57 year old Zeituni Onyango has an appearance before a federal immigration judge in Boston. She won’t be alone, not in a country that refuses to properly secure its borders and enforce its immigration laws. But despite all the company that Onyango will enjoy, she will be quite unique.
She is the aunt of the President of the United States.
Five years ago Aunt Zeituni ignored deportation orders back to her native Kenya. In the past she cited violence in Kenya as her need for asylum in the United States. If that will the same reason stated now is not known.
The situation is an uncomfortable one for her nephew, the President.
President Obama, could have some influence in the case, “some” (wink, wink) but if he did interject himself into the case, he would most likely be accused of having undue influence in the case. But if he doesn’t do anything…..anything that wouldn’t illegal, what kind of nephew would he be.
Well, no one knows who is paying for he legal representation, so maybe the President is helping his Aunt financially. He does have a little dough you know. He has a lot more than his brother, George.
George Hussein Onyango Obama lives in Kenya on one dollar a month.
Despite his wealthy and powerful brother who sits in the Oval Office and sleeps in the White House, George remains unaffected. He still struggles on a dollar a month. Neither he or Aunt Zeituni even got an invitation to Barack Obama’s inaugural.
Just knowing that Barack has an aunt in America that he leaves hanging and a Kenyan brother that he leaves to live in a life of poverty speaks for itself. In fact it speaks volumes.
Barack Obama loves poverty. It is how he made a name for himself as a “community organizer” who went on to represent one of Chicago’s poorest senate districts in the Illinois State Legislature. His representation of these people provide for the stuff that American dreams are born out of. The championing of the underprivileged. And no one makes it a better story than Barack Obama. But does his story ever conclude with an ounce of his having actually achieving victory or at least an improvement for the underdog?
While representing the people living in the slums of his district, Barack’s tenure in the state senate did little to change conditions in those slums. In fact most of his activity pertaining to those slums swirls around a friend and contributor to Obama’s campaign, Tony Rezko, the now arrested Chicago slum lord.
Just as Barack makes mention of his brother George in his book, Barrack refers to his days as a community organizer for the people of his Chicago district. He often refers to the citizens of the slums that he represents as the “less fortunate” and goes into a glorious speech about all that he will do for them as President.
Yet what has he done for them? He organized them, for what we still do not know. He represented them in the state senate and yet the slums he served are still slums. There is not an ounce of improvement that his representation and so-called leadership has brought to these people. But he mentions them often.
Much like George Hussein Onyango Obama, these people he once represented are no better off for knowing him or for his touted leadership of them. Much like George, the poverty stricken people Obama has known and made a career off of, are just fodder for his grandiose speeches of hope and the facing of challenges.
And so today, Aunt Zeituni, an illegal immigrant, sits in deportation court awaiting to hear her fate and her nephew, the President finds himself in a difficult position. If he intervenes in the case, whether he does so in a proper way or not, he will be accused of tampering with the case. If he doesn’t do anything, he will be seen at the very least, as a bad nephew.
In the end, maybe that lack of any valid birth certificate of his own will be the deciding factor in whether or not President Obama get’s involved.
As for Aunt Zeituni, the judge overseeing her “closed door” hearing could rule on her fate right from the bench or make a determination at a later date.
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"Barack Obama loves poverty."
wow. And you people:
-throw a hissy fit when he tries to gve 45 million Americans health care.
-call America a "welfare" or a "nanny" state.
-throw hissy fits because he isn't tough on immigration.
-you throw hissy fits when Obama tries to tax the banks.
-you throw hissy fits when Obama proposed job bills.
-you throw hissy fits when Obama extends unemployment benefits.
-you throw hissy fits when Obama offers a COBRA rebate, so more people can afford to keep their helath insurance if laid off.
-you throw hissy fits when Landrieu asks for $400 Billion in Medicaid assistance for Louisiana when $400 Billion had ALREADY been taken away from faulty FMAP rates due to unfortunate causes.
Erock, my own dealings with my family are a prime example. To an outsider who does not know my family history, sometimes it would appear that I am unnecessarily and brutally honest with them. Problem is, my parents and my siblings have always been extremely manipulative. (My dad has gotten better about it, but he still has his moments.) Because they are this way, I have to be blunt and to the point with them; and I have demanded that they be with me the same way. I got tired of playing their games! Do I still love them? Of course. If they were in trouble, would I still help them? Definitely! But when it comes to my life, and dealing with them on an everyday basis, the only thing that works is cutting through their bullshit smoke and mirrors. Does that make me a bad person? I don't think so. To me, it shows that I have overcome the toxic environment that I grew up in. I am not perfect; but at least I take responsibility for my actions, and try to deal with people on a straight level. (I don't mean straight as in sexual orientation either. I hope you get what I am saying.)
Actualy how one treats their family members speaks can speak volumes about a person. But on the other hand it may not. their may be things in the family history we don't know about or you may be right he treating them in a manner that should raise eye brows. Coming from an imperfect family it is hard for me to judge the inter actions of other families without knowing all the facts. But I do know that even though I don't get along with some family members if I knew they where in trouble and I could do something about it I would.
Agreed. And kewl, I am glad you got them.
Fair enough. I disagree with your assessment here, and I think you are wrong for judging a man you do not know and how he deals with his family. You are right! You do not have to care what I think. I will respect that......Funny story on the TR souvenirs. My wife did not know what they were, and almost threw them away. I just happened to ask her one day if she had seen anything regarding Teddy Roosevelt, and she said yes. I did manage to rescue them from the trash bin. So, thank you!.....
What I know is exactly what I wrote in the post "Hubby". That's why I wrote it. You don't have to agree with my opinon, Hubby. I really don't care if you do or not. But I stand by the facts and conclusions that I have drawn from them. Go knock on any door in any Chicago slum and ask them how much they benefited from State Senator Obama, U.S. Senator Obama or even now, President Obama. The truthful answer is not at all. They still live in slums and their schools are still pumping out below average math and readiong scores. So while you sit comformatably on your imagined thrown and judge me, think twice about your assinine comments. Oh, and by th way, you're welcome for the Teddy Roosevely souvenirs that you never acknowledged.
Must be nice to sit on a high and mighty throne of judgment and know the intimate details of Obama's relationship with his family. How did you get such amazing access? Does Obama communicate with you regularly? Does your staff intercept all of his emails and letters? By what authority do you have the right to judge his family relationships?....This is far-fetched, Kempy! Even for you! Maybe Obama wants his family to take responsibility for themselves! Maybe he feels that his aunt should have followed the laws of this nation rather than circumvent them. The point is, you know nothing! This is all suspicion and speculation.....I like ya, Kempy! Your blogs are usually very good reads, whether I agree with them or not. But you have a self-righteous streak in you that is extremely annoying at times, and this is one of those times!
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