Obama let's his brother live in a shanty town?

Question

Do you think Obama could start a fund to help his brother who lives in a shanty town in Africa? Even this poor guy is embarrassed of him.

- Embarrassed by his penury, he said that he does not does not mention his famous half-brother in conversation.

- "If anyone says something about my surname, I say we are not related. I am ashamed," he said.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/barackobama/2590614/Barack-Obamas-lost-brother-found-in-Kenya.html

Answer 1

To all people who will read this; this isnt necessarily an asnwer but a comment:

The point is that Obama wants to tax and tax the rich and upper middle, instate all kinds of Social programs so every can benefit, but then he won't eliminate the middleman and give directly to his half brother?  Why is it ok for the government that he wants to lead to take my money and spend it for or give it to someone that I might not even know, let alone my own brother that may be living in the street?  True, many people wouldn't or can't give to a brother living on $1 a month, but with what he believes and how it would only be 'fair and right' to give to the poor and make the classes more equal, why not give his money to a lower class person?

I think it will be a little shock that maybe taking his own money that he earned and giving it to someone that has no bearing on him, other then relation, isn't exactly fair to all people.

Answer 2

It's Ironic how this week all these hidden sibbling are turning up out of the blue just like Cindy McCain's (I'm an only child) sister did as well.  

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story...

Answer 3

Wow how could you ignore your own brother for years, I dont get this at all. Well you know a guy that supports refusing medical care to live birth babies and supports partial birth abortions is a heartless man.

Answer 4

He didn't know his brother until a year or two ago, so it's not like they're close.

Also, I think that too many people are trying to smear Obama.  If he had helped his brother (and we don't know that he didn't, by the way) there would have been posts on here saying "His brother's a Muslim and he's supporting him, so he must be a Muslim" or some other trash.