One-degree of separation: Obama supporter Kwame Kilpatrick indicted

Only a few short days ago, on March 21, 2008, RezkoWatch updated an article about the April 3, 2004, reception dinner held at the Four Seasons hotel in Chicago in honor of Iraqi-British billionaire businessman Nadhmi Auchi. The function, arranged by indicted political fixer Antoin "Tony" Rezko, who, at the time, was in hopes of attracting Auchi to invest in a 62-acre Chicago development, was hosted by Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.

It is unknown whether Kilpatrick was present at the Chicago event. However, according to Nadhmi Auchi's General Mediterranean Holding website, the above photograph was taken at a reception for Nadhmi Auchi (left rear) that was hosted by Kwame Kilpatrick (right rear).

On March 24, 2008, the Detroit Free Press reported that "Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy charged Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and former chief of staff Christine Beatty today with perjury, obstruction, conspiracy and misconduct."




Kilpatrick is an uncommitted Michigan superdelegate. Like Sen. Barack Obama, his photograph recently graced the cover of Rev. Jeremiah Wright's Trinity United Church of Christ magazine, The Trumpet. (h/t Gateway Pundit)



And National of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan's photograph was published on the cover of the November/December 2007 double issue. On February 24, 2008, Farrakhan said that Obama is "the 'hope of the entire world' that the U.S. will change for the better." (h/t pm)

Also see:

Detroit mayor faces felony charges, CNN, March 24, 2008.

Perjury, Obstruction Charges Brought Against Detroit Mayor, Aide, Associated Press, March 24, 2008.