EDIT: This board has gotten beyond absurd

EDIT: Because no discussion on this board can seemingly exist without charges of racism being thrown around, I am purging my own page.

did not break any laws. Going from broke to owning a million dollar house in 1 year is questionable.

His successor, Lee Scott, is much much much worse than Sam Walton.

trial. I smell mob in Chicago politics. Now, I may be wrong but thats where I think mob is going to enter into this race and I think it stinks. Fitz's case seems to be a RICO case to me. What bothers me is the old saying birds of a feather.

I am NOT saying I'm correct. Just what I feel is coming down the pike.:shrug:

He only met him a couple of times, didn't really know him. You don't think Obama told a fib, do you? :shrug:

met him in law school, his wife and rezko's wife were friends for years, his wife associated with Rezko's employees. Barack asked him for help getting a house, Barack wrote letters supporting his projects, Barack did lawyer work for him. Barack took money for campaign contributions when he was desperate. Rezko's associates kept providing money. Barack gave a senate internship to one of Rezko's friends when he was asked to.

You get my drift.

I think thats a pretty good proof of a relationship. Would'nt you. it doesnt pass the smell test.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-rezko23jan23,1,2983892.story?track=crosspromo&coll=la-headlines-nation&ctrack=2&cset=true

He may have told a "big" fib! Do you think he will admit it? :hide:

Good to know that no one is playing the race card.....

I'll give you an example of someone who just looks sleazy, not in pinstripes:

Watch a little CNBC once in a while and you will see what I mean.

you have a picture of a middle aged man at his daughter's wedding.

for a walk down the street if it weren't for the reporters. They still have that "I'm so damn slick" sleazy look to them. If you want to call me a racist, go right ahead and say it. Stop with this ridiculous stuff. The guy is wearing what is obviously a multi-thousand dollar suit and has cold, lifeless eyes, like I see all the time when I watch CNBC. These financier types are all the same. Look at Mitt Romney. Nothing particularly strange about anything he does on a daily basis, but is a total sleazeball and looks like one too.

These guys just look sleazy too:

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he/she said Rezko looked sleazy. You are the one who just plyed the race card.

His girlfriend?

Sleaze Meter peg out.

Is Barack really that naive?

Barack has known the guy for a very, very long time.

Their wives are friends.

There's that real estate deal that is beginning to stink. Just how DID Barack buy his home for $300,000 under market value when the real estate market was still good at the time?

If Barack is as clean as he wants everyone to believe he is, why did he not stay far, far away from this man? It certainly makes me question Barack's judgement.

of the original owners, or what? "Market value" is a very nebulous term. There were two offers in on the house; Obama's was higher, the owners wanted to sell so they accepted the offer. I believe it is standard negotiating practice to offer less than the seller asks when making a bid on a property.


As for the strip of land he bought :

To preserve the aesthetic balance, Obama also wanted to put some space between his house and the proposed fence, so he personally asked Tony Rezko if they would sell a portion of their lot without restricting their ability to build in the future.

"I told them if you can spare another 5 or 10 feet, I'd be happy to purchase it from you," Obama said. "They came back and said they could sell us up to 10 feet."

Using a standard formula, Obama's appraiser estimated the 1,500-square-foot portion at a market value of $40,500.

But Obama felt it would be fair to pay the Rezkos $104,500, or a sixth of their original $625,000 purchase price, because he was acquiring a sixth of their land. The sale closed in January 2006.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-06...

Are you really that dumb?

A slum lord that sets new standards for the rest.

Uh-huh. :eyes:

I guess we'll all see when his trial starts next month. Patrick Fitzgerald normally doesn't mess around trying to prosecute innocent victims, from what I've seen.

And I think him trying to deny any kind of a close relationship with Rezko, is going to hurt him big time when it all comes out. My fear is that he wins the nomination, then the repugs bring it all out, and that will sink him big time!

:sarcasm:

I didn't even know he had middle eastern descent. He has that slick, Wall Street look which is emulated in Chicago and elsewhere and usually indicates sleazball.

However, Rezko is a classic ruthless capitalist crook.

a complete dumbass in fact. Everyone and i mean everyone knew this guy stunk to high hell.

and say he is sleazy, you'll get no arguement here. But you posted a picture of Rezko and said he looks sleazy.

That's the first thing I ever noticed about him.

What I am implying about Rezko is the same thing I am implying about Romney. They look as sleazy as they are.

You are being an absolutely awful person. You've lost this argument and you know it and you are trying to slander my name and I won't put up with it.

you are posting a picture of a middle-eastern guy in a suit and saying "he looks sleazy." Making character judgements of minorities based on their appearance--and having that judgement correspond to stereotypes--will look icky, no matter your intent.

I know a sleaze from looking in their eyes. He has the greedy bastard look to him. Bill Clinton looks like a sleaze in the sexual deviant way.

only trying to suggest where the people crying foul were coming from, too.