Obama supporters, this is your hope and change for the American future. http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/749138,obama20web.article
So Obama hasn't done anything wrong, but somehow this dashes peoples hopes for Obama's message of change?
yeah, i did. seems like obama has some connections to a corrupt business man.... earth-shattering stuff right there. i bet he's the first and only politician to ever be associated with unsavory characters. nevermind the fact that the first sentence flat out states that obama is being accused of any wrongdoing.
How can anyone look at that sweetheart real estate deal with a known agent of corruption and not question Obama's judgment? Did he think he could HIDE that? Wow. I knew this would come out before South Carolina. Hillary and team would make sure of that. Obama's boat has sprung a few leaks in the last couple of weeks...
Before you start cheering on Obama's defeat keep in mind that if Hillary wins the nomination the Republican nominee will be facing Team Hillary. If you think she's being tough on Obama a fellow Democrat that will be nothing compared to a Republican opponent. While she is polarizing and the Republicans will come after her she will hit them back just as hard.
It would behoove Hilary not to make this an issue. I'm betting that in the ties to illegal businesses category, she wins among those currently elected and not named Harry Reid.
What, did you expect Obama to be able to change the political culture behind electioneering and campaign fundraising overnight? While I don't think much of Obama's promises about being someone who's outside the 'corrupt washington' establishment, i really think this is being overblown.
Hillary got 0 delegats from Michigan, you call that a win? And Obama got 13 out of 25 in Nevada. Hillary got 12. No exactly a loss in Nevada.
"Obama’s relationship with Rezko grew closer in June 2005, when Obama and Rezko’s wife bought adjoining real estate parcels from a doctor in the South Side Kenwood neighborhood. Obama paid $1.65 million for the doctor’s mansion, while Rezko’s wife paid $625,000 for the vacant lot next door. Obama’s purchase price was $300,000 below the asking price; Rezko’s wife paid full price." WTF??? When any of you go to buy a house, do you get a $300,000 discount and team up with another person to have them buy adjacent land at full price? How weird is that? This smacks of lies, deceit, and corruption. This stinks to the HIGH HEAVENS.
Wow, a million $ + house sells for 85% of the listing price. This has certainly never happened before. If you are outraged by this, then I'm sure that you were also outraged by GWB's sweetheart loans from Harken, and later his insider trading of Harken shares.
So let me get this straight, Obama, a real estate novice, gets a huge discount on a property right next to empty land that Rezko, a real estate professional, pays full price for? Umm.... yeah that makes sense This stinks. Bad. If a Republican did this, the liberals would be calling in the professional protestors for a good ol' fashion kook festival.
Who said he was a novice. I've seen first time home-buyers get similar deals. Honestly, we don't know if the asking price was high, or what the condition of the house was or anything else. The people asked for a price, Obama countered and they sellers accepted. Until the sellers say there was some disreputable reason for them accepting, then there is nothing at all here worth worrying about.
