Corruption In Obamaland
Tags: Democrat Culture of Corruption, Government, John Harris, Rod Blagojevich, Scandals, Tony Rezko.
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First, IL Governor Rod Blagojevich has been arrested on corruption charges.
Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff, John Harris, were arrested by FBI agents on federal corruption charges Tuesday morning.
Blagojevich and Harris were arrested simultaneously at their homes at about 6:15 a.m., according to Frank Bochte of the FBI. Both were transported to FBI headquarters in Chicago.
In one charge related to the appointment of a senator to replace Barack Obama, prosecutors allege that Blagojevich sought appointment for himseld as Secretary of Health and Human Services in the new Obama administration, or a lucrative job with a union, in exchange for appointing a union-preferred candidate.
Another charge alleges Blagojevich and Harris conspired to demand the firing of Chicago Tribune editorial board members responsible for editorials critical of him in exchange for state help with the sale of Wrigley Field, the Chicago Cubs baseball stadium owned by Tribune Co.
And, back in October, a grand jury issued subpoenas on the Obama/Rezko land deal.
A former Illinois bank official, now claiming whistleblower status, says bank officials replaced a loan reappraisal that he prepared for a Chicago property that was purchased by the wife of now-convicted felon Tony Rezko, part of which was later sold to next-door neighbor Barack Obama.
In a complaint filed Thursday in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Kenneth J. Connor said that his reappraisal of Rita Rezko’s property was replaced with a higher one and that he was fired when he questioned the document.
Mr. Connor, a real estate and commercial credit analyst at the Mutual Bank Corp. in Chicago, also noted in the complaint that the bank received a grand jury subpoena in October 2006 requiring it to produce information concerning Mrs. Rezko’s purchase, including the bank’s files on the property.
The complaint also said that the grand jury wanted information on Mrs. Rezko’s checking account and loan file and that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) had audited the Rezko file – although Mr. Connor’s lower reappraisal had been replaced with a higher amount.
South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Katon Dawson has called on Barack Obama to “uphold his pledge of expanded transparency and release any records of discussions between the Obama-Biden transition office and Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich regarding the appointment of Obama’s successor to the United States Senate.”
UPDATE: Obama talked to Blagojevich about Senate replacement
UPDATE, by Mark Noonan: Democrats go into full damage control mode.
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63 Responses to “Corruption In Obamaland”
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#48. js02 | December 10th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
js, it’s really hard to take you seriously after posts like that. Please, for your own sake, read back and learn how you used the word wrong.
ya know sar, i really dont care how you take me…respect from a stooge really isnt on my hi priority list…
ya know sar, i really dont care how you take me…respect from a stooge really isnt on my hi priority list…
Thanks js, you perfectly summed up the mentality of the last 8 years in one single sentence.
With your own words you have proven that even when a mistake is shown you, you don’t acknowledge it, instead you dismiss it and say you don’t care.
From foreign policy to the economy and everywhere in between, this mentality has done tremendous damage to the US. It was soundly rejected and will continue to be unless the current republican party changes. No matter how much corruption or finger pointing you do at the democrats that will not change until you come up with a plan. Some ideas which are smart and will work. Absent of that, you’ll be spending a long time in the ‘minority’ party my friend.
funny, you have a brain fart, its still wrong…and engaging in arguements with stooges and idiots really wont make you right, so ill just laugh at you still…
in your confusion, you think you see a mistake, yet, in the context of what i posted (from the dictionary) the use of ignoramus was totally on target…yet, you, in your typical mental midget fashion, drift off on some bull so to avoid the real issue…
you still fill those shoes stooge…one step ahead of a moron…
53. stooge
“From foreign policy to the economy and everywhere in between, ”
details please….your constant and broad sweeping statements are not more than the rambling of an ignorant mutt wanting attention…
I’m almost afraid to ask this, but do you know what the difference between nouns and adjectives is?
When talking about ideology’s there really are no facts. I mean you can point to certain events, like, say the landslide victory for Obama. But thats about all you can do. Anyway, I’m done with this circle-jerk with you js.
This is OT, but can anyone tell me what will happen with the warranty to the G-5 that I bought 2 years ago? GM stays in business but the Pontiac dealer where I bought the car will not, or will be retrofitted as a Chevrolet dealer. In any event, the parts for the car will no longer be made (I have been told Chevrolet parts are similar, but don’t know for sure). Can anyone tell me if my 6 year warranty just went up in smoke while I’m still paying for it?
Ok, so after re-reading my first statement I realize how retarded that is. Been a long week so my apologies.
I think what I meant to say is that society is changing. The signs are around. Obama’s victory was just the beginning. The country is poised to shift to a fiscally conservative yet somewhat socially liberal position. The Roe vs Wade days are coming to an end. As will this debate about gay marriage. I really don’t see it even being an issue in 10 years.
js, If you want facts, come out from your basement sometime and socialize with people. Travel around the country and even the world. Most people think everyone should have healthcare and that they should be able to retire with a pension. Most women, whether for or against Roe vs Wade, want that choice if an unwanted pregnancy was placed upon them.
You ask for facts for common sense observations which are occurring in society?!?!?! Well ok then, here’s a fact. Bush and his doctrine was proven wrong to such an extent that America elected it’s first Black President, who was the most librul in the senate, whose Middle name is Hussein and whose last name is Strikingly similar to Osama. Mull that one over for a little bit.
It is funny to note that all that you have to offer in response to my constant and broad sweeping statements are insults. One would think that because they are so broad and sweeping there is plenty of room to debate instead of casting insults.
One last thing,
in your confusion, you think you see a mistake, yet, in the context of what i posted (from the dictionary) the use of ignoramus was totally on target…yet, you, in your typical mental midget fashion, drift off on some bull so to avoid the real issue…
Adjectives and nouns were something that was taught in grade 3. If you can’t figure out where you went wrong, I can’t help you. Just know, anyone reading this thread that has even a 6th grade education is laughing at you.
As for the corruption in the article above. Obama himself has called for Blagojevich to resign. Man’s guilty (well, not yet, but he is on tape and it’s a pretty well cut and dry case), Obama wants him gone, what more would you have him do? Hire a firing squad? Extend his vetting to all democrats he has ever spoken / been in the same city with? Didn’t you folks try this with Clinton?
you must have a hole in your head…as an ignoramus its obvious that you fail to grasp reality…so you have to make it up as you go…no…you dont have the country in your pocket…no RVW opposition will not fade for you…the majority of the country is still Christian, and opposition will do nothing but continue to grow…the backlash of obama’s anti american behavior will assure that when he provides citizenship to 37.9 million illegal immigrants citizenship, most of whom are far better christians that many existing americans…your hatred for everything bush exposes you for the lie that you are…you have little to provide hiding behind those lies and rumors….so spreading gossip does not replace facts, facts are something which is AWOL in your posts…and you are still an ignoramus….lock, stock, and barrel…from the start…
and face it…obama only wants to look innocent, there is no other reason why he would toss another one of his comrades in corruption under the buss….or do you actually thing that blago was negotiating with “i dont know” through all those recordings….
wake up…mental midget
“and as such, in your absence of facts…you truely are ignoramus…isnt that amazing…”
“noun, plural -mus⋅es. an extremely ignorant person. face it, you are ignorant”
ignoramus, being the name of a lawyer in a play (as cited in the dictionary), as a matter of fact, as a person, so when i call the mental midget ignoramus, it is a proper use of the word….
so, instead of pressing stupidity in your off topic discussion of your own ignorance, while the proof of that ignorance is right here on this blog, you should both pay attention to the details that you wash over, also ignoring, while you make sweeping, erroneous accusations against a sitting president….
Mark
29. Mark Noonan | December 10th, 2008 at 1:28 am
Sergei,
I don’t know how familiar you are with Chicago politics, but this is par for the course. Here’s sample:
He is a 22yo KID attending berkley of all places.
He is incapable of understanding nothing that is not poured into his hollow cranium, by his marxist handlers.
I believe him to be a CAIR plant!
“its pretty obvious, dont you think? the smart ones that dont get caught are the ones we should concern ourselves with the most….”
So what? Every Illinois politician is corrupt? Good grief… guilt by geography.
js,
You try to put words in my mouth. I said, “We as liberals have a differnent view of government. It is that view we will defend, not corrupt politicians who have carried our banner, unfortunately. Such jackasses do not help our cause. The Govenor of Illinois is not someone we will defend.”
Bottom line, if the politicians we once supported are shown to be corrupt, we will no longer support them.
Problem is that you have tried to make a connection between Blo and O but you have not proved your main point about any corruption related to his fund raising activities.
Fact is Obama raised the money by creating an extremely organized campaign using modern technoogy to raise money. Perhaps his days as community organizer paid off. Now that is funny.