Criticism / Controversy section:
- 2 November 2006 Jbpo (→Criticism: John Kass on Obama real estate deals)
- 12 November 2006 HailFire (→Criticism: section renamed to - →Controversy: sources borrowed from talk page proposal by User:Gzkn, and non notable items deleted)
- 7 February 2007 Sdedeo (→Controversy: see talk)
Personal life section:
- The house purchase and subsequent acquisition of an adjoining 10-foot-by-150-foot strip of land have attracted media scrutiny because of financial links with controversial Illinois restaurant and real estate developer Antoin Rezko. (footnote) HailFire 13 May 2007
- The house purchase and subsequent acquisition of an adjoining 10-foot-by-150-foot strip of land attracted media scrutiny in November 2006 because of financial links with controversial Illinois businessman Antoin Rezko. (footnote) HailFire 3 June 2007
- The house purchase and subsequent acquisition of an adjoining strip of land drew media scrutiny in November 2006 because of financial links with controversial Illinois businessman Antoin Rezko. (footnote) HailFire 24 July 2007
- The house purchase and subsequent acquisition of an adjoining strip of land drew media scrutiny in November 2006 because of financial links with controversial Illinois businessman Antoin Rezko. Lawrencekhoo 10 November 2007
- The house purchase and subsequent acquisition of an adjoining strip of land drew media scrutiny in November 2006 because of financial links with Illinois businessman Tony Rezko, who has been indicted on charges of political corruption. Flyboy121 4 March 2008
(article full protection because of edit warring 7 March 2008 – 14 March 2008)
- The house purchase and subsequent acquisition of an adjoining strip of land drew media scrutiny in November 2006 because of financial links with controversial Illinois businessman Tony Rezko. HailFire 19 March 2008
(article full protection because of edit warring 26 March 2008 – 3 April 2008)
- The house purchase and subsequent acquisition of an adjoining strip of land is drawing media scrutiny because of the involvement of controversial Illinois businessman Tony Rezko's wife the real estate deal. Obama has denied that he violated any laws but admitted that the deal was "boneheaded". KVSTamilNadu 4 April 2008
- The sellers had insisted on the simultaneous sale of an ajacent lot, which was sold to politically connected developer Tony Rezko's wife at the full asking price after Obama gave Rezko a tour of his intended purchase, on which Obama negotiated a lower price than asked. This, and the later sale to Obama of a strip of the Rezko lot, has proved controversial. Obama has denied that he violated any laws but admitted that the latter deal was "boneheaded". Andyvphil 4 April 2008
- The sellers of the house insisted on the simultaneous sale of an adjacent lot, which was sold to politically-connected developer Tony Rezko's wife at the full asking price after Obama gave Rezko a tour of his intended purchase. The purchases, and the later sale to Obama of a strip of the Rezko lot, has provoked media scrutiny. Obama has not been accused of breaking any laws or making any ethical violations, but he admitted that the latter deal was "boneheaded". Johnpseudo 4 April 2008
- The land adjacent to their house was simultaneously sold to the wife of well-connected developer, and Obama supporter Tony Rezko, provoking continued media scrutiny but no official allegations against Obama, even as the political fundraiser was indicted on unrelated charges. Fancy-cats-are-happy-cats (72.0.180.2) 5 April 2008
- The land adjacent to their house was simultaneously sold to the wife of well-connected developer, and Obama supporter Tony Rezko, provoking continued media scrutiny but no official allegations against Obama, even as the political fundraiser was indicted on mostly unrelated charges. Andyvphil 12 April 2008
- The land adjacent to their house was simultaneously sold to the wife of well-connected developer, and Obama supporter, Tony Rezko, provoking continued media scrutiny of Obama and his relationship with Rezko. Bobblehead 1 May 2008
- The land adjacent to their house was simultaneously sold to the wife of well-connected developer and Obama supporter, Tony Rezko. This deal has provoked continued media scrutiny of Obama and his relationship with Rezko, who is currently under indictment for fraud and extortion. Floorsheim 30 May 2008
- The land adjacent to their house was simultaneously sold to the wife of developer and Obama supporter, Tony Rezko. This deal provoked media scrutiny of Obama's relationship with Rezko, who was indicted in October 2006 for fraud and extortion. Scjessey 30 May 2008
- The land adjacent to their house was simultaneously sold to the wife of developer and Obama supporter, Tony Rezko. This deal provoked media scrutiny of Obama's relationship with Rezko, who was convicted in June 2008 for fraud and money laundering. Scjessey 4 June 2008
- The land adjacent to their house was simultaneously sold to the wife of developer and Obama fundraiser, Tony Rezko. This deal provoked media scrutiny of Obama's relationship with Rezko, a top adviser to Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, who was convicted in June 2008 of fraud and money laundering. Although no wrongdoing was alleged in relation to his campaign, Obama has donated $150,000 in Rezko-related contributions to charity. In an interview with CNN host Glenn Beck, Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass stated that Obama had received "around" $300,000 or "maybe $150,000" discount on the purchase and that Rezko's wife had paid $300,000 more. Media Matters for America criticized this statement, citing reports that Obama made the best offer for the property and Rezko's wife paid the $625,000 asking price for the adjacent land and subsequently sold five-sixths of it for $575,000. The group also disputed Mitt Romney's statement to Fox & Friends that Rezko financed Obama's house, citing a $1.32 mortgage Obama and his wife took out with the Northern Trust Company. Wnt 6 June 2008
- The land adjacent to their house was simultaneously sold to the wife of developer and Obama fundraiser, Tony Rezko. This deal provoked media scrutiny of Obama's relationship with Rezko, a top adviser to Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, who was convicted in June 2008 of fraud and money laundering. Although no wrongdoing was alleged in relation to his campaign, Obama has donated $150,000 in Rezko-related contributions to charity. Wnt 6 June 2008
- The land adjacent to their house was simultaneously sold to the wife of developer Tony Rezko, a fundraiser for several prominent Illinois politicians from both major political parties, and the transaction later drew scrutiny by news outlets over Obama's dealings with Rezko. While Obama was never accused of wrongdoing, Rezko was under investigation for and later convicted of unrelated corruption charges, and Obama donated $150,000 in Rezko-linked campaign contributions to charity. Shem 11 June 2008
- The land adjacent to their house was simultaneously sold to the wife of developer Tony Rezko, a fundraiser for several prominent Illinois politicians from both major political parties, and the transaction later attracted some media scrutiny. Rezko was investigated for unrelated corruption charges, for which he was later convicted. Although Obama was not accused of any wrongdoing, he donated $150,000 in Rezko-linked campaign contributions to charity. Scjessey 24 Jun 2008
Summary of "Rezko" changes to Criticism / Controversy and Personal life sections:
- March 2004 – November 2006 (2 years, 8 months) Rezko not in article
- November 2006 – February 2007 (4 months) Jbpo: Rezko in Criticism / Controversy section (as a WP:RECENT news story)
- February 2007 – May 2007 (3 months) Sdedeo: Rezko not in article
- May 2007 – November 2007 (6 months) HailFire: Rezko in a single sentence footnote in Personal life section
- November 2007 – April 2008 (5 months) Lawrencekhoo: Rezko in a single sentence (the single sentence former footnote) in Personal life section
→ < 24 hours after 3 Apr 2008 end of full protection for 15 of past 27 days because of edit warring: ←
- April 2008 (1 week) KVSTamilNAdu / Andyvphil / Johnpseudo / Fancycats-are-happy-cats (71.0.180.2):
- changed: the house purchase and the subsequent acquisition of an adjoining strip of land → the land adjacent to their home was simultaneously sold to
- added: the wife of
- changed: controversial Illinois businessman Tony Rezko → well-connected developer and Obama supporter Tony Rezko
- changed: drew media scrutiny in November 2006 → provoking continued media scrutiny
- added: but no official allegations about Obama,
- added: even as the political fundraiser was indicted on unrelated charges
- April 2008 (3 weeks) Andyvphil:
- changed: was indicted on unrelated charges → was indicted on mostly unrelated charges
- May 2008 (1 month) Bobblehead:
- changed: provoking continued media scrutiny → provoking continued media scrutiny of Obama and his relationship with Rezko
- June 2008 (1 week) Floorsheim / Scjessey:
- changed: provoking continued media scrutiny of Obama and his relationship with Rezko → This deal provoked media scrutiny of Obama's relationship with Rezko,
- added: who was convicted in June 2008 for fraud and money laundering
- June 2008 (5 days) Wnt:
- changed: well-connected developer and Obama supporter Tony Rezko → developer and Obama fundraiser Tony Rezko
- added: a top advisor to Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich
- added: although no wrongdoing was alleged in relation to his campaign,
- added: Obama has donated $150,00 in Rezko-related campaign contributions to charity
- June 2008 (2 weeks) Shem:
- changed: Obama fundraiser Tony Rezko; a top advisor to Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich → a fundraiser for several prominent Illinois politicians from both major political parties
- changed: this deal provoked media scrutiny of Obama's relationship with Rezko → the transaction later drew scrutiny by news outlets over Obama's dealings with Rezko
- changed: although no wrongdoing was alleged in relation to his campaign → while Obama was never accused of wrongdoing,
- added: Rezko was under investigation for and later convicted of unrelated corruption charges
- changed: Obama has donated $150,00 in Rezko-related campaign contributions to charity → and Obama donated $150,00 in Rezko-related contributions to charity
- June 2008 – (2 weeks) Scjessey:
- changed: the transaction later drew scrutiny by news outlets over Obama's dealings with Rezko → the transaction later attracted some media scrutiny
- changed: Rezko was under investigation for and later convicted of unrelated corruption charges → Rezko was investigated for unrelated corruption charges for which he was later convicted
- changed: while Obama was never accused of wrongdoing → although Obama was not accused of any wrongdoing
- changed: and Obama donated $150,00 in Rezko-related contributions to charity → he donated $150,000 in Rezko-related contributions to charity
Early life and career section:
- 8 April 2007 HailFire (→Early life and career: 3rd ¶: Condensed text and notes; added "Portrait of a Pragmatist" source; reworded Miner, Barnhill & Galland to more closely follow source and focused wikilinks)
As an associate attorney with Miner, Barnhill & Galland from 1993 to 1996, he represented community organizers, discrimination claims, and voting rights cases.
(article full protection because of edit warring 7 March 2008 – 14 March 2008)
(article full protection because of edit warring 26 March 2008 – 3 April 2008)
- 4 April 2008 Kossack4Truth (Introducing Rezko)
As an associate attorney with Miner Barnhill & Galland (fka Davis Miner Barnhill & Galland, founded by attorney Allison Davis) from 1993 to 2003, he represented community organizers, discrimination claims, and voting rights cases. While at the firm, Obama also worked on taxpayer-supported building rehabilitation loans for Rezmar Corp. owned by Daniel Mahru and the now-indicted fundraiser Tony Rezko, who has since raised a total of over $250,000 for Obama's various political campaigns over the years.
For more details on this topic, see Tony Rezko.
- 4 April 2008 Bobblehead (→Early life and private career: Fine, fine. Add para from early life article so six hours of Rezko work doesn't outweigh 9 years of legal work)
As an associate attorney with Miner Barnhill & Galland (fka Davis Miner Barnhill & Galland, founded by attorney Allison Davis) from 1993 to 2003, he represented community organizers, discrimination claims, and voting rights cases. While Obama never took part in a trial, he worked on teams drawing up briefs, contracts, and other legal documents. This included being part of teams that represented Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now in a successful lawsuit that forced the state of Illinois to implement a federal law that was designed to make it easier for people to register to vote, an appeals brief on behalf of a whistleblower that was suing Cook County Hospital and the Hektoen Institute for Medical Research for wrongful termination, and on another team forced the city of Chicago to redraw ward boundaries that the city council drew up following the 1990 census. Obama also put in six hours working on taxpayer-supported building rehabilitation loans for Rezmar Corp. owned by Daniel Mahru and political fundraiser Tony Rezko, who has raised a total of over $250,000 for Obama's various political campaigns and is now indicted on charges unrelated to his association with Obama.
- 24 April 2008 Andyvphil (→Early life and career: Supply Obama's description of his legal career as context for fuller description of it)
Obama worked as an associate attorney with Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland from 1993 to 2002. After 1996 Obama worked at the firm only during the summer, when the Illinois Senate was not in session. Obama often refers to "working as a civil rights attorney to make sure that everybody's vote counted", in his appeals for votes. Indeed, Obama worked on cases where the firm represented community organizers, pursued discrimination claims, and on voting rights cases. However, about a third of his time was spent on real estate transactions, filing incorporation papers and defending clients against minor lawsuits. Mostly he drew up briefs, contracts, and other legal documents as a junior associate on legal teams. This included work on a lawsuit by the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) that forced the state of Illinois to implement the Motor Voter Act, an appeals brief for a whistleblower who sued Cook County Hospital and the Hektoen Institute for Medical Research for wrongful termination, and a suit that forced the city of Chicago to redraw the ward boundaries that the city council had drawn up following the 1990 census. But it was not all civil rights work—he also appeared in court to defend a developer against charges it was failing to provide heat to tenants and another time to contest a demand that a healthcare corporation pay for baby-sitting (his client paid up).
Obama also did some work on taxpayer-supported building rehabilitation loans for Rezmar Corp., half-owned by Tony Rezko, who later raised approximately $250,000 for Obama's various political campaigns. In October 2006, Rezko was indicted for political corruption charges and the case was brought to trial in March 2008. Obama has not been implicated in any wrongdoing.
(10-fold expansion of "lawyer days" from a single sentence to two paragraphs; from less than 10% to more than 50% of Early life and career section)
(time as an associate at Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland falsely inflated from 3 years to 9 years)
(sensationalist, inaccurate and misleading article used as source to misrepresent Obama's legal career)
(5 hours of legal work for a nonprofit corporation that partnered with Rezmar used as a coatrack to introduce Rezko's corruption trial 15 years later)
- 27 April 2008 Scjessey (Shorten "lawyer" section to remove excessive detail on both sides of the POV argument)
- 16 May 2008 Loonymonkey (→Early career: Rezko's later indictment is irrelevant to this section. It seems to be nothing more than an attempt at WP:SYNTHESIS)
- 20 May 2008 Lulu of the Lotus-Eaters (mention of Rezko as donator elsewhere already)
- 20 May 2008 Lulu of the Lotus-Eaters (restore mention of Rezko as co-owner of Rezmar in this section (slightly abridged though, since Rezko is mentioned later in more detail))
- 4 June 2008 Shem (→Early life and career: This is Obama's article, not Rezko's. Rezko is already covered with fair weight in the "personal life" section.)
- 15 June 2008 Newross (→Early life and career: revise paragraphs on 3 years at Harvard Law School, 1++ years writing first book, 3 years as an associate at Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland)
In 1993 Obama joined Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland, a 12-attorney law firm specializing in civil rights litigation and neighborhood economic development, where he was an associate for three years from 1993 to 1996, then of counsel from 1996 to 2004, with his law license becoming inactive in 2002.
Summary of "Rezko" changes to Early life and career section:
- March 2004 – April 2008 (4 years, 1 month) Rezko not in Early life and career section
→ < 24 hours after 3 Apr 2008 end of full protection for 15 of past 27 days because of edit warring: ←
- April 2008 – June 2008 (2 months) Kossack4Truth / Andyvphil:
- added: large Rezko WP:Coatrack to Early life and career section
- June 2008 – (1 month) Rezko not in Early life and career section
Newross (talk) 06:02, 9 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]