How obama won his us senate office 2004 flashback

At Political Theatre, Lew Rockwell mentions my comment to him about Tim Geithner’s father funding President Obama’s mother. The facts are there and it should be broadly understood, but what also should be understood is that it appears Obama had his political career cleared for him right from the start. I happened to have somewhat of a front row seat when Obama first ran for Senate in Illinois. In the Democratic primary he ran against a very wealthy stock trader, Blair Hull. Hull was unskilled as a politician, but he had big money (his own) to compete against Obama. He had the support of Chicago’s Gold Coast behind him and I attended one event where Billie Jean King endorsed him. He was well ahead in the polls, when his sealed divorce papers were leaked to the press. During the divorce, his then-wife accused him of hitting her. Now, the one thing you could say about Hull was that he was a meek guy. You never really know what goes on behind closed doors, but my bet would have been that his ex was the one doing the smacking around, rather than him. That said, as we all know, all kinds of accusations can fly in a divorce, especially when hundreds of millions of dollars are at stake. (Excerpt) Read more at economicpolicyjournal.com …