Rezko is a dead issue. That's like talking about the Keating 5. Voters don't care.

Magoo is a gaffe machine.

Old news been hearing about it over, and, over and, over again.

McSame. McSame. Panama John. McSame. Polly Wants a Cracker! McSame. Senile, senile, senile, senile. McSame. McSame. Polly Wants a Cracker! Polly Wants a Cracker! McSame. McSame. McSame. McSame. McSame. Bottom of his class! Bottom of his class! Keating, Keating. McSame. Senile, senile, senile. Old man. Confused. Old man. Confused. McSame. McSame. McSame. Polly Wants a Cracker. Senile old man. McSame. Really shows his age! Really shows his age. Old. Old. Senile. Senile. Polly Wants a Cracker! SQUAWK! Old. McSame. Senile.

Obama soooooo shouldn't have gone there. Cindy owns these properties and if I were McCain I wouldn't be counting them either.....but a criminally complicated purchase of a mansion and empty lot....when Rezko is going to be sentenced on Sept 2....now that's more newsworthy!

About time.

Rezko is a dead issue.

Posted by: Right on Day1 | Aug 21, 2008
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You so desperately hope, wish and want!

Unfortunately, for your inconvenience, you should hold your seat tight and wait for the resonance.

The Rezko story will haunt Obama now that he opened the door for McCain to attack him using this. Remember Rezko is to be sentenced early September. McCain can also add in Rezko's defunct public housing projects (with public tax money that Obama gave him) -- 11 of them are in Obama's district. Obama has a much bigger housing problem than McCain.

Right on Day1,

It's been seven days since your Political Jesus claimed he had made his wRight decision, on his vp. Which day do you start counting, again?

Of course Rezco is a "dead issue" for the left. There more interested in how many houses McCain & wife own rather than million dollar deals made through convicted felons.

Obama really stepped in it today. The fact that McCain waited to unleash this until provoked by the Lamb shows exactly how restrained his "negative" ads have been.

we do care. just like you guys care about mccains age, his wife, his military service etc...obama started this with his questionable associations recent ad connecting mccain with abrams. and we want to know more about ayers as well.
yes we do want to know.

Debra wrote:
.....but a criminally complicated purchase of a mansion and empty lot
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Obama DID NOT purchase the home from Rezko. Rezko NEVER owned the home that Obama purchased.

I know you use fact repellant, but your lies are getting silly and old.

If John McCain hadn't cheated on his first wife Carol with the rich princess/heiress Cindy, he wouldn't have any of those seven homes!

Guess it pays to commit adultery with the daughter of a rich businessman. Way to go, John. You made your father proud.

CNN covering today the Ayers story too...wow not a good day for Obama's "judgement" with criminal friends.
McCAIN '08/HILLARY '12

LOL! Barry "above my paygrade" Soetoro/Oblhama really put his foot in his mouth this time!

Can't wait to see the McCain ad!

We don't care *how many houses* the McCains have....we want *straight answers* Barry! Like the ones that are "above your pay grade" answers.

Is it *silly season* Barry?????

PUMA!

Wasn't it Renko who cause the collapse of the U.S. Savings and Loan Industry. Oh wait, no, that was John McCain's best friend Charles H. Keating, Jr. I wonder how many innocent American's lost their entire lives savings with the help of John McCain? And then there is DHL and Boeing Air Tanker. Now I wonder how many Americans lost their jobs because of John McCain? But Johnny can't remember how many houses he owns.

"Criminal friends"...I guess we need to re-open the investigation of Cindy McCain stealing medicinal drugs from her charity foundation to feed her drug addiction. Now that is a conviction waiting to happen!

John McCain is a punk. Always has been. The (insert C-word)'s money has been able to buy him a life, but truth be known, he really is just a punk. He doesn't have balls enough to campaign on real issues because he can't garner enough support to win on the real issues. He's a $1500 suit walking around in $500 shoes and he's going to punk this country given the opportunity.

If John McCain hadn't cheated on his first wife Carol with the rich princess/heiress Cindy, he wouldn't have any of those seven homes!

Guess it pays to commit adultery with the daughter of a rich businessman. Way to go, John. You made your father proud.

Rezko? Isn't that the name of a pharmacy from way back? Like....boring. Moving on! This would be news if Rezko was having an affair with a young staff member before he got tried. But no...this is a stupid waste of T.V. Ad space. I'm going to that shoe sale at Macy's. And Roger, get a new tie please.

Okay...sooo has anyone seen Michelle "I hate America" OblhamaSoetoro lately?????

Is she still under the bus where OblahmaSoetoro left her?????

rezco was a dead issue until obama challenged mccain on the 'HOUSE' issue. real dumb.

this was like obama stepping on a big pile of poo, poo.

Obama DID NOT purchase the home from Rezko. Rezko NEVER owned the home that Obama purchased.

Posted by: Llama in Pajama's | Aug 21, 2008
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It does not help you to lie for your Political Jesus, or you deny to admit what you know of being the truth.

Just to refresh you memory that is not sufficient for your tiny brain: Rezko and wife helped 0-bama to purchase his Mansion because otherwise 0-bama has not yet deceived enough money from his books from you to be able to purchase it alone. Then, 0-bama purchased the land that Rezko bought, in helping him buying the house without being caught of bribery, at below market value.

All these were done at a time when Rezko was known being indicted criminally, which has since been convicted and will be sentenced on September 4.

It's a perfect blend of criminals, money, land deals, deception, and kick backs. If you ask why would Rezko help his buddy, the "honorable" freshman Senator from Illinois, you can count how many housing projects Rezko has obtained from the legislations that 0-bama has helped to bring back to "his" district.

Are any of BHO's associations actually hard working Americans who love this country? Rezko is but one example on a long list.

This is what Wikipedia says about McCain's involvement in the Keating Five scandal. The scandal that caused the savings and loan crisis in the late 1980's. The crisis that caused thousands of innocent American's to loose their life savings. (Even if McCain wasn't guilty it certainly gives reasons to question his judgement.)

QUOTE: "McCain and Keating had become personal friends following their initial contacts in 1981.[8] Between 1982 and 1987, McCain had received $112,000 in lawful[14] political contributions from Keating and his associates.[15] In addition, McCain's wife Cindy McCain and her father Jim Hensley had invested $359,100 in a Keating shopping center in April 1986, a year before McCain met with the regulators. McCain, his family, and their baby-sitter had made nine trips at Keating's expense, sometimes aboard Keating's jet. Three of the trips were made during vacations to Keating's opulent Bahamas retreat at Cat Cay. McCain did not pay Keating (in the amount of $13,433) for some of the trips until years after they were taken, when he learned that Keating was in trouble over Lincoln.[6][16]"

Even though he wasn't found guilty of anything, it sure does seem like McCain was in bed with this guy. As they say, where there is smoke, there usually is fire.

as the article indicates it turns out none of these houses are owned by j. mccain. they are all owned by cindy.

"Obama Engaged In Deal With Convicted Felon To Get Deal On House That Had Four Fireplaces And A Wine Cellar:

Obama Paid $300,000 Less Than The Asking Price For His Mansion, While Tony Rezko’s Wife Paid Full Price For A Vacant Lot Next Door On The Very Same Day. “Two years ago, Obama bought a mansion on the South Side, in the Kenwood neighborhood, from a doctor. On the same day, [Antoin 'Tony'] Rezko’s wife, Rita Rezko, bought the vacant lot next door from the same seller. The doctor had listed the properties for sale together. He sold the house to Obama for $300,000 below the asking price. The doctor got his asking price on the lot from Rezko’s wife.” (Tim Novak, “Obama And His Rezko Ties,” Chicago Sun-Times, 4/23/07)

The Seller Of Obama’s Home “Wanted To Sell Both Properties At The Same Time.” “On the same day Obama closed on his house, Rezko’s wife bought the adjacent empty lot, meeting the condition of the seller who wanted to sell both properties at the same time.” (Brian Ross and Rhonda Schwartz, “The Rezko Connection,” ABC News’ “The Blotter” Blog, abcnews.go.com, 1/10/08)

Obama Later Purchased A Portion Of Rezko’s Land For $104,500; It Was Valued At $40,500. “Later, the Obamas bought a 10-foot-by-150-foot piece of the lot for $104,500. An appraisal put the value of the strip at $40,500, a spokesman said, but Obama considered it fair to pay one-sixth of the original price for one-sixth of the lot.” (Peter Slevin, “Obama Says He Regrets Land Deal With Fundraiser,” The Washington Post, 12/17/06)

Rezko Was Convicted Of Wire And Mail Fraud, Money Laundering, And Aiding And Abetting Bribery. “A federal jury today convicted developer Antoin ‘Tony’ Rezko of corruption charges for trading on his clout as a top adviser and fundraiser to Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Rezko’s guilty verdict on 16 of 24 corruption counts could have broad repercussions for Blagojevich, who made Rezko a central player in his kitchen cabinet. It could also prove a political liability for U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, who once counted Rezko as a friend and fundraiser, as the likely Democratic presidential nominee heads into the general election campaign against Republican John McCain. … The jury convicted Rezko of wire and mail fraud, money laundering and aiding and abetting bribery. He was acquitted of attempted extortion.” (Bob Secter and Jeff Coen, “Rezko Convicted Of Corruption,” Chicago Tribune, 6/4/08)

NOTE: The 3 Story House Has Four Fireplaces And A Wine Cellar. “When Obama and his wife, Michelle, a hospital executive, decided to move with their two young girls from their Hyde Park condominium, they chose a spacious three-story Georgian revival home on a tree-lined street in the Kenwood neighborhood, not far from the University of Chicago. The owner had listed the house — nearly 100 years old, with four fireplaces and a wine cellar — and an adjacent lot as separate parcels.” (Peter Slevin, “Obama Says He Regrets Land Deal With Fundraiser,” The Washington Post, 12/17/06)"

If John McCain hadn't cheated on his first wife Carol with the rich princess/heiress Cindy, he wouldn't have any of those seven homes!

Guess it pays to commit adultery with the daughter of a rich businessman. Way to go, John. You made your father proud.

Ooooo...McCantrememberhowmanyhomes is backed into the corner so he recycles the old manufactured smear. The Tribune and Sun-Times cleared Obama of any wrongdoing several months ago. Weak.

sonia trevino, That's the deflection? these are actually his mistress...i mean wife's homes? LoL! Attaboy John. Way to marry up.

"The Tribune and Sun-Times cleared Obama of any wrongdoing several months ago."

Swell. Maybe they'll clear Rezko too. Oops, too late. Now tell me what difference it makes how many houses McCain's wife owns.

Tif

"I'm going to that shoe sale at Macy's. And Roger, get a new tie please."

LOL, Great line.

"Are any of BHO's associations actually hard working Americans who love this country?"

Nah. He wouldn't associate with typical Americans that cling to their bibles and guns.

Sonia Trevino wrote: "as the article indicates it turns out none of these houses are owned by j. mccain. they are all owned by cindy."

They are married, it is community property. What she owns is his, and what he owns is hers. (I wonder if John would have married Cindy if she had been poor, or if she had scars on her face from a car accident, like his first wife?)

James, I'm sure that you applied that same logic to John Kerry, right?

Keating 5 will not be an issue for McCain. IT was more the 20 years old. McCain has done so much for this country, and his achievements in senate has already help him regain people's trust and respect. But Obama has nothing -- has no record, no achievements. His questionable associates will come out as big headache for him. He has not gained people's trust (including me). No matter how sound his policies he tout to be, I just don't feel he deserves Americans giving him the president job. He didn't earn it!!!

Amy wrote: "No matter how sound his policies he tout to be, I just don't feel he deserves Americans giving him the president job. He didn't earn it!!!"

Right on Amy...He didn't EARN his Senate seat either. As for his policies,...you never know with that man. One day he is AGAINST FISA the next he is FOR IT!

I think THAT is what he meant by needing to be BI-lingual! lol!

PUMA

Rezko is not a "dead issue." It's a part of Obama's political past that is real and was never fully investigated by the "in the tank" for Obama media. I think those seeing the ad will question his judgement, and it doesn't matter if people who have time to blog think it is a dead issue. It matters what people sitting in front of the TV eating dinner and watching TV think.

Obama just opened the door to his crooked Tony Rezko dealing & his house.

BIG ERROR BY THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN

Obama's shrinking lead.....ruh ro....that convention better give them that "bump" they have all been waiting for. Even Kerry had a 14 point lead at this point.
Just heard mysterious white powder sent to McCain offices in Denver and cops all over the place...25 employess sent home.....I WONDER who would be behind this? A manical Obot or unrepentent terriorist, or anti american reverend, or slum lord criminal....wow Obama's side getting very desperate.

Speaking of houses: To whoever votes for McCain I say, if you lose your house in a foreclosure, I will not feel sorry for you, because you voted, again, for a Republican who is determined to continue the free fall of the dollar, bankrupt the nation with its interminable wars, and continue to strip America of manufacturing jobs.

Mecane steels people heart by telling his captivitu in vetnam and when he talks about it he thinks makes his listeners to belive he is the only vetran from that wrongly started war and finished shmefully.
He uses it like a currency to buy peoples heart, ear and now their vote AMERICA WAKE UP BEFORE CRYING FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.

MACANE STOP USING YOUR EXPERIANCE IN VETNAM AS ACURRENCY TO BY PEOPLS HEART BECAUSE YOU ARE FROM RICH FAMILY AND GOT A CHANCE TO BE ON NATIONAL STAGE DONT MAKE MONY AND STATUS WITH THAT EXPERIANCE. THERE ARE MANY VETRACE WHO DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE LIKE YOU AND CANNOT CASH IN TELLING THEIR STORY. WE ARE TIRED OF LISTING YOUR BLABLA BLA .....VETNAM......BLABLA.... TALK REALITY NOW.

AGAIN; Obama feels NO BODY will challenge him and his past! Because; the media has given him a pass!
IT IS LUDACRIS! From Rezko; 20 years of studying Black Liberation Theology; VOTING FOR FISA; Voting for 2005 Cheney Energy Bill;-----------AND no one examines him!

OCB (ol' Cranky Bastard) should concentrate on his MAC lessons, History and Geography. His GAFFES are as big as lies that he tells. He is obviously suffering from CRS (Can't Remember Sh**) aka Alzheimer?s He should go lay down somewhere.

OCB flubed the name of Georgian President three times. OCB's people say he and the Georgian leader rode jet skis together” OCB even nominated Saakashvili for a Nobel Peace Prize in 2005. But in a speech yesterday, McCain mispronounced his name three times!!!!!!

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6f5ng_mccain-flubs-name-of-georgian-presi_news

Duh! And this is who the GOP puts up against a Harvard Grad? Good Luck with that GOP.!!! LOL!!

More lies from McCain. Rezko never helped Obama buy a house, and Obama never gave Rezko "political favors". Show some proof or shut up.

big deal. let's talk about things that matter.

McLame Duck.

Obama opened the Flood Gate on this one. He should have kept his mouth shut.

The real issue here is that ONLY THE WEALTHY CAN RUN FOR PRESIDENT, in this country.

Every candidate who ran for President this year is worth A LOT MORE than the average American.

People who complain about Obama's perk, the $300,000 discount are just as stupid as the people who complain about the many properties that are owned by the McCain's, just like they were stupid to criticize Edwards over a $400 media production expense, even though they didn't criticize Romney over his $300 make-up jobs, Obama over his expensive suits, Hillary Clinton over her $6,000 hair and make-up jobs, or Clinton Obama and Dodd for receiving campaign contributions from the Hedge Fund that Edwards worked for.

ALL CANDIDATES HAVE MORE MONEY THAN MOST OF US DO, therefore, their money should be NON-ISSUES.

The real issue here is the SYSTEM, that says that only WEALTHY PEOPLE have a right to become President.

Too bad most people aren't astute enough to understand the underlying issue, here.

What more ethical standards for a legislature to exemply to the public than purchasing his home ( though not revealed from Rezko but of course the conclusion could have been from him from their long friendship of give and take favors) and adjacent lot from Rezko's wife. What more should every American voter think about choosing a presidential candidate who has the record and the propensity to use the publci office to gain financial gain. What more should every citizen of this country would conclude on how Obama's ethics are standing to the time honored priciple of self integrity and honor. Pray tell, this country should have a review course on what is a good moral character.

John McCain is behaving desperately and pathetically. Good for Barak Obama if he could actually find a mansion for a $1,000,000. Where I live, that's the going rate for a small condominium. John McCain doesn't even know how many houses he and and his booze-business wife own.

You guys, ABC, are lower than McCain's copy writers, you let this go unchallenged:

"If you want to talk about a housing problem," McCain spokesman Brian Rogers tells ABC News, "Sen. Obama certainly has one when he bought his million dollar mansion with the help of a convicted felon."

I don't think any of you have the capacity to recognize a news story anymore. ABC = Any Baloney Covered or All Bull**** Content. I don't think you are even a news story anymore. You're just reality TV, lost without a back story.

pedestrian....CNN just said that Rezko got 17 million worth of favors from BO.

most of these issues are dead, unimportant issues.....are these canidates avoiding the real issues out of fear......why are we putting missils in poland.....can either of them comment.....

Anyone who would think that the "middle class" yearly income is around 100,000 to 2million, has no interest in the REAL America. If McCain gets elected it will be worse than the man with the intellect of a monkey that we have had to witness for the past 8 years. Democracy and its greatest!! Wow I wonder why every country hates us?

Barack Obama is a total idiot.
How dumb can someone get by giving McCain a chance to bring up his own past connections:

Rev Jeremiah Wright
Rev Mike Pfleger
Rev Otis Moss
Terrorist & Cop killer William Ayers
Terrorist Bernardine Dohrn
Felon Tony Rezko

the Rezko connection has already been exploited to death. It's a dead story. And the point of Obama's ad wasn't houses, per se, it's that John McCain is so rich and so out of touch that he doesn't even KNOW how many properties the McCains own. Of course Cindy owns everything; she's McCain's sugah mamma. Plus it's a great way for John McCain to dodge taxes.

The point is that John McCain lives a VERY luxurious lifestyle while opposing even a modicum of support for housing and health care for ordinary Americans. This guy is a bagman for the same corrupt characters who've been sucking on the public teat for the last eight years. Not to mention the fact that his age is really really showing. A lot.

Let's ask Obama how many sleezy friends he has and are we allowed to question him about them? (Rezko, Ayers, Wright, Klonsky,James A Johnson)

obama you should have not gone there!

Anyone is better than Obama because everything is above his pay grade to deal with.

I feel a vice presidential pick coming real soon to overshadow this little ad that is coming out. McCain could have not have picked a better time to open his big mouth. And Obama could have not picked a better time to release the ad which will probally end up being a day before he announces his pick. The damage from the ad running today will stick, and all media attention will shift to Obama’s pick rather than McCain's rebuttal, which I think pretty much everyone in America already knows about Tony Rezko and know nothing about John McCain forgetting how many houses he owns.

"Nah. He wouldn't associate with typical Americans that cling to their bibles and guns." If those are "typical Americans", i dont blame him. I think it's time to move to Canada, provide John Mccain doesnt invade it

McCain calls Obama an out of touch celebrity elitist and then runs an ad about how he got into a house he couldn't afford?

Can't have it both ways John. They guy is either an elitist or can't afford a house, but not both...at least not to the average voter.

All this noise and so little substance. How about asking ALL candidates to speak to the very serious problems we're facing in this country and leave the fluff where it belongs?

Course then you'd have to convince the media to cover the substance rather than their favorite shiny new object as well.

Likely neither will happen and it's killing our election process.

Rezko is of less relevance than John McCain's suppressed war record including his vietcong collaboration broadcast when he referred to America as bring a criminal nation!

Bob said:

"Obama opened the Flood Gate on this one. He should have kept his mouth shut."

I agree. I said so this morning as soon as I saw the McCain headline. I warned Democrats NOT TO MAKE HOW MANY HOMES the McCains own the issue, simply because Obama has "ONE HOME," because the question of how Obama actually RECEIVED THAT HOME would become the focus of all of this, which meant that Tony Rezko would become the focus.

When Rezko is brought out of the closet, expect Ayers and Khalidi to follow...SOON.

alright if the rezko story is old news then dont worry about it. are you really worried about it?

From years of smoking, the lung cancer is spreading to Obama's brain. What an error in judgement. Americans could care less that both candidates are millionaires!

Can't afford Obama's taxes to spread the wealth and move towards socialism. Can't afford Obama's questionable alligence to THIS country. Can't afford Obama's anti-American associations.

McCain headquarters in Denver received a suspicious white powder in the mail today...cops and investigators all over the place....25 employees sent home.
WHO would do that? A crazy Obot.
Also, why don't our late night comics ever take aim at Obama? Apparently Hillary and McCain are triple the jokes. White Liberal Guilt....geeze.

Obama, should demand an apology. This add doesn't just question the relationship with Rezko, it literally accuses Obama of taking a bribe. That is slander!

Those of you saying it's a dead issue are obviously Obama supporters.

It is NOT a dead issue for those of us who are undecided or leaning somewhat towards McCain - but could still go either way.

I have to also say that Obama supporters have been a major turnoff even when I was ready and willing (nay, HOPING) to be convinced.

How many of the houses belong to Cindy as separate property? You men should know that we women know how to keep our assets and watch OUR money. While we are talking about houses, Obamas let a convicted felon buy there home. They should have waited and used the million dollars (from Obama's books) that they, the Obamas placed in a TAX FREE fund; that way they could have paid for a house instead of relying on a crook. You Democrats who are always talking about McCain's divorce should look in the mirror; more Democrat politicans have had extra marital relations than the average man: FDR, LBJ, Hart, all the Kennedys and one killed a lovely girl. Why not mention them in your post esp. Kennedy. By the way, he was also drunk and ran away.

Johnny's gotten himself in some deep doo-doo here. And I know for sure because my 74 year old Christian, Republican mother was very put off by this remark today. She had "no idea" how wealthy McCain is. Yeah!!! Score one for the good guys.

Rezko is old news. The McCain camp lost this round, they aught to cut their loss and move on to the issues.

Two cities, white powder, threats to McCain offices...wow Obama maniacs are fanatics and not to be messed with.
When he loses in November there better not be this kind of behavior. Really poor reflection on his cult followers.

John McCain doesn't remember how many homes he owns.

ABC news is supporting a man who doesn't remember how many homes he owns.

Even the clueless conservative reporters at ABC news must realize the election is over.

John McCain doesn't remember how many homes he owns.

Heh...does McCain really want to raise the issue of associating with convicted felons? Oh my, his list is very, very long...

McCain was perfectly correct to defer such a dopey question about his wife's homes to the campaign. What the hell difference does it make how many homes Cindy McCain owns?

This is very damaging to McCain

By his own admission, he doesn't know much about the economy.

He thinks the economy is in good shape.

He thinks you need $5 million dollars in order to be regarded as rich.

He doesn't know how many houses he own.

His economic adviser thinks Americans are whining, that economic recession is in their minds.

He will need a miracle to extricate himself from the "out of touch" tag.

Three Signs Convincing Me Team Obama Is Nervous!!!!

“Does a guy who made more than $4 million last year, just got back from vacation on a private beach in Hawaii and bought his own million-dollar mansion with the help of a convicted felon really want to get into a debate about houses? Does a guy who worries about the price of arugula and thinks regular people “cling” to guns and religion in the face of economic hardship really want to have a debate about who’s in touch with regular Americans?

Someone needs to get legal advise. If Cindy owned the homes prior to marriage or bought with her separate money, they are not community property so McCain himself does not own the, only the amount of value they have gone up since marriage.

There are no private beaches in Hawaii. The Mccain team lied.

Obama can preach about hope and change but he has no real background in anything except anti-American theology and angry black pastors.

Good luck and good night Obama. McCain isn't nearly as bad for this country as you would be.

Nothing like wealth redistribution, eh guys? Thank God Obama is going to lose. Watch and see. His polls will plummet. With the amount of media coverage he gets, and getting a pass on virtually ever issue from the media, he should be 10 or more points ahead in the polls, but he remains virtually tied with McCain. I think people are waking up.

How can anyone vote for Obama? He is a sleeper

Mcsame? I thought smoking pot was supossed to make you more creative?

Vote McCain, Keep Your Change

About the deal:
1. Obama was "helped" by REzco because the seller would only sell the adjacent land and house together, so Obama bought the house and the Rezco's bought the land
2. Obama made two lower bids on the house which was on the market for 1.6 million. He eventually got it for 300,000 less than the asking price.
3. When he bought the adjacent land later from REzcos, he paid 1/6 the price Rezco paid for the land for 1/6 of the land.

How is this a problem, other than Rezco fooled everyone and is a crook?
OK, it's a problem only if people don't take the time to consider what actually happened. I'm not confident at all Americans can do that, but hope is always there.

Matt