Monday, June 11, 2012

Obama’s early Chicago rise brought African-Americans foreclosures, bankruptcies

Obama’s early Chicago rise brought African-Americans foreclosures, bankruptcies - Neil Munro/The Daily Caller

Reporters have aggressively sought more information from Romney about his business record, but there is no sign that a single reporter has ever asked Obama about his role in Chicago’s housing disaster....

President Barack Obama wants his 2012 re-election campaign to focus on Gov. Mitt Romney’s private-sector record, but his own private-sector history shows that he promoted and profited from the nation’s disastrous real-estate bubble. One striking example comes from the president’s 1995 housing-discrimination class action lawsuit: It provided him with legal fees, greased his political donations and boosted his role in Chicago politics.... Details at the link.