If you are serving as a legislator and are not allowed to take speaking fees, how can you have speaking fees as a part of your income? That would mean you broke the law to personally enrich yourself.

And if you are a candidate running for president who has such illegal speaking fees, as documented by your tax returns, wouldn’t the media be gung ho to report on your unethical/illegal activity?

Well sure they would – unless your name is Barack Hussein Obama.

Apparently, on Obama’s released tax records, he discloses income from speaking fees. The problem? Accepting payment for speaking fees when you’re a legislator is against Illinois state law

Apparently, as an Illinois state legislator through 2004, Barack was prohibited from taking honoraria for speaking under the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act
But what about Barack Obama’s 2000 and 2002 tax returns?

2000: On his 2000 Schedule C-EZ, Barack reported that he received $16,500 as a “Foundation director/Educational speaker.”

2001: On his 2001 Schedule C-EZ, Barack reported $98,158 from a Chicago law firm, Miner, Barnhill, for “Legal services/attorney” (and nothing for speaking)
2002: On his 2002 Schedule C, Barack reported $34,491 for “LEGAL SERVCES / SPEAKING FEES.”

These “speaking fees” are in addition to the amounts that Barack was paid as an employee, a lecturer at the University of Chicago, reported on the first page of his 1040s.

In other words, Obama’s campaign has released documents signed by barrack Obama on which he admits to illegal and unethical activity. This isn’t stuff being manufactured by his opponents, it is information that Obama’s own staff has given to the media and the public at his direction.

But somehow, the media isn’t interested in this little tidbit. They would rather look at Cindy McCain’s American Express bill and how many houses the McCains own and the make and model of their vehicles. Illegal activity by Barack Obama? Not a chance – after all, that would mean they would have to call Barack Obama a criminal, and calling a black man who has committed a crime a criminal would be racist .