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Looks like Charlie Wrangle has some things to explain too on a similar front. These "doo good" dems really know how to "doo good" for themselves....no different than any other politician...dem or republican they are all pretty slimy.
The Rezko connections were done to death on other threads here, and they were all pretty much mooted when before, during and after Rezko's trial prosecutors could find no dirt on Obama to indict him with. They got after the IL governor as a result but there were no illegal ties to Obama, no matter how hard they tried to find something. Sorry!
As I said even if he was a diamond in the rough and it was only every single person around him that was corrupt......His "time for a change" motto is all but a joke.
Alright after further investigation I must say this point is moot about the loan.
"The tax returns are dated between 2000 and 2006, showing a steep increase in family income.For example, the first return indicates that the Obamas' combined income was $240,505. That included Obama's salary as a young state senator in Illinois, $16,500 in fees as a "foundation director/educational speaker," and his wife's salary as a hospital administrator.
But just six years later in 2006, the Obamas' combined income was $983,826, some $740,000 more. Obama had become a U.S. senator by then, making about $165,000 a year, and his wife's income from the University of Chicago Medical Center had sharply climbed to about $265,000 a year. Obama's book-writing career had also become profitable, earning him $551,240 in author fees for 2006 alone.
Michelle Obama also made an additional $51,200 that year, as working as the director of TreeHouse Foods. According to the company's website, it's a "food manufacturer servicing primarily the retail grocery and foodservice chains."
The Obamas' best financial year came in 2005, when their total combined income was $1.6 million. That included $1.2 million in author fees for Obama's best-selling books. Michelle Obama's salary that year was $316,962 plus another $45,000 from TreeHouse Foods."
The Obamas also became more charitable as their incomes grew larger. In 2000, the couple gave $2,350 to charity, or about 1 percent of their total gross income. In 2006, they donated $60,307 to charities, or about 6 percent of their gross income.
In 2005, the Obamas note a $5,000 donation to the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago,where the controversial Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr., was Obama's pastor. If Obama tithed more regularly to the church, there's no record of it in these tax returns. The returns do not appear to shed any new light on the Obamas' controversial purchase of their Chicago home in 2005.
They spent $1.65 million on the property. At the same time, the wife of indicted Chicago campaign contributor Tony Rezko bought the adjoining lot for $625,000.
Critics have charged that Obama could not have bought the house unless the Rezkos bought the adjoining lot, and Obama has subsequently apologized for the "bone-headed mistake" of getting involved with someone was under scrutiny for alleged political corruption.
The Obamas don't appear to have substantial stock holdings. Their 2005 return, for example, lists modest dividends for UBS, JP Morgan Chase and Northern Trust Bank.
It also lists a $2,072 gain for the sale of Biopharma stock and a $15,208 loss for the sale of SkyTerra Communications stock. While the Obama tax documents cover the basics for a seven-year period, there are many supporting documents that have not been released."
It still shows that he played with the devil to get where he is.
I'm still curious as to what the FEC will pull together as they do this all day everyday and we are just arm chairing.
On a side not their raises are just absolutely unheard of in the real world.
Alright after further investigation I must say this point is moot about the loan.
"The tax returns are dated between 2000 and 2006, showing a steep increase in family income.For example, the first return indicates that the Obamas' combined income was $240,505. That included Obama's salary as a young state senator in Illinois, $16,500 in fees as a "foundation director/educational speaker," and his wife's salary as a hospital administrator.
But just six years later in 2006, the Obamas' combined income was $983,826, some $740,000 more. Obama had become a U.S. senator by then, making about $165,000 a year, and his wife's income from the University of Chicago Medical Center had sharply climbed to about $265,000 a year. Obama's book-writing career had also become profitable, earning him $551,240 in author fees for 2006 alone.
Michelle Obama also made an additional $51,200 that year, as working as the director of TreeHouse Foods. According to the company's website, it's a "food manufacturer servicing primarily the retail grocery and foodservice chains."
The Obamas' best financial year came in 2005, when their total combined income was $1.6 million. That included $1.2 million in author fees for Obama's best-selling books. Michelle Obama's salary that year was $316,962 plus another $45,000 from TreeHouse Foods."
The Obamas also became more charitable as their incomes grew larger. In 2000, the couple gave $2,350 to charity, or about 1 percent of their total gross income. In 2006, they donated $60,307 to charities, or about 6 percent of their gross income.
In 2005, the Obamas note a $5,000 donation to the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago,where the controversial Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr., was Obama's pastor. If Obama tithed more regularly to the church, there's no record of it in these tax returns. The returns do not appear to shed any new light on the Obamas' controversial purchase of their Chicago home in 2005.
They spent $1.65 million on the property. At the same time, the wife of indicted Chicago campaign contributor Tony Rezko bought the adjoining lot for $625,000.
Critics have charged that Obama could not have bought the house unless the Rezkos bought the adjoining lot, and Obama has subsequently apologized for the "bone-headed mistake" of getting involved with someone was under scrutiny for alleged political corruption.
The Obamas don't appear to have substantial stock holdings. Their 2005 return, for example, lists modest dividends for UBS, JP Morgan Chase and Northern Trust Bank.
It also lists a $2,072 gain for the sale of Biopharma stock and a $15,208 loss for the sale of SkyTerra Communications stock. While the Obama tax documents cover the basics for a seven-year period, there are many supporting documents that have not been released."
It still shows that he played with the devil to get where he is.
I'm still curious as to what the FEC will pull together as they do this all day everyday and we are just arm chairing.
On a side not their raises are just absolutely unheard of in the real world.
WOW!!! Michelle and Barack made ALL this money, in a free country for several years, but she JUST BECAME PROUD FOR THE FIRST TIME this year. Michelle has got some serious problems and issues!
were the sellers in on the cover up. Duh it was the best offer. Sorry he was smarter then some of the posters here and knew not to offer full list like I have to assume from their posts they would have.
The sellers hadn't previously made their side of the story public out of concern for their privacy, according to Bill Burton, a spokesman for Obama's campaign. They approached Obama's Senate office 15 months ago and agreed to break their silence now through the campaign out of concern that the story was being distorted in the media, Burton said.
WOW!!! Michelle and Barack made ALL this money, in a free country for several years, but she JUST BECAME PROUD FOR THE FIRST TIME this year. Michelle has got some serious problems and issues!
Take a look at her big promotion, and Obama's election to the Senate. Think his election helped make her "terrific"?:
"She's terrific," added Michael Riordan, who was president of the hospital in March 2005, when Michelle Obama was promoted to vice president for external affairs and had her annual salary increased from $121,910 to $316,962.
Riordan told the Tribune that the promotion and salary increase had nothing to do with Obama's husband becoming a U.S. senator.
Take a look at her big promotion, and Obama's election to the Senate. Think his election helped make her "terrific"?:
"She's terrific," added Michael Riordan, who was president of the hospital in March 2005, when Michelle Obama was promoted to vice president for external affairs and had her annual salary increased from $121,910 to $316,962.
Riordan told the Tribune that the promotion and salary increase had nothing to do with Obama's husband becoming a U.S. senator.
Governor of North Carolina is going through the same thing with his wife and her salary being doubled in a state university job. Whether legit or not it never looks good to those getting a 1-3 percent raises as state employees.
WOW!!! Michelle and Barack made ALL this money, in a free country for several years, but she JUST BECAME PROUD FOR THE FIRST TIME this year. Michelle has got some serious problems and issues!
Since he believes in income distribution let's hope he is the first if elected.
Let's see how much of his money goes to universal health care.
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