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Obama's Youngest Half-Brother Found Living in a Hut in Kenya

August 20, 2008 12:45 PM

The Italian edition of Vanity Fair has found George Hussein Onyango Obama -- the youngest half-brother of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois -- living in poverty in a hut in Huruma, Kenya, just outside Nairobi.

"Huruma is a tough place, last January during the elections there was rioting and six people were hacked to death," George Obama told the magazine. "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."

We took a look at Sen. Obama's branch-y family tree in in July.

- jpt

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First let me apologize for any grammatical errors.
I am recently became an American Citizen and I am still learning the English language.
My mother use to say:
"The worse blind is the one which does not want to see".
The sad thing about all this situation (Presidential Elections 2008) is that…after all is done… (Obama wins)…people are gone say: What happened? I was so sure!
He sounded so good!
To good to be true!
This is what I have to say...To much talk...Who is him? Do you really know Obama? Two years in the Senate…campaigning…that’s all!
Promises…He says what people want to hear!
We all gone pay a very high price for this big mistake we (you) are getting yourselves in…
Open your eyes people!
Study the situations…get informed…Don’t believe in promises!
Look at the person! Their precedent…
Don’t you know that “were there’s smoke there’s fire?”
We should be more prudent with our choices…
We leave in a very dangerous world…very dangerous…
Look at the history of this world!
We are all living in a “lalala” world, not taking in consideration that bad people are out there, and they are planning right now, as we speak, to kill us!
Even if it takes 100 years…They will succeed!
And do you want to know why!
JUST BECAUSE WE CHOOSE TO BE BLIND…AND DEAF!
BE CAREFUL…AND… GOOD LUCK!
God bless you all!

Posted by: jane schneeman | Oct 6, 2008 12:25:46 AM

George is fine. What he needs is plenty of love which he is getting. An African does not need plenty of money to survive. He is glad his superstar half brother is running for office and wishes him success. He even has his poster on his wall. Now that Obama is aware of George's condition he will do something to help him. You people should refrain from passing false judgement of this humble presidential candidate-next President of the USA-

Posted by: PK | Sep 26, 2008 3:18:44 PM

I think Obama is disgraceful! How dare he preach responsibility to the NAACP on family issues and then could care less about his own brother. I understand he may not have known his brother growing up but what a cold hearted individual. God help us if he wins this Presidency, he is so inept. I really cannot believe that the democrats nominated this person, a man with so little experience AND NO COMPASSION!

Posted by: dkihnley | Aug 27, 2008 2:53:47 PM

Its really sad can the messiah pick anyone for V.P who isnt more qualified than he is? unless he picks mike tyson
or pee wee herman

Posted by: don | Aug 22, 2008 3:55:56 PM

Its very simple if he doesnt care about his poverty stricken brother who lives in a hut how in the h*ll do you think he cares about the poor in this country?

Posted by: don | Aug 22, 2008 3:44:07 PM

Why would Barak owe his brother anything? Well, Obama's made a special point of preaching to others about family responsibility, used his religion to his beneift, made a mission of helping the poor, and made a big deal of how lucky he was to be born in this country, and how much he loves it for all he's been able to achieve. I can't swallow all that, and the fact idea that he had no duty to his brother, UNLESS, he just didn't know about it, or was told by other relatives something about his brother that made him feel it best not to interfer. I do understand tough love, if that's what the story really is. However, I suspect this issue will be kept just quite enough so that most Americans know nothing about it.

And selfish "Christians" who don't extend a helping hand to their brothers living in abject poverty DO NOT EXIST. This is basic Christianity 101: "For I was hungry and you fed me; I was thirsty and you gave me water; I was a stranger and you invited me into your homes; naked and you clothed me; sick and in prison and you visited me."

Posted by: Teri B. | Aug 22, 2008 2:01:32 PM

Oh yes, John is a very loyal man. Dumped the first wife after she was crippled and lost her beauty. I understand he didn't like the weight she gained after the accident. Better watch out America(since 60% overweight)
John may not know that statistic and may. put all on a diet. As for helping Obama's brother, he could just as easily help out Cindy's sisters here at home. We do not have to fly our private jet to othe countries to help people in poverty, children who live in shelters and go without adequate nutrition and yes there are children living under bridges here in America. There are many children living in shelters in their own state and many in Phoenix itself.
Could save jet fuel as well.

Posted by: aw | Aug 21, 2008 6:43:30 PM

IF this man is indeed a child of Barack Obama's father-Why would Obama owe this person anything ? He has no legal or moral duty to this person .

Posted by: ohnomrjacob | Aug 21, 2008 2:49:41 PM

...GREAT FAMILY YOU COME FROM, BARACK, BABY.......PROBABLY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW YOU HAD ANOTHER RELATIVE.......COMMUNITY DISORGANIZER SUPREME......LEAVE US ALONE, WILL YOU?

Posted by: justj joe | Aug 21, 2008 2:45:07 PM

This is a game by the libs and Obama, see his brother is going to talk at the convention, so that means they knew where he was for a while!!
They are trying for the sympathy vote!!

Do not be fooled!!

Posted by: spock | Aug 21, 2008 10:47:52 AM

If this is his half brother, and O"H"B
is elected he won't have to worry any
longer...the Lincoln bedroom is available.

Posted by: MEW | Aug 21, 2008 10:26:40 AM

Nobody has to do anything to make Obama look bad. He's doing that pretty well on his own.

Posted by: ArkDem | Aug 21, 2008 10:06:49 AM

Well it looks like the usual suspects have already lied and smeared this news article to make Obama look bad.

Posted by: anon | Aug 21, 2008 8:03:16 AM

Martin Slueg wrote:

And Your Point? So, his Dad had other children....in another country....and they are poor. Once again, your point??? That has nothing to do with Obama, I suppose he'd have to submit to DNA tests to prove it is so, and then what, he's responsible for this person. I don't think so, Daddy wasn't the most responsible person and its not the sons resposibility to take care of his Dad's prodigy.

And I -- a white American -- am responsible for black Americans whose great-great-great grandparents were held as slaves by people that may or may not be related to me?! Can we apply your logic hear as well?

Posted by: Thomas Thunkey | Aug 21, 2008 7:20:50 AM

Hey Obama - charity begins at home! What's your problem? Help your brother for heaven's sake. Geeeze.

The more that Americans are reminded that Obama has muslim relatives in Africa, the better.

Yay!

Posted by: Jo | Aug 21, 2008 3:07:32 AM

Is it help the least of my brothers or help my brother the least? Less than 1% of their income to charity, none to family, as usual Obama never practices what he preaches.

Posted by: pennsylvaniavoter | Aug 21, 2008 1:45:41 AM

Why is Obama’s brother living in a slum in Kenya?

Words, just words:

SEN. OBAMA: Absolutely. But look, you know, when I find myself taking the wrong step, I think a lot of times it’s because I’m trying to protect myself instead of do God’s work.

REV. WARREN: Yeah, fundamental selfishness.

SEN. OBAMA: And so that, I think, is my own failure.

REV. WARREN: How about America?

SEN. OBAMA: I think America’s greatest moral failure in my lifetime has been that we still don’t abide by that basic precept in Matthew that whatever you do for the least of my brothers you do for me. (Applause.) And that notion of — that basic principle applies to poverty. It applies to racism and sexism. It applies to, you know, not thinking about providing ladders of opportunity for people to get into the middle class.

I mean, there’s a pervasive sense, I think, that this country, as wealthy and powerful as we are, still don’t spend enough time thinking about “the least of these.”

Posted by: Words, Just Words | Aug 21, 2008 12:45:52 AM

Ohbama's handlers are probably ticked
off that George has not contributed
to this "historic" campaign. I mean,
blood is thicker than water.

Posted by: Praxiteles | Aug 20, 2008 11:31:18 PM

I have a half sister who was born after I was already a young adult
she is my father's child with his third wife
she is a virtual stranger to me
she chooses not to work and is estranged from her full siblings as well as her half siblings
speaking from experience these are strange relationships
I for one reserve judgement based on the very limited information here


Posted by: view from the bridge | Aug 20, 2008 10:26:49 PM

Yeap its true Obama's daddy was a rolling stone. I wonder what his half siblings really think of him. My older brother has lots of siblings that he is not close with but he wouldnt hesitate to help them if he could because they are family. Who knows what happened I doubt Obama will even address this.

Posted by: rachel | Aug 20, 2008 9:42:05 PM

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