Obama on Rezko: "I regret it" and made a "bonehead" mistake (2006)

[bartholomewjohn]

Here is ammunition for both sides, regarding this "Rezko" thing.

From Factcheck.org, I'll be fair. While the website thinks there is "no indication Obama did anything improper,

Obama has donated campaign contributions from Rezko and his associates to charity, and he said in 2006, when the real estate transaction was reported by the press, that he made a “boneheaded” mistake by participating in the deal when it was known that Rezko was being investigated. “I regret it,” Obama said. “I’m going to make sure from this point on I don’t even come close to the line.”

Read whole thing: http://www.factcheck.org/askfactcheck/does_obama_have_a_real_estate_problem.html

[sandnsea]

1. That was buying a strip of land next to his house

The housing project is completely different.

[boston bean]

2. This gonna be big news now. He made it seem like he only worked 5 hours

for the guy. He was a good friend, the real estate deal the returned money, him being the unamed political entity in patrick fitzgeralds case against rezko.

[madison]

3. Chicago Sun-Times: "Obama surfaces in Rezko's federal corruption case"

Barack Obama had a close -- very close -- longtime relationship with Tony REZKO, an Illinois slumlord who is currently under federal indictment.

The prosecutor in this case is U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, yes, THAT Patrick Fitzgerald, a man to be trusted.

You can read the whole sordid story here: http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/749138,obama20web.article

And there is much more on Tony Rezko and Barack Obama's relationship:

"Obama donates more money from contributors linked to REZKO" http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/749966,oside_012008.article

"Q&A: With Obama Presidential Campaign" http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/749138,obama20web.article#qa

"Special Section: Barack Obama" http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/index.html


-- from The Chicago Sun-Times archive

* Barack Obama and his slumlord patron http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/353829,CST-NWS-rez23.article

* Why didn't City Hall stop him? http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/355099,cst-nws-rez24a.article

* Obama's letters for REZKO http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/432197,CST-NWS-obama18.article

* REZKO cash triple what Obama says http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/432197,CST-NWS-obama18.article

* Obama: I didn't know about REZKO problems http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/355098,CST-NWS-obama24.article

* Obama ducks the questions http://www.suntimes.com/news/marin/356207,CST-EDT-carol25.article

* City should have cut off REZKO: aldermen http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/358965,CST-NWS-rezko26.article

[emilyg]

4. Thanks for links.

[MoonRiver]

5. Boneheaded mistakes seem to be an Obama signature.

Does not bode well for our country.