Obama and his Problem with Ethics and Judgment
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Obama & His Problem With Ethics & Judgment
A Reminder That It Isn't Over Yet!
The NYT described Antoin Rezko as a "collector of politicians", which is the
way he was
known in Chicago. His office was full of framed photos of politicians he met
and gave
campaign contributions to and we now know he often let them know there were
strings.
Political favors were regularly exchanged. It would be no different with
Obama and Rezko.
For Obama to deny it is to deny what was known and was common practice with
Rezko and his
other collection of political friends of Rezko's money.
As reported in the New York Times, by Christopher Drew and Mike McIntire
(June 14, 2007),
"As Mr. Obama built a career that carried him to the Senate in 2004, Mr.
Rezko was there
with him, holding fund-raisers and rallying support."
"Mr. Obama has portrayed Mr. Rezko as a one-time fund-raiser whom he had
occasionally seen
socially. But interviews with more than a dozen political and business
associates suggest
that the two men were closer than the senator has indicated." (NYT)
"Mr. Obama turned to Mr. Rezko for help at several important junctures.
Records show that
when Mr. Obama needed cash in the waning days of his losing 2000
Congressional campaign,
Mr. Rezko rounded up thousands of dollars from business contacts. In 2003,
Mr. Rezko helped
Mr. Obama expand his fund-raising for the Senate primary by being host of a
dinner at his
Mediterranean-style home for 150 people, including some whose names have
since come up in
the influence scandal." (ibid)
Cindi Canary, executive director of the Illinois Campaign for Political
Reform, a
nonpartisan research group, said vis-a-vis Rezko's fund raising for Obama in
2003 "was a
little stunning that so late in the game Senator Obama would still have such
close
involvement with Rezko."
"Years earlier, as a state legislator, Mr. Obama wrote letters to city and
state officials
supporting efforts by Mr. Rezko and a partner to build apartments for the
elderly with $14
million in government money, The Chicago Sun-Times reported in its June 13
editions. The
developers received $855,000 in fees." (NYT)
A blogger who uses the handle, "DemAC" wrote: "So what if Barack Obama knows
Tony Rezko.
Why should we care?" And he goes on to tell us why we should care,
"The facts are that Barack Obama worked at a politically connected law firm.
One of the law
firm's clients was Tony Rezko, a friend to Obama as well as a fundraiser of
millions of
dollars for Obama's political campaigns. Tony Rezko, the friend and
fundraiser for whom
Obama did legal work, was also a slumlord. When Obama worked at the law
firm, as well as
later when he held political office in Illinois, Obama helped Rezko obtain
massive amounts
of dollars in subsidies from the government for his housing business via
Rezko's company
Rezmar. Neither Rezko, nor his partners in the housing venture, had any
prior experience in
the housing field; however Rezko still received tens of millions in
government money."
(DemAC)
"The facts are that some of the money in government subsidies went to buy
tenements in
Obama's state senate district. Rezko treatment of the mainly
African-American tenants left
a lot to desire. Rezko provided no heat and no hot water during the
particularly cold
winter of 1997. Rezko claimed he did not have money to provide heat and hot
water to
Obama's constituents. However Rezko did have enough money to donate to
Barack Obama."
(DemAC)
"The facts are that, thanks in part to Rezko's fundraising and donations,
Obama was elected
to the state senate. State Senator Obama still worked for clients at the law
firm,
including Tony Rezko. State Senator Obama of Illinois, wrote letters of
support to get
Rezko/Rezmar millions more in government subsidies." (DemAC)
"The facts are that Obama, again with the help of Rezko's donations and
fundraising, was
elected a U.S. Senator in the fall of 2004. Moving up on the political
ladder the Obamas
wanted to buy a big mansion in South Chicago they could not afford. The
house cost $2.3
million. Obama made a deal with the owner who agreed to part the lot in two,
one lot with
the house and one lot with the yard, and to sell Obama the house separately
from the
house's side yard. Obama purchased the parcel of land with the house at a
discounted price,
of $1.65 million. On the very same day, Rezko's wife, bought the side yard
at full price."
(DemAC)
"The facts are that Michelle and Obama then moved into the house. The yard
which is owned
by the Rezkos are not used by them. Instead Obama paid the bills for the
upkeep of Rezko's
yard. After the deal, Obama paid for mowing of his front lawn as well as
REzko's yard. The
yard that originally was the yard of Obama's house for all practical
purposes still was."
(DemAC)
"The facts are thus in sum: Obama got a $300,000 discount on the lot on
which the house
stood. The yard, purchased by Rita Rezko for the full price of $625,000 the
Obamas got to
use for no cost at all. Obama's profit is $925,000. Not a bad deal." (DemAC)
"The facts are that in the fall of 2006 years of illegal influence peddling
were catching
up with Tony Rezko. By late 2006 several news reports indicated a possible
indictment by
U.S. prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald (the same Fitzgerald who indicted
"Scooter" Libby).
Fitzgerald's case against Rezko includes charges of bribes, kickbacks and
extortion."
(DemAC)
"The facts are that Obama himself is not accused by the U.S Prosecutor's
office of any
wrong doing whatsoever. However, Tony Rezko is scheduled to stand trial at
February 25. It
is reasonable to believe that U.S. Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald will do his
usual thorough
job. It is therefore also reasonable to believe that for Obama, the media
coverage of the
trial will highlight aspects of his life story he does not wish to
highlight." (DemAC)
It is obvious that Obama has been less than truthful
Remember, the NYT reported that while Obama implied his relationship with
Rezko was casual
and he was only a "one-time fund-raiser" and he only socialized with Rezko
occasionally,
that was a bald faced lie. As stated in the NYT, "...interviews with more
than a dozen
political and business associates suggest that the two men were closer than
the senator has
indicated."
At the same time Obama was taking money from Rezko in 2004, Rezko was being
investigated by
the FBI and was later indicted. It has been pointed out that "an ABC News
review of
campaign records shows Rezko, and people connected to him, contributed more
than $120,000
to Obama's 2004 campaign for the U.S. Senate, much of it at a time when
Rezko was the
target of an FBI investigation."
There are several issues here besides the fact that he may have less than
honest intent.
Everything should be considered, not least of all obama's ethics (lack of)
and his judgment
(or lack of). But the media does not seem to be doing it's job. They are not
asking the
right questions. Obama has been getting a free pass as many thought he might
be as an
African-American. Political correctness seems to be winning out over good
sense.
"I am in this race to tell the corporate lobbyists that their days of
setting the agenda
in Washington are over. I have done more than any other candidate in this
race to take
on lobbyists -- and won. They have not funded my campaign, they will not
get a job in my
White House, and they will not drown out the voices of the American people
when I am
president." -- Barack Obama, Speech in Des Moines, IA, November 10, 2007
As for those corporate lobbyists not funding his campaigns, what is Rezko,
besides being a
corrupt corporate sponsor (and lobbyist)? We know now that Obama has
received plenty of
corporate funds - many times more than his Republican opponent in many
cases. We know now
also that half of the 500 million dollars collected by Obama came from
unnamed sources,
many believed to be Middle Eastern contributors. We know Obama is not who or
what he says
he is. We know we should not be surprised how this presidency turns.
* We also know now that one of Obama speakers at his innaugural is linked to
HAMAS: "Obama
Inaugural Prayer Speaker Heads Up Group (Islamic Society of North America)
Linked To Hamas"
- quoting from Jews Against Obama:
According to terrorism expert Steven Emerson, ISNA "is a radical group
hiding under a
false veneer of moderation; convenes annual conferences where Islamist
militants have
been given a platform to incite violence and promote hatred, (for
instance, al Qaeda
supporter and PLO official Yusuf Al-Qaradhawi was invited to speak at an
ISNA
conference); has held fundraisers for terrorists (after Hamas leader Mousa
Marzook was
arrested and eventually deported in 1997, ISNA raised money for his
defense); has
condemned the U.S. government's post-9/11 seizure of Hamas" and
Palestinian Islamic
Jihad's financial assets; and publishes a bi-monthly magazine, Islamic
Horizons, that
often champions militant Islamist doctrine."
Adds Emerson: "I think ISNA has been an umbrella, also a promoter of
groups that have
been involved in terrorism. I am not going to accuse the ISNA of being
directly involved
in terrorism. I will say ISNA has sponsored extremists, racists, people
who call for
Jihad against the United States."
Emerson further reports that "In September 2002, a full year after the
9/11 attacks,
speakers at ISNA's annual conference still refused to acknowledge Bin
Laden's role in
the terrorist attacks."
Hank Roth
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<br>
Obama & His Problem With Ethics & Judgment<br>
<br>
A Reminder That It Isn't Over Yet!<br>
<br>
The NYT described Antoin Rezko as a "collector of politicians"<wbr>, which is the <br>
way he was<br>
known in Chicago. His office was full of framed photos of politicians he met <br>
and gave<br>
campaign contributions to and we now know he often let them know there were <br>
strings.<br>
Political favors were regularly exchanged. It would be no different with <br>
Obama and Rezko.<br>
For Obama to deny it is to deny what was known and was common practice with <br>
Rezko and his<br>
other collection of political friends of Rezko's money.<br>
<br>
As reported in the New York Times, by Christopher Drew and Mike McIntire <br>
(June 14, 2007),<br>
"As Mr. Obama built a career that carried him to the Senate in 2004, Mr. <br>
Rezko was there<br>
with him, holding fund-raisers and rallying support."<br>
<br>
"Mr. Obama has portrayed Mr. Rezko as a one-time fund-raiser whom he had <br>
occasionally seen<br>
socially. But interviews with more than a dozen political and business <br>
associates suggest<br>
that the two men were closer than the senator has indicated." (NYT)<br>
<br>
"Mr. Obama turned to Mr. Rezko for help at several important junctures. <br>
Records show that<br>
when Mr. Obama needed cash in the waning days of his losing 2000 <br>
Congressional campaign,<br>
Mr. Rezko rounded up thousands of dollars from business contacts. In 2003, <br>
Mr. Rezko helped<br>
Mr. Obama expand his fund-raising for the Senate primary by being host of a <br>
dinner at his<br>
Mediterranean-<wbr>style home for 150 people, including some whose names have <br>
since come up in<br>
the influence scandal." (ibid)<br>
<br>
Cindi Canary, executive director of the Illinois Campaign for Political <br>
Reform, a<br>
nonpartisan research group, said vis-a-vis Rezko's fund raising for Obama in <br>
2003 "was a<br>
little stunning that so late in the game Senator Obama would still have such <br>
close<br>
involvement with Rezko."<br>
<br>
"Years earlier, as a state legislator, Mr. Obama wrote letters to city and <br>
state officials<br>
supporting efforts by Mr. Rezko and a partner to build apartments for the <br>
elderly with $14<br>
million in government money, The Chicago Sun-Times reported in its June 13 <br>
editions. The<br>
developers received $855,000 in fees." (NYT)<br>
<br>
A blogger who uses the handle, "DemAC" wrote: "So what if Barack Obama knows <br>
Tony Rezko.<br>
Why should we care?" And he goes on to tell us why we should care,<br>
<br>
"The facts are that Barack Obama worked at a politically connected law firm. <br>
One of the law<br>
firm's clients was Tony Rezko, a friend to Obama as well as a fundraiser of <br>
millions of<br>
dollars for Obama's political campaigns. Tony Rezko, the friend and <br>
fundraiser for whom<br>
Obama did legal work, was also a slumlord. When Obama worked at the law <br>
firm, as well as<br>
later when he held political office in Illinois, Obama helped Rezko obtain <br>
massive amounts<br>
of dollars in subsidies from the government for his housing business via <br>
Rezko's company<br>
Rezmar. Neither Rezko, nor his partners in the housing venture, had any <br>
prior experience in<br>
the housing field; however Rezko still received tens of millions in <br>
government money."<br>
(DemAC)<br>
<br>
"The facts are that some of the money in government subsidies went to buy <br>
tenements in<br>
Obama's state senate district. Rezko treatment of the mainly <br>
African-American tenants left<br>
a lot to desire. Rezko provided no heat and no hot water during the <br>
particularly cold<br>
winter of 1997. Rezko claimed he did not have money to provide heat and hot <br>
water to<br>
Obama's constituents. However Rezko did have enough money to donate to <br>
Barack Obama."<br>
(DemAC)<br>
<br>
"The facts are that, thanks in part to Rezko's fundraising and donations, <br>
Obama was elected<br>
to the state senate. State Senator Obama still worked for clients at the law <br>
firm,<br>
including Tony Rezko. State Senator Obama of Illinois, wrote letters of <br>
support to get<br>
Rezko/Rezmar millions more in government subsidies." (DemAC)<br>
<br>
"The facts are that Obama, again with the help of Rezko's donations and <br>
fundraising, was<br>
elected a U.S. Senator in the fall of 2004. Moving up on the political <br>
ladder the Obamas<br>
wanted to buy a big mansion in South Chicago they could not afford. The <br>
house cost $2.3<br>
million. Obama made a deal with the owner who agreed to part the lot in two, <br>
one lot with<br>
the house and one lot with the yard, and to sell Obama the house separately <br>
from the<br>
house's side yard. Obama purchased the parcel of land with the house at a <br>
discounted price,<br>
of $1.65 million. On the very same day, Rezko's wife, bought the side yard <br>
at full price."<br>
(DemAC)<br>
<br>
"The facts are that Michelle and Obama then moved into the house. The yard <br>
which is owned<br>
by the Rezkos are not used by them. Instead Obama paid the bills for the <br>
upkeep of Rezko's<br>
yard. After the deal, Obama paid for mowing of his front lawn as well as <br>
REzko's yard. The<br>
yard that originally was the yard of Obama's house for all practical <br>
purposes still was."<br>
(DemAC)<br>
<br>
"The facts are thus in sum: Obama got a $300,000 discount on the lot on <br>
which the house<br>
stood. The yard, purchased by Rita Rezko for the full price of $625,000 the <br>
Obamas got to<br>
use for no cost at all. Obama's profit is $925,000. Not a bad deal." (DemAC)<br>
<br>
"The facts are that in the fall of 2006 years of illegal influence peddling <br>
were catching<br>
up with Tony Rezko. By late 2006 several news reports indicated a possible <br>
indictment by<br>
U.S. prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald (the same Fitzgerald who indicted <br>
"Scooter" Libby).<br>
Fitzgerald's case against Rezko includes charges of bribes, kickbacks and <br>
extortion."<br>
(DemAC)<br>
<br>
"The facts are that Obama himself is not accused by the U.S Prosecutor's <br>
office of any<br>
wrong doing whatsoever. However, Tony Rezko is scheduled to stand trial at <br>
February 25. It<br>
is reasonable to believe that U.S. Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald will do his <br>
usual thorough<br>
job. It is therefore also reasonable to believe that for Obama, the media <br>
coverage of the<br>
trial will highlight aspects of his life story he does not wish to <br>
highlight." (DemAC)<br>
<br>
It is obvious that Obama has been less than truthful<br>
<br>
Remember, the NYT reported that while Obama implied his relationship with <br>
Rezko was casual<br>
and he was only a "one-time fund-raiser" and he only socialized with Rezko <br>
occasionally,<br>
that was a bald faced lie. As stated in the NYT, "...interviews with more <br>
than a dozen<br>
political and business associates suggest that the two men were closer than <br>
the senator has<br>
indicated."<br>
<br>
At the same time Obama was taking money from Rezko in 2004, Rezko was being <br>
investigated by<br>
the FBI and was later indicted. It has been pointed out that "an ABC News <br>
review of<br>
campaign records shows Rezko, and people connected to him, contributed more <br>
than $120,000<br>
to Obama's 2004 campaign for the U.S. Senate, much of it at a time when <br>
Rezko was the<br>
target of an FBI investigation.<wbr>"<br>
<br>
There are several issues here besides the fact that he may have less than <br>
honest intent.<br>
Everything should be considered, not least of all obama's ethics (lack of) <br>
and his judgment<br>
(or lack of). But the media does not seem to be doing it's job. They are not <br>
asking the<br>
right questions. Obama has been getting a free pass as many thought he might <br>
be as an<br>
African-American. Political correctness seems to be winning out over good <br>
sense.<br>
<br>
"I am in this race to tell the corporate lobbyists that their days of <br>
setting the agenda<br>
in Washington are over. I have done more than any other candidate in this <br>
race to take<br>
on lobbyists -- and won. They have not funded my campaign, they will not <br>
get a job in my<br>
White House, and they will not drown out the voices of the American people <br>
when I am<br>
president." -- Barack Obama, Speech in Des Moines, IA, November 10, 2007<br>
<br>
As for those corporate lobbyists not funding his campaigns, what is Rezko, <br>
besides being a<br>
corrupt corporate sponsor (and lobbyist)? We know now that Obama has <br>
received plenty of<br>
corporate funds - many times more than his Republican opponent in many <br>
cases. We know now<br>
also that half of the 500 million dollars collected by Obama came from <br>
unnamed sources,<br>
many believed to be Middle Eastern contributors. We know Obama is not who or <br>
what he says<br>
he is. We know we should not be surprised how this presidency turns.<br>
<br>
* We also know now that one of Obama speakers at his innaugural is linked to <br>
HAMAS: "Obama<br>
Inaugural Prayer Speaker Heads Up Group (Islamic Society of North America) <br>
Linked To Hamas"<br>
- quoting from Jews Against Obama:<br>
<br>
According to terrorism expert Steven Emerson, ISNA "is a radical group <br>
hiding under a<br>
false veneer of moderation; convenes annual conferences where Islamist <br>
militants have<br>
been given a platform to incite violence and promote hatred, (for <br>
instance, al Qaeda<br>
supporter and PLO official Yusuf Al-Qaradhawi was invited to speak at an <br>
ISNA<br>
conference); has held fundraisers for terrorists (after Hamas leader Mousa <br>
Marzook was<br>
arrested and eventually deported in 1997, ISNA raised money for his <br>
defense); has<br>
condemned the U.S. government's post-9/11 seizure of Hamas" and <br>
Palestinian Islamic<br>
Jihad's financial assets; and publishes a bi-monthly magazine, Islamic <br>
Horizons, that<br>
often champions militant Islamist doctrine."<br>
<br>
Adds Emerson: "I think ISNA has been an umbrella, also a promoter of <br>
groups that have<br>
been involved in terrorism. I am not going to accuse the ISNA of being <br>
directly involved<br>
in terrorism. I will say ISNA has sponsored extremists, racists, people <br>
who call for<br>
Jihad against the United States."<br>
<br>
Emerson further reports that "In September 2002, a full year after the <br>
9/11 attacks,<br>
speakers at ISNA's annual conference still refused to acknowledge Bin <br>
Laden's role in<br>
the terrorist attacks."<br>
<br>
Hank Roth<br>
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