But what has received far less attention is Rezko’s connections with the Nation of Islam. Reszko, born in Syria, was a business associate of Jabir Herbert Muhammad, the son of the founder of the Nation of Islam, Elijah Muhammad, serving as a vice president and general manager of JHM’s firm Crucial Inc. And finally, Rezko was bailed from jail by Ali Baghdadi, the ‘Middle East adviser’ to the Nation of Islam.

strange how these stories don’t seem to mention Fitz the neocon killer

Susan McDougal tried the first strategy to save the Clintons, and as far as I know she is still in jail. Food for thought for Rezko.

Hopefully, Patrick Fitzgerald will show as much zeal in prosecuting the Rezko connections as he did against Scooter Libby. If so, it could be a long hot summer in Chicago.

Correction:

Exit question: Who is more pessimistic realistic? Indy Conservative, Allahpundit, or Chicken Little?

Touche.

Sad part is, you’re closer to the truth than most of us want to admit.

It seems that nothing is going to stick to Obama, no matter the truthfulness or the seriousness of the matter.

The Teflon Don had nothing on this guy. Must be a shiny new coat of T-Fal or something.

hillbillyjim on June 13, 2008 at 9:56 AM

How many scandals he went through and got away with them?

He’s already the president.

The liberal media and the idiot voters already anointed him.

Crash and burn…..That ideot McCain will outlast him, and bless us with amnesty. The illegal cheaters will then flood the polls, and the fall will accellerate.

Correction:

Exit question: Who is more pessimistic realistic? Indy Conservative, Allahpundit, or Chicken Little?

Touche.

Sad part is, you’re closer to the truth than most of us want to admit.

It seems that nothing is going to stick to Obama, no matter the truthfulness or the seriousness of the matter.

The Teflon Don had nothing on this guy. Must be a shiny new coat of T-Fal or something.

Better read Chapter 2 Tony. Bite upper lip, wipe a tear, apologize to your friends, then dump a cruise missile on an aspirin factory.

Of course we can expect to see Rezko’s allegation taken as fact on CNN.

Indy (at 9:28AM): “Call McCain evil & predict that he will lose, or you’re a LIAR!”

jgapinoy on June 13, 2008 at 9:40 AM

Yup.

I don’t know how people can live with dishonesty.

Maybe I was raised differently, but to see many of double or triple-faced is disappointing.

Telling the TRUTH these days is equal to lying – for many people.

“They are pressuring me to tell them the ‘wrong’ things that I supposedly know about Gov. Bagojevich and Sen. Obama,”

“I’m not aware of any impropriety related to Rezko and Obama,” Duffy told the Tribune. “At no point has the government ever asked me a single question about Obama or any wrongdoing involving Rezko and Obama.”

You don’t imagine Rezko is >gasp

Originally, Obama claimed that Rezko had only ever raised $50,000 for his campaigns, including his run for the Senate. Later, that blossomed to $150,000, after the Chicago media started digging through campaign-finance records. Finally in March, Obama admitted that Rezko had raised over $250,000 over a period of nine years for his political campaigns.

“That’s not the campaign cash I used to know”

Exit question: Who is more pessimistic? Indy Conservative, Allahpundit, or Chicken Little?

hillbillyjim on June 13, 2008 at 9:36 AM

Correction:

Exit question: Who is more pessimistic realistic? Indy Conservative, Allahpundit, or Chicken Little?

You know, Hussein already is the president.

I really think we’re just wasting time, but it’s OK to kill the time and cover blog space.

Indy Conservative on June 13, 2008 at 8:45 AM

Indy, I don’t know how you do it. Spreadin’ sunshine all over the place with a smile on your face and a song in your heart, that is.

Exit question: Who is more pessimistic? Indy Conservative, Allahpundit, or Chicken Little?

I think Indy is closer to the truth than most everyone else wants to admit..

Most everyone else here seems to be looking at Maverick, saying, “I wish I could quit you!”

DaveC on June 13, 2008 at 9:21 AM

Exactly. Thank you very much.

And it’s called ‘being honest with oneself.’

But it seems that honesty is seldom among the commentators of this blog.

I will take what comes my way, but I will never hurt innocent people.”

Ya, right. By corrupting the political system (ya, I now it’s pretty corrupt, anyway) he hurts everyone. Personally, I’d like to see tougher sentences for all forms of this type of corruption. People like Rezko are scum. He is only being charged with the 24 counts of corruption that the prosecution had enough evidence to bring to trial in the first place. What is the actual number? – 240, 2400, we’ll never know.

Most everyone else here seems to be looking at Maverick, saying, “I wish I could quit you!”

Seriously though, If Obama is so innocent why is it that Rezko and Obama both aren’t out there PROVING the fact. It is clear that Rezko isn’t going to stay quiet in jail so Obama’s people better come up with a “Plan B” that includes something far more substantive than the round of denials and “I said all I am going to say about that” commentary.

BTW — If Obama loses and they do a TV movie about this (Democrats hate their failed messiahs and turn on them quickly as losers), I think they need to have Jeff Tambor from “Arrested Development” play Tony Rezko.

You know, Hussein already is the president.

I really think we’re just wasting time, but it’s OK to kill the time and cover blog space.

Indy Conservative on June 13, 2008 at 8:45 AM

Great attitude buddy . . . just let them kick you in the groin and you just stand there and moan and groan. Obviously you’ve given up hope so why don’t you drop out of this blog and spare us your defeatist platitudes.

a capella, Indy

Just a little gentle prodding & some humor to lighten the burden of the day’s news.

jgapinoy on June 13, 2008 at 9:01 AM

Don’t get me in trouble with Ed Morrissey. I really can’t afford to have my messages deleted, with gas and groceries price as high as they are.