Showing posts with label rezko. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rezko. Show all posts

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Alas, Poor Blagojevich, we knew him too well....No thanks to the media










Hat Tip: http://therealbarackobama.wordpress.com/2009/01/25/blago-subpoenas-wheres-the-tanning-bed-media-now/

And where will Blagojevich and his sweet tempered bride be during the impeachment proceeding beginning tomorrow?

Why they are going to London to see the Queen or actually to New York, New York to appear on ABC’s “Good Morning, America” with Diane Sawyer and “The View” with Barbara Walters, as well as Monday evening’s “Larry King Live” on CNN. Lynn Sweet adds they will also appear on NBC’s Today Show (taped in Chicago) and FOX’s On the Record with Greta Van Susteren/Fox and Friends.

Doug Ross at Director Blue commented

    A veritable “who’s who” of Obama staffers, surrogates and affiliates were among those served with subpoenas. Put simply, within one week of President Barack Obama’s administration taking office, it is already under significant legal scrutiny that will — at a minimum — take precious time away from dealing with the country’s monumental economic and foreign policy challenges.

    And, once again, the mainstream media is AWOL, unwilling to report on this very newsworthy story.

Those subpoenaed:

  • Patricia Blagojevich, first lady
  • River Realty, her former employer
  • Friends of Blagojevich, the governor’s campaign committee
  • Citizens for Blagojevich, his former committee
  • Robert Blagojevich, the governor’s brother and campaign chairman
  • Antoin “Tony” Rezko, former adviser and fundraiser for governor
  • Christopher Kelly, former adviser and fundraiser for governor
  • Alonzo Monk, former Blagojevich chief of staff, now a lobbyist
  • Milan Petrovic, lobbyist and campaign fundraiser
  • John Wyma, former Blagojevich adviser, now a lobbyist
  • Paul Rosenfeld, lobbyist
  • J.B. Pritzker, wealthy Chicagoan whom Blagojevich might have considered to replace Obama in U.S. Senate
  • Gery Chico, former Chicago school board president and one-time U.S. Senate candidate
  • Doug Scofield, former Blagojevich adviser, now a consultant
  • Scofield Communications
  • Valerie Jarrett, Obama adviser
  • David Axelrod, Obama adviser
  • Service Employees International Union
  • Tom Balanoff, SEIU Illinois president
  • Change to Win, an SEIU-affiliated activist group
  • Sam Zell, owner of the Chicago Tribune
  • Nils Larsen, an adviser to Zell
  • The Chicago Tribune
  • The Tribune Co., the newspaper’s parent company
  • Michael Vondra, owner of asphalt and construction companies
  • Gerald Krozel, vice president of a concrete company
  • John Johnston, president of Balmoral Park racetrack
  • Fred Yang, Washington, D.C.-based Blagojevich consultant
  • Garin Hart Yang Research Group, Yang’s firm
  • William Knapp, Washington, D.C.-based Blagojevich consultant
  • Squire, Knapp & Dunn, Knapp’s firm
  • Doug Sosnick, political consultant

Doug Ross adds: “Blago’s ‘Senate Candidate 3′, Jan Schakowsky, was not served with a subpoena, but will have some questions of her own to answer in the days to come.”

And let’s not forget Rahm Emanuel, reportedly on 21 different taped conversations by the feds — dealing with his boss’ vacant Senate seat!



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Saturday, December 27, 2008

Why is Obama's House in Someone Else's Name?

Hat Tip: The Obama Report

Rezko attorney 'owns' Obama mansion
Lawyer at firm where Democrat worked receives tax bill


Posted: December 25, 2008
11:40 pm Eastern

By Jerome R. Corsi
© 2008 WorldNetDaily


William Miceli
An attorney for convicted fundraiser Tony Rezko is listed as the owner and taxpayer for Barack Obama's Chicago mansion, according to records obtained by WND.

William Miceli is a lawyer at the Chicago law firm Miner, Barnhill & Galland, which also formerly employed Obama.

The controversy began when a website called News and Commentary for Thinking People published a 48-page document that lists Miceli as the owner of the Obama home at 5046 S. Greenwood.

Miner, Barnhill & Galland was Obama's employer when he did extensive legal work for Rezko, who awaits sentencing after he was convicted in June of fraud, money laundering and bribery-related counts.

Miceli, as a senior attorney at the firm, supervised Obama when the future president wrote letters on behalf of Rezko urging public authorities to award him new public properties to rehabilitate, notes the "Barack Book" website maintained by GOP.com.

WND asked for comment from Obama's transition team and the Democratic National Committee but did not receive a response.



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