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Obama's Years in Chicago Politics Shaped His Presidential Candidacy

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i dont know 9:45AM January 20, 2009

THIS IS THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG!!! CHICAGO POLITICS...CURRUPTION, ILLEGAL CRIMINAL ACTIVITES. THIS HAS BEEN GOING FOR A VERY LONG TIME..ALL PREVIOUS CHICAGO SENETORS NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED. INCLUDING PRESIDENT ELECT BORACK OBAMA. ??? BTW LET US NOT FORGET... THESE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE MAKING BIG HEADLINE NEWS...ARE CONNECTED TO OBAMA. WE NEED ANSWERS. WHAT ARE THE FACTS ???

dont KILL the messenger of 2:35PM December 11, 2008

Obama i think you will be a great leader and you have potential. My mom always told me there was goin to be a great leader one day and that leader was goin to try his hardest to make world better. wel i just wanted to say is be the best you can be and do what you said you was goin to do make you country pround!
like tupac said:My mama always used to tell me: 'If you can't find somethin' to live for, you best find somethin' to die for.”

JAMAL DANIELS of TX 12:32PM November 10, 2008

Obama i think you will be a great leader and you have potential. My mom always told me there was goin to be a great leader one day and that leader was goin to try his hardest to make world better. wel i just wanted to say is be the best you can be and do what you said you was goin to do make you country pround!
like tupac said:My mama always used to tell me: 'If you can't find somethin' to live for, you best find somethin' to die for.”

JAMAL DANIELS of TX 12:32PM November 10, 2008

Well it seems that someone has finally bothered to admit that Obama came from the Chicago Machine. Unfortunately, this piece leaves out the whole truth, and that being that he helped keep that corrupt political machine afloat, and recieved monetary and career advancement for it.
His long record of being absent for important votes, pushing for the same corrupt leaders who held him afloat in his early years to maintain office, and the SPECIFICS about such events as the election where he PAID people to disqualify petition signatures, on such grounds as:
A name printed when should have been signed
A woman's last name changed due to marital status
All can be found in the book The Case Against Barack Obama.
Read it people, learn the WHOLE TRUTH, and hopefully, act accordingly.

David of CO 2:29PM August 11, 2008

Here is a story that everyone should be aware of concerning Barack Obama and the DNC. If you value our democracy and do not want to have Chicago style politics take control of our government in Washington DC, you need to know the implications of the DNC being moved to Chicago this month.
Obama Moves DNC Headquarters to Chicago
from: NO QUARTER on June 13, 2008
I heard the news, and was struck by the audacity of Obama moving the DNC headquarters and employees to the epicenter of machine and mob politics. Ben Smith of Politico.com wrote that the abrupt move is “a major shakeup” and, in an understated phrase, a “departure from tradition.”
I knew at once that Barack Obama was seizing the DNC by the hair, and dragging it into his lair where he can seize control of the Democratic party’s monies, its employees, and any access to its power brokers. The party is no longer, in any way, the party of the Democratic voter. It is now Barack Obama’s party, to do with as he wishes.
The Obama-controlled Chicago machine will hold sway over all Superdelegates running for reelection this year — including their access to money, support, and endorsements.

Carolyn of IL 7:14PM June 23, 2008

It amazes me that people try and establish that a biracial man was influenced by hate speech. It would be similar to him talking about his mother. While I'm sure he has experienced the hatred associated with skin color, he remains above it all because he knows himself.
The people hyping the notion that Obama was so influenced being in that church for 20 years makes him racist , would take a moment and look in their own mirrors. Who shaped their opinions over a number of years, whether it was church, a social group, or a neighborhood; where did they get such a deep distrust from; if anyone has an excuse to hate it could be people of color who have been so shoddily treated by many of majority persuasion.
Yet, it is that same church paragigm/motiff that teaches the abused to pray for those who despitefully use you and love those that hate you. That is indeed somewhat of an oxymoron. Hatred is hatred and does not look good regardless of the source.
Hopefully, we can take this opportunity as people and realize that with the number of issues in our country as the present moment, hatred based on the color of one's skin is a petty exercise. We need to realize that we will never be able to move forward and work to resolve the issues of this era. With oil, food, disease, medicines, etc. it will take the best minds and efforts to alleviate these issues.

Harriet Atkinson of VA 4:33PM June 12, 2008

This is a question that has captured my attention lately. It has been brought to the forefront by simply paying attention to the bits and pieces which the forces that be have not been able to contain. Who Will Be Sleeping In The Lincoln Bedroom, In January 09? Wright? Rezko?
http://zachjonesishome.wordpress.com/who-will-be-sleeping-in-the-lincoln-bedroom-in-january-09/

zachjonesishome of NY 3:56PM June 06, 2008

20 years in the church of HATE anti JEW ANTI WHITE ANTI AMERICAN
JUST WHAT AMERICA NEEDS

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