And the first thing Rezko pal and now-Democrat nominee for president Barack Obama says in response to the guilty verdicts [1] is, “This isn’t the Tony Rezko I knew [2] …”
Um, reality check [3], please?
Yeah, really. I mean, how many times are we going to see this line used?
Great one, Sis [4]
Addendum (Bit): Powerline’s Hindrocket [5] comes in a close second:
Barack Obama’s friend, financier and political supporter Tony Rezko was convicted by a Chicago jury today on sixteen counts involving various forms of political corruption. Obama released this statement [2]:
I’m saddened by today’s verdict. This isn’t the Tony Rezko I knew, but now he has been convicted by a jury on multiple charges that once again shine a spotlight on the need for reform. I encourage the General Assembly to take whatever steps are necessary to prevent these kinds of abuses in the future.
I don’t doubt that Obama is saddened by his mentor’s conviction, but the rest of his statement is from outer space. “This isn’t the Tony Rezko I knew.” Deja vu, anyone? I could swear I’ve heard it somewhere before. Sure enough–the racist, anti-American Rev. Wright whom we’ve all seen on video wasn’t the Rev. Wright whom Obama knew for 20 years, either. And the outrageously bigoted Father Pfleger wasn’t the Pfleger whom Obama assiduously supported with earmarks–another form of political corruption.
Obama seems to suffer from a singular inability to “know” his most intimate associates. One day soon, will a “saddened” Obama tell us that the Michelle Obama we see on video is “not the Michelle Obama I knew?” Time will tell.
Yeah, well the problem with that is the guy’s running for President. Do we have to wait until he’s in the oval office before we’re sure?