Obama’s Illegal Immigrant Aunt: Obama Hasn’t Reached Out to Gravely Ill Relative
Zeituni Onyango
It seems that the President of the United States, a former community organizer for the downtrodden “masses” in Chicago, who speaks about “conquering” global warming, reforming health care, and solving global poverty, could be missing a key ingredient in one’s makeup: the ability to be compassionate and caring for a member of his own family in dire need.
According to the AP, Obama hasn’t reached out or contacted his aunt, 57-yr-old Zeituni Oynango, since it was revealed Oynango, a native of Kenya who has been in the U.S. since 2000, had been living here illegally since 2004. Oynango has been ensconced in public housing in Boston, and of late, recovering from a bout of the Guillain-Barre Syndrome which left Onyango paralyzed. Meanwhile, while her nephew and his family live in the White House, Oynango, who hasn’t been contacted by Obama, has been supported by American tax payers.
One can’t help but wonder whether Obama has been “talking the talk” but not “walking the walk” in regards to taking care of one’s “brother”. A perusal of his speeches found the answer: Obama is “walking the walk” as, while he’s preached about community organizing and for people to get “involved”, he’s never actually spoken on one’s duty to one’s family. According to Obama, it’s the government, funded by tax payers, who has the responsibility to ensure people’s “needs” like Oynango are “taken care of”.
AP Exclusive: Obama aunt anguished by separation
Mondo NOTE: The AP scoops the National Enquirer on this interview.
UPDATE: Purple Avenger at AoSHQ notices some lines at the end of the AP story:
…Onyango reserved special words of kindness for former President George W. Bush for a directive he put in place days before the election requiring federal agents get high-level approval to arrest fugitive immigrants, which directly affected Onyango. The directive made clear that U.S. officials worried about possible election implications of arresting Onyango.
She said she wants to thank Bush in person for the order, which gave her a measure of peace but was lifted weeks later.
“I loved President Bush,” Onyango said while moving toward a framed photo of Bush and his wife standing with Barack and Michelle Obama at the White House on inauguration day. “He is my No. 1 man in my life because he helped me when I really needed that help.”
PA sums it up nicely: “Class/Crass. There’s only one letter difference between those two words, but a universe of meaning.”
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