tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284893230469697578.post3415393523789605916..comments2024-03-29T12:05:09.910+07:00Comments on <b>Postcards from the End of [the] America[n Empire]</b>: Linh Dinhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00328959360983573810noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284893230469697578.post-15144267292304470802014-05-26T19:00:32.272+07:002014-05-26T19:00:32.272+07:00Thanks, swindled, for info. Maybe George has gotte...Thanks, swindled, for info. Maybe George has gotten slightly senile. Before the pool game, he was also dancing on his stool and clapping. In any case, I can't imagine Obama releasing Rezko after such a high-profile trial.<br /><br /><br />Linh Dinhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328959360983573810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284893230469697578.post-47229591810264819432014-05-26T12:27:43.654+07:002014-05-26T12:27:43.654+07:00He's talking about Tony Rezko. That said, he&...He's talking about Tony Rezko. That said, he's got his facts totally warped. Rezko is doing time for influence-peddling. Pure Chicago politics. The controversy at the time had to do with Rezko's wife buying the vacant lot next to the house in Hyde Park (??) the Obamas bought. The problem was, they couldn't afford it. So by purchasing the land attached to the house the price dropped low enough that Barack and Michelle could afford it. That he did this deal in coordination with a guy like Rezko, who at some point would no doubt want the favor returned, was the problem. Later, Obama admitted it was "a bonehead move." But his wife really loved the house!! All in all, in relation to this whole affair Barack just comes across to me as naive.swindledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00035913786847702889noreply@blogger.com