Saturday, January 31, 2009

Presidential Siblings Spell Trouble

From CNN and posted on lucianne.com: "George Obama, twenty year younger half brother of the newest president of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama, has been arrested in his native Kenya."
The charges deal with marijuana possession. The lad's name is George. The President met him while touring the country, and, some say, influencing an election for their presidency in 2007. For a U.S. presidential candidate this is a no-no but, remember, we're talking about The One so the press let it slide. Obama's Muslim cousin, Raila Odinga, was running for the presidency of Kenya. Sad to say, he lost. Never fear, though. As retribution, his Muslim followers carried out a rampage against Christians killing hundreds in the process. In one example of heartless barbarity they locked the doors of a Christian Church and torched the place. Sixty men, women and children died. Our 44th president had earlier given a speech in honor of his Cuz, Odinga. The Title: Hope and Change!
But, let me step back a pace or two. George Obama, one of 6,000 Obama siblings, give or take a few, and carrying on in the fine tradition of Roger Clinton and Billy Carter cannot be solely blamed for his current predicament.(Don't accuse me of bias-Nixon's brother was a drunk). Where was his half brother in this entire struggle? Once exposed as living in poverty shouldn't BO have come to the aid a family member? Harkening back to his acceptance speech in Denver he assured us all that we are all "our brother's keepers". The kid, who until two years ago, had never heard of his Bro, lived in a 12'X12' corrugated metal hut in what is known as "East Crapsville" just outside of Nairobi. He earned, at what I don't know, less than $1 dollar a day. For those of you who didn't pay attention in school this computes to somewhere around $350 max. I'd read in other periodicals that it was more like five bucks a month but why quibble over chewing gum money.
Honestly, I've never tried the weed a.k.a. gange, Mari Jane, Whackatabacky, Zig Zag Man, but wouldn't it cost a dollar or more? If it's cheaper, I've solved our recessionary problem. Move to Kenya.
So, is this going to be a part of the 24-hour news cycle, here and gone, or is the real "George of the Jungle" going to get some help from The Man? If not, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson I and II, Whoopie Goldberg and the Congressional Black Caucus, where are you when needed? Somebody needs to step up to the plate.

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