Clinton received $130,000 from same Rezko-linked lawyer Obama had to return money from.

[Occam Bandage]

http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2007/06/sweet_blog_special_clinton_oba.html

One of 20 "chairs" for her Palmer House Hilton event is Myron Cherry, who is among a large circle of people to be enmeshed in two federal indictments Rezko is fighting...Myron Cherry -- a prodigious fund-raiser for the Clintons and many other Democrats over the years -- and his law office have handled several cases for a controversial firm whose executives and associates have given nearly $130,000 to Hillary Rodham Clinton's Senate campaigns.

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Sen. Barack Obama is giving to charity $3,500 from two donors the Chicago Sun-Times raised ethical questions about over the past several days...Michael Winter, who gave $3,000 to Obama's Senate campaign in June 2003, and Myron Cherry, who gave $500 to Obama in July 2004, have been publicly identified as Individuals "G" and "H," respectively, in one case against Rezko.

Whoopsie-daisy. You'd think Clinton could vet her own campaign.

[AP]

1. Vote Edwards!

[Colobo]

2. Edwards > Clinton.

It's a fact.

[AP]

50. Edwards > Obama > Clinton

Money wouldn't mean power in an Edwards administration.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

49. DNC got $15,000 from Rezco March 2000,,..Mrs Clinton!

http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2008/01/hillary-clinton-tony-rezko-dnc-contribution.php

[ursi]

3. K & R!!! This is too good. And I'm sure there is more to this!

[maddiejoan]

4. You do realize that --

--Obama IS a Rezko-linked lawyer.

[Occam Bandage]

5. Unlike Obama, this guy is dirty. Obama had to return his money.

[maddiejoan]

9. Not yet he hasn't

apparently he still has 100G

[mckeown1128]

14. Do you have a link to your claims?......nt

[maddiejoan]

20. Yep

http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/01/25/breaking-abc-news-reports-100000-from-rezko-that-obama-hasnt-returnedgiven-away/

[Occam Bandage]

23. Oh, those would be from *completely different* associates, then. You were changing the subject.

[maddiejoan]

31. Not really.

[IndianaJones]

6. ironic, huh? nt.

[TankLV]

41. OUCH! that's GOTTA hurt!!!

sucks when you're caught in a lie like OBAMA is!!!

[papau]

7. Obama got the money via Rezko - Clinton did not - & lawyer Myron Cherry is a "witness" - nada more

read the article

[Occam Bandage]

10. LMAO. A "witness," according to him. Obama returned his money. Apparently Clinton

doesn't have the same standards.

[papau]

35. Try again - it is not the individual check -it is the fact it was bundled by Rezko - thats the

standard we have had for quite a few elections

but if you want to claim recorders of donations need to return checks to their candidate when the donor has given money to some other candidate and the other candidates process was dirty - why good luck selling that idea -

given the media bias for Obama and against Hillary you actually may be able to sell it.

Meanwhile it turns out Obama lied about how much came via Rezko - and is still trying to find it all and return it. What a mess.

[Occam Bandage]

37. Now this is a funny post.

You're literally applying two different standards in the space of five lines. In the first, we look at the circumstances and the path the money took and the knowledge the candidates and donors had etc. etc. etc. and we split hairs until it's okay. That is, when it's Clinton. When it's Obama, we simply say "Um...that was all "Rezko-linked." Yeah.

This guy's money was among the contributions Obama was forced to return. Either we hold both candidates to the same standard, or we have no standards at all.

[papau]

52. no - the rules for bundled contributions do not apply to unbundled contributions - understand?

The 800,000 Hsu bundle had few Hsu dollars - but because good folks allowed their check to be collected by Hsu to be forwarded to the campaign, the campaign had to return it.

I am sure almost all of those checks were replaced by checks to the campaign that were not bundled by Hsu.

It is the fact the money touched the toxic indicted person that makes it checks to be returned.

Are you deliberately trying not to understand this?

[TwilightZone]

12. I only click on the threads for the pictures.

Isn't that the important part? That's what I've heard. :)

[aquart]

24. You mean this? Cherry's connection is that his name was used by Winters.

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/93095,CST-NWS-rezbox12.article

G. Michael Winter: Rezko business associate. Had allegedly agreed to funnel fees from an investment firm to Rezko but did not want his identity revealed to TRS board.

H. Myron Cherry: Attorney and political donor. Cherry's name was listed in place of Winter's on TRS paperwork. Cherry said this was done without his knowledge and that he is cooperating with federal authorities.

But we all appreciate the eager attempt to smear Hillary with Rezko's poop.

[Occam Bandage]

27. Obama thought the guy was dirty enough to return his money. Hillary has lower standards.

[papau]

38. nope - the money was returned because it was bundled through Rezko - Mr Cherry is not

accused of anything and indeed will most likely replace that check with a new one - and that new check will be accepted by Obama since it will not come to Obama via a Rezko bundle.

[Politicub]

8. Whoopsie-Daisy! This makes no sense.

But appears to be a sloppy Rove-esqe tactic. Everyone sees through this negative campaigning by Obama. True, he can deliver a good speech, but from the ex-gays, to the robo calls, to his healthcare plan that leaves out millions, people are slowly learning the truth about Obama, and it's turning them off.

[Jed Dilligan]

11. You know, I wish everyone would lay off this crap

I thought Clinton's bringing it up smacked of anti-Semitism. (I know he's a Syrian Christian, but do the voters? How Rovian do you believe she can be?)

My thoughts to both camps on this: at least lay off until Rezko is convicted of something. This is turning into a very ugly political season!

[Occam Bandage]

15. You know what else? So do I. It's rank hypocrisy for Clintonites to bash Rezko, just like it is

for Obamites to bash Hsu, just like it is for Edwardians to bash either (as he's had to return dirty money this season too).

But pointing out that it's hypocrisy in glaring terms? I think that's fine.

[sniffa]

13. But, she returned the dirty money, no?

:shrug:

[Occam Bandage]

17. The Goddess of Peace has bills to pay.

[sniffa]

19. True, the G.O.P. has debts

and favors to repay to filthy fucking scumbags.

[babylonsister]

43. ...

:rofl: :thumbsup:

[The_Casual_Observer]

16. & the degrees of separation of Hillary from Kevin Bacon?

[Occam Bandage]

18. It was close enough that Obama thought it wise to return the money. Clinton must not be as ethical.

[OHdem10]

21. Coincidence::: ABC and Fox reported Obama has not

returned all the funds raised by Rezco. The amount sounds the same
as HRC is cited in this post.

5 Networks have reported neither of the Clintons received money from
Rezco.

[LittleClarkie]

22. Both parties should be held to the same standard

Just as the religiosity of each candidate should be considered equally, so should things like this.

[george_maniakes]

29. The way i understand it...

with clinton, we already have lower expectations regarding matters like this. Its simply a matter of making sure people think obama isnt any better in this regard. Which is a sad way to win an election.

[LittleClarkie]

33. Indeed.

It is.

[Occam Bandage]

36. That is the goal of swiftboating. Not to help your candidate, or to harm your opponent's weakness,

but rather to negate his strength by bringing it down to the level of your weakness, if only temporarily.

[george_maniakes]

40. So then how does one combat this type of sad campaign tactic?

Now more then ever, this type of politics begs for a change.

[Bonobo]

25. This is not an issue Hillary can win on. She was content to sling the term "slum" at Obama.

Another in her long list of sleazy, disgusting things to lay out there and then deny.

Her supporters are truly deserving of her given the depths to which they are willing to go.

Let me remind you. HILLARY SAID AL QUAEDA IS WATCHING OUR ELECTIONS!

That is BUSH/ROVE "Come in the form of a mushroom cloud" bullshit.

If that's what you want for 4 years, fine.

[Occam Bandage]

26. Funny how none of the Clinton supporters are screaming that she needs to return this dirty money...

[ursi]

32. good point! Kick again!

[Sparkly]

28. Was Myron Cherry indicted for something?

[kikiek]

30. Look at the link of Myron Cherry's contributions. Yes Edwards is listed as is most of the dems.

I think it is time to quit this crap of trying to bring each others candidate down. We are only sinking our own ship. http://www.campaignmoney.com/political/contributions/myron-cherry.asp?cycle=08

[Occam Bandage]

34. Absolutely. If we put up impossibly high standards for one, then we all fail.

We should just admit that nobody is completely uncompromised, shut up with the faux outrage, and move on.

[kikiek]

39. I'm all for that.

[Barack_America]

42. $130,000 vs. $3,500? You tell me who's in this deeper. n/t

[mondo joe]

44. Yes, Obama is indeed a "Rezko Linked Lawyer". But I don't hold that against him.

[maddiejoan]

46. Nor do I

my point is that accepting money from one, is for Hillary, no more offensive than if she accepted money from Obama.

[mondo joe]

47. Certainly. NT

[ursi]

45. Kick again!

[Tarheel_Dem]

48. k&r.........n/t

[PervezClinton]

51. Oh, Ms. Thang knows a thang or two about this. Come talk to me, baby.