Sunday, June 15, 2008

Obama to Spend Father's Day With Former Rezko Associate

Birds of a feather can't help it, they always seem to flock together:

Barack Obama recently left Trinity United Church, in the wake of divisive comments by Rev. Jeremiah Wright and Father Michael Pfleger. So where will Obama attend services on Father's Day?

Obama will attend services near his Kenwood home at the nearby Apostolic Church.

Bishop Arthur M. Brazier, founder of the Woodlawn Preservation & Investment Corp stepped down as pastor of the congregation on June 1 and was succeeded by his son, Dr. Byron Brazier.

The Woodlawn Corp. was partners with [now-convicted felon] Tony Rezko in four low-income housing projects with hundreds of units. In at least one instance, in 1994, Obama represented Woodlawn on a troubled project it later shared with Rezko. The city of Chicago sued, alleging Woodlawn failed to provide tenants with heat in the winter, and Obama represented the landlord in court.

Rezko went on to become a major contributor to Obama's campaigns.

Apparently, Obama felt he could no longer attend Rev. Wright's church, so he decided to spend Father's Day with an old crony of his and a former Rezko associate, Arthur Brazier, at the Apostolic Church.

This should help him bring in a few more bucks into his campaign coffers.

Question: Will Obama make the Apostolic Church his new place of worship now that Mr. Brazier of the Woodland Corp. has stepped down as pastor and appointed his son in his stead?

I'd also like to know why so many of Obama's closest acquaintances are either retiring, going to jail or avoiding jail sentences as a result of legal technicalities - aka Bill Ayers. Hmmm.

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