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Were both Blago and Obama lying about Auchi?

by admin on 05. Aug, 2010 in Mainstream Media, Obama/Rezko House Purchase, Tony Rezko

Federal prosecutors were successful in revoking Tony Rezko’s bond in early 2008 when they found out the infamous Illinois fixer had taken $3.5 million from British/Iraqi billionaire Nadhmi Auchi without telling the court. Auchi is a controversial figure closely linked to Saddam Hussein over the years. For background on Auchi, check here and here. It’s [...]

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He had the political courage Obama lacked

by admin on 04. Aug, 2010 in Mainstream Media, Tony Rezko

There was one Democrat in 2006 who dared take on Rod Blagojevich’s re-election bid. His name wasn’t Barack Obama, of course, he endorsed Rod, corruption and all. He was Edwin Eisendrath, who ran against Rod in the Democratic primary. He was interviewed recently by Steve Rhodes of the website Beachwood Reporter. Beachwood: Obama stood behind [...]

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Three questions for Tony Rezko

by admin on 02. Aug, 2010 in Mainstream Media, Obama/Rezko House Purchase, Tony Rezko

As we’ve mentioned before, the mainstream press has virtually no curiosity about convicted fixer Tony Rezko any more. Let us amend that: There is no curiosity about Rezko’s relationship with Barack Obama. Former Chicago Tribune top editor James Warren, now writing for the Chicago News Cooperative, which feeds stories to the NY Times, outlines some [...]

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Guilty on all counts

by admin on 29. Jul, 2010 in Robert Blagojevich, Tony Rezko

That’s our prediction for Rod Blagojevich. A prison term of between 10 and 12 years. For Rob Blagojevich, a split verdict with a sentence of 1 to 2 years. Then it’s on to sentencing of Tony Rezko. We will have more on Rezko and the unanswered questions surrounding his dual relationship with Blagojevich and Barack [...]

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Blago campaign chairman, transition director helps create train wreck then walks away unscathed

by admin on 28. Jul, 2010 in David Axelrod, David Wilhelm, Mainstream Media, Rahm Emanuel, Tony Rezko

“Rod realizes that he is being elected as a reformer. People in this state are fed up with corruption and broken promises. The Blagojevich administration will be one of honesty,” he said. —David Wilhelm Another member of the club that brought us Rod Blagojevich is David Wilhelm, the former DNC chairman and Clintonista who ran [...]

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After Blago spokesman made Baghdad Bob look like Honest Abe, BO was so offended he hired him

by admin on 27. Jul, 2010 in Chris Kelly, David Wilhelm, Emil Jones, Tony Rezko

Democratic consultant Pete Giangreco was a top advisor and spokesman for Rod Blagojevich during his candidacies for Governor. He was an aggressive, over-the-top defender of the former congressman, who had promised Illinois residents an era of reform after the scandals and eventual imprisonment of the previous Governor, George Ryan. In Illinois, if you are a [...]

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Did Rezko/Obama coverage get JournoListed?

by admin on 26. Jul, 2010 in Obama/Rezko House Purchase, Tony Rezko

It wasn’t lost on those who closely followed the 2008 presidential election that scrutiny on Barack Obama was less than intense. Plenty of material was there. When it surfaced, more often than not, it just faded away. One reason why, we are finding out, was that instead of watchdogs, the national press corps acted like [...]

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Obama’s rolling disclosure on Rezko a clue national press chose to ignore

by admin on 19. Jul, 2010 in Obama/Rezko House Purchase, Tony Rezko

We’ve documented how the incoming Obama administration was far from truthful when it tried to exonerate itself with the Greg Craig report. This shouldn’t have been a surprise to anyone in Illinois. When Obama’s relationship with fixer/financier/fundraiser Tony Rezko started to hurt his political career, he dissembled. The Obama-Rezko relationship came under scrutiny after Rezko [...]

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Long shadow of Rezko hangs over Obama

by admin on 12. Jul, 2010 in Mainstream Media, Obama/Rezko House Purchase, Tony Rezko

It looks like Tony Rezko won’t be called by the prosecution or defense in the Rod Blagojevich corruption trial. Not a shock because, as the Daily Herald’s Ted Cox explains, nobody quite knows what door Tony would open on the witness stand. It’s not even clear where Tony is these days. What is clear is [...]

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WSJ marvels at Obama’s Teflon

by admin on 09. Jul, 2010 in Mainstream Media, Rahm Emanuel, Senate Seat, Tony Rezko, Valerie Jarrett

In a well-done piece this morning, Wall Street Journal’s Kimberley A. Strassel is gap-jawed at the ability of Barack Obama to emerge unscathed, press-wise, from the muck of the Chicago machine and the Blagojevich mess. One remarkable aspect of 2008 is that Mr. Obama emerged from the Chicago machine relatively untainted—the press more than willing [...]

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