Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Opinion

Barack Obama's Half-Brother, George Obama, Gets a Book Contract. Seriously

June 16, 2009 11:35 AM ET | Bonnie Erbe | Permanent Link | Print

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hello

"open your mind oppertunities are everywhere"

I have to laugh!

Seems too me that people forget Barack is a human just like others.He should have the morals and respect to help is family,whether or not they were close as kids has nothing to do with it.Being a multi millionaire and generous with other peoples money,is a disgrace!

whatever

it's worthless: Barack was in the right place and time associated with the strongest corrupt backbone. The puppet for the Mossad and Israeli will only benefit by this wonderful distraction that the American public will just simply EAT-UP , like always.... What a mess

George Obama

I find it interesting that a powerful and wealthy man can completely turn his back on his brothers and sister's and nobody blinks an eye. Is this the sort of moral fiber that anyone can condone, let alone respect? He talks about helping the down trodden, redistributing the wealth but in truth refuses to help his own desperately poor brother. George might also have some interesting family stories, that could help answer some questions about his elder brother's early life.

Disgusting

Barack's a deadbeat brother and Barack's father was a deadbeat. I suppose it will celebrate the Muslim heritage that Barack wanted to hide while he was campaigning, but is not ready to applaud his heritage while he apoligizes for the USA.

One book I sure as hell will not buy!

MARKETING BOOKS AND PRESIDENTS

" Barack Obama never really had much to do with his father (he was raised by his (white) mother and mother's relatives...) Father was a deadbeat dad - But Barack and his supporters sure like to proclaim that black, ethnic heritage mantel - ignoring Obama's "whiteness". That tactic was crucial in gaining the White House.

Boy, if you turned that situation around the cries of "racism and bigotry" would be loud and clear. Progressive subjectivity is a marvelous thing.

George Obama

Personally, I could not care less about what Geroge Obama has to say about his drug riddled life. I would not read it if it were given to me much less buy it.I do agree simon and Schuster must indeed have money to burn!

What About Books To Burn Bonnie?

"publisher Simon & Schuster must still have money to burn."

And you have books to burn, my totalitarian little friend, starting with The Federalist Papers, then moving on to the Constitution, maybe the Magna Carta, and 2500 years of western thought, or "OldThink", as you no doubt will soon call it. Hey, help settle an argument we're having here, my friends says you hate men more than white people, I say you hate whites more than men, who's right? Follow up question: how does it feel to be the most widely ridiculed journalist in America at the moment?

Why waste a column trashing something

that hasn't even been written yet? As for Simon and Schuster, don't worry about them.

They'll do fine on this.

The world would do well to hear from this young man from Kenya. And there is NOTHING wrong with a co-writer as long as that arrangement is admitted up front.

After reading Barack's "Dreams from my Father", I would like to hear George's take on the world, too.

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About Bonnie Erbe

Bonnie Erbe is a contributing editor at U.S. News & World Report and hosts PBS's weekly news analysis program, To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe. She also writes a weekly syndicated newspaper column for Scripps Howard News Service.

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