GOP wastes no time hitting Obama on Rezko

[OzarkDem]

"On the day Barack Obama hoped to unite his party after wheezing over the finish line and claiming the Democrat nomination, a jury in his hometown of Chicago convicted his longtime friend and fund-raiser Tony Rezko of multiple felonies," Republican National Committee chairman Robert "Mike" Duncan said. "Today's verdict and Obama's friendship with Rezko raise serious questions about whether he has the judgment to serve as president.''


http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/989484,CST-NWS-rezobama05.article

Obama's campaign didn't respond.

Sun Times provides a detailed list of Obama's Rezko connection..

WaPo gets in on the act

Former Obama Fundraiser Convicted of Corruption

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/04/AR2008060402824.html?hpid=topnews

Also the LA Times

Former Obama ally Antoin 'Tony' Rezko found guilty

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-rezko5-2008jun05,0,864831.story

and the AP

Illinois scandal threatens presidential race

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iQRxkYTsoPZU4eCBGiXoTgkGtScAD913PNQ05

[Tatiana]

1. The force is strong with this one.

[Puzzler]

13. Of course we all know...

... that the GOP has no corrupt lobbyists for Obama to attack . Do the GOP really want to go there? I mean the list of corrupt and slimy characters that are directly (and indirectly) involved with McCain is a mile long.

[polmaven]

35. And McCain

certainly does not....!

[Renew Deal]

2. Apparently

^^^

[babylonsister]

3. Yawn. There's no there there. How many people has McCain

had to fire lately?

[GarbagemanLB]

4. Please link to where Obama is involved at all in the Rezko trial.

[OzarkDem]

16. News media is providing plenty

http://news.google.com/news?ned=us&ncl=1219284644&hl=en&topic=h

[GarbagemanLB]

21. Have there been charges brought against him?

[OzarkDem]

34. Pls address your questions to the GOP and news media

I'm just the messenger.

[atreides1]

5. Time For A "Keating" Reminder

I guess now is the time to remind people of McCain's association with Charles Keating and S&L fiasco.

And thrown in a reminder of Phil Graham's friends.

[GoesTo11]

12. Time for a Vicki Iseman reminder

The lobbyist who bears a striking resemblance to a younger version of Cindi McCain and with whom he had overly friendly relations and for whose clients he argued strongly before federal commissions.

[Barack_America]

6. This stuff now belongs at Free Republic...

Try taking it over there, you'll get a better response, I'm sure.

[JimGinPA]

7. And You Wasted No Time Putting More Slime In Here

Grow up.

[endarkenment]

8. The clock is ticking

Please consider rejoining the rank and file of the Democratic Party and working together to end the miserable corrupt regime in Washington.

[TZ]

9. Looking forward to June 11th. n/t

[alcibiades_mystery]

10. Are you on board with the Democratic candidate?

Just asking.

Or are you going to serve as a proxy for GOP smears for the next few months?

[Skidmore]

11. I'm sure you'll continue to do your bit to help them

and deny any information that proves otherwise.

[OzarkDem]

14. Its a full court press in the news media

The GOP has them working overtime. Funny how they didn't say anything about Obama and Rezko during the primary.

Welcome to the big leagues, Obama.

[Doityourself]

23. You are a straight up hater with no chaser! LOL..your life must suck..

[OzarkDem]

37. So you don't want to win the election?

Got it.

[Doityourself]

43. No. I got you babe. You've been pegged and tagged!

[greguganus]

15. Notice how all the Rezko threads are popping up now from hillary supporters? n/t

[OzarkDem]

17. Check the front page of Google News

They're the ones shouting it to the rooftops. Get used to it. The media honeymoon is over.

[yourguide]

19. OZARK

SHE LOST! IT'S OVER! Knock off the nonsense.

[OzarkDem]

32. TALK ABOUT OBAMA

This is his mess, as Dems we're stuck with it. How is he going to get out of it?

[yourguide]

42. Ozark...I think there are a lot of DUers fed up with your BS

Pack it in.

[yourguide]

18. June 11, 12 noon n/t

[TomClash]

20. More guilt by association

If that were criminal, McCain and the two Clintons would be serving life sentences at the Supermax in Florence.

[zulchzulu]

22. All you need to know about this story

Republicans are already capitalizing on Rezko's ties to Obama, even though the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee is accused of no wrongdoing and his name was barely mentioned at trial.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080605/D913QE1G0.html

[JVS]

24. If I weren't such a nice person I might be tempted to wish you a terrible death by cancer.

But I'm too nice for that.

Have fun not posting this kind of shit after next wendesday.

[dionysus]

27. rofl

:spank:

[OzarkDem]

36. Back at you

I'm too nice to wish the same for you, too.

Interesting way to win an election - by attacking other members of your own party. Good luck with that strategy.

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[OzarkDem]

33. LoL

Do you think the GOP and news media are only going to attack Obama for 5 more days?

Get real, they're just getting warmed up. What is Obama going to do about it, or are we all supposed to sit here and watch his campaign implode?

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[anonymous171]

28. Hillary and her campaign tried using Rezko to slime Obama and failed.

McCain will fare no better.

[speedoo]

29. Rethugs might think twice about bringing up Rezco.

In addition to all of McCain's baggage, Keating and otherwise, that the DNC is certainly prepared to attack, it seems the rethugs themselves have some 'splainin to do with regard to Rezco:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3389803

[Buzz Clik]

30. I hope we haven't become too numb to these attacks.

After weathering months of rightwing-styled dirty tricks, we've become somewhat jaded and callous. We need to remember that most knuckledraggers were not paying attention to our family fights, and this will be exciting new ground for them.

[oldskool]

31. GOP stands no chance

Rove,Libby,Renzi,Cheney,Bush,Abramoff. That is just a start
The GOP has alot to answer for. Nice try Rove. He should quit
his slander and answer his subpoena. GO House Judiciary
Committee!! 

[truthisfreedom]

38. I just read the ENTIRE Sun Times article. I see nothing whatsoever that will hurt Obama.

It's a bunch of b.s..

[OzarkDem]

39. Let's hope that's the case

He may be an albatross, but he's our albatross.

[LTR]

40. Two words: Keating Five

Do they really want to go there?

[Kittycat]

41. OH please. One word... Abromoff!