Are the Media Giving Obama a Free Ride?, Rezko, close ties to Obama, goes on Trial for money laundering Options

[jo56]

Are the media giving Obama a free ride? by JOHN IBBITSON (Globe and Mail)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/sto...usElection2008/

February 29, 2008 at 3:47 AM EST

WASHINGTON — Next week, Tony Rezko, a Chicago developer and political fixer with close ties to Barack Obama, goes on trial for extortion, money-laundering and fraud. And yet only one newspaper in North America, the Chicago Sun-Times, carried a story yesterday mentioning the coming trial.

Outside Chicago, the Obama-Rezko affair has received only sporadic coverage, despite acts that Mr. Obama admits were "boneheaded mistakes."

.... That may be why, although the Chicago media have devoted a great deal of effort to investigating the links between Mr. Rezko and Mr. Obama, the national media have largely left the story alone.

Mr. Rezko raised large sums of money for Mr. Obama throughout his years as an Illinois politician. Mr. Rezko's wife purchased a garden lot, and Mr. Obama a house next door, on the same day and from the same seller. Ms. Rezko subsequently sold part of her land to Mr. Obama, for what might not have been fair market value.

Mr. Obama has said he regrets the real-estate transaction and has donated to charity money raised on his behalf by Mr. Rezko.

OK, FIRST OBAMA SAYS HE WAS STUPID TO TAKE DRUGS WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER. NOW HE THOUGHT HE DID A BONEHEAD THING TO GET INVOLVED WITH THIS DEAL (AS AN ADULT I MIGHT ADD). SO, HOW MANY MORE BONEHEADED THINGS HAS OBAMA DONE? THE MAN IS SHOWING LITTLE BY LITTLE THAT HE MAKES POOR DECISIONS IN LIFE. IS THIS WHO YOU THINK WE NEED AS PRESIDENT? ISN'T IT TIME WE ELECTED A MAN TO BE PRESIDENT WHO CAN'T BE BOUGHT, AND WHO MAKES ADULT DECISIONS THAT INVOLVE JUST A LITTLE INTEGRITY? (IMG:http://pilotsfor911truth.org/forum/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

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8 things you need to know about Obama and Rezko:
http://www.suntimes.com/news/watchdogs/757...chdog24.article

The rise and fall of Tony Rezko
http://alialarabicolumn.blogspot.com/2006/...tony-rezko.html

Bio:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoin_Rezko

Other References to the Relationship:
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=4111483
http://abcnews.go.com/images/Blotter/us_v_rezko.pdf

This post has been edited by jo56: Feb 29 2008, 07:46 PM

[beatles64]

I have seen some signs to me that the media is showing an interest in Obama. I can recall videos bashing other candidates and going easy or just plain ignoring Obama's faults on an issue, to even Papa Bear Bill O'Reilly himself giving praise to Obama...or at least praise for Papa Bear.


So, I do believe that Obama is getting a bit of an easy street treatment shall we say....I don't know if it is just for now and will change or what..but something to me is not right about his run, it seems he has completely avoided scrutiny, almost intentionally.

[jo56]

Compare the "GROOMING" of Bill Clinton to what you're now witnessing with OBAMA.
http://z4.invisionfree.com/The_Great_Decep...?showtopic=3483

OBAMA is the next NWO President, and just what the ELITE want. He is a man with no experience who will have to depend on the ELITE experts who will be inserted into every part of his administration from the CFR and other elite think tanks, to make sure he continues the current GLOBALIZATION AND NWO direction.

HE IS JUST WHAT THE ELITE ORDERED, AND THEY WILL MAKE SURE HE WINS. THE CLOSER THE RACE FOR PRESIDENT THE EASIER IT WILL BE FOR THEM TO MANIPULATE THE VOTE. JUST WAIT AND SEE!

PRESIDENT OBAMA - MADE TO ORDER - IS ON THE WAY.



P.S. Has anyone heard any explanation as to why the race for president was significantly lengthened this time around? The money being spent on this SUPPOSED FAIR ELECTION is a joke, and the length of time is ridiculous.

Romney proposes in this video why this primary season is longer than usual. So this may be the answer to my question:



This post has been edited by jo56: Feb 29 2008, 10:05 PM