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by rfield9 March 14, 2008 4:13 AM EDT
http://www.taylormarsh.com/archives_view
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What is quite clear after phone conversations, and compiling pages of research and newspapers articles on the subject, is that Mr. Obama made a deal in his mind with someone who became his political godfather because he could make his dreams come true. It''''s clear from Rezko''''s unwinding problems that Obama either didn''''t care how his patron got the money, or ignored it as long as the political contributions and access to others contributions kept coming. Considering Mr. Obama models himself as Mr. Hope and promises that he''''ll change politics in Washington, this shouldn''''t be a minor part of the Obama story. It''''s his record, which directly conflicts with the image he''''s selling that many people have not only bought into, but invested their hopes in as well. The fact that Obama and Rezko were friends for years is also not a minor point. Of course, there''''s certainly no crime in that, but while Rezko was involved in a political "pay to play on steroids," it''''s alarming that Obama remained, as he''''s portraying his role, witless about what was going on right under his nose.


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by jonesforch March 14, 2008 2:52 AM EDT
Ok lets try this for president? If Democrat is elected lets put a Repug as some of you call them as VP. Or if if a Repug is elected give them a VP that is Democrat. Wow what a card.. research that one.
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by jonesforch March 14, 2008 2:41 AM EDT
croft777

Not in LA or anywhere near that.
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by jonesforch March 14, 2008 2:39 AM EDT
Nice job croft777. but you have not explained Yet why?
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by jonesforch March 14, 2008 2:36 AM EDT
You must be in La LA land or you were to young to remember. When Bill was in Office, life was good. Try to prove me wrong it won''''t work, I lived those years.


I most of you are (not all)are nuts.

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by kstar42 March 14, 2008 2:29 AM EDT
Still waiting for you tell the other voters why Hillary is the best vote?


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Posted by Jonesforch at 11:22 PM : Mar 13, 2008

Because she is!! :)
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by jonesforch March 14, 2008 2:22 AM EDT
croft777.

Still waiting for you tell the other voters why Hillary is the best vote?
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by jonesforch March 14, 2008 2:19 AM EDT
Nope but woke you up did''t it?
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by blkpresident March 14, 2008 2:14 AM EDT
Thanks, jesterbelle, for the clarification and vindication--no offense, croft777.
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by jonesforch March 14, 2008 2:12 AM EDT
Me I want to know what happened to CBSoliver is he off? How dare.
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