2008 POLITICAL ADS: WHITE HOUSE

Republican National Committee: "Chicago Way"

Updated: January 11, 2011 | 11:39 a.m.
October 10, 2008

Producer: OnMessage Inc.

Running Time: 00:30

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Summary: The RNC scrutinizes Obama's past relationships with three questionable Chicago figures.

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Script of "Chicago Way" (TV)

ANNOUNCER [v/o]: The Chicago way. Shady politics. That's Barack Obama's training. His teachers?

Tony Rezko: Convicted of corruption, money laundering, aiding and abetting bribery.

(Text on screen: Chicago Tribune, 6-4-08)

Rezko got Obama in on a shady land deal.

(Text on screen: "Obama and His Rezko Ties," Chicago Sun-Times, 4-23-07)

William Daley: Heir to the Chicago machine. A top Obama adviser.

And William Ayers: Leader of a terrorist group that bombed the U.S. Capitol. Obama's first campaign was launched at a gathering at Mr. Ayers' home.

(Text on screen: Wall Street Journal, September 21, 2008)

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(Text on screen: Paid for by the Republican National Committee; Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee; www.gop.com)

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