Obama-Rezko story based in dubious articles; GE & the GOP go after Obama-Rezko

[awaysidetraveler]

The Chicago Sun-Tribune first published the Obama-Rezko articles while the owner, Conrad Black,
faced a trial by Patrick Fitzgerald and Judge St. Eves(1). That’s the same prosecution team who
now oppose Antoin Rezko in court(2). The trial and its verdicts were considered widely controversial
and suspicious(3). A jury found Conrad Black guilty of only four of the thirteen charges brought
against him, but this was only after a juror by the name of Kelly discovered documents that were
never presented by the defense (4). During this trial, George Galloway also won a libel suit against
Conrad Black(5).


Above, we have the courtroom drawing of St. Eves and Conrad Black

Patrick Fitzgerald and Judge St. Eves are controversial figures in both the Conrad Black case and
the Antoin Rezko case.

James Comey appointed Patrick Fitzgerald (6) to the position of Dept. of Justice Special Counsel
after John Ashcroft, citing a conflict of interest, recused himself. During his investigation into
the Libby scandal, Special Attn. Patrick Fitzgerald had Judith Miller, who was a reporter for the
New York Times, imprisoned for ninety days for refusing to out her source(7). Judith Miller remains
to date the first American ever to be sent to jail based on facts she never saw and a federal
appellate opinion she was not permitted to read(8). According to Bob Woodward and four other
prominent journalists, her imprisonment was unnecessary–Patrick Fitzgerald already knew her source
to be Richard Armitage(9).

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Above, Time magazine's portrait of Patrick Fitzgerald.

George W. Bush appointed U.S. District Court Judge St. Eves after her work as the
Associate Attorney Prosecutor for the Whitewater fraud case (10). During that case,
St. Eves herself took the stand in an attempt to discredit Susan McDougal’s accusation
that Whitewater investigators had pressured her to tell lies about Bill and Hillary Clinton(11).
On June 8th of 2006, Judge St. Eves was condemned by the National Lawyer’s Guild for
allowing a coerced confession–by way of torture–into U.S. courts(12).

The original articles from the Chicago Sun-Times date back to November 5th of 2006.
However, these original articles no longer appear in the online archives for the Chicago
Sun-Times, and Obama disputed the reports about key details(13).

Whether voters believe that Conrad Black is a fraud or instead that Patrick Fitzgerald
and Judge St. Eves are the fraud is of no consequence: the original articles from the
Chicago Sun-Times cannot be regarded as credible. NBC’s reports should also be regarded
with suspicion, as GE–which owns NBC–is the victim in Tony Rezko’s indictment(14).

Moreover, we should all be aware that this scandal is likely a GOP ploy to shake the confidence
in voting for Obama. GE Capital Corporation is the supposed victim in this case against Rezko,
and it has hundreds of billions to lose in oil contracts if Obama wins.

Please check these references for details.

Also, http://www.opednews.com/maxwrite/diarypage.php?did=3765 links to a timeline of all
the reporting, which is doing a fine job of uncovering the libel being done to Barak Obama.

1) http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=27666

2) http://www.chicagotribune.com/services/newspaper/printe...

3) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad_Black

4) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDWAFuQ5Tj8

5) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax6CmDIT4c4

6) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Fitzgerald

7) http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/07/06/reporters.contempt/in...

8) http://www.reason.com/news/show/32954.html

9) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRFpQ2ZzgjI

10) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitewater_ (controversy)

11) http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/sub...

12) http://www.nlg.org/news/statements/salah_0606.htm

13) http://www.opednews.com/maxwrite/diarypage.php?did=3765

14) http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/iln/pr/chicago/2006/pr1011_01...

[MethuenProgressive]

1. Spam.

[awaysidetraveler]

2. Sorry, I posted this improved version and didn't remove the last.

GE, and not GM is the supposed victim in the Tony Rezko case.

[danglingwrangler]

3. Rezko Conspiracy By Republicans Against Obama Doesn't Hunt

As an independent that is well read and politically savvy, I
among many independents and Democrats have a integrity issue
with Obama.  ANyone as short of specifics (geared for the
young and naive), that has the slick appearance of too good to
be true almost always is.  Now that the American People have
had time to see past his rehearsed and controlled environment
glorious speeches - the less the general public believes his
campaign.  

Rezko was the tip of the ice berg.  Pastor Jeremiah Wright
rounds out the appearance of Obama that there is a completely
different side to his slick politics.  Deception - the case
NOT to elect him!  

If Obama really was even half the "change candidate"
he proclaims to be he would have altered the radical and
extreme anti-american politics of his Pastor and confidant of
17+ years.

Obama also would have exhibited much, much better judgment
staying clear of such an individual as Jeremiah Wright to run
for the highest office in the free world.  Bad choices of the
past for Obama will ultimately derail his campaign  

[IowaGirl]

4. Well said, danglingwrangler.....

Welcome to DU!! :hi:

[facepalm]

5. uhhh

From what you just told me it sounds more like a pile of corruption up in Chicagoland.

I have no doubt that the republicans wish to discredit Obama and that they intend to use dirty tricks, but I don't see how what you posted proves that. Maybe I just dont understand enough of the background, but the Rezko thing was printed by more than just the Chicago Sun-Tribune. It makes sense they would pick the story up first because Rezko is a local figure that most people never heard of before Obama made the news.