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Obama Tells Sun Times Rezko is Still a Friend | 138 comments (138 topical)

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That's exactly the point... (5.00 / 2) (#23)
by DudeE on Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 11:26:36 AM EST
...inevitably some Obama supporter will scream "Norman Hsu!" except that Hillary Clinton probably wouldn't recognize Hsu if she bumped into him on the street.

Obama's ties with Rezko are longstanding and deep.  It's a bit shocking to have a state Senator so clueless about the nature of his personal friend's 'dealings' with state government.

Would you rather vote for a crook or a sucker?  That seems to be the strategy decision being mulled by Obama.

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we had a gifted state senator run (none / 0) (#46)
by hellothere on Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 11:54:32 AM EST
for mayor in houston several years ago. i watched him debate his opponent and he was also good in debate. then some information came out on him by one of the local tv stations. i can't and won't speak to the details at all here. anyway he lost the race. a review i saw written of the race said this, if he was quilty we don't want him. and if he was used without his knowledge we don't want him. he is too easily duped. or something like that! the point is obama might just be guilty of bad judgment. but it is the bad judgment that worries me most.

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There is a third alternative (none / 0) (#53)
by Manuel on Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 12:00:55 PM EST
Obama is a loyal friend.  He realizes that their failures are a liability so he has to distance himself from them but still wants to offer moral support.  Voters would have to take the chance that his friends have not unduly influenced his actions or his attitudes.  As democrats, we have to consider how this all will play with the electorate at large.

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If he rejects AND denounces Rezko (none / 0) (#68)
by oculus on Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 12:16:15 PM EST
while Rezko is being tried on felony charges, Obama may be criticized for being a fair weather friend.  So, you make a good point.  

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There is also the cynical view (5.00 / 1) (#85)
by Manuel on Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 12:37:36 PM EST
that Obama may not want to antagonize Rezko.  All of this just screams out inexperienced to me.  McCain will be pushing this line out hard in the fall if Obama is the nominee.

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