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Thread #111768 Message #2359040
Posted By: Jim Lad
06-Jun-08 - 01:11 AM
Thread Name: BS: Rezko Guilty
Subject: RE: BS: Rezko Guilty
Sure but let me deal with this one first... Hypocrites, by their very nature, never really make it clear that they're hypocrites.
Two Doctors (Married I presume) owned a mansion on two lots. The house was for sale. Mr. & Mrs. Obama could not afford the one and a half million price tag. The couple would not sell the house separately from the other lot because without it, there were no grounds. The Rezkos stepped in and the couple agreed to sell to both families. The Obamas paying for the house (about $300.000 below market price) & the Rezkos paying for the grounds (now known as the undeveloped, adjacent lot) at a greatly inflated price. In effect, they bought the grounds for the Obamas. Rezko was already under indictment when this deal was being made. Later, when the questions started coming up about the house, the Obamas bought a strip of that land. They used their connections in city hall to get planning permission and subdivided the lot. The Obamas paid Rezko $64.000 over the appraised value for that strip of land. Some perceive that $64.000 as hush money for Tony Rezko. Mr. Fitzgerald will decide whether it warrants investigation. Obama paid for planning permission and the plans for the fence & Rezko paid for the materials & construction.
Now, Mr. Obama spun his way out of that but at best the Chicago Media called it "Business as Usual" for the political machine they call "The Combine" in Chicago. Recently, when Obama released his tax statements, he inadvertently left his address (the usually black those out) in plain view on one of those forms. One enterprising blogger immediately looked up the address on the satellite imagery maps and came up with before and after shots for the property. Here are some of the findings. The house and adjacent lot are completely surrounded by one common wall. Even after the fence was erected, the only access to the adjacent lot is through the front gate of the Obamas' lot. The Obamas paid for the upkeep of those grounds. Had they not built the fence, they wouldn't have been able to walk around the perimeter of their own home. Now: There exists a law that basically says .. if you, in a position of power such as a politician, accept a gift or a favour and the courts deem that the value is so high as to be unreasonably generous then there is no need to uncover whatever favour has been asked in return. It's called Reasonable Practise or something like that and is used quite frequently where corrupt politicians are concerned. But that's only what we know. Right now, Mr. Rezko is sitting in jail with a total of 300 years in prison looking him straight in the eye. Some of his cohorts are there too and Patrick Fitzgerald will talk to whichever one has the most to offer.