To quote from ( Obama and his Rezko scandal, by Tim Novak ). The story is also titled ( Barack Obama and his slumlord patron ). To quote from page 1, paragraph 8. "as Rezko's low-income housing empire was collapsing, leaving many African American families in buildings riddled with problems including squalid living conditions, vacant apartments, lack of heat, squatters and drug dealers." Here ia a partial summary of the Rezko scandal.
Seventeen buildings many beset with code violations, including a lack of heat ended up in foreclosure.
Six buildings are currently boarded up.
Hundreds of the apartments are vacant, in need of major repairs.
Taxpayers have been stuck with millions in unpaid loans.
At least a dozen times the city of Chicago sued Rezmar for failure to heat buildings.
Read the story ( Obama's Record: The Truth Is Out There, by Steve Rhodes ) at ( The Beachwood Reporter ).
Read the story ( PACs and lobbyists aided Obama's rise, by Scott Helman ) at ( The Boston Globe ). If you believe that Barack Obama does not take money from lobbyists then you MUST read this story. Lobbyists bought and paid for both his Illinois Senate seat and his U.S. Senate seat.
Read the story ( Barack Obama Favors Early Release of Sex Offenders From Prison, posted February 14, 2008 ) at Columbus Indymedia.
The best way to find the story ( Barack Obama Listens to Health Insurance Lobbyists and Ignores Everyone Else, posted February 25, 2008 ) at Columbus Indymedia. Go to (Yahoo) and type in the titlle of this story and then search. When Barack Obama was in the Illinois Senate he betrayed the public and gave the health insurance industry and their lobbyists exactly what they demanded. If elected president he will do this again. This is what Barack Obama means when he wants to work with democrats and republicans ( that is he wants to sell out to the lobbyists ) to unite the country. Well over 50% of Americans who have declared bankruptcy HAD health insurance. If Barack Obama is elected president and you suffer from a illness and then declare bankruptcy. You will lose your car, home, savings and your job. Your children will never have a happy birthday or Christmas again. If you don't believe me then read this story.