Posted by
Chris on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 5:06:51 AM
June 2008 Tony Rezko was found guilty on 16 of 24 counts of fraud and political corruption by a Chicago Jury. Obama's Response:
"This isn't the Tony Rezko I knew."
Rezko was charged with fraud, attempted extortion and aiding bribery. He would extort millions of dollars from firms attempting to do business with the teachers' pension board. Rezko used his influence to get friends into government boards, the friends would then demand millions in kickback from contractors in exchange for building projects. Rezko also helped Obama purchase property in Chicago and even gave him land so that he could have a larger yard. Yet Obama did not know Rezko too well!
Jeremiah Wright came to light during the Democratic primaries. His sermons became public scruitiny and displayed a racist and Anti-American message. Obama's Response:
"This isn't the Jeremiah Wright I knew."
Obama has claimed in the past that Wright was like an Uncle to him. Wright Married him and baptized his daughters. Twenty years Obama set in Wrights' church yet despite all of this he did not truly know him?
On the unrepentent terrorist William Ayers?:
"This isn't the William Ayres I knew."
Obama made the case that he was only eight years old when Ayers committed acts of terrorism against the United States. As recently as 2001 Ayers had made the statements that "I don't regret setting bombs" and "I feel we didn't do enough."
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan stated in 2008 "Barrack Obama is the Messiah".
"This isn't the Louis Farrakhan I knew."
"A black man with a white mother became a savior to us," Farrakhan once told a crowd of mostly Islamic followers in 2008. "A black man with a white mother could turn out to be one who can lift America from her fall." During a Democratic debate with Tim Russert, Obama was asked twice if he rejected support from Louis Farrakhan. At no time did Obama say yes, I reject his support. Instead he sidestepped the question by denouncing several of Farrakhans' statements and anti sematic views.
This to date has been a common theme with Barrack Obama. A questionable association with less than desirable qualities is brought forward, Obama claims that this isn't the (fill in the blank) I knew and everyone moves along. How many more times will this occur. The Americans that voted for Obama were willing to overlook all of these questionable associations as well as the many others that he has. Would these same Americans be willing to make the same exception for one of their children if they wanted to date someone with the same beliefs and practices as these radicals and crooks? I would not.