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From The Washington Times

By Andrea Billups
October 3, 2008

The FBI on Wednesday raided the county offices of a former Illinois state senator who is a poker-playing buddy of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama.

According to Chicago authorities, the FBI visited the offices in Joliet, Ill., of Will County executive Larry Walsh, a longtime friend of Mr. Obama's, and his chief of staff Matt Ryan.

Mr. Walsh, who served in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2005, was endorsed by Mr. Obama in his county executive election bid. With the support of some of Mr. Obama's U.S. Senate volunteers, he easily defeated incumbent Republican Joseph Mikan....

A corn farmer from Joliet, Mr. Walsh has supported his friend's presidential bid, and campaigned for him in rural and farming areas of the state. They are seen hugging each other in photos before Mr. Obama's announcement that he was running for president.

The two men became tight friends during their tenure in the Illinois Senate and bonded over games of poker....

To View The Entire Article, Please Visit: http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/03/f...

Yesterday, The FBI Began Investigating Obama's Poker Buddy Larry Walsh:
Walsh And Obama Formed A Tight Friendship While Serving Together In The State Senate. "Obama formed tight friendships with three white Senate colleagues whose backgrounds and personalities couldn't have been more different from his. There was the blunt-talking Denny Jacobs from the Quad Cities, and Larry Walsh from Elwood, whose 'aw-shucks' demeanor belied deft political skills." (Rick Pearson and Ray Long, "Careful Steps, Looking Ahead," Chicago Tribune, 5/3/07)
The FBI Is Investigating Walsh, According To The Chicago Sun-Times. "Two FBI agents spent more than an hour in the Will County Office Building on Wednesday morning as part of an investigation into an elected official. That person seems to be Will County Executive Larry Walsh." (Stewart Warren, "FBI Probes Will County," Chicago Sun-Times, 10/2/08)
The Investigation Into Walsh Is Associated With His Ties To The Lobbying Firm Smith Dawson And Andrews To Help The County Get More Federal Funding. "The official apparently is Walsh. Ryan has -- or had -- some relationship with Smith Dawson and Andrews, the lobbying firm hired in 2006 at a rate of $10,000 a month to help Will County snare more federal grants and funding." (Stewart Warren, "FBI Probes Will County," Chicago Sun-Times, 10/2/08)
Walsh's Campaign Received $2,000 From The President Of The Lobbying Firm. "But Walsh's campaign has. In June, James P. Smith, president of Smith Dawson and Andrews, donated $2,000 to the Committee to Elect Lawrence Walsh." (Stewart Warren, "FBI Probes Will County," Chicago Sun-Times, 10/2/08)
Obama's Friend And Fundraiser Tony Rezko Was Convicted Of Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, And Aiding And Abetting Bribery:
Rezko Was "One Of The Biggest Fundraisers" For Obama. "'This was discussed a lot. They wanted to have a good showing,' said a source familiar with the fund-raiser [Rezko held for Obama], speaking on condition of anonymity.'Tony was one of the biggest fund-raisers.'" (Chris Fusco and Tim Novak, "Rezko Cash Triple What Obama Says," Chicago Sun-Times, 6/18/07)
Obama Engaged In A "Boneheaded" Land Deal With Rezko Where Obama Paid $300,000 Less Than The Asking Price For His Mansion, While Tony Rezko's Wife Paid Full Price For A Vacant Lot Next Door On The Very Same Day. "[O]bama bought a mansion on the South Side, in the Kenwood neighborhood, from a doctor. On the same day, Rezko's wife, Rita Rezko, bought the vacant lot next door from the same seller. The doctor had listed the properties for sale together. He sold the house to Obama for $300,000 below the asking price. The doctor got his asking price on the lot from Rezko's wife." (Tim Novak, "Obama And His Rezko Ties," Chicago Sun-Times, 4/23/07)
Rezko Was Convicted Of Wire And Mail Fraud, Money Laundering, And Aiding And Abetting Bribery. "A federal jury today convicted developer Antoin 'Tony' Rezko of corruption charges for trading on his clout as a top adviser and fundraiser to Gov. Rod Blagojevich.... The jury convicted Rezko of wire and mail fraud, money laundering and aiding and abetting bribery. He was acquitted of attempted extortion." (Bob Secter and Jeff Coen, "Rezko Convicted Of Corruption," Chicago Tribune, 6/4/08)

Obama Supporter Kwame Kilpatrick Pled Guilty To Two Felonies Forcing Him To Step Down As Mayor:
Kilpatrick Was An Obama Superdelegate. "Five Michigan democratic superdelegates endorsed Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign on Tuesday, including Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick and her son, Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick..." (Gordon Trowbridge, "Five More Michigan Superdelegates Endorse Obama," The Detroit News, 6/4/08)
"In March, The Wayne County Prosecutor Charged Mr. Kilpatrick With Eight Felonies..." (Nick Bunkley, "Judge Orders Detroit Mayor Jailed," The New York Times, 8/7/08)
After Pleading Guilty To Two Felonies, Kilpatrick Stepped Down From His Position As Mayor Of Detroit. "After an extraordinary day that saw him plead guilty to two felonies, Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick spoke for the first time publicly this evening. Telling Detroiters 'I've always said that you need to stand strong for the City of Detroit...but sometimes standing strong means stepping down,' Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick delivered a televised speech that was part-apology, part campaign speech." (M.L. Elrick, Jim Schaefer, Joe Swickard and Ben Schmitt, "Kilpatrick To City:'There's Another Day For Me,'" Detroit Free Press, 9 /4/08)
Kilpatrick Was Jailed For Violating His Bond Agreement. "Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, charged with perjury and other felonies for his testimony in a civil trial, was ordered to jail Thursday

Yesterday, The FBI Began Investigating Obama's Poker Buddy Larry Walsh:

Walsh And Obama Formed A Tight Friendship While Serving Together In The State Senate. "Obama formed tight friendships with three white Senate colleagues whose backgrounds and personalities couldn't have been more different from his. There was the blunt-talking Denny Jacobs from the Quad Cities, and Larry Walsh from Elwood, whose 'aw-shucks' demeanor belied deft political skills." (Rick Pearson and Ray Long, "Careful Steps, Looking Ahead," Chicago Tribune, 5/3/07)

The FBI Is Investigating Walsh, According To The Chicago Sun-Times. "Two FBI agents spent more than an hour in the Will County Office Building on Wednesday morning as part of an investigation into an elected official. That person seems to be Will County Executive Larry Walsh." (Stewart Warren, "FBI Probes Will County," Chicago Sun-Times, 10/2/08)

The Investigation Into Walsh Is Associated With His Ties To The Lobbying Firm Smith Dawson And Andrews To Help The County Get More Federal Funding. "The official apparently is Walsh. Ryan has -- or had -- some relationship with Smith Dawson and Andrews, the lobbying firm hired in 2006 at a rate of $10,000 a month to help Will County snare more federal grants and funding." (Stewart Warren, "FBI Probes Will County," Chicago Sun-Times, 10/2/08)

Walsh's Campaign Received $2,000 From The President Of The Lobbying Firm. "But Walsh's campaign has. In June, James P. Smith, president of Smith Dawson and Andrews, donated $2,000 to the Committee to Elect Lawrence Walsh." (Stewart Warren, "FBI Probes Will County," Chicago Sun-Times, 10/2/08)
Obama's Friend And Fundraiser Tony Rezko Was Convicted Of Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, And Aiding And Abetting Bribery:

Rezko Was "One Of The Biggest Fundraisers" For Obama. "'This was discussed a lot. They wanted to have a good showing,' said a source familiar with the fund-raiser [Rezko held for Obama], speaking on condition of anonymity.'Tony was one of the biggest fund-raisers.'" (Chris Fusco and Tim Novak, "Rezko Cash Triple What Obama Says," Chicago Sun-Times, 6/18/07)

Obama Engaged In A "Boneheaded" Land Deal With Rezko Where Obama Paid $300,000 Less Than The Asking Price For His Mansion, While Tony Rezko's Wife Paid Full Price For A Vacant Lot Next Door On The Very Same Day. "[O]bama bought a mansion on the South Side, in the Kenwood neighborhood, from a doctor. On the same day, Rezko's wife, Rita Rezko, bought the vacant lot next door from the same seller. The doctor had listed the properties for sale together. He sold the house to Obama for $300,000 below the asking price. The doctor got his asking price on the lot from Rezko's wife." (Tim Novak, "Obama And His Rezko Ties," Chicago Sun-Times, 4/23/07)

Rezko Was Convicted Of Wire And Mail Fraud, Money Laundering, And Aiding And Abetting Bribery. "A federal jury today convicted developer Antoin 'Tony' Rezko of corruption charges for trading on his clout as a top adviser and fundraiser to Gov. Rod Blagojevich.... The jury convicted Rezko of wire and mail fraud, money laundering and aiding and abetting bribery. He was acquitted of attempted extortion." (Bob Secter and Jeff Coen, "Rezko Convicted Of Corruption," Chicago Tribune, 6/4/08

Why don't you just shut up and go do what you fairies do best, OK? We are sick of your Log Cabin Crap! This was Obama's friend, not Barack, so how is he guilty, too? Guilt by ass ociation? Get real!

Biden Quoted Admiral Mullen As Saying The U.S. Was Losing In Iraq. Biden:“Barack Obama has long recognized, unlike John, what the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has recently said. This is not my quote, the quote from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. He said ‘We are not winning in Iraq.’ Not, not Barack Obama, that’s a quote from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.”(Sen. Joe Biden, Remarks On Foreign Policy, Cincinnati, OH, 9/24/08)

But Admiral Mullen Said He Was Not Convinced The U.S. Was Winning In Afghanistan. Mullen:“I'm not convinced we're winning it in Afghanistan.”(Admiral Mike Mullen, Committee On The Armed Services, U.S. House Of Representatives, Hearing, 9/10/08)

NOTE: In July, Admiral Mullen Told PBS’s Jim Lehrer That U.S. Military Commanders Said We Are Not Losing In Afghanistan. Mullen:“There has been some progress. And I've talked with - again, talked with the commanders there, General Dave McKiernan, who is the overall four-star commander, as well as General Schloesser, who's the U.S. Army two-star commander. And, again, they're making progress. And both of them have said to me personally in the last couple of weeks that, while they're concerned, by no means are we losing in Afghanistan.”(PBS’“The Newshour With Jim Lehrer,” 7/22/08)

Mullen:“So I would say the progress is mixed there, but I am not concerned at all at this point that we're losing in Afghanistan.”(Fox’s “Fox News Sunday,” 7/20/08)

Biden Claimed That The White House Sent Undersecretary Of State William Burns To Tehran To Meet Directly With Iranian Officials. Biden:“And after seven years in which our senior diplomatic personnel were not allowed to make a single contact with the Iranians, the Bush administration realized the absurdity of its own policy and sent our leading diplomat to Tehran. The Secretary of State, excuse me, the Assistant Secretary of State as he went to Tehran sat down at the instruction of the president of the United States. Barack Obama understood that success rests upon keeping our allies in the game and our partners united if we're going to be able to bring the pressure on Iran that is needed.”(Sen. Joe Biden, Remarks On Foreign Policy, Cincinnati, OH, 9/24/08)

But William Burns Was Sent To Geneva, Switzerland To Engage In Multilateral Talks On Iran’s Nuclear Program With Five Other World Powers.“A senior diplomat from the U.S. joined envoys from five other world powers in Switzerland at Saturday's talks on Iran's nuclear program. Ahmadinejad told thousands of supporters gathered in the southern Iranian town of Yasouj that U.S. Undersecretary of State William Burns ‘spoke politely and in a dignified manner.’”(Ali Akbar Dareini,“Iran Praises US Participation In Nuclear Talks,” The Associated Press, 7/23/08)



Biden Wrongly Claimed That Chairman Of The Joint Chiefs Of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen Said We Were Losing In Iraq:

Biden Claimed President Franklin Roosevelt Went On Television To Speak To The American People In 1929:

Biden Said Franklin Roosevelt Appeared On Television As President In 1929. "Joe Biden's denunciation of his own campaign's ad to Katie Couric got so much attention last night that another odd note in the interview slipped by. He was speaking about the role of the White House in a financial crisis.'When the stock market crashed, Franklin Roosevelt got on the television and didn't just talk about the princes of greed,' Biden told Couric.'He said,'Look, here's what happened.' As Reason's Jesse Walker footnotes it:'And if you owned an experimental TV set in 1929, you would have seen him. And you would have said to yourself,'Who is that guy? What happened to President Hoover?''" (Ben Smith, "Biden Garbles Depression History," The Politico's "Ben Smith" Blog, 9/2 3/08)

Biden Said "We're Not Supporting 'Clean Coal'":

Biden Said That He Didn't Support Clean Coal And Said "No Coal Plants Here In America." Person: "Senator, Senator, wind and solar are flourishing here in Ohio, so why are you supporting clean coal?" Biden: "Say ... I didn't hear what you said." Person: "Wind and solar are flourishing here in Ohio, so why are you supporting clean coal?" Biden: "We're not supporting 'clean coal.' Guess what. China's building two every week. Two dirty coal plants. And it's polluting the United States. It's causing people to die." Person: "So will you support wind and solar?" Biden: "Absolutely. Before anybody did. The first guy to introduce a global warming bill was me, 22 years ago. The first guy to support solar energy was me, 26 years ago. It came out of Delaware. But guess what. China is gonna burn three hundred years of bad coal unless we figure out how to clean their coal up. Because it's going to ruin your lungs and there's nothing we can do about it. No coal plants here in America. Build them, if they're going to build them over there make 'em clean because they're killing you." (Joe Biden, Remarks, Maumee, OH, 9/17/08)

Crooks, all of them.

So, Larry Craig and McCain were buddies.. does that make McCain a airport bathroom pervy?

Hank wrote:

So, Larry Craig and McCain were buddies.. does that make McCain a airport bathroom pervy?

No, that falls on Obama, he likes to do coke and give bj's.

Riverjames wrote:

<quoted text>No, that falls on Obama, he likes to do coke and give bj's.

my kinda guy

PitBullwithLipStick wrote:

Why don't you just shut up and go do what you fairies do best, OK? We are sick of your Log Cabin Crap! This was Obama's friend, not Barack, so how is he guilty, too? Guilt by ass ociation? Get real!

Did you not read that Rezko, who is convicted on wire fraud and other charges, is a fundraiser for Obama? How is that not an associate?

Riverjames wrote:

<quoted text>No, that falls on Obama, he likes to do coke and give bj's.

Correction James, He like to do coke while receiving a BJ from his chauffer. He could have gave one to Donald Young, but he was killed mysterious so I guess we will never know. I say if the man is Gay come out of the closet, we know is hate whites and America and wants to make the National Athem "I like to teach the world to sing"

Not adding up wrote:

<quoted text>
Correction James, He like to do coke while receiving a BJ from his chauffer. He could have gave one to Donald Young, but he was killed mysterious so I guess we will never know. I say if the man is Gay come out of the closet, we know is hate whites and America and wants to make the National Athem "I like to teach the world to sing"

So Coke used that song in ads.. and Obama likes it..= Obama likes Coke

Not adding up wrote:

<quoted text>
Correction James, He like to do coke while receiving a BJ from his chauffer. He could have gave one to Donald Young, but he was killed mysterious so I guess we will never know. I say if the man is Gay come out of the closet, we know is hate whites and America and wants to make the National Athem "I like to teach the world to sing"

I bet he was giving them too, thats how his ears got so big. SOmething to hold on to while he is being force fed.

Riverjames wrote:

<quoted text>I bet he was giving them too, thats how his ears got so big. SOmething to hold on to while he is being force fed.

Michelle stretched them out

Riverjames wrote:

<quoted text>I bet he was giving them too, thats how his ears got so big. SOmething to hold on to while he is being force fed.

LAMO, that sounds right