On August 18th, 2009 at 10:58 am, cheapseat said:
LGM; rezko is heading to jail, and obama got his house and his extra yard and his very cozy appraisal which saved his huge tax dollars all came through his rezko connection. do you think tony isn’t singing like a lark?

Probably not. He’s a Chicago guy, and he knows that he wouldn’t even be safe in prison. “That’s the Chicago way!”

ECS

On August 18th, 2009 at 1:06 pm, lgm said:

Dimsdale said (#30):

Do you really want to draw comparisons to Nixon while Obama is making enemies lists?

What a great example of the Republican misdirection machine at work.

You brought up Nixon and you want to talk about misdirection?

That’s funny.

Do you really want to draw comparisons to Nixon while Obama is making enemies lists?

What a great example of the Republican misdirection machine at work. The “enemies list” line about Obama grew out of the “snitch brigade” line, which was an obvious misrepresentation of their “set the record straight” web site. You forward them an email, with the sender information removed, and they will answer the content.

What made the Nixon enemies list newsworthy wasn’t that he had one — any politician would have lists like that — it was how pathetic and petty the list was.

On August 18th, 2009 at 10:58 am, cheapseat said:

do you think tony isn’t singing like a lark?

Unfortunately, he may not be. Remember the Clinton cronies that took jail terms rather than turn on Bubba? Bubba was NOT clean and pure as the wind driven snow, but enough people fell on swords (and had them thrust into them) that Clinton got away with a lot. Obamachev may have learned alot from that, too.

On August 17th, 2009 at 11:41 pm, Dimsdale said:

Do you really want to draw comparisons to Nixon while Obama is making enemies lists?

You know, when LGM brought up Nixon I was wondering the same thing. In 1972 Nixon got back in, then it all came out. Are Obama supporters so certain they want this exact comparison? With the new media in place, Obama won’t be able to keep as much undercover as Bubba, and if his transgressions get as bad as Nixon’s, he couldn’t keep it under wraps in the old media.

On August 17th, 2009 at 7:07 pm, lgm said:

Provable significant relationship between Obama and Rezko would have carried more weight than the innuendo MM has been dishing out.

That’s not what you said. You said there was no relationship between them. They owned land next to each other. Obama purchased land from Rezko in a deal he said he later regretted as Obama was the one to approach Rezko about the deal despite the problems Rezko faced.

Rezko and Obama have been friends since 1990 and Rezko has raised at least $60,000 for him during his political career.

They had lunch 1-2 times a year. Their spouses got together more often.

Rezko hosted a political fundraiser for his 2003 senate campaign. He participated as a member of the host committee for several other events.

This is an insignificant relationship?

On August 17th, 2009 at 7:07 pm, lgm said:

Salt said (#30):

Not having political traction is not the same thing as negating a fact.

Not totally different either. Provable significant relationship between Obama and Rezko would have carried more weight than the innuendo MM has been dishing out. It’s the same with Watergate. Nixon was able to get re-elected, but people really turned against him when the real hard evidence started to come out after the election.

So those poor souls in that Rezko owned property in Senator Obama’s district really didn’t suffer from the lack of heat (or the lack of Senator Obama’s interest)?? Just because Katie Couric refuses to cover something doesn’t make it untrue.

Like him or not, Nixon was reelected in a landslide, so this sentence

Nixon was able to get re-elected, but people really turned against him when the real hard evidence started to come out after the election.

seems a bit silly. (emphasis mine)

Do you really want to draw comparisons to Nixon while Obama is making enemies lists?

On August 17th, 2009 at 3:13 pm, UberInfidel67 said:
Yay for public housing / NOT! More plans from the inept commie administration in charge. And he wants us all in public housing:

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/08/16/president_shifts_focus_to_renting_not_owning/

I guess he forgot what a big success Cabrini Green turned out to be.

ECS

On August 17th, 2009 at 4:52 pm, lgm said:
Obama and Rezko. That dog didn’t hunt during the election (there was no one willing to examine in detail the relationship between them because they all had invested their reputations and organizations in supporting Da One) and it won’t hunt now because the media has turned into Da One’s lapdogs.

Fixed it for you, lgm.

No matter how many threads get launched about it, there’s nothing there

lgm runs around his momma’s basement with his fingers in his ears yelling, “La-la-la-la-la-la! I can’t hear you! I can’t hear you!”

PS. Did you spot the typo in Obama’s letter?

Nixon was able to get re-elected, but people really turned against him when the real hard evidence started to come out after the election.

LOL, hey It, wait til the real hard evidence on Obama comes out.

Not having political traction is not the same thing as negating a fact.

Not totally different either. Provable significant relationship between Obama and Rezko would have carried more weight than the innuendo MM has been dishing out. It’s the same with Watergate. Nixon was able to get re-elected, but people really turned against him when the real hard evidence started to come out after the election.