Originally Posted By Darkbeer <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/barackobama/2590614/Barack-Obamas-lost-brother-found-in-Kenya.html" target="_blank">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/new...nya.html</a> >>The Italian edition of Vanity Fair said that it had found George Hussein Onyango Obama living in a hut in a ramshackle town of Huruma on the outskirts of Nairobi. Mr Obama, 26, the youngest of the presidential candidate's half-brothers, spoke for the first time about his life, which could not be more different than that of the Democratic contender. "No-one knows who I am," he told the magazine, before claiming: "I live here on less than a dollar a month." According to Italy's Vanity Fair his two metre by three metre shack is decorated with football posters of the Italian football giants AC Milan and Inter, as well as a calendar showing exotic beaches of the world.<<
Originally Posted By fkurucz I presume that this is supposed to be a reason to not vote for Obama. A much better reason than not voting for a candidate who promises to stay 100 years in Iraq if necessary? Whose top advisor nearly wrecked one of America's premier corporations (when she was fired there was a mass celebration by the company's remaining employees). And who boldly proclaimed that "Americans do not have a God given right to a job" while she laid off tens of thousands of highly educated and productive employees from what was before her tenure one of America's most successful corporations. What scares me the most is that this incompetent ex CEO is probably jockeying for a cabinet position in the McCain administration, and will probably get one if McCain is elected.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Don't worry, fkurucz. Darkbeer's launching all sorts of scuds today. He does this as elections draw near. Very objective, fair and balanced scuds.
Originally Posted By utahjosh Who says this is a negative thing about Obama? It's just interesting news.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<Who says this is a negative thing about Obama?>> Darkbeer generally posts only negative things about Democrats. That may not be why he started this thread, but people tend to go with the history.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <Who says this is a negative thing about Obama? It's just interesting news.> 'Interesting' how?
Originally Posted By alexbook The use of "found" is interesting. It's been in a couple of the articles I've read about this. It doesn't seem like the guy was hiding, so the "finding" consisted of some reporter going and looking him up. Here's a note about George Obama from September, 2007: <a href="http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/familytree/545447,BSX-News-wotreecc09.stng" target="_blank">http://www.suntimes.com/news/p...c09.stng</a>
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Is the expectation here that Barack and this man should be close? Perhaps having lunch occasionally and exchanging Christmas cards? What's the point of this story?
Originally Posted By alexbook >>What's the point of this story?<< Depending on your point of view, either it's a harmless human-interest story, or it's evidence that Barack Obama's "compassion" doesn't extend to his own family. I'm sure we'll be hearing plenty of comments along the lines of, "If he can't take care of his own brother, how can we trust him to take care of the American people."
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>What's the point of this story?<< It's another fizzling scud missle, lobbed out in the hopes of making people forget what disasters the Bush Administration has wrought. Plop! Looky here, the note tied to this here scud sez that Obama feller has a brother than lives in some Godforsaken place. How can he abandon his own kin? No wonder that Obama feller scares me so much!
Originally Posted By fkurucz <<Depending on your point of view, either it's a harmless human-interest story, or it's evidence that Barack Obama's "compassion" doesn't extend to his own family. I'm sure we'll be hearing plenty of comments along the lines of, "If he can't take care of his own brother, how can we trust him to take care of the American people.">> Bingo. For all we know the two are completely estranged. After all, after being baptized BHO would probably be persona non grata on the Muslim side of his family tree.
Originally Posted By utahjosh <'Interesting' how?> You don't find it interesting that the a presidential candidate has a half-brother living in a shack in Kenya on a dollar a month? It's just interesting that two half brothers are living lives so completely different. I'd say that 99% of all people who find that out would categorize this story as "interesting." <Is the expectation here that Barack and this man should be close?> I don't think so. Everyone can have their own expectations of personal relationships. <What's the point of this story?> Does there have to be a point? The point is to sell newspapers, sell online advertising, and get your story read. It's an interesting story.
Originally Posted By utahjosh <Depending on your point of view, either it's a harmless human-interest story, or it's evidence that Barack Obama's "compassion" doesn't extend to his own family. I'm sure we'll be hearing plenty of comments along the lines of, "If he can't take care of his own brother, how can we trust him to take care of the American people."> Oh, of course some that are completely anti-obama would put negative spin on it. Anyone surprised by that?
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>The point is to sell newspapers, sell online advertising, and get your story read. << Uh huh. Sorry, call me paranoid, but I don't think it's quite that innocent.
Originally Posted By alexbook Did anybody else read this story and think, "I wonder what ever happened to Roger Clinton," or is it just me? ;-)
Originally Posted By utahjosh <Uh huh. Sorry, call me paranoid, but I don't think it's quite that innocent.> You're paranoid. But really, i have no idea the intentions of the people who published this story. Possibly they DID want to have people put a negative Obama spin on it. But I've learned that money is usually reason enough to do something. Like write an interesting article.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***Possibly they DID want to have people put a negative Obama spin on it.*** No "possibly" about it imho.
Originally Posted By gadzuux I predict within a year we'll see this guy on oprah, larry king and the view promoting his new book. He'll be guest hosting on american idol and go on to win survivor. I see a big future ahead for obama's half-brother from kenya. Watch out, william hung!
Originally Posted By RockyMtnMinnie >>>Did anybody else read this story and think, "I wonder what ever happened to Roger Clinton," or is it just me? ;-)<<< <--- Raises hand. Yes it entered my mind.
