Here They Come......

[BeatleBoot]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20080215/pl_bloomberg/amzi3i6bao_u;_ylt=Ai_6P_7iFEZr7yR.bz682Jms0NUE

Obama's Chicago Ties Might Fuel `Republican Attack Machine'

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Loans to a Felon

During the campaign, the Democratic speaker of the state House and other party leaders criticized Giannoulias because of loans his family bank made to Michael ``Jaws'' Giorango, a convicted felon. Obama stuck with Giannoulias after the revelations, though he did call on him to explain the matter.

``I'm going to ask Alexi directly what is happening,'' Obama said in April 2006, according to the Chicago Tribune.

More recently, Obama has conceded it was ``boneheaded'' of him to buy a home in June 2005 for $1.65 million with the involvement of Rezko, who was under federal investigation at the time. Rezko was indicted 16 months later on unrelated corruption charges, and is awaiting trial in jail. Over the past year, Obama, 46, has returned about $85,000 in campaign contributions given or raised by Rezko.

When Obama bought the home in Chicago's Kenwood neighborhood, Rezko's wife, Rita, purchased, for $625,000, adjoining land that the house's owners insisted on selling at the same time. Seven months later, she sold the Obamas one-sixth of her lot, for $105,000, so they could expand their yard.

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A Series of Bombings

The Weather Underground carried out a series of bombings in the early 1970s -- including the U.S. Capitol and the Pentagon. While Ayers was never prosecuted for those attacks, he told the New York Times in an interview published Sept. 11, 2001, that ``I don't regret setting bombs.''

Bill Burton, Obama's spokesman, said Ayers ``does not have a role on the campaign.'' Ayers said he had no comment on his relationship with Obama.

Even the candidate's church, the Trinity United Church of Christ, and its pastor, Jeremiah Wright, have come under scrutiny. Last month, Obama ``strongly'' condemned anti-Semitic comments made by Louis Farrakhan after the church's magazine published an article praising the leader of the Chicago-based Nation of Islam.

In what may be a preview of the attention to come, the church has been barraged with so many questions about its association with Obama that it now responds with an automated e- mail that describes the candidate as a member ``for nearly two decades.''

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[goldcanyonaz]

1. *snort*

[Freida5]

6. Nice picture. Needs a cigarette though

[goldcanyonaz]

9. I agree, someone needs to Photoshop a toke in his mouth.

[BeatleBoot]

11. Okay...

"Cub Scouts and Cowboys"

[Freida5]

2. Why isnt the major news media investigating.

[UALRBSofL]

21. You really don't need the RNC to do any work

All they would need to do is come to GD-P.

[sueragingroz]

3. Bloomberg is breaking the news early

Because he wants to run as an independant.

There is hope after all... and I'm not talking about HOPE....

[AX10]

4. It doesn't matter. Popbama can do no wrong.

:sarcasm:

Seriously, the guy has never faced the right wing machine. This kind of shit is going to come out and he won't be able to fight it.

[BeatleBoot]

5. Bartcop calls him "Glass Jaw"

Bartcop.com

[AX10]

8. Bartcop has some exellent commentary!

:kick:

[no name no slogan]

13. You mean, the Bartcop who is a drunken idiot and has a history of picking winners?

Or is there another Bartcop?

[BeatleBoot]

15. He's a true Democrat. And a Stud.

He knows a loser when he sees one.






But if you don't like Bartcop, go take it up with him.

That's if you're man enough.

[no name no slogan]

16. He was after 2000, at least.

After he supported Dubya. And the Iraq war.

And I have called him on some of his stuff before, believe it or not. He was fairly civil. Except for he puked in my bushes and made my sheep nervous. But that's another story for another time.

[BeatleBoot]

24. Now you're lying.

sorry numbnuts.

[no name no slogan]

27. Gee, ya THINK I was lying?

They seriously need a dumbass smiley on this board. :eyes:

[VolcanoJen]

18. I love Bartcop

But I'm not supporting his candidate this time around.

I'll revisit him after this has all settled, but in the meantime, he's sounding more and more like Taylor Marsh every day.

[BeatleBoot]

22. Lol!

:rofl:

[rinsd]

7. The RW Wurltizer is gonna go after whoever is nominated.

Truth be told its not the attacks we foresee that worry me but the ones we don't like Kerry and the Swifties.

[oasis]

10. What will happen when Obama is asked to publicly condemn Louis Farrakhan?

[BeatleBoot]

14. Exactly.

And the younglings who think that Farrakhan doesn't have any baggage.

Oh my god.


I fear for the party's future.

[goldcanyonaz]

17. What about those who will now hail Louis Farrakhan's name? That's coming too.

:puke:

[enough already]

31. Vote for Hillary because she has no baggage?

Fucking spare me.

[BeatleBoot]

32. Nice spin. Louis Farrakhan? It's over before it started.

"All Aboard the Obama Train...The Edge of the Cliff is Right Around the Bend"

[enough already]

33. Do you Hill-bots ever stop race baiting?

Is Farrakhan the new code word in the slimy Clinton campaign?

[BeatleBoot]

34. Nothing to do with race, but nice try playing the card.

Farrakhan is a nutjob!

Do your homework.

[Yael]

26. You mean back on January 15th?

http://volokh.com/posts/1200431015.shtml

[zabet]

12. Ooooh...looks like the honeymoon is over!

Even NBC had a 'hit piece' on
Obama this evening.

:rofl:

[BlackVelvet04]

19. And this is just the first course.....

it's not going to be pretty. Hopefully it all comes out NOW.

[Hill_YesWeWill]

20. YAWN

:boring:

If this is the worst they have then that's not much!

We both know there's a lot on Clinton, but I don't want to even get into that because I very strongly believe that we as democrats should Not go around smearing other democrats.

I don't know who is setting you up to do this, but it's not convincing and it damages our party.

I'm taking note who you "support" as your actions tell me a lot about your candidate.

[BeatleBoot]

23. Tip of the Iceberg

Stay tuned.


:popcorn:

[VolcanoJen]

28. Are you looking forward to it, or something?

Seems like you're treating the obvious and inevitable Rovian attacks on our eventual Democratic nominee as entertainment.

[BeatleBoot]

30. "Just Gimme Some Truth"

"Just Gimme Some Truth...All I want is the truth" - John Lennon

Loans to a Felon

During the campaign, the Democratic speaker of the state House and other party leaders criticized Giannoulias because of loans his family bank made to Michael ``Jaws'' Giorango, a convicted felon. Obama stuck with Giannoulias after the revelations, though he did call on him to explain the matter.

``I'm going to ask Alexi directly what is happening,'' Obama said in April 2006, according to the Chicago Tribune.

More recently, Obama has conceded it was ``boneheaded'' of him to buy a home in June 2005 for $1.65 million with the involvement of Rezko, who was under federal investigation at the time. Rezko was indicted 16 months later on unrelated corruption charges, and is awaiting trial in jail. Over the past year, Obama, 46, has returned about $85,000 in campaign contributions given or raised by Rezko.

When Obama bought the home in Chicago's Kenwood neighborhood, Rezko's wife, Rita, purchased, for $625,000, adjoining land that the house's owners insisted on selling at the same time. Seven months later, she sold the Obamas one-sixth of her lot, for $105,000, so they could expand their yard.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20080215/pl_bloomberg/amzi3i6bao_u;_ylt=Ai_6P_7iFEZr7yR.bz682Jms0NUE

[goldcanyonaz]

25. And, from your profile "proud member of Baylor Students for Hillary!" Uh huh...

[Hill_YesWeWill]

29. Hey I switched last week, I even wrote a post about it, First I was for

Gore, and I was for him a Long time, I love him! And then I really liked Hillary, and I still do, I will have no problem voting for her if she's the democratic nominee. But, there are things about Obama that I think would be great for this country, so I decided that my vote was best spent on Obama.

But, like I said, I like Clinton a lot, it's not her, it's me!

[intaglio]

35. My . what . de.va.stat.ing . attacks .

I'm sure everyone here is really scared by these.

Headline Obama shows loyalty

Headline Obama's 3rd cousin twice removed once ate some 'shrooms

Headline Felon supports Obama. (Says too many crooks in Clinton Campaign)

[Yossariant]

36. Obama helped ex-boss get $1 mil. from charity on whose board he sat

November 29, 2007

BY TIM NOVAK Staff Reporter/[e-mail]

Seven years ago, Sen. Barack Obama was on the board of a Chicago charity when his former boss, Allison S. Davis, came looking for money.

At the time, Davis was a developer represented by the law firm where Obama worked, as well as a small contributor to Obama's political campaign funds. He wanted the charity to help fund his plans to build housing for low-income Chicagoans.

Obama agreed. He voted with other directors of the Woods Fund of Chicago to invest $1 million with Neighborhood Rejuvenation Partners L.P., a $17 million partnership that Davis still operates.

It's not clear whether Obama told other board members of his ties to Davis, whose family would go on to donate more than $25,000 to Obama's political campaigns, including his bid to be president of the United States.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/watchdogs/672314,CST-NWS-watchdog29.article