Report: Rezko Raised Up to $250G for Obama’s Early Campaigns

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Indicted Chicago businessman Tony Rezko raised up to a quarter-million dollars for Barack Obama during his early days in politics, Obama admitted in an interview with the Chicago Tribune published Friday on the newspaper’s Web site.

The Tribune reports that in the interview Obama portrayed Rezko as a bigger fundraiser for his early campaigns than previously thought. Obama said Rezko raised as much as $250,000 to support Obama’s first three campaigns for political office.

The real estate developer is currently on trial in a federal court in Chicago on political corruption charges. Rezko doesn’t deny his role as a high-powered money man for Democrats, but he has refuted prosecutors’ allegations that he tried to shake down companies that wanted to do business with the state.

Hillary Clinton’s campaign has criticized Obama repeatedly for his ties to Rezko. Obama told the Tribune that he erred in pursuing real estate transactions with Rezko while the developer was under grand jury investigation.

Obama said he made “a mistake in not seeing the potential conflicts of interest,” since Rezko was a contributor, but added that voters still should trust him as a presidential candidate because he wasn’t engaged in any wrongdoing.

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[...] raised more campaign funds for Barack Obama than previously known. Woops, he did it again … an error in judgement. According to Obama, that should not matter to [...]

 
Comment by African Student

Every logical mind should be able to work out that 911 was planned years ahead and brilliantly executed. If you don’t know that, don’t even bother to read any further.

Many have said Senator Obama possesses a rare combination of skills, in fact so rare, no single other politician comes even close. What is not realized is the Senator also possesses a brilliant political mind. He knows everything he does, he does it with finesse, when he is not sure, he tests the waters to verify his plan. If he finds the test results satisfactory, his plan goes in.

This man knows full well he cannot win in November, so for now he goes in as the Peace Messiah. Nobody even knows or suspects he is testing the waters.

The Iran hate Bush plan was executed with perfection. After that Ferraro and the race conflict. Nobody can point a finger at him. He rides across the screens hands clean, the Grand Uniter, Peace Messiah. Inside he knows he is closer to his goal than the day before. He knows it perfectly well.

You don’t believe this? Let me tell you his next big step[test] is Denver. If he fails in Denver he knows he will have to withdraw. But don’t think you know his private definitions of fail or win.

Herein lies the point. Senator Obama will win August if Denver erupts in flames. That is the grand and final test for him, inside him. So either way he wins. He simply cannot loose, whichever way it goes. …. Superbly confident, because everything has worked according to plan so far. He is the “Yes, I Can” man.

Another comment somewhere said: “don’t afterwards say you did not know I was a snake when you took me in.”

 
Comment by Latigo

It would appear that Obama has a lot still to learn about personal judgement. I don’t really want him to have to learn those lessons as a “trainee” in tihe White House. It is really quite sad.

 
Comment by Chris

This and everything else thats coming out about Mr Obama contradicts Obama’s “good Judgement” argument. Just goes to prove that Obama’s judgement isn’t that good at all.

 
Comment by Patricia Mejia

Obama is full of #%$#! Only stupid people would trust him after knowing this fact! Every time he gets caught lying, or is exposed for his ties to corruption and terrorists, he plays it off like he was just naive and is really an honest person. Will the REAL Barack Obama please stand up! Your associations and your background do not resemble your campaign speeches at all. You claim that you are going to change Washington and all of corruption..blah..blah! Yet, you are the epitome of Washington’s worst!

How can anyone possibly vote for this man after all of the lies and dishonest dealings that he has tied himself to throughout his career?

 
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Comment by Lynda - Georgia

Why did Obama lie during one of the first debates when asked about his association with Rezko? He said he did know the individual but had only done about five hours of work on a project when he was an associate at a firm that represented a church that Rezko was doing business with. Am I the only one who remembers this

 
Comment by Bunny

Yeah, right Obama has been engaged in wrong doing before, but he won’t do it again - trust him, I don’t think so - And now his long time preacher’s remarks - Come on people wise up before it’s too late!

 
Comment by sylvia

The real Obama is exposed…WAKE UP AMERICA

 
Comment by R Dawson

My oh my, once again Mr Obama softpeddles his lack of integrity. Again he will get a free pass because he is a man of color

 

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