It’s getting hot in here…. Yep, the race to the White House is getting hotter and hotter. The latest comes courtesy of the Texas GOP which has issued a new video showing Barack Obama’s half brother George Hussein Onyango, who is living in a shanty-town on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya.
The Texas GOP is accusing Barack Obama of leaving his own family out to dry after reports surfaced that his half-brother George is living in a run-down hut in Kenya.
The Republican Party of Texas released a Web video Friday seizing on the story, in response to Obama’s earlier ad mocking John McCain for allegedly not knowing how many homes he and his wife Cindy own.
“Barack Obama has viciously attacked John McCain and his family for being successful and living the American dream,” the narrator says, as the ad then flashes up pictures of Obama body surfing and golfing.
“Obama claims he is looking out for our families in an economic downturn, but ask yourself this: If Obama cares so much about your family, why doesn’t he take care of his own family first?”
The ad then shows a picture of Obama’s stately Chicago home, and one of Onyango’s shack.
“Barack Obama lives in this house … while his own brother lives in this one,” the narrator says.
Ouch, that hurts. But the questions I have are: did he know this brother and is he obligated to help everyone who is down and out in his family? Does he have a moral obligation to these people? This is a tough call, but I don’t think his half-brother is his responsibility. We all have people in our families who we barely know. So, does that make them our responsibility? I guess we are all not running for President of the United States. It is, nonetheless, very embarrassing and I would love to hear Barack Obama’s response to this. While this is not compare to his comments about John McCain not knowing how many houses he has, the Texas GOP’s latest web ad is a low-blow, that may have some traction. Just my thoughts, you be the judge…..
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