Mayor Daley defends brother, blasts McCain ad

[BlueJessamine]

Source: Chicago Tribune

Mayor Richard Daley teed off Tuesday on Republican presidential candidate John McCain for including Daley's brother in a negative ad about Barack Obama's Chicago political roots.

The TV ad claims that Democratic presidential candidate Obama, a U.S. senator from Illinois, was "born of the corrupt Chicago political machine." The commercial seeks to link Obama to four power-brokers: mayoral brother Bill Daley, convicted former fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko, Obama mentor and Illinois Senate President Emil Jones and embattled Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

"People get desperate in their political life," the mayor said when asked about the ad. "My theory about politics and government: You build yourself up. You don’t have to tear people down."

Daley also warned that McCain has his own vulnerabilities, noting the Arizona senator's involvement in the "Keating Five" influence peddling scandal that involved his ties to banker Charles Keating Jr., a poster boy for the savings and loan meltdown.



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[chelsea0011]

1. That is one nasty ad. If Al Capone were still living, I'm sure he would get a mention.

[kmdemqueen]

2. This has become a mud slinging war

[yardwork]

4. One side is telling the truth and the other side is not.

[olddad56]

6. in the wake of the financial mess that he and Phil Gramm helped create,

This idiot should withdraw.

[truthisfreedom]

3. Count the Keating mentions... Obama yesterday, Daley today...

Me likey.

[BearSquirrel2]

5. McCain would do well not to fuck with Daley ...

Richard Daley is king of Chicago. And unlike McCain, he is vibrant and sharp witted. This is a man who could have launched his own candidacy for president.

[Jim Sagle]

7. 'It could be injurious to yer healt' if you didn't vote for me.'