The Bullshit Stalker

The Obama Half-Brother Bullshit

By admin on Aug. 25, 2008.

I found it desturbing that the Chicago Sun-Times would choose to print the article entited, Obama’s half-brother to Vanity Fair: ‘No one knows I exist.’ For one, the title is factually untrue.  Even the article notes this.  But you wouldn’t know that from the title.  If you just scan the title, you might be left thinking that this is some unknown, bastard child.  Or you might think that Obama is a bastard for not taking care of his sibling in trouble.  Neither is true.

The truth is Obama knows about his half-brother.  In fact, he visited him at least twice and wrote about him in his book.  Obama’s path to the Presidency was not some textbook rise.  Instead, it has take some rather twisted paths.  While not traditional, Obama does do one thing.  He shows that the statement made to young children that they can one day grow up to be President is not so far fetched as we might think.  Whether he is elected or not, Obama worked for what he has.

Which begs the next question:  Are we responsible for our brothers and sisters?  And if so, how far does that go?  I’d like to hear your thoughts.  I don’t lean one way or another.  Except to the process.  The Chicago Sun-Times making the lifestyle of someone’s distant brother a political point is just bullshit!

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