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BlueJessamine Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Sep-23-08 06:52 PM
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Mayor Daley defends brother, blasts McCain ad
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.



Read more: http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/2008/09/ma...
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   That is one nasty ad. If Al Capone were still living, I'm sure he would get a mention.  Feeney2   Sep-23-08 07:04 PM   #1 
   This has become a mud slinging war  kmdemqueen   Sep-23-08 07:15 PM   #2 
      One side is telling the truth and the other side is not.  yardwork   Sep-23-08 08:35 PM   #4 
         in the wake of the financial mess that he and Phil Gramm helped create,  olddad56   Sep-23-08 09:42 PM   #6 
   Count the Keating mentions... Obama yesterday, Daley today...  truthisfreedom   Sep-23-08 07:17 PM   #3 
   McCain would do well not to fuck with Daley ...  BearSquirrel2   Sep-23-08 09:29 PM   #5 
      'It could be injurious to yer healt' if you didn't vote for me.'  Jim Sagle   Sep-24-08 01:56 AM   #7 
 
chelsea0011 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Sep-23-08 07:04 PM
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1. That is one nasty ad. If Al Capone were still living, I'm sure he would get a mention.
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kmdemqueen (226 posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Sep-23-08 07:15 PM
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2. This has become a mud slinging war
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Sep-23-08 08:35 PM
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4. One side is telling the truth and the other side is not.
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olddad56 (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Sep-23-08 09:42 PM
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6. in the wake of the financial mess that he and Phil Gramm helped create,
This idiot should withdraw.
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truthisfreedom (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Sep-23-08 07:17 PM
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3. Count the Keating mentions... Obama yesterday, Daley today...
Me likey.
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BearSquirrel2 (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Sep-23-08 09:29 PM
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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.
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Jim Sagle Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Sep-24-08 01:56 AM
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7. 'It could be injurious to yer healt' if you didn't vote for me.'Updated at 1:50 AM
:rofl:
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