Obama camp: We did that already!: The Swamp
The Swamp
Posted March 15, 2008 3:08 PM
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Sen. Barack Obama meets with the editorial board of the Chicago Tribune on Friday, March 14, 2008. (Chicago Tribune photo by Zbigniew Bzdak)

by James Oliphant

Earlier today, the Clinton campaign demanded that Barack Obama release all the documents pertaining to the purchase of his home in 2005 on a piece of land adjacent to land owned by Tony Rezko.

The Obama campaign's response: We already have!

Says Obama spokesman Tommy Vietor,

“It’s the height of hypocrisy for Senator Clinton to demand the release of documents that are already on our campaign website while she steadfastly refuses to release her full tax returns and earmark requests from her time in the Senate, as well as her White House records and Clinton library donors. Democrats across the country should be very concerned about Senator Clinton’s refusal to offer a full and complete accounting of what could be lurking in this financial information and what that would mean for our party when we run against Senator McCain in November.”

Here's the link to the documents Vietor is talking about. And on this fine Saturday afternoon (it's a beautiful day in Washington) if you would like to examine some fence construction documents, via con Dios.

Just to review: Clinton's campaign has said she will release her tax returns before the Pennsylvania primary. But it hasn't made a pledge about donors to the Clinton library. The Obama campaign has long made an issue about Bill Clinton's post-presidency business connections.

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You know HRC will just release this yrs returns. Why wait for April 15th? What about the rest going back to Bill's Presidency? No way we'll see those. I know HRCers are having fun today at Obama's expense, but that will go away and HRC will still be the most secretive, power grabber in the mix.


Yes Hillary, let's talk about Rezko, afterall he raised money for Bill, remember?


Rezko made a $1,250 contribution during the Clinton re-election campaign in 1996 to a Democratic party account that funded activities in Illinois to help win the election for Bill.

http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/01/photos_surfaces_of_hillary_cli.html


Let's also talk about Norman Hu, shall we Hillary?


For those who have wondered what happened to Clinton fundraiser Norman Hsu, here is your answer. Norman was indicted in New York on 15 counts of duping investors with a nationwide Ponzi scheme.

http://www.stevenashley.info/2007/12/hillary-when-it-rains-it-pours-dem.html


HRC, what about your earmarks, tax returns, library contributions, Hsu .....


HRC, what about your earmarks, tax returns, library contributions, Hsu .....


The Clinton's need to be put down like the rabid Rovian dogs they are.


My guess is that Clinton questions if BO has released all records having to do with his land deal with Reszko or just the parts he wants us to see
I would like to see the register at BOS church to see what dates he was in attendance as he says he never heard wrights rants on america
clinton or the country
Nothing Geraldine F has said even comes close to the venom that has come from his church
These statements by his mentor and spiritual leader are the most un-christian comments I have heard in a long time
If he cant bring himself to denounce wright he is on a down hill slide
No doubt there are more tapes and connections to come.
it is now more clear where MO has gotten her attitude toward our country from


The Clintons need to be put down like the rabid Rovian dogs that they are. It will never stop until their man McCain is Prez.


Do we know what is hiding in Hillary's closet? A lot of the stuff we know but do not want to talk about because Obama is running a positive campaign and the stuff is old news to the media.

Of course, a lot of other stuff we do not know because Hillary's secrecy.

The Republicans will have a ball with these stuff, either old or new, if Hilllary is in the general election.


Let's talk about how clinton purchased her home in NY.


Once again Hillary will do anything for power. Is it right? I feel disgusted. I had my doubts about Obama but he seems more one of us normal people. Tired of the same old politics.


Hey Demos, both your candidates are lying crooks and unworthy to be president. You say so yourselves in every on-line comment I read. Yet, you'll hold your nose and vote the way the liberal press has brainwashed you to do. Won't matter, they have shown America who they are and can't win a national election. There just aren't that many ignorant or racist voters.


Does anyone really believe BO and his wife and did not hear any of Wright's hateful sermons? or the one about Natlalie Holloway? Now you really KNOW how they feel about the white race. And they bring their children there too.


Whats the Clintons connection to the Carlyle group ?The Carlyle group made a fortune off the war,and lost it in the morgtage market.


Yeah, let's talk about the $1 million loan Terry McAuliffe floated the Clintons so they could buy that house in New York so she could start carpetbagging. Has McAuliffe been paid back? Did he charge interest? Was the transaction reported on both of their tax returns?


Clinton "has the solutions"and "is ready on day one". She has all the answers, and needs no input from the American people. She would surely be a great ruler, telling us what we need no matter what we believe we need. It is a classic control strategy that easily assimilates the uneducated and false intellectuals who assume that by virtue of their liberal education, they are intellegent.


It amazes me how Obama can say he never heard this kind of thing from Wright. Listen to his words, 'he just talked to me about Jesus, and being kind to folks' "Like an old uncle" This is his story today, last week he was his spiritual leader, Obama is typical polititical suit. Say what ever you think most 'folks' will 'believe'. 20 years and he nver heard anything like this?? Hillery has been investigated in every way possible, what can she have left to hide? Obama is secretive, and deceatful.


Hillary.....
Do you remember anything about Whitewater????
January 2000 issue of U.S. News and World Report, "Hardball in the Heartland", and quote,"Two other famous figures lurk here, however: two presidents, who may have an effect on the outcome of the caucuses. President Clinton, who, at the request of the vice president's campaign, is staying far away from Al (at least until the election moves into states with large numbers of African-American voters), is still a presence nonetheless."
In Cedar Rapids, Craig Wood, a county mental health director, rose from the audience after a Gore speech and said: "The Democrats need to nominate someone who can win the election. I'm concerned that your ability to win the election is reduced by your association with the Clinton scandal."
Has anything changed......I truly doubt it and besides in another issue I read that President Clinton only ate in the finest and most expensive restaurants in D.C.
That is not what I'm looking for in a president, black or white!


V Racer,

If anyone is "brainwashed" it's you 25% dead-enders who think Dubya has been good for America.

9/11 was perpetrated on Dubya's watch and the guy who did it is still at large.

Hundreds of thousands of dead people in Iraq with no sign of a political reconcilliation while our military personnel and tax dollars get bled to death.

The economy is in the toilet.

And you're delusional.


It's kind of fun watching Hillary shoot herself in the foot over and over and over....


Hey V Racer,

"Lying crooks"...what has your head been buried in sand the past 8 years? Does "weapons of mass destruction" ring any bells? We have the all time worst lying crooks in office now & you want to elect McPuppet who will continue those policies & not have the courage to stand up to them? Unbelievable!


THERE IS NO WAY THE AMERICAN PEOPLE BELIEVE THE CRAP OHB IS PUTTING OUT, HE IS NO KENNEDFY, NO-AFRICAN-AMERICAN, HE IS AN ARAB BLACK/WHITE PERSON THAT HAS BREEN TRAINED TO RUIN THE USA, WAKE UP STUPID FOOLS AND SEE THE LIGHT. DAVID


There she goes again. Obama camp, DO NOT LET UP ON ASKING FOR HER TAXES and EARMARKS!!! What are you hiding Hillary? Why can't the American public know where your money comes from, huh? It's deplorable the way your campaign has been running. I hope that for the good of this great nation, we all truly look in our hearts and mind and choose a candidate who is genuine and CAN unite us to start solving the issues that face us. Obama is that candidate.


V Racer to the bottom: Yes, pretty much all powerful people have skeletons in their closet. Don't think McCain does? How about the S&L scandal of the 80s, where McCain was a vocal defender of one Charles Keating. McCain was one of the Keating Five, who prevented investigations which might have blunted the eventual $150 billion cost to the country.


Hey, V Racer.

Keep in mind that YOUR candidate is a a thief and YOUR president a traitor. Like the rest of your party.


Its all about disclosure. Who would you trust with your money?



Oh puhleeze---I'm sure he's heard Wright blather on plenty of times---and apparantly has been immune to adopting the old guys views. Big deal. Meanwhile, he's out there transparent and accountable and where's Hilldog??


Obama and HRC are both crooks and liars. The only difference is that she's been at it longer.


It's almost laughable that we keep hearing about the non-Rezko issue with Obama but yet no one seems to mention Hillary's fundraising pal Norman Hsu anymore.


Norman Hsu makes Rezko look like a minor league political wannabe:

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/09/26/hsu_raised_big_money_for_clinton_supporters/


All of the mudslinging has really turned me off to the Democrats and I am a devout Democrat. The way the party handled the primary in my state is a joke.

Although the Republicans do not represent most of my interests. I do feel they are trying to field a moderate candidate compared to past candidates.

After the Nixon presidency there was a far left reaction that resulted in the election of Carter. A good man, but not really strong enough on international politics particularly when dealing with the Soviets. I am really concerned that we elect a strong leader both domestically and globally.

I am seriously beginning to examine McCain, Who used to be satan incarnate to my way of thinking, just to see if he would be a decent alternative if the Democrats swing too far left for my tastes.

All this nitpicking by Hillary and Obama doesn't address the real issues. How will we fix our collapsing economy. How will we deal with this failed war. How will we create jobs for Americans. How will we get health care for all of the Americans who are out of work. Me included. what is the real plan for America's future?

I'm tired of debates with endless platitudes and feel good statements, as I am sure most americans are. Americans are not stupid. We will examine the facts and come to a conclusion.


Barack is not white-bread uncle tom; he is not a token black man in a white manʻs world either; thank goodness. Nor is he a fire breathing reactionary.
For those shocked at him taking his children to a church where justice is preached to the extent that anger is heard; and then tempered by loving responsible parents, get a life. You have no business telling any black person how to deal with the oppression they have endured as a race in america.
Just be thankful we have valid candidate who refuses to stoop to the lowest common denominators whether in politics or social interactions.


Funny how all the Hillary supporters are dodging this issue here and are instead desperately begging "Hey! Look over there!"

Anyway, Obama has flat out denounced AND rejected Wright's angry rhetoric and removed him from the campaign as soon as these issues came to light. Ferarro stuck with the campaign for 15 days and would have been there longer, but she removed herself. And what did we get from Hillary? A non-apology apology of "I'm sorry if anyone was offended."

Enough of this tangent. The issue at hand is the openness of these candidates. Obama has been unusually candid about his finances. Clinton has been unusually secretive. Make your own conclusion


Please give me a break, you go to a church for 20 yrs and you never heard what this preacher said. He wasn't at church on Christmas day. He gets 1/4 million dollars from Rezko and didn't do any favors. All we need ia another drunk drug addict and liar in the white house.


Look our candidates and religious upbringings and I am sure you'll find questionable doctrine that someone will not agree with. The question is, what do our candidates believe in? I have sat under religions who stated women could not be in the clergy.

I myself am now contemplating studying to be in the ministry. You have to take the good and throw out the bad. Barack has denounced all Pastor Wright's questionable opinions and has given us his stance.

The Iraq war, 9/11, racism, and finances are all hot spots that can bring out the best or worst in us depending on how it effects you personally. It just seems like this election year all of these issues are being broached at the same time and it will get ugly.

A lot of folks think this is a color blind society and want to hold hands and sing Kumbaya but it's not.. lets be real. We all want someone who is going to speak to our issues and want to see someone who looks like us in positions of power. It's human nature. If someone tells you they are not looking at race, their lying. Everyone takes it into consideration just in different ratios.

I am waiting with baited breath to see what type of message we Generation X and Y folks are going to send to the world. I think we are ready for a change and in change I mean a black president.

I believe Hiliary will have her shot again to run for president and will be our first woman President just not in 2008. She and Bill have proven themselves to be longterm winners and fighters and will return in full force.

This election term Obama is who the people want. That goes for me as well.


Where did HRC get $5 million to lend to her campaign?


The media
is a powerful tool that can play on the very weak minded. Is this election really about the welfare of the poor and middle class Americans? These candidates are so busy slicing into each other and defending themselves. I don't hold Hillary anymore accountable for what Ferrara said than I do for what Obama's Pastor said. I don't believe either of these candidates are racist. We must not forget that there may be a little racism in all of us. If so, we can't change what people feel or what they may have been taught. Instead, we as a country have to move on pass that. Whatever candidate is nominated, let's unite and get behind them to change the course of where American is headed.


Where did HRC get $5 million to lend to her campaign?


Please give me a break, you go to a church for 20 yrs and you never heard what this preacher said. He wasn't at church on Christmas day. He gets 1/4 million dollars from Rezko and didn't do any favors. All we need ia another drunk drug addict and liar in the white house.


Her campaign is still rather disorganized. Notice how well through all this attacking, Barack's team is holding up rather well.

• Abramoff GOP Lobbying Firm Indicted, Major HRC Donor
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/3/14/91513/8023/534/476441
• Clintons Tied To Rezko
http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/03/clintons-tied-to-rezko.php
• File under "I Didn't Read The NIE And Voted For The War."
Report Shows No Link Between Saddam and al Qaeda
http://blogs.abcnews.com/rapidreport/2008/03/report-shows-no.html
• When candidates keep their tax returns secret — no, not that one - MCCAIN
http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/14907.html
• Media ignore McCain's finances after obsessing over Dems'
http://mediamatters.org/items/200803140010


So, HRC claims the press is biased against he...

Why doesn't she try to talk the issues rather than continue to attack with no facts?


Hsu = Rezko
Ferraro = Wright
Chappaqua house = Chicago house
????? = full release of tax returns

And, when do we get to see HRC's daily appointments diary as first lady, so we can judge for ourselves whether her first lady experience is meaningful?


And where did HRC get $1m for her NY hose?


How could anyone fearful about the economy (and cash cruch casued by the morgage crisis) support one of the Keating 5? It like putting the people cheat on the taxes in charge of pety cash.

Obama is fresh look at persistant problem that need to addressed to move positively into the future.

Hillary do the math, you lost. But, if you haven't done your taxes... math may not be your best subject.

Obama in 2008 to support the USA and kept us out of banruptcy.


Magazine: Miami new Times

Subject: Hillary Clinton's Florida Donors shady past


His name is Chris Korge and he is the one who is blackmailing the DNC @ the florida votes
He has been involved in many shady dealings -


http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2008-01-24/news/hillary-clinton-s-money-man/


Some of Korge's deals that raised questions at county hall include:
• In 1992, he was the lobbyist for Sirgany International, which was vying for a contract to run airport newsstands. Korge business associate Sergio Pino, a Cuban-American, was a minority partner in Sirgany's proposal. Though the joint venture was ranked second and third in two impartial evaluations, the county commission chose it for a 10-year contract. A 2002 Miami-Dade Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report concluded that minority involvement in the deal was "neither real, meaningful, nor legitimate."
• The next year, Dade Aviation Consultants, a consortium of engineering firms overseeing Miami International Airport's maligned and oft-delayed $6.2-billion expansion, paid Korge, Barreto, and a third lobbyist each $16,000 a month. A 2002 investigation by the OIG claimed the trio received $1.3 million over nine years whether they worked or not. The OIG report terms the county relationship with Dade Aviation "unhealthy for the long term."
• Though a county study in 1994 showed airport passengers would spend millions more if gift shops offered better merchandise, two years later Korge persuaded airport officials to block opening a Disney retail store that would compete with Sirgany's gift shops.
But perhaps most controversial was the airport's $40-million food and beverage concessions contract, which county commissioners in 1998 awarded to Host Marriott Services Corp. and a minority joint venture known as World Wide Concessions, which were represented by Korge and Barreto, respectively.
Four years later a federal grand jury began to probe allegations the deal was rigged to circumvent minority participation rules. County and federal public corruption investigators discovered both Host Marriott and the minority firm had privately agreed to give Korge and Barreto 10 percent of their profits, according to grand jury information reported by the Miami Herald and New Times in 2004. In addition, World Wide Concessions received $33,225 per month to do virtually nothing.
The investigation came to an abrupt halt when then-Miami-Dade Police Director Carlos Alvarez clashed with Marcos Jimenez, then-U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida. Jimenez accused the police department's detectives of leaking information about the sensitive investigation, which Alvarez denied. The police director then yanked his underlings from the case. Alvarez, who is now county mayor, said he believed Jimenez was afraid or unwilling to bring criminal charges against some of the most powerful political players in Miami-Dade.


Tony Rezko is so nothing...He contributed to both Clinton and Obama....Let's instead talk about Clinton's Chinese ties, especially those either convicted or who pleaded guilty to Clinton campaign fraud...like John Huang and Ya Lin Trie, in addition to Hillary's 15-year association with Hsu. Do you think they were whispering sweet nothings in her ear during WalMart (“Your Chinese Home Away From Home”) board meetings???? How soon we forget the Clinton administration selling satellites to China in return for campaign donations to the 1996 reelection campaign, and who could forget that Congress voted to hold Janet Reno in contempt for failing to release Clinton documents regarding these Chinese ties....tsk tsk...Oh, by the way, did you all know that just 24 months ago (January 2006) yet another CLinton campaign committee agreed to pay $35,000 to settle an FEC lawsuit against it for hundreds of thousands of unreported campaign funds for hillary? Look it up yourself. This is all from the Washington Post....


For long, we knew that HRC and Bill were eloquent until BO surfaced and he is smarter. America is desperate for change and a change we can believe in.

Barack Obama is the man!!!


I wonder if the Clinton campaign really didn't know the information had already been released. The other explanation for their illogical demand is that they've decided that "raising questions" about various issues and demanding that the press "raise questions" works with their target demographic to smear the opposition in the absence of any actual dirt. Expect more of the same.


Today speaker Polsi issued a statement that the super-delegates should support the candidate with the most pledged delegates. Now Hillary wants Obama to re-release records of his home purchase! Hillary has yet to release 8 yes 8 years of tax records. Is her xerox broken? Absolutely no White house correspondence. She is without a doubt DIVORCED FROM REALITY. Who in the DNC will bring out the staight jacket? Somebody please.

Hilary's reality and why her campaign pulled the race card:
Since she's made most of her morning appearances on ABC, it's a small wonder that they were the first to come out with Obama's preachers video. When you read the following numbers, you will realize the only way she can win is to destroy Obama. Clintons are taking down the Democratic Party with them, and they don't care. Wolfson let slip that Obama was UNELECTABLE the morning the videos came out. He denied saying it, but it was recorded, so he couldn't. A very strange thing to say unless you knew what was in the works. Obama has to distance himself from the preacher now of course, and Clinton knows this 1: it will cost Obama black votes / 2: the videos horrify white voters. If she snags the nomination this way, she will only be torn down by McCain in November. Clinton has yet to release her 8 years of tax returns. The benefactors of her earmark spending. White House correspondence. Lord knows what bats from hell will come out of that information. Clintons deals with the Saudis, Russians, and THEIR OWN DEALS WITH REZKO. Not to mention the pending fraud lawsuit (over campaign finance) in California, this will all come out and finally BURY THE DEMOCRATS FOR A GENERATION OR TWO. The party leaders should put this to bed, or file for unemployment benefits.

With or with out Florida and Michigan:
2008 Democratic Popular Vote


Popular Vote Count

State Date Obama Clinton Spread
Popular Vote Total - 13,281,132 49.5% 12,577,409 46.9% Obama +703,723 +2.6%

Popular Vote (w/FL) - 13,857,346 48.5% 13,448,395 47.1% Obama +408,951 +1.4%

Popular Vote (w/FL & MI)* - 13,857,346 47.5% 13,776,704 47.3% Obama +80,642 +0.2%

Mississippi 03/11 255,809 60.8% 155,686 37.0% Obama +100,123 +23.8%

Wyoming 03/08 5,378 61.4% 3,311 37.8% Obama +2,067 +23.6%

Texas 03/04 1,358,785 47.4% 1,459,814 50.9% Clinton +101,029 +3.5%

Ohio 03/04 982,489 44.8% 1,212,362 55.2% Clinton +229,873 +10.4%

Rhode Island 03/04 75,316 40.4% 108,949 58.4% Clinton +33,633 +18.0%

Vermont 03/04 91,901 59.3% 59,806 38.6% Obama +32,095 +20.7%

Democrats Abroad 02/21 15,214 65.8% 7,501 32.5% Obama +7,713 +33.3%

Wisconsin 02/19 646,851 58.1% 453,954 40.8% Obama +192,897 +17.3%

Hawaii 02/19 28,347 76.1% 8,835 23.7% Obama +19,512 +52.4%

Virginia 02/12 627,820 63.7% 349,766 35.5% Obama +278,054 +28.2%

Maryland 02/12 532,665 60.7% 314,211 35.8% Obama +218,454 +24.9%

District of Columbia 02/12 93,386 75.3% 29,470 23.8% Obama +63,916 +51.5%

Louisiana 02/09 220,632 57.4% 136,925 35.6% Obama +83,707 +21.8%

Nebraska 02/09 26,126 67.7% 12,445 32.3% Obama +13,681 +35.4%

Virgin Islands 02/09 1,772 89.9% 149 7.6% Obama +1,623 +82.3%

California 02/05 2,126,600 43.0% 2,553,784 51.6% Clinton +427,184 +8.6%

New York 02/05 751,019 40.3% 1,068,496 57.4% Clinton +317,477 +17.1%

Illinois 02/05 1,318,234 64.7% 667,930 32.8% Obama +650,304 +31.9%

New Jersey 02/05 487,046 44.0% 597,329 53.9% Clinton +110,283 +9.9%

Massachusetts 02/05 511,887 41.1% 704,591 56.6% Clinton +192,704 +15.5%

Georgia 02/05 704,247 66.4% 330,026 31.1% Obama +374,221 +35.3%

Minnesota 02/05 142,109 66.4% 68,994 32.2% Obama +73,115 +34.2%

Missouri 02/05 405,637 49.3% 394,400 47.9% Obama +11,237 +1.4%

Tennessee 02/05 251,692 40.4% 335,745 53.9% Clinton +84,053 +13.5%

Colorado 02/05 80,113 66.5% 38,839 32.3% Obama +41,274 +34.2%

Arizona 02/05 193,126 42.4% 229,501 50.4% Clinton +36,375 +8.0%

Alabama 02/05 300,143 56.0% 222,897 41.6% Obama +77,246 +14.4%

Connecticut 02/05 179,720 50.6% 165,406 46.6% Obama +14,314 +4.0%

Arkansas 02/05 82,476 26.3% 220,136 70.1% Clinton +137,660 +43.8%

Oklahoma 02/05 130,130 31.2% 228,480 54.8% Clinton +98,350 +23.6%

Kansas 02/05 27,172 74.0% 9,462 25.8% Obama +17,710 +48.2%

New Mexico 02/05 71,396 48.0% 73,105 49.1% Clinton +1,709 +1.1%

Utah 02/05 70,414 56.6% 48,766 39.2% Obama +21,648 +17.4%

Delaware 02/05 50,467 53.2% 39,984 42.1% Obama +10,483 +11.1%

North Dakota 02/05 11,625 61.1% 6,948 36.5% Obama +4,677 +24.6%

Idaho 02/05 16,880 79.5% 3,655 17.2% Obama +13,225 +62.3%

Alaska 02/05 6,674 75.2% 2,194 24.7% Obama +4,480 +50.5%

American Samoa 02/05 121 42.5% 163 57.2% Clinton +42 +14.7%

Florida 01/29 576,214 32.9% 870,986 49.8% Clinton +294,772 +16.9%

South Carolina 01/26 294,898 55.4% 140,990 26.5% Obama +153,908 +28.9%

Michigan* 01/15 - 328,309 55.2% Clinton +328,309 +55.2%

New Hampshire 01/08 104,815 36.8% 112,404 39.4% Clinton +7,589 +2.6%



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When Hillary Clinton’s vast finance department chair, Geraldine Ferraro, parroted the message Hillary herself and hubby Bubba, put forth to discredit Barack Obama on the basis of race, Geraldine’s remarks were intentional. Yet, Geraldine tap-dances around where she could have made the utterance, if she did in fact make it, or to whom it might have been made. By publicly disavowing Geraldine’s remark, Hillary only compounds a very thin transparency. Which begs the question; why not just take responsibility for the racial faux pas?

The Reverend Wright isn't preaching anything that college professors all over America haven't been teaching for decades. Ward Churchill ring any bells? On the other hand, Hillary Clinton has had entire books written about her “spiritual life,” and even invented her own brand of college (at which Ward Churchill did speak), but neither she nor Bill Clinton ever attend church. Let Barack Obama himself tell us what he believes. Some folks take longer than others to wise up; the Clintons, both of them, are kryptonite: http://theseedsof9-11.com


Hillary is waiting until April 15th to release her returns, because she isn't done cooking her books or spinning her narrative yet.


I grew up in a church with a pastor who's view and sermons would be considered EXTREMELY sexist - and I would denounce his views in a moment if it ever came up.They are not and nerver were the opinions of myself or my family, and yet this pastor was a great man in many ways, and a dear friend of the family who also gave us the foundations of our ideas of moralality and I would never denounce our beloved pastor personaly even though many of his wilder sermons never did seem quite right.

I relate 100% to Obama's situation, and I commend him for how he has handled the situation. It seems Obama's answer is to try to work to heal the open wounds that still exist because of racism rather than to shut out anyone who dares to become angry and speak out. As inaapropriate words of Pastor Wright may be, the anger is real...it does exist and the solution isn't shut out all voices of dissent. Barack Obama has this far out notion of a United States of America and I think we should give it a try!


Hillary needs to complete the job application.

The American people would like to see:

Tax returns
Earmarks.
Donations to Clinton Library
Dontations to Clinton Foundation

In short, who would a Clinton presidency owe favors to?


Thank you, Tony, for the information on Clinton's unsavory associates. By giving us " the facts and nothing but the facts" your post sheds light instead of spewing irrational
nonsense against Clinton or against Obama.


Obama is always trying to pass the buck, and deflect owning up to anything and blaming Bill Clinton... I s Bill Clinton running for President? I thought Hillary is running and as far as I can see she is more New and more diffrenet for American than Obama. At least she is someone who works hard for change and has courace and perseverence, and is not always whining.

Obama is part of the Old Boy Network and votes as more of a Hawk than Hillary. I trust Hillary more to bring the change that Obama only talks about.

I think it's rather dumb when people complain about Obama's wife, and the same is true of his Billary claims, that's just another way of saying why pick on me for being involved with Rezko (who also, fund raised for Bush) has Hillary revealed her tax returns? Answer the quetions Obama, otherwise you just look more and more like a child every day, and no one will trust your judgment to negotiate or lead.

If Obama cared about change he would not have been so impatient and world have appreciated the opportunity to work for change in the Senate. Thereby gain experience. I get the feeling he just thinks he's a Star and above the wor others do in the Senate. After 8 years as a Senator, when I hear the Billary thing, and people attacking Hillary because of anything Billhas done, I think they are cowardly and figure we're all too dumb to get the game they are playing.


Check this out. From a shaken-up Obama supporter.

Obama's judgment: Wright or Wrong


Proof positive this has been too long a primary season.

Sheesh!


Obama's "spiritual advisor" Reverend Wright said that the US unleashed the AIDS virus on 3rd world Africans to keep them down. The AIDS virus has been traced back to the 1950s as coming from a monkey in Africa. I guess all the scientists researching this issue must have gotten together to fabricate evidence to cover for a US government conspiracy to kill Africans. We whites are so extremely hateful. As Reverend Wright says, "God damn America!" Prejudice exits within all races. But Wright's views are a little out there, don't you think? Barack Obama has listened to this hateful stupidity for 20 years and then he claims ignorance of these views. He claims to be a uniter. I see a lying hypocrite.


Cynthia, you are exactly right. It doesn't take long to be brainwashed. Just look at Obamas wife and the things she's said ....What a privilaged life she's led and she's NOW just "proud of this country"? Why because of her husbands sudden celebrity status? There are so many things this country has done recently to be proud of. This woman makes me sick and so does her church and husband. Their all liars and hipocrites.


Hillary Clinton is the only primary candidate demanding a recount Before the primaries are over. Any shred of negative perception she can cast onto Obama has been tried, will continue to be tried, and tried again. I even think a certain political edtior on one of the major networks is helping his former bosses, but that's another topic altogether. The Clinton Camp hopes that by the time Obama gets through washing mud off of himself that the electorate will focus Only on Hillary. But if Senator Clinton wants to see records, which by the way Obama has shown already, She needs to Show Her Records, taxes and all. My belief is that Hillary is only going to show the parts of her tax returns that make her look good. Transparency has Never been what the Clintons liked to do; That would expose them to a scrutiny more vicious than what Obama is facing now.


"Hillary Clinton along with several other influential politicians have failed to return campaign donations that appear to be directly connected to an alleged scam which defrauded small to medium sized businesses across the United States and Canada of millions of dollars over more than ten years. In the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois-Eastern Division, the law firm of Reda & Des Jardins, LTD on Tuesday filed a multi-million dollar RICO lawsuit (Case No. 07C 1425) against one of Hillary Clinton's top campaign donors, International Profit Associates (IPA)."


Why wait til April 15 to file her prior years' returns?


The Tony Rezko connection with Obama is not just about donations.
Rezko took advantage of the poor
and ripped off the government.
Tenants were without utilities for months, the buildings were in shambles, the city was sueing Rezmar and Rezmar was defaulting on the loans. Obama was asking for more money for Rezko not for better conditions for the tenants. Rezko was chairing Obama finance campaigns and collected $855,000 of maintenance fees. Obama bought his house & Rezko bought the lot next door. Rezko was indicted and Obama bought part of the lot back.
The relationship went on for 20 years.


I'm not up for 4 more years of Bill and Hillary and there's no way in heck I'm voting for 4 years of McBush. Obama will make a good president, judging by his performance in the Senate and by his very well run campaign.


If you go to church, you may well have listened to your pastor spew forth with sermons to which you don't agree. I go EVERY Sunday, which Sen. Obama certainly does not in his position, and I've heard more than my share of sermons with which I cannot agree from my 17 year mentor/friend pastor. I'm not leaving the church over it and neither do a great many church goers. We think for ourselves. But wake up, folks, the clips were taken out of context and as such are VERY incendiary. Pastor Wright has lived in an America when prejudice was the order of the day and the only tolerance was directed to those who were directly responsible for it. That's the truth of the country, and burying that truth is not going to make it go away. Perhaps he was talking about the true ills that exist in this country (great as she is, America does have some dark issues) and how the principle of reaping what is sowed is an immutable one, so America must behave in every area as if she understands this. His anger is understandable for what he and his forebears went through, and still experience to a degree today. If you never talk to a Black person, you may not realize that. You too would be frustrated, angry and more if you experienced others' fear and hatred simply because of your skin color, and the effects of economic disenfranchisement along with the associated feeling of powerless. That's human nature, no matter what color the man. It's a free country and freedom of speech was still a right the last time I consulted the Constitution. Pastor Wright was voicing his opinion of some very real American history - past and in the making, and it would probably surprise us to hear the real context of his comments. Until we have, we shouldn't be pawns of the media, as if we're too foolish to remember how often information is slanted thereby. Sen. Obama is NOT his ex-pastor, he thinks for himself no matter what he hears (note his vote re: the war), and most importantly, he stands consistently on a platform of change to move this country away from such divisiveness, as the only candidate who can. These feelings exist is many people, and we can't ignore them away. Yet most of us want them GONE and we can do that through this man who transcends the vitriolic spectre of race, with a will bring us TOGETHER to face the tough issues TOGETHER, as we move past that ugly history and build a better America TOGETHER. I'm 53 and I'm TIRED of it. The young people are already TIRED of it. Can we do this? Is it possible? If we unite behind this man, the true leader and man for this time, YES...WE CAN.


OBAMA IS CONSTANLY SURROUNDED BY CORRUPTION, ESPECIALLY WHERE CAMPAGINE FUNDS ARE CONCERNED
A British-Iraqi billionaire lent millions of dollars to Barack Obama's fundraiser just weeks before an imprudent land deal that has returned to haunt the presidential contender, an investigation by The Times discloses.The money transfer raises the question of whether funds from Nadhmi Auchi, one of Britain's wealthiest men, helped Mr Obama buy his mock Georgian mansion in Chicago. A company related to Mr Auchi, who has a conviction for corruption in France, registered the loan to Mr Obama's bagman Antoin "Tony" Rezko on May 23 2005. Mr Auchi says the loan, through the Panamanian company Fintrade Services SA, was for $3.5 million. Another Obama friend Rep. Rick Renzi indicted Friday on multiple federal charges, law enforcement sources tell CNN. In a 35-count indictment handed up by a grand jury in Arizona, Renzi is charged with conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering extortion and insurance fraud. The indictment stem from Renzi's efforts to use his position in Congress to promote land deals in Arizona by a former business partner, according to the sources. Again more corrupt camp donations for Obama! WHERES THE MEDIA??? We are sick of the media pushing obama down our throats! in the aftermath of federal bribery/extortion/conspiracy/other miscellaneous badness indictments of former Dallas Mayor Hill, Obama camp financial contributor and supporter Again has its hands full with other publically indicted bankrollers like Rezko. Hill's campaign finance report shows donations April and federal campaign finance reports indicate Obama received donations in June as well. Of course Obama camp couldn't be reached for comments, did Axelrod loose his voice?
Obama's Relationship with Rezko Goes Back 17 Years. Obama Kept Contributions From Accused Fixer's (REZKO)Wife And Others ABCNews.com Analysis Shows the Campaign Still Hasn't Returned More Than $100,000 in Obama is referred to in document which outlines case against Rezko As Barack Obama is finding out, it's not as easy to dump politically toxic campaign donations as it might seem. For the third time in more than a year, Obama's presidential campaign announced this week it was shedding more donations tied to indicted fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko. Calculations by the media and Obama's own staff of Rezko's financial impact on his past political campaigns have been all over the map and shifting. In the case of Obama, public records don't make clear every Rezko connection. The records show that since 1995, $74,500 came from Rezko, his relatives or contributors listed on official disclosure forms as employees of one of his businesses. Rezko has raised money for Obama's presidential campaign.

Various media outlets have reported much larger numbers, though they haven't clearly explained their methodology. The New York Times has pegged Rezko political cash for Obama at $150,000, the Sun-Times at $168,000 and the Los Angeles Times at $200,000. Last weekend, a report by ABCNews.com suggested more than $185,000. The event at Rezko's home resembled a posh dinner party, complete with valet parking and catered dinner. Obama spoke after the meal, and told the crowd about how when he was still in Harvard law school Rezko, a developer, had tried to hire him. Obama staffers set up shop around the kitchen table, where they collected checks.

One donor at the event was Michael Sreenan, a former attorney for a Rezko company. Sreenan gave Obama $2,000 that night, but hasn't heard if the campaign now plans to give it away.

Still, Sreenan said he was baffled by the notion of giving money raised at Rezko's home to charity. "If [Obama] wants to give my donation back to me or let me give it to a charity, I'm fine with that," he said. "But I don't see how this makes a difference now -- the money still got him elected. And how do I know it's not going to a charity that's offensive to me?"
Barack Obama has surfaced in the federal corrupton case against his longtime campaign fund-raiser, Tony Rezko Obama's relationship with Rezko came under greater scrutiny this week after prosecutors disclosed Rezko received $3.5 million from an Iraqi billionaire while claiming to be broke.


Hillary is a lier and thief.... She can not be trusted.. What is the problem.. She is pissed that she is losing. Both Obama and Clintion are going to piss around and let Bush brother (McCain) in office..Drop out Hillary, have some self respect.


Seriously, why should we believe ANYTHING from the lying liars in the Obama campaign? They said they returned all the money Rezko raised for him. Then yesterday they finally admitted he raised more.

Now we know Obama's been requesting earmarks for Illinois hospitals while Rezko was de facto in charge of the Illinois Health Facilities board. Lying liars.


DON'T BE DUPED!!!

Large numbers of Republicans have been voting for Barack Obama in the DEMOCRATIC primaries, and caucuses. Because they feel he would be a weaker opponent against John McCain. And because they feel that a Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama ticket would be unbeatable. And also because with a Clinton and Obama ticket you are almost 100% certain to get quality, affordable universal health care very soon.

But first, all of you have to make certain that Hillary Clinton takes the democratic nomination and then the Whitehouse. NOW! is the time. THIS! is the moment you have all been working, and waiting for. You can do this America. “Carpe diem” (harvest the day).

I think Hillary Clinton see’s a beautiful world of plenty, and comfort for all. She is a woman, and a mother. And it’s time America. Do this for your-self, and your children’s future. You will have to work together on this and be aggressive, relentless, and creative. Americans face an even worse catastrophe ahead than the one you are living through now.

You see, the medical and insurance industry mostly support the republicans with the money they ripped off from you. And they don’t want you to have quality, affordable universal health care. They want to be able to continue to rip you off, and kill you and your children by continuing to deny you life saving medical care that you have already paid for. So they can continue to make more immoral profits for them-self.

Hillary Clinton has actually won by much larger margins than the vote totals showed. And lost by much smaller vote margins than the vote totals showed. Her delegate count is actually much higher than it shows. And higher than Obama’s. HILLARY CLINTON IS ALREADY THE TRUE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE!

As much as 30% of Obama's primary, and caucus votes are Republicans trying to choose the weakest democratic candidate for McCain to run against. These Republicans have been gaming the caucuses where it is easier to vote cheat. This is why Obama has not been able to win the BIG! states primaries. Even with Republican vote cheating help.

Hillary Clinton has been out manned, out gunned, and out spent 2 and 3 to 1. Yet Obama has only been able to manage a very tenuous, and questionable tie with Hillary Clinton.

If Obama is the democratic nominee for the national election in November he will be slaughtered. Because the Republican vote cheating help will suddenly evaporate. All of this vote fraud and republican manipulation has made Obama falsely look like a much stronger candidate than he really is. YOUNG PEOPLE. DON’T BE DUPED! Think about it. You have the most to lose.

The democratic party needs to fix this outrage. I suggest a Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama ticket now! Everyone needs to throw all your support to Hillary Clinton NOW! So you can end this outrage against YOU the voter, and against democracy.

I think Barack Obama has a once in a life time chance to make the ultimate historic gesture for unity, and change in America by accepting Hillary Clinton’s offer as running mate. Such an act now would for ever seal Barack Obama’s place at the top of the list of Americas all time great leaders, and unifiers for all of history. But the time to act is soon.

The democratic party, and the super-delegates have a decision to make. Are the democrats, and the democratic party going to choose the DEMOCRATIC party nominee to fight for the American people. Or are the republicans going to choose the DEMOCRATIC party nominee through vote fraud, and gaming the DEMOCRATIC party primaries, and caucuses.

Fortunately the Clinton’s have been able to hold on against this fraudulent outrage with those repeated dramatic comebacks of Hillary Clinton’s. Only the Clinton’s are that resourceful, and strong. Hillary Clinton is your NOMINEE. They are the best I have ever seen.

“This is not a game” (Hillary Clinton)

Sincerely

jacksmith...


Hillary has not been fully vetted. Let's look at the upcoming lawsuit from hollywood mogul Peter Paul vs the Clinton's.

A judge in Los Angeles yesterday allowed Hollywood mogul Peter F. Paul to begin taking sworn testimony in his $17 million fraud suit against former President Bill Clinton, but a technicality delayed establishment of a trial date.

California Superior Court Judge Aurelio N. Munoz ruled Paul's legal team can begin seeking depositions from a host of big names – including Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton – that allegedly were witnesses to an effort by the Clintons and top Democratic leaders to extract millions of dollars from Paul in illegal donations and then cover it up.

Munoz is expected to set the trial date at an April 25 hearing. He said yesterday in court he could not set the date, because defendant Jim Levin, an aide to President Clinton, must be served notice again. Levin did not respond to the original complaint, and Paul's legal counsel at the time – the Washington watchdog Judicial Watch – did not file a notice of default to verify that fact before filing an amended complaint.

The complaint says Bill Clinton promised to promote Paul's Internet entertainment company, Stan Lee Media, in exchange for stock, cash options and massive contributions to his wife's 2000 Senate campaign. Paul contends he was directed by the Clintons and Democratic Party leaders to produce, pay for and then join them in lying about footing the bill for an August 2000 Hollywood gala and fundraiser.

Paul attorney Colette Wilson told WND she has 30 days to service notice to Levin, and he will have 30 days to respond.

Read more about it on the internet


My god! It is a personal attack if Obama requests for disclosure from Hillary but it is a duty if Hillary calls upon Obama to disclose. Hillary and her staff are bordering on a personality disorder. They are true masters in distortions.


Obama was bloody spot on when he said that Hillary was a veteran of non-disclosure. Well said, Obama, we are so sick of her evasiveness. What are you hiding Mrs?


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