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August 20, 2008
obama: an amazing story
I know there are a lot of obvious jokes that can be made about the story of Senator Obama's half-brother George Hussein Onyango Obama. George Obama lives in a hut in Kenya. He's met his American half-brother on a couple of occasions, but they're not close by any stretch of the imagination. There's something about the fact that Senator Obama has family in such a dire place that just speaks to the amazing nature of our country. Yeah I know what you're thinking, but I'm not being facetious about this at all. How great is this country?
There is a lot negativity about this country these days. There's a lot of cynicism about our current candidates for President. I understand a lot of that angst, but it's still amazing what these two guys have done to get to this point. The contrast between George and Barack Obama couldn't be any clearer.
George added he was no longer in contact with his mother and said:"I have had to learn to live and take what I need."Huruma is a tough place, last January during the elections there was rioting and six people were hacked to death. The police don't even arrest you they just shoot you."I have seen two of my friends killed. I have scars from defending myself with my fists. I am good with my fists."No matter what happens to Senator Obama from this point on it's an amazing testament to the greatness of this country that he could grow up to become a candidate for President. Obama has a brother in Kenya fighting people off with his bare hands and next week the Senator is giving a speech before 75,000 screaming fans in Denver. No matter how it's framed, it's a great story. I won't be voting for him, but I can still appreciate the fact that in this country anything is possible.
Posted by nemov at August 20, 2008 8:56 PM
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