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It appears Barack Obama is an unwitting victim of Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s misinterpretation of the Holy Bible. Otherwise, we might not be reading headlines about the presumptive Democratic Party presidential nominee ignoring the plight of relatives still living in African huts.
You might recall that, almost eight months ago, I asked the question, Why is ‘Grandma Obama’ Still Living in a Hut? That question surfaced after I learned of a statement Barack Obama made before a crowd of would-be voters in Coralville, Iowa:
“It’s that experience, that understanding, not just of what world leaders I went and talked to in the ambassadors house I had tea with, but understanding the lives of the people like my grandmother who lives in a tiny hut in Africa.”
This morning, the nearly-identical question serving as a headline above — Why is Barack Obama’s Brother Living in a Hut? — popped into my mind after reading an article in which was revealed the whereabouts of a long-lost half-brother of Barack Obama:
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.
Now, back to the matter of Barack Obama being a victim of his former pastor’s errant teachings at Trinity United Church of Christ on Chicago’s south side.
I suspect — and, mind you, this is my hunch and mine alone — that one or more of the black-liberation theology sermons Reverend Wright shared with members of his congregation (i.e., Barack Obama) over a period of more than 20 years contained at least one gross misinterpretation of Genesis 4:8-9.
Below is the accurate translation (New International Version) of those verses from the first book of the Holy Bible:
8 Now Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.” And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.
9 Then the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?”
“I don’t know,” he replied. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
In the verses that followed, Cain learned that, indeed, he was his brother’s keeper. But because Reverend Wright’s misinterpretation of those verses did not include references to mothers or half-brothers and and despite having enormous resources at his disposal, Barack Obama believed he was not required to help support either of his hut-dwelling relatives in Africa.
Cartoon courtesy Political Graffiti
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To learn about another Obama brother, see Obama’s Brother to Capture Nation’s Attention.
9 responses so far ↓
1 Ben Thompson // Aug 25, 2008 at 8:28 pm
This article is trash. This guy has got a lot of hate in him. Take a deep breath, dude.
“B.O.”, as you guys call him, is a Christian. You can yell and scream all you want, but it won’t change the fact that “B.O.” is smart, strong, Christian man.
You should practice what you preach. I doubt Jesus would think too highly of you if he saw you spreading lies about one of his followers.
2 hotoffthepress2 // Aug 25, 2008 at 8:31 pm
Ben — Congratulations! You have an opinion, too! Ours just don’t intersect. As for Jesus, He calls upon us to do what is right even when it’s unpopular. I think this qualifies.
3 Missy // Aug 27, 2008 at 8:13 am
Ben – if Barack Obama is so smart, strong, and Christian, why isn’t he taking care of his family when he is incredibly wealthy? If Barack Obama wants everyone to believe that he is a Chrsitian, then he should ACT like one – meaning he also should practice what he preaches. Jesus said, “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God” (Matthew 19:24. Similar verses are in Mark 10:25 and Luke 18:25).
4 hotoffthepress2 // Aug 27, 2008 at 9:22 am
Well said, Missy!
5 john rebstock // Aug 27, 2008 at 2:10 pm
half-brother living in a HUT is all the dirt the GOP can come up with?……u’ll need to do better than that next week in MINN.
6 hotoffthepress2 // Aug 27, 2008 at 2:19 pm
John — There’s more where that came from, but we might not need it.
7 Slade // Aug 29, 2008 at 5:34 pm
From Barack Obama’s autobiography:
“I took comfort in the fact that perhaps one day, when he was older, George might want to know who his father had been and who his brothers and sisters were. And if he ever came to me, I would be there for him, to tell him the story I knew,”
Isn’t it also interesting that Obama’s half brother is reported as “Long lost” and he himself calls himself a “recluse” and “is ashamed of how he lives.”
Is Barrack supposed to go to Kenya and kidnap his half-brother? How many of us go out into the world on a regular basis helping family members who do not ask for it? Not to mention most of Obama’s success, notably financial, has been had over the past 3 years.
More to the point who the heck knows what the real story is. Do we know for sure that Obama himself has not offered help or has not contact? All Vanity Fair did was report finding him in those conditions and that Barrack last saw him in 2006.
I am quite sure if we all looked hard enough at anyones family we could find some issue to criticize similar to this without knowing all the facts. this is a pathetic attempt to mass market phony personal character attacks instead of focusing on important issues.
8 matt // Dec 29, 2008 at 12:34 am
you’re a racist!
Not much more needs to be said.
9 hotoffthepress2 // Dec 29, 2008 at 7:26 am
matt — Obviously, you don’t know me and must resort to name-calling in place of being able to offer anything of substance in your comment.
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