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Obama: Politics as usual

October 7, 2008 at 8:33 am by Jim Vicevich Leave a Comment | Share via e-mail

He ran as a new kind of politician. Not so and the pattern is finally emerging. First there was the Obama truth squad that I have detailed below. Disgraceful. More disturbing though is his pattern of handing out public funds to family and friends.

As a member of the Woods Fund back in his Chicago days he funneled money to both Bill Ayers wife and the Rev Wright. Now Hot Air reports …  he made sure he didn’t forget his wife’s family either.

The Associated Press has probed Barack Obama’s earmarking activities in the Illinois state senate and discovered two grants that put state money in the hands of Michelle Obama’s cousin.  Capers Funnye received $75,000 from Obama for his organization, Blue Gargoyle, for adult literacy and youth group activities:

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Jim is a veteran broadcaster and conservative/libertarian blogger with more than 25 years experience in TV and radio. Currently, Jim's the host of The Jim Vicevich Show on WTIC 1080 in Hartford. Prior to radio, Jim worked as a business and financial reporter for NBC30 - the NBC owned TV station in Hartford - and as business editor at WFSB-TV in Hartford for 14 years while earning six Emmy nominations and three Telly Awards.

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