Comments on: Northern Trust on Obama Loan

By: Kip Sweigart

Kip Sweigart — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:37:43 +0000

WHAT A CROCK!! The Dems decry the institutional rates of the industry but he (Obama) has no problem taking their money.

By: OneCitizenSpeaking

OneCitizenSpeaking — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:12:52 +0000

Whether or not Northern Trust had an “official” VIP program, is irrelevant. The real question is did Rezko maintain large balance accounts in the bank so as to get a deal for his friend? Or perhaps, did Obama influence the direction of any city funds into Northern Trust accounts? Absent any evidence of compensating balances or directed business, the issue is irrelevant.

By: American Conservative

American Conservative — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:31:03 +0000

I guess not. I was hoping our post would be submitted and posted right away. It looks like we will have to wait another four hours to see it, if it gets posted at all.

By: American Conservative

American Conservative — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:29:50 +0000

Does Major know how to run a blog? I know the Embed Producers do not.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:09:43 +0000

A note to the RNC. TALKING IN CAPS WILL NOT SAVE YOUR PARTY FROM AN IMMINENT DEFEAT IN BOTH CONGRESS AND THE WHITE HOUSE… NOR WILL HIGHLIGHTING THESE B.S. ISSUES. Lets instead talk about how the RNC supports the oil companies and multinational corporations hemorrhaging or assets to foreign countries. Or lets discuss how the RNC supports our troops sacrificing their lives for these oil companies’ profit lines. Or… we could discuss how the RNC doesn’t think its necessary to offer these troops (who have risked their lives for oil companies) a college education once they return from War. The only people who seem to benefit from the republican dogma are foreign countries. The rest us are just asked to sacrifice. Its time for the government to start serving the American people rather than corporations. These 7 1/2 years have shown us what happens when the republicans have the reigns. I think it would be nearly impossible for the Dems to do a worse job.

By: linchristi

linchristi — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:41:42 +0000

I just cant believe this isnt a bigger story..It bothers me that this man is getting away with special favors..If this was Hillary or McCain, they would done..

Also, the hypocrite states that a vote for McCain is a rollback of women’s right, YET he is the one that has less women on his campaign and pays them less than the men. John McCain has more women and pays them if not the same more than most men. I cant believe the media is letting him get away with it..

By: Greg C.

Greg C. — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:10:26 +0000

Michelle promoted to VP at University of Chicago Med Center: I want to know how one can get paid $300K/yr as a VP of Community and External Affairs and also be on the road with her husband campaigning, and take care of kids?

I wonder about any hospital and that has that kind of profit that they can afford to throw money at someone just for political motives which is clearly the case here.

Americans deserve to know ALL of the political linkages and political favors Obama is getting and what he owes them in return. Clearly see a conflict of interest in a number of fronts.

Any Americans voting for Obama are FOOLS if they think this man got to this point without a bunch of “IOU’s”.

By: jt

jt — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:09:22 +0000

Obama is too smart to make change.

He is enjoying the benefits of the current system. Sold books, nice deal on his house with great interest rates too.

Rezko supported his candidacy, he was with Pastor Wright when he needed him in Chaicago. Then he dumped him when he start to talk about Obama.

But now he sorounded with Washington insiders. What change?

By: jt

jt — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:55:33 +0000

Obama is just likt the others.

Old politics, no change, just talks.

By: Jim - Pa

Jim - Pa — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:07:54 +0000

It is almost sad that this is the best the republican propaganda machine can come up. You guys used to be so good at lying and spinning, what happened. Did Barack take your mojo? Let me heklp you out. I heard that once when Barack bought a coffee it came to $2.02, but since he “claimed” he didn’t have two pennies, the clerk LET HIM GO FOR .02!! FoxNews and WaPo need to get right on this scandal. God knows what will happened now that that high school kid has Obama in his back pocket!!! You could call it “CoffeeGate” or something cool like that.

To those of you who have 3 digit IQs and do not live in trailer parks, you know as well as I do that this loan was completely normal except for its size. If he got any perk at all, it was that he was probably not subject to the usual discriminatory lending practices most financial institutions use against African Americans. I think THAT is what has some people scrambling to make something out of this…