Fallout from Obama's house deal might appear in '08.(News)(On politics)

0 Comments | Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), December, 2006

Byline: Eric Krol Potential script for a new TV campaign ad, probably viewable only in January 2008 in Iowa, New Hampshire and on YouTube: Cue bouncy music, something along the lines of 1950s advertisements or the "Leave it To Beaver" theme. Voice-over from a paternal-sounding announcer ...

"Meet Barack Obama. He bought a $1.65 million mansion. Meet his neighbor, Tony Rezko, indicted on major federal corruption charges that he traded his influence with a politician for kickbacks." (Note: don't mention that the politician is actually Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, not Obama. This is a campaign ad, after all.) "Senator Obama couldn't quite afford both that house and the well-groomed vacant lot next door, so he persuaded the seller to give him a $300,000...

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