McCain campaign "Rezko is fair game now"

[Enrique]

oh no! Obama is going to rue the day he made fun of McCain!

McCain wasn't going to use Rezko, but now it's FAIR GAME!!! :scared: :sarcasm:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/08/21/mccain_spokesmans_retort_obama.html

SEDONA, Ariz. -- A spokesman for Sen. John McCain vowed to retaliate against today's story about how many houses the GOP candidate owns with a renewed focus on Sen. Barack Obama's ties to a Chicago developer and charges that Obama is an elitist.

"We're delighted to have a real estate debate with Barack Obama," said spokesman Brian Rogers, adding that the press should focus on Obama's house. "It's a frickin' mansion. He doesn't tell people that. You have a mansion you bought in a shady deal with a convicted felon."

The felon reference was to Tony Rezko, a former Obama friend and financial backer who was convicted on fraud and bribery charges this year. Rogers vowed to intensify efforts to link Obama to Rezko in the coming days.

"That's fair game now," he said. "You are going to see more of that now that this issue has been joined. You'll see more of the Rezko matter from us."

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[warrior1]

1. he wishes

There's no there, there.

[hobbit709]

2. Oh John! What about Keating?

[book_worm]

3. and then so is the Keating scandal, Gramps!

[LaurenG]

4. Can you say Keating 5 ... McCain's campaign is going to rue the day

they brought that up.

[Thrill]

5. No one knows who the hell Rezko is

at least not normal voters

[LSparkle]

OK, then bring on the KEATING FIVE history lessons!

I've heard Obama's campaign has threatened to remind
the public about Bomb Bomb's role in the Keating Five
scandal (and his continuing association with some of
its key players) if Bomb Bomb's campaign want to push
Rezko.

BRING IT ON!!!!

[marylanddem]

6. Convicted felon? Didn't Cindy's money come from her father's

mob ties?

[City Lights]

7. Hello, Keating 5.

Bring it on, McMansions!

[thunder rising]

8. Bring it on white haired wrinkly guy ... it worked so well for HRC.

[madaboutharry]

9. I swear, they sound so like kids in Junior High.

They behave like 7th graders. Well, maybe that is being too charitable, maybe more like 4th graders.

[mediaman007]

10. Don't throw stones if you live in a glass house!

One picture of Obama's home doesn't equal 10 pictures of McCain's homes; one Rezko does not equal five Keatings!

I think that Rogers is blowing smoke. They've got nothing. Apparently, the mud (scandals) is more comfortable than the high road (issues).

[Hepburn]

11. Then so is Keating....

....bring it on. Ugh...I hate that phrase, but it seemed so apt at the moment.

[ErinBerin84]

12. lol. As if Rezko was ever going to be "off the table"

:rofl:


In the words of Chuck Todd in the middle of the night: "Two words. Keating. Five."



The Keating 5 thing (even though he was only rebuked by the Senate Ethics Committee for "poor judgement") is FARRRR shadier than REZZZKO!

[Enrique]

15. and Obama wasn't even implicated in Rezko

let alone rebuked.

[rucky]

13. Rezko's prosecutor had his chance,

and came up with nothing.

[C_U_L8R]

14. Has McNutsack announced that he intends to lie

Rezko is nothing. It's vapor. It rightwing confabulation.
Go ahead gramps... go Rezko all you want.
It will be your McCaca.

[Enrique]

16. lol, McCaca

if only McCain would pick George Allen as VP. :rofl: