Comments on: Obama's housing policies, part two – Cold constituents

By: Ann

Ann — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:56:25 +0000

Eddy,
I have searched and searched for your post to me about the campaign and cannot find it. Just wanted to respond to your comment about how political differences do not have to interfere with friendship – I completely agree. It is all in how we communicate those differences and this is where you have my respect and admiration. Whoever has managed the democratic campaign has done so exemplary and it will probably mean that Barak Obama will be our next president -I am still holding out hope for the “better qualified” team to win though 🙂

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:28:42 +0000

Sorry – but even if it is not Obama’s property – there is a lot that goes into the story that others are just reporting what is being reported.
You’re right I don’t read much of your posts anymore – they are usually more of the same – pick on Obama and his camp.
Okay – forget that you are working on the negative aspects of someone and their campaign (and not the other guy – this way you can tell me I did not read the article in the entirety.) It must be obvious – I’m tired of the drivel.
Aren’t you?
You need not disucss anything with me – I’m simply pointing out that you go on about facts you have little indepth info on.
LOL – I can see that irritates you when I do it??

By: Warren

Warren — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:31:48 +0000

Mary – The property was not Obama’s; it was Rezmars. It is hard to discuss this when you do not have the facts.
I don’t know what to say other than read the articles. I am aware that some, maybe many of those tenants might not have been reliable. I am not saying it was easy, but some are making it work in Chicago. Rezmar was spectacular in the level of dysfunction. If I am Obama, I certainly do not write a letter of support for them to continue mismanagement after 9 years of failure.
Defend it if you want to but you are ignoring facts that almost no one disputes. Rezko is in jail now because of his deeds. The issue is that Obama did not do anything. He did not even have a conversation with one of his top supporters about these conditions and his track record.

By: Eddy

Eddy — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:07:27 +0000

Mary–
On what basis are you calling this ‘Obama’s property’?

By: InRussetShadows

InRussetShadows — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:03:25 +0000

The truth of the matter is that Rezko’s company did a terrible job of building and maintaining the homes. Why is this hard to understand? These public-private partnerships are what Obama wanted then and wants now. Why is that hard to understand? Despite all of his “community organizer” rhetoric, as soon as Obama was in power, none of those communities mattered. Why? Is it hard to understand why someone could possibly be offended by that?
As for me, I don’t care what this blog is “beginning to sound like”. If you don’t like it, leave. No-one is forcing you to read it. No-one is forcing you to click here.