pension fund and made major decisions about million-dollar hospital construction.

    He expressed hope it would have an effect on Illinois politicians.

    “If morals don’t get to them, I hope the fear of going to jail does,” Fitzgerald told reporters.

    Rezko’s conviction also intensifies the spotlight on his relationship with Obama. They have known each other for decades and Obama calculates that Rezko has raised $250,000 for his Senate and legislative campaigns.

    Rezko, a Chicago real estate developer and fast-food entrepreneur, was convicted of six counts of mail fraud, six counts of wire fraud, two counts of aiding and abetting bribery and two counts of money laundering.

    The jury acquitted him of three counts of wire fraud, four counts of aiding and abetting bribery and one count of attempted extortion.

    His conviction was a stunning victory for federal prosecutors who accused him of plotting with admitted political fixer Stuart Levine to squeeze payoffs out of money management firms that sought to invest the assets of the $40 billion state Teachers Retirement System.

    Rezko also was charged in the 24-count indictment with plotting with Levine to get a $1.5 million bribe from a contractor who sought state approval to build a hospital in the McHenry County suburb of Crystal Lake.

    Levine pleaded guilty to the charges and became the government’s star witness in hopes of getting a relatively lenient 5{-year sentence.

    Fitzgerald declined to estimate what sentence Rezko might get. U.S. District Judge Amy J. St. Eve set Rezko’s sentencing for Sept. 3.

    Rezko, who has dual U.S. and Syrian nationality, had been free on $8 million bond pending the trial’s conclusion.

    The jurors laughed and declined to comment when one reporter asked if they had realized how corrupt Illinois politics can be before the trial.

  • claribel borden

    You think hackers ever stop to wonder if they’re trolled into an attack?

    You know, as a part of strategy, like a sting?

    None too bright.

  • liberalbuffet

    YES, she is on board. IN A VERY BIG WAY. And this site is still on drugs! Hill is with Obama, the man this site hates. This site better call or contact Hillery people real soon, Do you really want to keep up the lies?

    • http://www.hillaryclinton.com **== President & Commander-in-Chief Hillary Clinton **==

      Do you really want to keep up the lies?

      You are projecting again.

      Look in a big ass mirror and ask yourself that.

  • blkmn(real) HRC supporter

    NO!!!!!!! But YOU did!!!!

  • wry

    Do you know something or are you just hoping?

  • Seymour Glass

    Rezko scandal already casting shadow over presidential race

    By MIKE ROBINSON | AP Legal Affairs Writer
    8:29 PM CDT, June 4, 2008

    CHICAGO – A corruption scandal involving a fundraiser who bankrolled the campaigns of Sen. Barack Obama and Gov. Rod Blagojevich is guaranteed to take on fresh life as the nation heads into a hard-fought presidential election.

    Chicago businessman Antin “Tony” Rezko, 52, was convicted Wednesday of fraud, money laundering and aiding and abetting bribery in a plot to squeeze illegal payoffs out of firms hoping to do business with the state.

    Republican spin doctors are already capitalizing on Rezko’s ties to Obama — the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.

    “Today’s verdict and Obama’s friendship with Rezko raises serious questions about whether he has the judgment to serve as president,” Republican national chairman Robert M. “Mike” Duncan said in a statement.

    And Blagojevich’s political survival is in doubt. State lawmakers are already talking about impeachment and a primary fight is likely in 2010.

    Rezko’s $8 million bond was revoked and he was taken into federal custody after the verdict in the two-month trial that exposed a corrupt culture of payoffs and campaign finance abuses plaguing Illinois politics.

    U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald said the verdict represented “an antidote to the poison of corruption” that trial testimony alleged included the fixing of state boards that controlled a $40 billion pension fund and made major decisions about million-dollar hospital construction.

    He expressed hope it would have an effect on Illinois politicians.

    “If morals don’t get to them, I hope the fear of going to jail does,” Fitzgerald told reporters.

    Rezko’s conviction also intensifies the spotlight on his relationship with Obama. They have known each other for decades and Obama calculates that Rezko has raised $250,000 for his Senate and legislative campaigns.

    Rezko, a Chicago real estate developer and fast-food entrepreneur, was convicted of six counts of mail fraud, six counts of wire fraud, two counts of aiding and abetting bribery and two counts of money laundering.

    The jury acquitted him of three counts of wire fraud, four counts of aiding and abetting bribery and one count of attempted extortion.

    His conviction was a stunning victory for federal prosecutors who accused him of plotting with admitted political fixer Stuart Levine to squeeze payoffs out of money management firms that sought to invest the assets of the $40 billion state Teachers Retirement System.

    Rezko also was charged in the 24-count indictment with plotting with Levine to get a $1.5 million bribe from a contractor who sought state approval to build a hospital in the McHenry County suburb of Crystal Lake.

    Levine pleaded guilty to the charges and became the government’s star witness in hopes of getting a relatively lenient 5{-year sentence.

    Fitzgerald declined to estimate what sentence Rezko might get. U.S. District Judge Amy J. St. Eve set Rezko’s sentencing for Sept. 3.

    Rezko, who has dual U.S. and Syrian nationality, had been free on $8 million bond pending the trial’s conclusion.

    The jurors laughed and declined to comment when one reporter asked if they had realized how corrupt Illinois politics can be before the trial.

  • Big Tuna

    This is the best tag line I’ve ever seen.

    “If morals don’t get to them, I hope the fear of going to jail does,” Fitzgerald told reporters.

  • sowsear

    How do you think MO got her big raise as a hospital exec. after BO became senator?

  • blkmn(real) HRC supporter

    NO!!!!!! But YOU did!!!!!!!

  • chris202

    HRC would have been a better general election candidate. But it is sad to see that she is serving as an umbrella for all you haters. I hope you all will come to your senses when she endorse BHO on Friday. Take it easy, and stop hating

    • skmf12

      ‘HOPE’ you dont hold your breath waiting, you
      will find most of us ‘haters’ given some luv to
      mccain, ‘ the other viable candidate ‘.

  • Miles Archer

    Gee, Reddragon, let’s think. Where can you go? Drink cheap beer behind the 7-11? You could do that. No, wait. How about getting ready for graduation? Remember. You’re only a senior once. Well. In your case, I’m assuming at least a couple times. But you get the general idea.

  • Seymour Glass

    The Rezko conviction itself provides an indirect shot at Barack Obama for the moment, showing the kind of people with whom he associated while a Chicago politician. Over the last three months, we have seen Obama’s associates such Jeremiah Wright and Michael Pfleger “damn America”, while his relationship with unrepentant domestic terrorists Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn — both of whom still talk about “overthrowing capitalism” — shows Obama to be mighty comfortable around radical anti-American sentiment. Now we can add a convicted crook to that circle of associates, especially since Rezko raised over a quarter-million dollars for Obama during the same period in which he committed the crime and corruption for which he was convicted today.

    That could change between now and Rezko’s sentencing. Rezko’s defense chose not to call any witnesses, arguing that the prosecution hadn’t proved the case. The wire and mail fraud counts can bring 5 years each alone, and it’s probable that Rezko will get a sentence that will keep him in prison for life. If Rezko wants to avoid dying in prison, he’ll start cutting deals. The primary target for those kinds of deals would be Governor Rod Blagojevich, who got tied to a specific bribe during the trial. If Rezko knows where bodies are buried with Obama, this ceases to be an indirect problem and starts being a potential political catastrophe.

    So far, Obama has been lucky in regards to Rezko. Th

  • skmf12

    i’ll tell you what, if hill suspends, thats alright
    with me.
    if hill joins obamas ticket, i will have to vote
    against her. if she asks me to support the democratic party, that didnt support me;
    the party, that brought in all these first time children voters, at the expense of lifelong
    democrats that built this party, i will have to
    say NO!

    i will vote mccain if she is not top ticket.
    and i will campaign against everyone
    in my district who screwed me.

    i have changed my affiliation to
    independant, i only wish hillary had the
    courage to join me…

    • Yo

      I’m with you on this one. I’m currently on vacation but as soon as I get back to my home state I will be changing my affiliation from Democrat to Independent and this lady will be voting for McCain. Hillary better not ask me to stand behind Obama because I will never do it in a million years.

      If not Hillary; McCain ’08

  • http://deleted AnninCa

    Hope…..that’s how I see it. I don’t care that Rezko raised money. So did Hsu. We’re used to that crap.

    But……how deep does the influence go and how deep are the paybacks.

    That’s why this Rezko story is and is not important. It can only be proven in retrospect.

    What I do know and can know is the Obama lied to the public about this association and others. He stared us in the eye and lied.

    That really isn’t OK,.

  • Bigtime

    OMG !!!!
    This is too funny. I googled Obama Rezo and did news results for Obama rezko and every headline is a winner. Every lead sentence is a condemnation of Obama. Apparently the DNC did not tell the RNC to take it easy on their boy. The democrats picked another winner !!!!!!!!
    2 winners in 40 years..I am laughing so hard…

  • http://dianej.wordpress.com DianeJ

    Rezko’s guilty verdict on 16 of 24 corruption counts comes of no surprise. Obama’s reaction as reported in the Chicagotribune.com, “I’m saddened by today’s verdict,” Obama said Wednesday. “This isn’t the Tony Rezko I knew, but now he has been convicted by a jury on multiple charges that once again shine a spotlight on the need for reform. I encourage the General Assembly to take whatever steps are necessary to prevent these kinds of abuses in the future.” Does part of Obama’s statement sound a little familiar to you? One of Obama’s comments about Rev. Wright went like this, ”I have been a member of Trinity United Church of Christ since 1992, and have known Reverend Wright for 20 years,” Obama said. “The person I saw yesterday was not the person that I met 20 years ago.”

    • Strawberry

      Jesus, he can’t even lie well.

  • http://NoteToSelfDontDie.com/members/ gerard nedich

    as John Kass says, there are no coincidences in chicago politics…

    hmm….

  • cc

    I will never vote Obama Indy. Also don’t forget savagepolitics is a good place for NOBAMA folks. 98 percent of us over there will vote McCain.

  • sowsear

    Maybe Rezko surrendered immediately so he wouldn’t have to go to NV re: those little warrants outstanding.

  • Hillary’s Pal

    Now there’s a feel good video! You just have the feeling that everybody had a great time making that.
    Yes all one has to do is play a minute of the Obamashmuck’s back to back lies.

  • Babs

    I think Senator Clinton will suspend her campaign and say she will support Senator Obama. “Support” vs. “endorse”, I see a difference, not just semantics, what say you all?

    Indy Robin, it’s sagesgram from you know where – nice to see you over here, makes me feel at home. This is just a personal feeling, but I don’t think our other home has now, or ever will have, that great family feeling we enjoyed so much. Maybe I’m wrong, but the new people posting are different…..

  • http://www.sugarnspice.typepad.com Sugar

    Unless my ears just betrayed me, I heard Greta VanSustern say that Michelle Hussein Obama is going to be a guest co-host on The View, but I didn’t get the date! Damn! Be sure, she’ll more than likely say something to put one of her big feet in her scoop mouth. Let’s be prepared to deal with that.

    • Arabella Trefoil

      Maybe Elisabeth H. will be the cohost. Should be pretty good. They are both annoying women, in contrasting styles.

      • http://www.sugarnspice.typepad.com Sugar

        Ooooh Arabella, that would be goo-ood! I think that Baba Wawa might give Elisabeth a good stern talking to beforehand though to keep her calm. Otherwise, those two might bump heads in a major way! Two type A’s going at it! lol

    • Laura

      I have no use for the view. They had hussein and McCain on during the primary season, but avoided Hillary.

    • HARP

      I think she said June 18

  • Deep Truths

    He could get 300 years from this conviction alone. Unless he talks now it won’t he’ll be in jail for the rest of his life. What he does want and need is protection – NOW.

  • NITEOWL

    Corrupt News Network

  • http://www.writehillaryin.com jmk

    LandOLincoln You know what you can do with your jets? Guess. This is the most insane of the brainless, denial driven obamanot comments to hit the pike. I suppose this guy hasn’t been around for the filth and scum and obscenities and threats, the intimidation, the sarcasm and every manner of abuse by obama’s brain impoverished tribe.

    To come here and tell other people how to conduct themselves. Here’s news for you, joker HILL supporters are going to do ourselves a lot of good. We are going to campaign against the phony messiah straight to hell if that is what it takes.

    For the sane majority at NQ, if you ever think of letting up on the crook who just claimed his stolen, bribed, paid off, rule-less, ruthless, fake math counted Delegate Lead, just watch his arrogant, mindless remarks in MI today, to get riled up and go back to work on his certain defeat. Oh, yes, LandoLincoln, we plan to do ourselves a great deal of good. You’ve not seen anything yet.

    HILL Supporters, watch and laugh your heads off. little mister messiah tells the press we’ll all be with him soon: Guess when you do drugs and lie enough that’s what happens to your brain:

    http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video_log/2008/06/obama_she_and_i_will_be_workin.html

    • http://www.hillaryclinton.com **== President & Commander-in-Chief Hillary Clinton **==

      I love your comment!

      We’ve been fighting this for a long time and the trolls seem to think the game is over. This is the half-time break and we are in the lead 14-13 and the opposing team’s quarterback just got sacked by the Rezko verdict. The trolls will have to defend Obama until the convention while Hillary sits back and laughs her ass off. And either way we win. If not Hillary we’ve softened up Obama for McCain to finish him off in the GE. No matter what America wins.

    • LandOLincoln

      JMK, I’m sorry you feel that way but if you’ll re-read my post, you migh discern that I SUPPORT HILLARY, and furthermore I utterly loathe Barack Obama and his equally disgusting wife.

      That’s why I warned Seymour Glass that he wasn’t doing Hillary any good by going off on Jeralyn, and ranting about censorship and freedom of speech. It’s Jeralyn’s blog, and she can do as she pleases with it, and he really was over the top IMO. (He’s now banned at TL and the offending post is long gone.)

      I myself lurk TL but don’t post because I’d probably be banned in short order myself, but I doubt that I’ll be spending much time there after this weekend anyway. No Unity Ponies for this cowgirl! I’m PUMA* all the way. ;-)

      *Party Unity My Ass, per Riverdaughter

  • http://deleted AnninCa

    I agree. I hear the warning about “guilt by association” stories. It leads to paranois talk.

    However, I do think when it piles up, it piles up.

    The latest about Bill Clinton? That’s trash talk. Nothing to that Vanity story. Even one of the women noted came out roaring against it.

    But … Obama is just racking up these stories as we all get to know him, know his roots, know his perspective.

    Me? I think he’s a president in your pocket. The biggest yellers are the biggest sell-outs.

    They don’t draw lines or have many scruples. He’s supported by the Black Militants? He supports them. When others support him? He’ll throw Wright under the bus.

    That’s now clearly his position. He’s about to become the Tiger Woods of politics.

    But……for me, a voter? I’m looking at a guy with a history of voting “not present” and seeing exactly the same thing going on.

    So, I look to who is controlling him.

    Pelosi? Who lied to the public about the role of SD’s?

    OK…….so I get this gig. Look at the down-ticket folks if you want a party back that makes sense.

    Otherwise, we’re just all going to end up exhausted by stupid debates that mean zip and end up being uninvolved.

    I don’t believe in radical change. I don’t think it works.

    I do believe in engagement. Annie Oakley showed us the way we need to do it.

    With grace. With a light touch at times. But stay involved.

  • POdVet

    I like how the AP(Obama rag) is misreporting facts. Rezko asked to go to jail immediately in a move that completely surprised his lawyer because sentencing is not scheduled until September. Obviously Rezko is afraid the dear Senator may have him meet with an unfortunate accident.

  • Obama_is_Weak

    Seymour, any more insight from your cocktail friend (from last friday) ?

    Thanks.

  • http://www.hillaryclinton.com **== President & Commander-in-Chief Hillary Clinton **==

    We should plan a big celebration this weekend here!

    Hillary and her supporters have done an amazing job and we now have until the convention to expose Obama more for the world to see. And we are already getting help from the GOP.

    Sure trolls I am a secret GOP operative. ;)

  • Andrew

    Dems against Obama petition:

    http: //www.ipetitions.com/petition/DemsNobama/

  • Seymour Glass
  • Thomas

    That’s your opinion. Don’t present it as fact, cupcake.

  • Seymour Glass

    “Can’t you see I am eating this waffle here.”

    “That’s non-sense”

    “I’ve already answered, like, 8 questions”

    “Are you a bitter American?”

    “CHANGE!!”

    We’ll be talking about that a little later, sweetie.

    //Possible Obama retorts to questions about Rezko.

  • hank

    If guilt by association is how you judge someone, cupcake, everyone in the US govt should be hanged.

  • Ender

    I think its time for you people to face the facts. Hillary lost because she ran a flawed Campaign. YOu act like Bill and Hillary didnt haveissues when Bill first ran in 92. You say Obama is racist, i actually dont understand that why. I also dont understand what exactly he lied about. You say you will support McCain or your leaving the party or you wont vote for a Democrat who supports Obama. Well what are you going to do when Hill supports him. Are you gonna turn against her to. You guys need to think rationally.

    I thought being a Democrat meant you believed in a certain set of ideologies, like ummm, liberty and equality. There policy issues arent that far apart but you people would rather see McCain in office. Some one who is completely polar to the views of the Democratic PArty and its principle. Some one who is obviously opposed to equality for all. He doesnt support gay right or Universal Health care, the later being something that Hillary absolutly wants.

    You guys say you dont want to vote for Obama because he cant win. Will if you get off you high horse, pitty party, and support someone who believes in helping you and supports isuues that Hillary fights for then maybe just maybe he will win in a landslide. I mean come ont now, are you supporting the policies or the person. Is the posibility of more war and more death and sending more of our kids to fight and die not enough to stop your igotistical pitty party. Every election year i lose more respect for the intellect of the AMerican Citizenry, its really a shame actually. You’ll get your victory only when McCain has spread war, and appointed supream court jutices to over turn Roe vs. Wade. Yeah some type of womans rights huh?

    • ulahane

      Do you Obamabots really think that repeating the same, flawed arguments over and over will convince anyone? Do they give you a sheet of talking points and say put them in your own words?

  • http://deleted AnninCa

    Amen……..I’m not at all stressed out that he could win.

    Trust me. Obama will shit when Pelosi tells him to shit.

    What does worry me is Pelosi. LOL*

    We’re talking about a candidate backed by a Democratic congress with 18% approval rating.

    Like that’s not based on reality?

    She’s gonna tell him to shit here and do it this way, and the public is going to scream.

    They don’t have the will of the public.

    Therefore, we’re looking at no progress whether it’s McCain or Obama.

    OK……but 4 more years of not addressing real problems means just that.

    WE must remember that we did this.

    I’ve watched this debate over the war and noted that everyone is really comfortable forgetting that Bush got the public behind him. People who spoke up against it got voted out.

    That is the reason I know the “progressives” are the new religious right.

    They aren’t fair on this issue at all. They are lying. Therefore, they are as rigid and ugly as the religious right.

    I’m done with all of them.

    My vote is up for grabs. So far, McCain is winning.

  • http://www.hillaryclinton.com **== President & Commander-in-Chief Hillary Clinton **==

    I’m immune to trolls. I’ve been vaccinated.

  • https://contribute.hillaryclinton.com/form.html?sc=1 Fighting Back

    No No, let them think she’s quitting. Then, when they come back to their true Messiah, she will be waiting for them

  • Seymour Glass

    i havent spoken w him – gotta see if i can recruit him
    into my rezko plan…

  • ndree

    Do you folks notice the words these BO folks use: she got beat by someone more SKILLED

    ….meaning a trickster out to beat the system, not someone more electable nor competent but someone more “shysty.”

  • Adrian

    If Hillary doesn’t get the nomination in Denver in August, instead of voting for McCain, you could write in Hillary’s name in November if your local and state election rules allow it. The more I get to know about Obama and the Obama cult of personality (if this guy wins soon we will be hanging his picture from every nook and cranny like they they did in the Soviet Union and do in China), the more I believe this charlatan, impostor, fake, phony Nobama Snobama must be stopped. Icky, icky, icky!!!!

  • MEchelle Hates America!

    I got a mansion from Rezko didn’t you?

    Well, actually Rezko’s wife

    who claims she earns $35K a year

    helped get it for me to put in a complicated trust.

    And her wacky husband Tony “The Fixer” Rezko –

    who just got convicted of 16 counts of public corruption –

    didn’t expect anything in return!!

    There is no way that the millions from convicted felons Auchi or Alsamare went into my mansion

    even though they did flee to my City from Iraq.

    MEEEchelle Obama is soooo proud of America for the first time

    because strangers from all over the country could be paying for her next mansion,

    but that name for it has got to go!

  • Jeremiah God Damn AmeriKKKa Wright

    arent you the groupies who are running around claiming McCain is 4 more years of Bush? Isnt that guilt by association?

    Meanwhile McCain has proven time and time again that he has broken with bush and his party on issues that matter to the american people…

    Yet…when it comes to Obama you have a different standard…he can say or do anything and there is always an explanation of what he really meant 2 days later…he can associate and wheel and deal with all the scumbags out of chicago but somehow we are to believe that its not reflective of who he is or what he believes and how he does business…

    Spare us the OBullshit.

  • IndyRobin

    Comment by Arabella Trefoil | 2008-06-04 21:06:17

    IndyRobin – I love you! Finish the video. We need you now.

    I’m glad you came here from DefeatoCrat’s site

    Indy Robin, it’s sagesgram from you know where

    Hi guys … Thanks Arabella … i talked to my friend and we are going to do the vid afterall :)

    Sageie … yes, it will be a loss but when I saw the pic of BO it just broke my heart since Hill had not even announced anything as of yet. Trying to get my STFUP website up. Good to see some frinds here. Both Larry and Susan have always been loyal. Hope it stays that way.

  • teakWoodKite

    Ralpie as in “Chistmas Story” ? What did Santa’s helper say to you?

    You are in serious need of a better decoder ring.

  • MindlessMissy

    I don’t know why y’all BITCHIN’ (and no i am not being sexist) but Hillary Clinton will never be President and John McCain is going to win November IF Obama Does Not win First ……

    • drkate

      good name for you, mindless.

  • teakWoodKite

    You don’t think BO knew Rezko was in deep do-do In Vegas?

    That kind of debt can buy one desert front property/

    • Mr.Murder

      Maybe he(Rezko) helped get their voter locales at his favorite casinos in NV.

  • 666

    This site is so sad … Whatever happened to Larry … he’s not the Larry we used to know!

  • teakWoodKite

    Perp walks generally do.

  • POdVet

    Ender:

    We will NEVER vote for Obama, not just because we are Hillary supporters. We will NEVER vote for Obama because he is:
    CRIMINAL
    RACIST
    SEXIST
    ANTI-AMERICAN

    The Republicans have known this for quite some time. They have been helping to cover up Obama’s skeletons until he was the nominee! They WANT the White House, they had zero chance against Hillary. They are GUARANTEED the White House with Obama as the Democratic nominee. Now which part of that don’t you understand?!?

  • mahaska

    they should sentence him to 300 years in his rat and roach infested “homes” for senior citizens.

  • teakWoodKite

    Did you say “Board Games”?

  • mahaska

    are you kidding? little wannabe gangters swanning around the city looking like jerks. Anyone told them Grease the show has closed?

  • teakWoodKite

    We? There are more of ya?

    I (me) will be voting Hillary or John.

  • josgirl

    Okay, I’m replying to my own post.
    I guess this is a bad link, but I was grasping at straws.
    Anybody know anything about these guys?

  • josgirl

    Okay Im replying to my own post, but I guess I put up a bad link.
    Anybody know anything about these guys?
    Anybody got any comfort to offer at all?

  • teakWoodKite

    Fitzgerald declined to estimate what sentence Rezko might get. U.S. District Judge Amy J. St. Eve set Rezko’s sentencing for Sept. 3.

    Depends on if Rezko wants a prinson sell in Syria or the US.

  • mahaska

    bo can crown himself queen of the may or the queen of sheba. He will never get my vote.

  • teakWoodKite

    Rezko’s 50 50 odds of rolling over.

    Depends if he wants an American or Syrian jail.

  • https://contribute.hillaryclinton.com/form.html?sc=1 Fighting Back

    Isn’t it somewhat of a bizzaro world that we have someone experienced and vetted to be chucked under the bus while we have an idiot going for the nomination?

    Its not right, maybe all those movies and TV shows about future people coming back to change the past are true…Maybe we need A TERMINATOR!!!

  • prostratedragon

    Three!!? I was in town when the choir director was killed, in his own home as I recall, and that seemed suspicious even to the people reporting the news. (Not in the Obama direction, just suspicion of a hate crime since the man was Out as gay, and I don’t think they took the cash and valuables that were there.)

    So there have been two more?

  • DEVILSPEAK

    does this mean that obama’s chickens have come home to roost ? cockadoodledo, cockroach obama… you arent looking very happy about your nomination. were you partying with rezko when you had gay sex and cocaine with larry sinclair ? or skip the bisexuality, go straight to the drugs. obama is so cool ! i think i am going to faint…uh, uh, i heart, uh, obama. what a national and worldly embarassment.

  • teakWoodKite

    US security firm = Blackwater to be exact. They set up shop in Illinois not so long ago.

    What exactly are they required to inform the Govorners’ office of, to run that kind of operation and what “negotiations” to place between the Gov and Erik Prince? And Obama got the call?
    \

  • Joe

    He could also have an unfortunate accident in the prison shower.

  • jessie

    I suggest to all the Obama/Marxist trolls on this site to do a little “real” investigation in Black Liberation Theology and its solid marriage with Marxism. You cannot be around that for 20 years and not accept its philosophy. To say you do not is expect us to believe you is an insult to us. So stop trying to defend your belove Marxist.

    Black Liberation Theology coupled with Saul Alinksy (and you know that he was brought to Chicago to be an Alinsky style organizer) organizing tactics is what has led to his ability to get his supporters to fall for his “change” crap. Every politician says “change” but what type of “change” does he want?

    Also, I suggest you research the Black Liberation Theology/Marxist/Islam connection. Also, what ties does Rezko still have to Syria? We know about Obama/Marxist connection to the PLO and his connections with so many anti-Israel pals.

    I would like to see the FBI and CIA files on Obama/Marxist. I am sure the Repubs have and I for one cannot wait to see them.

    I do not say these things as a bitter democrat (although I am going to leave the party) I am saying this as an American. I called the DNC for months a year ago asking when they would vet Obama/Marxist. I asked about Bill Ayers, the PLO Connection everything and they just told me to donate to them.

    F*k You Obama/Marxist, Donna Brazile and Howard Dean and every other member and superdelegate who has done nothing to vet this person.

    The New Democratic Party/New Black Panther Party is doomed. Why are we letting America be taken over from within starting with the democratic party?

    Idiots.

    To the Obama/Marxist trolls – this is not a unity site so go home to dailyidiots. We will never come back not even if Hillary is on the ticket.

    America First
    NO OBAMA/MARXIST
    HILLARY OR MCCAIN 2008

  • helen bowdine

    WHITE CIVIL RIGHTS! 1 MAN 1 VOTE! PERIOD!

    I WILL NEVER VOTE FOR BARRY SOETORO! NEITHER SHOULD YOU! ONE MAN ONE VOTE! PERIOD!

    IF YOU STAND BY AND ALLOW THE WINNER TO BECOME THE LOSER AGAIN YOU DESERVE WHAT YOU GET! 1MAN 1 VOTE!

    HILLARY WON! SHE GOT THE MOST VOTES. PERIOD.

    ANY BULLSHIT ABOUT ELECTORAL COLLEGE OR DELEGATES IS PURE BULLSHIT! 1 MAN 1 VOTE! PERIOD.

    WHEN MEETINGS ARE ARE COUNTED OVER VOTES THAT’S BULLSHIT! ONE MAN ONE VOTE!

    IF YOU STAND BY AND ALLOW THE DNC TO NOT COUNT THE VOTES, YOU ARE STUPID! 1 MAN 1 VOTE! PERIOD!

  • Brendy

    That picture kinda reminds me of a mafia outfit in the unscrupulous, politically dirty Chicago. Creepy!

  • Brendy

    Obama was raised in a very un-American lifestyle; with a liberal, athiest American white woman and a black Muslim foreigner, whom later abandoned them and then Obama’s mother married ANOTHER black mulsim foreigner while living in Indonesia/Kenya – wherever, and then Obama decides to go to live in Hawaii with his white, well-to-do grandmother – was she an athiest also?

    The whole family unit thing – for the Obamas – seems to be a combination of drifters and unattached to each other(Obama and his mom fly/live all over the world – what was she looking for?); his mom apparently didn’t like or marry AMERICAN, WHITE CHRISTIAN men to the disapproval of her parents. Their OWN family had NO UNITY- they didn’t seem to ‘bond’, yet he thinks he can ‘unite’ the country by having ‘studied’ under rev. Wright (hate America/hate whites and Jews, that white racist priest guy, Ayres the bomber and Rezko the crook for twenty years???

    I think Obama is dangerous for America.

  • Yo

    If Hillary is still not on the ballot in November, what good would it do to write her name on the ballot? None! I will be changing my affiliation on June 9th (when I get back into town) but remember, every vote you take away from McCain is a vote towards the abomination.

    Look at it this way. One million votes for McCain puts Snobama one million votes down. McCain up one million votes and Snobama down one million votes is a TWO MILLION VOTE SPREAD.

    Remember, Gore lost by only 537 votes so every single vote for McCain is going to count. How badly do you want Snobama to lose. Enough to vote for McCain?

    IMHO the abomination is something I cannot and will not live with!

  • Fred C. Dobbs

    see: Nixon, Richard, M. and Reboso, “Bebe”

  • Fred C. Dobbs

    It’s an offshoot of, “honeypot.”

  • chuck

    Rezko must be pissed. The guy he sponsored with his dirty cash is riding on to the nomination (alright, limping), while he gets to go to jail.

  • Brendy

    Comment by Jeremiah God Damn AmeriKKKa Wright | 2008-06-04 22:23:42

    arent you the groupies who are running around claiming McCain is 4 more years of Bush? Isnt that guilt by association?

    **

    You said it PERFECTLY! If the Obama puppets want to nail McCain with ‘guilt by association’ by hooking him up with Bush, then THAT’S exactly the same ‘standards’ that Obummer should be held to! Maybe someone should tell McCain’s campaign to use the same strategy, after all – EVERY DAY of the world – in his sermons, err speeches – Obama is comparing McCain to Bush.

  • Brendy

    Is this Rezko a citizen?

  • KJMontana

    Many thanks for that video IndyRobin! I loved it!

  • http://NoteToSelfDontDie.com/members/ gerard nedich

    i just got Hillary’s email saying she will endorse Obama…

    what she fails to see is that when Obama decided to steal votes and the DNC decided to go along with that that divided the party…

    I understand Hillary’s decision… it is hers and I still respect her for making it..

    But i can not forget the actions of Obama and the DNC.

    I can never support Obama and the DNC again.

    They have betrayed America.

    Hello McCain 2008

  • http://DeeLee deelee

    I hope Rezko starts talking very fast about his association with Obama because I don’t think he will too many days left if he is imprisoned. Chicago politicians have a way of shutting somebody up (if you know what I mean) and there are enough NOM members doing some hard time that might be looking for a presidential pardon. (Assuming he will lie his way into that aswell.)

  • yo mama

    Over at Foxnews.com, they have the headline: “DNC to Forego Lobbyist, PAC Donations”

    I’ve copied most of it below. Funny, they don’t mention that they won’t accept $ from convicted felons…

    NEW YORK — With Barack Obama as their future nominee, the Democratic National Committee is adopting his policy of no longer accepting donations from federal lobbyists or political action committees.

    The change will make the party and the candidate have a consistent position. Obama often says banning the donations is one way to help keep him free of the influence of Washington insiders.

    An Obama spokesman announced the change Thursday as the candidate prepared to fly from New York, where he had been raising money, to campaign in Virginia.

  • http://NoteToSelfDontDie.com/members/ gerard nedich

    what they don’t mention is they already got all the cash they need from their “special” interests…

    good grief…

    this desperate ploy only shows they know we know how dirty they are…

    to late guys, change is already on its way and you guys are going to jail or getting kicked out of office…

    Now all our votes are going to count!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3Ned5TQoW4

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  • Walter

    Yeah, but none of this hate is racist.

  • jessie

    Donna Brazile Gay Attorney General –

    Larry please get a copy of that Black State of the Union meeting in New Orleans where she talks about electing a black president.

    NO OBAMA/MARXIST
    MCCAIN 2008

  • drkate

    yes, he was just “individual A”, not cited by name. Obama is going down with this slimeball.

  • http://noquarterusa.net/blog/ Truthteller

    The Republicans will make this trial about Obama. And how can ignore that this is the man who helped Obama purchase the mansion Obama could not afford?

  • Mel

    Obama was at the center of the Hospital Board appointments as a State Senator, like hell he isn’t in the middle of it!

    When Rezko sings, Oby will be a clipped wing Messiah!

    No American Idol President, Clinton quits tomorrow, Obama charged and no Democratic candidate for President!

    Won’t that be fun for Dean and Pesoli to explain…..lol

  • Obama_is_Weak

    sleepy, two words: Wake Up.

  • Deep Truths

    Obama’s name wasn’t mentioned at the trial because they used a pseudonym like St. Senator #3. Ha, ha.

    But seriously, Rezko doesn’t want to spend 300 years in jail. No one does. However, he chose to surrender instead of waiting months before sentencing which is probably the wisest choice being that it IS Chicago.

    When will the MSM start vetting Obama – Nov 1st?
    There is plenty of questionable ‘associations’ already thrown under a bus: Wright, Pfleger and now, and Federal grand jury just put the cabosh on his another longtime companion.

    Obama LIED straight up when asked about his relationship to Rezko. Answer, ‘I…uh, five billable hours with “this individual”. Couldn’t even repeat his name. No follow-up from the Obama sucking, in the tank media.

    Obama’s knew Rezko the same amount of time he’S known Rev. Wright, Fr. Pfleger, perhaps Farakhan. How long can the media look the other way and not seem obtuse. More like selective amnesia. The people aren’t THAT stupid. What’s more they have access to information and the longer they look like Pravda Central the worst its going to be – FOR THEM.

    Its a open season on All Things Obama. About frigging time too.

  • LandOLincoln

    Jeralyn Merritt is a well-known criminal attorney. She is also the owner of TalkLeft.

    She is not going to allow ANY speculation about possible Obama criminality on her site. To do otherwise might well expose her to legal action, especialy should Obama not be charged AND CONVICTED of such criminality.

    Go back to sleep now, sleepy little OTot.

  • Jeremiah God Damn AmeriKKKa Wright

    you know…this tired old line about McCain being 4 more years of bush…

    well wouldn’t Obama be 4 more years of Reverend Wright, Louis Farrakahn and Hammas pandering?

    I mean if you are going to guilt McCain by association you are a hypocrit by claiming that you can’t judge Bacrack Haysoos Oblahblah by his associations.

    You don’t see John McCain hainging at a racist anti american church for 20 years, or being boardroom buddies with the ayers family and thier number one sun Bomber Bill.

    4 more years of race baiting and reverse racism and accusations of YOU ARE RACIST anytime anyone says anything against Presumptive Nominee and Hopefull President Obullshits?

    No thanks!

  • ken

    Make that four years of McCain. Eight Years of Clintion. HELL YEAH!!!! ;-D

  • http://deleted AnninCa

    Can you not read? Lordy, amazing how stupid some of you Obama supporters can be. You just make idiots out of yourselves.

    Our education system at work, I guess.

  • claribel borden

    This trial was not about Obama, specifically, it was about Rezko. Obama certainly was in the peripheral, anyone with two brain cells could put it together, without waiting for Fitzgerald to legally certify it.

    That will come, later.

    Only an uninformed individual would make a statement like that of Talkleft, uninformed, or disingenuous.

    Or someone desperately in denial, as he lies.

    And this is how it starts, now those who crucified Bush for his crimes will have to defend Obama for his.

  • Seymour Glass

    She’s suspending, not dropping out.

    As per NBC news: “She will not waive right to have her name placed in nomination.”

    She’s not endorsing him, she will announce that she’s “supporting” him.

    It’s not ove

  • Susan1968

    Even more interesting …

    How did Rezko come up with the money for the mansion lot when only two months later he was telling the Feds he was in bankruptcy.

    That’s right — Rezko was pleding poverty 60 days after he helped Obama buy the property.

    It’s all on Rezkowatch.com

    Rezko is Obama’s bagman as per the British press.

    Question is — who funneled the Mansion Money through Rezko.

    I hope Patrick Fitzgerald doesn’t get pulled from this case.

  • Thomas

    Shit. I hear there’s a bombshell about to come out about McCain and Vicky Iseman, as reported on the NYT website.

  • claribel borden

    You think hackers ever stop to wonder if they’re trolled into an attack?

    You know, as a part of strategy, like a sting?

    None to bright, that crowd.

  • claribel borden

    You think hackers ever stop to wonder if they’re trolled into an attack?

    You know, as a part of strategy, like a sting?

    None too bright, that crowd.

  • teakWoodKite

    “But ain’t cool?” Broken Arrow

  • bart

    I think this was from the Iraqi billionare, Auchi (who the pentagon says took billions from the “Oil for Food” program back in the day). Rezko has ties to both Auchi and the former minister for electricity – Alsammarrae – who somehow got out of Iraq with millions, now lives in Chicago.

    Auchi has been a business partner of Rezko and has loaned him money.

    This is all publicly available information, btw.