An excellent story published in the Times of London detailing the Obama “house deal” with Tony Rezko and introducing a new character – Rezko business partner Nadhmi Auchi.
More importantly though, the story gives some excellent background on the house arrangement and summarizes the issue nicely: “The house-and-garden deal raised questions about whether Mr Rezko, a property developer and fast-food restauranteur, made it possible for the Obamas to purchase a mansion they could otherwise not afford.”
I’m going to start archiving some of these stories, so they’ll be available for anyone interested in knowing more about the issue.
I won’t get bogged down in the details of Mr. Auchi, he’s been convicted of corruption in France, but his ties to Obama are pretty tenuous. More of a friend of a friend (close friend of Tony Rezko, who was a close friend of Obama and a financial supporter of Obama’s political career from the beginning).
Auchi attended a fundraiser that Obama also attended, but Obama says he doesn’t remember him.
What a great story. I live in the Northern Illinois area not to far from Chicago. I have seen and followed the Obama/Rezko/Auchi story since the beginning. Obama was a do nothing Senator while he was an Illinois State Senator and as far as Illinois goes, he has been a do nothing United States Senator from Illinois.
This man throws out misrepresentations and out right lies faster than Bill Clinton changed girl friends. There is more to the Obama/Rezko story and if anything comes to light I will post it on my blog and possibly you could do likewise as I may miss something.
RWD
Thanx for letting me post!
Comment by rightwingdog — February 26, 2008 @ 7:20 pm
Interesting…
Here are some more sources on Obama’s Rezko dealings…
http://againstobama.wordpress.com/tag/rezko/
Comment by Jeffrey — February 27, 2008 @ 7:42 pm