Comments on: Obama donor Tony Rezko arrested

By: Peejz

Peejz — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:00:43 +0000

In this article from 2006, Obama was also giving back money to Rezko..

Obama and Rezko have been friends since 1990, and the Wilmette businessman has raised as much as $60,000 in campaign contributions for him. After Rezko’s indictment, Obama donated $11,500 to charity — the amount Rezko contributed to the senator’s federal campaign fund. Gibbs said he did not know whether Obama was considering returning any contributions from Aramanda given his alleged role in the federal corruption cases against Rezko and former Teachers Retirement System board member Stuart Levine. Aramanda is identified as “Individual D” in Rezko’s indictment. And when Levine pleaded guilty in October, Aramanda again was listed as “Individual D.” Aramanda was identified by the Sun-Times as “Individual D,” who allegedly received a $250,000 kickback tied to a scheme to steer lucrative state pension deals to firms and consultants that donated to Blagojevich. Aramanda is not specifically named or charged with criminal wrongdoing in the court papers. He could not be reached for comment Saturday. Aramanda has contributed $11,500 to Obama's campaigns since 2000, Gibbs said. He gave $1,000 toward Obama’s run for Congress against Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Chicago) in 2000; $500 to Obama’s Senate campaign in 2003 and $10,000 to his Senate campaign in 2004, Gibbs said. Gibbs said John Aramanda served in Obama’s Capitol Hill office from July 20 to Aug. 26, 2005, during which he received an $804 cost-of-living stipend. Aramanda was one of nearly 100 interns who worked for Obama in 2005, Gibbs said.

By: Larraby

Larraby — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:11:02 +0000

Nobody in the MSM ever asks Hillary Clinton about her husband’s pardon of one Mansour Azizkhani on Jan. 20, 2001, just hours before Clinton mercifully left the White House. Azizkhani was convicted of making false statements in bank loan applications. This sort of brazen misconduct is what led to the S&L debacle. There is no logical reason why Clinton pardoned Azizkhani. There was no movement to pardon this man. He was not famous and there was no allegation of misconduct in the prosecution or conviction of Azizkhani. So you would think that the MSM would want to know why, ony hours before leaving the presidency of the United States, Bill Clinton is fiddling around with a pardon for an obscure convicted criminal. One thing is sure. The New York Times won’t do any digging.

By: blues

blues — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:05:20 +0000

The more things CHANGE CHANGE CHANGE,the more they remain the same.

By: meatpieandtatters

meatpieandtatters — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:50:23 +0000

Obama is full of rhetoric….and nothing else.

By: Melvin_Udall

Melvin_Udall — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:14:17 +0000

jrlingreenbay beat me to it.

The SC win followed by the Kennedy endorsement, and this guy happens to get arrested?!?

Democrats are starting to open their eyes to the Clintons. Hopefully they’ll see this, too, and more of their antics will come to light.

By: TexasTiger

TexasTiger — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:25:01 +0000

This deserves one Nelson Muntz ha-ha!

By: jrlingreenbay

jrlingreenbay — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:09:11 +0000

What isn’t said in that article is what violation of his bond he committed that warranted his re-arrest.

Interesting that it happened at this time –

Not to be a conspiracy-nut, but the timing is awfully convenient….

By: taylork

taylork — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:08:54 +0000

#9, that;s because nothing the left does can be wrong.

By: Boomer

Boomer — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:07:50 +0000

It appears that dirty money or association with dirty people is the mainstay of politicians. Of course none of the lying crapweasels in any political office would get elected without both. So glad McCain – Feingold took care of this issue.

By: Right Voices » Blog Archive » Say It Aint So: Obama’s Donor-TONY REZKO- ARRESTED

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:51:46 +0000

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By: Peejz

Peejz — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:50:49 +0000

And yet the left somehow thinks a gay Republican is a much worse scandal?

By: ajmontana

ajmontana — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:45:01 +0000

One thing about Obama he defended himself regarding Rezko during a Nationally televised debate and not duck the issue like the wicked witch did about Hsu flung doo.

By: cpodug

cpodug — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:44:49 +0000

Is the editorial implying that HRC is old talent, then?

One out of two isn’t bad.

By: southsideironworks

southsideironworks — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:43:10 +0000

I am surprised its taken this long for Tony Rezko to come to light nationally. I believe that Obama purchased property and built a home on land Rezko(or his wife) sold to Obama.

Rezko has bankrolled numerous Democratic Party politicians in Illinois including Comrade Blagojevich.

By: greysheepdog

greysheepdog — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:34:09 +0000

Local Chicago news staions report Rezko as a campaign fund raiser for Gov. Blagojevich – no mention whatsoever about Obama or Clinton.