Obama's Buddy Goes Down in A Big Way..

Not just his fundraiser as the AP innocuously insinuates in the article posted below, but his BUDDY and GOOD FRIEND. This convicted felon is the epitome of the types of people Obama has surrounded himself with in Chicago politics, and should eventually disqualify him from presidential aspirations, and as far as I'm concerned any Chicago politician should find themselves in that category.

Of coarse the left will say "thats just association politics" blah blah blah. I say birds a feather flock together in this is Obama's flock. The man going to prison is directly responsible for where the Obama's presently live in such a big way to the tune of nearly 1 million dollars, that were it not for Tony Rezco he's still be living in his previous home nearby but not in as Toni of a neighborhood as they presently reside more in line with a presidential hopeful, as detailed in this post here quite extensively and accurately from 4 months ago.

It's also covered in this video from MSNBC culled from the linked post and the Dems around the country are going to pay dearly for ignoring this stuff to get Obama in the driver's seat as he is now on the big stage and people will be shocked once their eyes are opened to his real dealings:

Jury: Rezko guilty of 16 counts in corruption case:

My Way News - "CHICAGO (AP) - A prominent fundraiser for Sen. Barack Obama and Gov. Rod Blagojevich was convicted Wednesday of fraud and money laundering after a high-profile federal trial provided an unusually detailed glimpse of the pay-to-play politics that has made Illinois infamous.

Antoin 'Tony' Rezko showed no emotion as the jury found him guilty of 16 of 24 counts, including scheming to get kickbacks from money management firms seeking state business and a contractor who wanted to build a hospital in northern Illinois. He was acquitted of charges that included attempted extortion.

'What the jury did was vindicate the interests of the citizens of Illinois and honest government,' U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald said."

The nine-week trial included explosive testimony about drug-fueled parties involving the government's star witness and allegations that the governor discussed a state job for a donor after the donor handed over a $25,000 check for Blagojevich's campaign.

Testimony barely touched on the relationship between Obama and Rezko, who has known the Democratic presidential candidate since he entered politics and was involved in a 2005 real estate deal with him. Most of the focus was on shakedowns prosecutors said Rezko arranged when he was a top adviser to Blagojevich.

Neither Blagojevich nor Obama has been accused of wrongdoing. Obama's campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Rezko's bond was immediately revoked Wednesday and he was taken into federal custody until his Sept. 3 sentencing.

"Mr. Rezko, on his own, decided that if he was convicted he wanted to immediately start serving his sentence," said defense attorney Joseph Duffy, who added that he would appeal.

Rezko's defense attorneys maintained that the government had little evidence tying him to corruption and that the star witness, admitted political fixer Stuart P. Levine, was not credible because years of drug use had damaged his memory. continued

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