Why did Obama never help his homeless brother in Kenya financially?

Question

He claims he just wants to help out the poor and uninsured in the states but he does not even offer his biological brother any help at all. Does this seem hypocritical?

Answer 1

1. Obama's HALF brother whom he's met maybe three times, has recently come out of the woodwork to get his 15 minutes of fame.

2. Maybe he's too proud to take help from Barack.

3. He's not homeless.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6333496

Notice how many times the article uses the word "chooses." He chooses to stay in rural Kenya and raise goats or whatever.

There's little infrastructure in that remote part of the world and everyone there works hard to eke out a living in the harsh conditions.

Money wouldn't make much of a difference except that Malik could sit inside on his *** with no life purpose. It's not like he could get a sweet consulting gig, given that he CHOOSES to live there.

I'm not sure why Malik Obama getting a couple hundred bucks from his brother matters in the greater scheme of things anyway.

Back in the 80s, John McCain's greed, along with his friends that were the Keating Five, cost you and me and all the other American Taxpayers (and yes, I paid taxes on my $3.85 an hour walking beans in the summer -- shut up) $124 million in 1987. That was how much the government spent to bail out the savings and loans during that crisis that was set off by the Keating Five.

I think before we insist that Barry give some money to Malik, we should ask John to repay $25 million plus interest for his share of the savings and loan buyout.

I personally would like Senator McCain to pay restitution to the American people before he presumes to live in our big white house.

He's not bitter. He's a little bit of an attention w***e and thinks TV cameras are cool, but he seems content with his portion in life.

Answer 2

Because his brother has said he doesn't want Obama's help. He is going to school and trying to make it on his own. You should watch the interview.

Why didn't Sarah Palin tell her daughter's boyfriend to pull out?

Answer 3

GOP VP hopeful Sarah Palin is a Neophyte MILF.  Her 17 year old daughter is knocked up. Hurricane Gustav is reminding america of the incompentece of Bush and FEMA when they stood by and Hurricane Katrina drown New Orleans and kill 1,600 people.

Obama's father took off  for Kenya and left him when he was child.   Do you think that  anybody really cares about the children that this guy had after he left 40 years ago ?

Answer 4

if he do help ..he don't need to tell...

Answer 5

Seeing that you know all about it from fox news.. are you going to help or just try and use those false facts just to find someway to fault him?? You people really amaze me with your ignorance.

This is the problem with children trying to interpret something that takes an education to understand..

Answer 6

What is your source for the charge that he has never helped his homeless half-brother in Kenya or that he's never offered help?  Hypocritical?  No more so than any other politician running for president.  

Answer 7

He doesnt care.. any one with common sense should be able to understand that... His own brother lives in pure poverty on 30 bucks a month and he wont even send him 10 bucks or anything ..can you imagine how much just a few dollars a month would help the guy.. Obama made  4,000,000.00 last year and refuses to help him any.. I saw them interview the guy and he seemed very nice... bottom line obama is a selfish jerk.. who cares only about Obama.. thats a no brainer..

Answer 8

Looks that way but we don't know all the facts, do we?

Maybe his brother won't accept his help. Maybe he has tried and tried and finally gave up? Maybe Obama gave and gave and brother spent and spent? We don't have any details so we. Judge not, lest you be judged.  There is a reason bro lives as he chooses. We make our own life. We should not and can not depend on living off handouts!  

Answer 9

Or any of his six siblings for that matter.

Answer 10

Obama's brother is a proud Kenyan. He is in school learning to become a mechanic. He has said that he does not want any help from Obama or anyone else for that matter. Plus they have only met 2 times. I think the bigger sibling issue is Cindy McCain denying the existence of her 2 sisters.  

Answer 11

Your story is false, his half brother is fine. don't you people get tired of lying?

Answer 12

I don't think his brother can vote in our election.

Answer 13

Ron Paul

Answer 14

Maybe his brother does not need or want his help. Have you considered that?  

Why ask this when Repubs are all for everyone "pulling themselves up by their own bootstraps"?

Don't contradict your party's ethics.

Answer 15

Obama has never helped anyone in his life that didn't benefit him in some way. Doesn't matter if it's Chicago criminal, terrorists or just plain America haters. There has to be a quid pro quo.

McCain/Palin '08

Answer 16

Have you received some sort of notice that his brother asked for Barack's help and was refused?  His brother lives in Kenya per his own choice, to do charity work for those in his country.  Nice try though, I guess.

Answer 17

Sure looks like the only person obama wants to help is himself.

Answer 18

For the same reason Sarah Palin didn't teach her daughter proper s*x education.

This Obama half brother question is old.  CNN directly asked him if he needed assistance and he said he didn't.  This story has already been debunk as another republican propaganda trick and you bought it.

Answer 19

Where is your link or source? Sounds like more gossip and lies. Even if it were true, how would we know? There could be good reason, but I don't believe it.

Answer 20

I'm curiousabout his brother in China and the Mafia connections he has

Answer 21

Isn't that illegal?  

Answer 22

He met his HALF brother one time in his entire life, in what both called uncomfortable.  His brother has said repeatedly in interviews that he takes exception to being called poor and says he is very happy with his life in Kenya

Attacks on fact are justified, propaganda is for sheep