(7/11/08) "Obama's $100,000 garden grant wasted" (CST) Now weeds, a metaphor for his campaign!

[Santiago]

Obama's $100,000 garden grant wasted
He vowed to 'work tirelessly' to build an oasis for Englewood. It never happened.

As a state senator, Barack Obama gave $100,000 in state money to a campaign volunteer who failed to deliver on a plan to create a botanic garden in one of Chicago's most blighted neighborhoods.

Obama -- who was running for Congress when he announced the project in 2000 -- said the green space in Englewood would build ''a sense of neighborhood pride."

Instead, what was supposed to be a six-block stretch of trees and paths is now a field of unfulfilled dreams, strewn with weeds, garbage and broken pavement.

A metaphor for his campaign.

http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/1050869,CST-NWS-garden11.article

[Kbentleyis]

Clearly, he never followed through and used poor judgment again.

[joeysky18]

We have been telling people for months. BO will not deliver anything. He will take the money and run.

[Agent 00½ FL]

He just gave 100 grand away like that. I think the only associates that he has are crooks.

[Ace]

Kenny B. Smith, a onetime campaign volunteer for Barack Obama, can't explain exactly how he spent $100,000 of taxpayers' money on a garden that was never built. He is standing at the site Thursday. The inset shows the botanic garden site in 2000.

hmm...

[Artists4Hillary]

Oh that's nice. A botanical garden. He didn't pay one iota of attention to the most improvished schools in Chigago.

[lalene]

all talk, no action -- just like his followers. they are going to give another lame excuse for their leader. that money could have been spent in a much more productive manner.

[SusanfromPA]

May I suggest this be emailed to all the MSM addresses people have?
I'm at work, but will do this as well after work.

[Sandy in PA]

Did you watch the video and see all that standing water?

Talk about a health hazard. Well, America, if you want the rest of the country to look like obama's chicago, vote him right in.

[foxyladi]

Clearly, he never followed through and used poor judgment again.

hes got judgement?????????????????

[CGP]

How can anyone receiving $100,000 of STATE money not be able to account for it? That is unbelievable. If the money was not spent on the "botanic garden" what the hell was it spent on?

[B positive]

I have to say this... Hillary would NEVER let something like that happen. She would go and do the job herself before letting anything like that happen... ever! And we all know this to be true about her!

[joeysky18]

How can anyone receiving $100,000 of STATE money not be able to account for it? That is unbelievable. If the money was not spent on the "botanic garden" what the hell was it spent on?

Yep. Where the hell did the money go?

[B positive]

It's time to Pull The Weeds in the DNC!!!!... and we know which weed to pull first!

[Agent 00½ FL]

How can anyone receiving $100,000 of STATE money not be able to account for it? That is unbelievable. If the money was not spent on the "botanic garden" what the hell was it spent on?

My guess CRACK COCAINE.

[EH]

Shhhhhhhh! We're not supposed to question him!

[Wyoming Dem]

How can anyone receiving $100,000 of STATE money not be able to account for it? That is unbelievable. If the money was not spent on the "botanic garden" what the hell was it spent on?
I have a REALLY NICE garden and would love to have the 100,000!
Why would a garden cost 100,000 anyway? Wait, there must have been a proposed statue of The Messiah".

[ILforHill]

I read both of the Chicago newspapers everyday and was floored with the Denver group ad I saw this morning in the trib. Very professionally done. Very thought provoking. I have heard comments on it all day. It was with glee that I read the FRONT PAGE subheadline in the Sun Times: "Obama's field of broken dreams".:D This guy is a slow motion train wreck and Hillary is waiting in the wings. I will donate this weekend to the Denver Group and again for Hillary's debt relief.

[joeysky18]

I read both of the Chicago newspapers everyday and was floored with the Denver group ad I saw this morning in the trib. Very professionally done. Very thought provoking. I have heard comments on it all day. It was with glee that I read the FRONT PAGE subheadline in the Sun Times: "Obama's field of broken dreams".:D This guy is a slow motion train wreck and Hillary is waiting in the wings. I will donate this weekend to the Denver Group and again for Hillary's debt relief.

HRin08 has a matching fund drive offer for Denver Group. Please check this thread.

http://www.hillaryclintonforum.net/discussion/showthread.php?t=19633

[Calico]

Yep. Where the hell did the money go?

That is a very good question! This needs to be sent to the media.

[spdubois]

Just another example of his lack of judgment. His friends / pals scam the system for money. Let me play the victim card - the race card and anyother card to get money from you suckers so I don't have to work.

[lynfreedom]

He hasn't done anything. Gingrich said on Hannity earlier that the neighborhood he was supposed to be helping had high majority of kids that can't even read.