[UPDATED] Look Before You Leap: Obama's Mobbed-Up Allies
by susanhu, Sun Jan 27, 2008 at 11:14:10 AM EST
Update [2008-1-27 18:33:9 by susanhu]: At the end of the diary, on the Tony Rezko connection to Giannoulias.
The Chicago Tribune in its story, "Critics: Obama endorsements counter calls for clean government": "In the 2006 Democratic primary, for example, Obama endorsed first-time candidate Alexi Giannoulias for state treasurer despite reports about loans Giannoulias' family-owned Broadway Bank made to crime figures. Records show Giannoulias and his family had given more than $10,000 to Obama's campaign, which banked at Broadway." [Giannoulias is now a bundler for Obama's presidential campaign, aiming for $100,000.]
That's Barack Obama endorsing "granny grifter" Alexi Giannoulias, who got elected as Illinois' state treasurer with the hands-on support of Barack Obama. Besides his mob ties, Giannoulias "was involved in an alleged mortgage fraud five years ago against an 83-year-old woman." |
Curious now? Here's SourceWatch.org -- as independent a resource as you'll find on the Internet -- on Barack Obama's ties to Alexi Giannoulias:
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