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The Epistolary Rezko »

The content of Antoin “Tony” Rezko’s letter to Judge St. Eve dated 9 JUN 2008 is so trite it is almost entertaining. The trope of the upwardly mobile immigrant is invoked in order to justify all the fraud and corruption in which he and other Chicago politicians and operatives were engaged. “I am simply an [...]

Patrick Fitzgerald Issues Obama A Warning »

I quote the following from an article entitled “Rezko scandal already casting shadow over presidential race” dated 4 JUNE 2008: 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 [...]

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

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?

Truthtelling from Lannie Davis (What about “Iron My Shirt”?) [UPDATE: And from CNN?!] »

UPDATE (CNN? My stars! Really?): (Original) Lannie Davis hits a home run — on everything from the double standard (Obama photo vs. the Obama-ite who wore a misogynistic “Iron My Shirt” t-shirt) to Obama’s, um, flexible words on the war in Iraq (“I don’t know” response to how he would have voted on the war [...]

Experience, and Experiences (of the Rezko sort) [UPDATED] »

UPDATE: Jeralyn at TalkLeft writes up the Rezko trial (and she is going to cover it, which is terrific since she is an attorney and has covered trials for the ‘net many times – subscribe to their RSS feed): “Rezko Trial Set to Begin: Implications for Barack Obama.” Jeralyn covers some of what I have [...]

20-Year Associate of Obama Arrested »

Time Magazine: Tony Rezko Arrested Chicago Tribune: Tony Rezko arrested, sources say No Quarter post by SusanUnPC: “BREAKING: ABC News Reports $100,000 From Rezko That Obama Hasn’t Returned/Given Away,” January 25, 2008 By the way, on ABC’s This Week yesterday, Barack Obama said that he has had a “20-year” relationship with Tony Rezko, not the [...]

Patrick Fitzgerald Ties Obama to Rezko Indictments »

Do you recall “Obama, His Lobbyists and His Cronies,” my January 11th piece on ABC News’s reports on Barack Obama’s long associations with — and innumerable financial, legal and real estate ties — to Tony Rezko, “who goes on trial February 25th for ‘extortion and fraud charges, which include shakedown allegations involving an Illinois pension [...]