Message in a Bottle: Road to Damascus

The Road to Damascus is the story of St. Paul's conversion to Christianity in Biblical Syria. Barack Obama's road through Damascus with Catholic Syrian born and convicted criminal Antonin Rezko serving as his longtime political supporter is a bone of contention for Obama's stance on political independence. Although the McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance law has already trailblazed in these efforts, Obama vows to restrict donations from soft money contributions such as political action committees (PACS) and lobbyists. This does not stop Obama from allowing the well-connected volunteer to engage in a land sale or host a million dollar fundraiser or two like the one Peter Paul embroiled himself in a legal battle for Hillary Clinton. Antonin Rezko co-chaired a "mega-million" fundraiser for President George W. Bush in 2003. Like the crumbling interiors of his South Side Chicago properties, Rezko has been a "fixture" in Chicago politics since the city's first African-American Mayor Harold Washington even befriending Muhammad Ali. Facing a guilty verdict for funnelling political kickbacks through his businesses to Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich, knighted and dubbed a "slum lord" by Hillary Clinton, Antonin Rezko leaves Obama anxious enough to call a meeting with the editorial board of the Chicago Tribune regarding their seventeen-year association. Obama has known Antonin Rezko since Obama's job interview with Rezko's Rezmar Inc. during his days as a 2L at Harvard Law School. Rezko has been Obama's ace ever since that time raising at least $250,000 in campaign funds over the course of Obama's mounting professional and political career. During the Rezko trial, a deal where Obama bought his 1.65 million dollar house and campaign headquarters $300,000 under market value adjacent to Antonin and Rita Rezko's property was a source of media inquiry. Right before the Rezko's federal indictment surfaced, Obama sold the adjacent one-sixth vacant lot to Rita Rezko calling the move a "mistake." Obama has been magnanimous enough to donate the fruits of his friendship and business relationship with the federally indicted Rezko to charity. However the question remains, do contributions that don't make it to the offering plate count?

2 Responses to "Road to Damascus"

accuser says June 9, 2008 at 8:06 AM: Obama admitted taking $85,000 from Rezko, admitted having a relationship with Rezko and personally responded to media questions about Rezko and his relationship- including spending a day away from his campaign meeting with the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board.
Hillary Clinton took more than $1.2 million (according to the DOJ and FBI) from Peter Paul personally and denied taking any money from him when asked by the Washington Post and in 4 FEC reports. Hillary's finance director was indicted and tried for HIDING THE TRUE $1 million plus cost of a Gala fundraiser for Hillary(that Paul paid for)- even though Hillary was quoted in the Washington Post as knowing the cost exceeded $1million- her campaign was fined for hiding more than $700,000 of the $1.2 million and Hillary HAS NEVER BEEN ASKED BY THE MNEDIA- NOR HAS PERSONALLY ANSWERED ABOUT HER RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LARGEST DONOR TO HER 2000 CAMPAIGN. see www.paulvclinton.com and the corruption of the media and the government in protecting Hillary Clinton
BlueMojito says June 9, 2008 at 9:55 AM: Letting any one individual "infuse" that much money into your poltical campaign whether its by western union or by human resources simply reeks.