The couple who sold Barack Obama his Chicago home said the Illinois senator's $1.65 million bid ``was the best offer'' and they didn't cut their asking price because a campaign donor bought their adjacent land, according to e-mails between Obama's presidential campaign and the seller.
The Illinois senator has said he made a ``boneheaded'' move in involving contributor Antoin ``Tony'' Rezko, a Chicago businessman, in the purchase of the property on June 15, 2005.
Rezko's wife, Rita, also an Obama donor, bought the adjoining plot in Hyde Park from the couple, Fredric Wondisford and Sally Radovick, for the $625,000 asking price, the same day that Obama bought the house for $300,000 less than the asking price. Antoin Rezko was under federal investigation at the time.
Rezko was indicted on unrelated fraud charges 16 months later, in October 2006.
OBAMA'S DEFENSE: "I AM NOT A CROOK; I AM A BONEHEAD."Incidentally: By using what many might construe as a RACIST term - "bonehead" - Obama inadvertently proves he in NOT African-American by temperament, but a Kenyan-American of ARAB descent. "Bonehead" is a term often used to describe white power racists.
Probably Obama just meant to warn us HE IS DUMB AND HAS POOR JUDGMENT.
Sheesh: what a freakin' IDIOTIC defense for someone running to be POTUS!
No comments:
Post a Comment