So isn't it interesting that we keep hearing about Sarah Palin's peccadilloes--most lately, that she used her private email account to conduct government business--while the major media continues to ignore the George Obama scandal? Here is a guy living in Third World destitution and his half-brother is the leading candidate to become the next president of the United States! How can we be blind to this national disgrace? Are the networks and major newspapers so exhilarated at the prospect of an African American president that they have become cheerleaders and cover-up specialists for the Obama campaign?
My modest campaign to help out George Obama has been coming nicely. Sean Hannity mentioned it on his show on the Fox News Channel, and I appeared on a handful of radio shows to talk about the idea. Interestingly the George Obama Compassion Fund was reported on by Kenya's leading newspaper "The Nation." So far I have received more than $1,000 in small contributions. With my kickoff contribution of $1,000, that's upwards of $2,000 for George Obama.
This is not a huge sum, but I specifically asked people to send gifts of $5, $10 and $25. The reason is that even a relatively modest sum by American standards is a considerable sum by Kenyan standards. George Obama has said that he is living on a dollar a month. This seems an impossibly small sum to survive on, so I checked the poverty line in Kenya. That is around $100 a year. By this measure, our little fund has provided for George for 20 years. Alternatively, George can move out of his 6 foot-by-10-foot hut and into a more comfortable dwelling. He can also get the training he needs to become a mechanic.
The reporter for "The Nation" thought he had me cornered when he asked, "Are you doing this to embarrass Barack Obama?" To which I answered, "Absolutely. He deserves to be embarrassed." The reporter went on to ask me since when I had developed this great interest in African poverty. I responded that I had only a slight and distant interest in African poverty. I happen to come from a very poor country, India, and my philanthropic work is directed there. In fact,I I only took up the George Obama cause when I heard what a jerk and a hypocrite Barack Obama is being about his sibling. One Obamoron emailed me to say, "Why don't you use your money to help your own impoverished relatives in India?" The answer is that my relatives don't live in huts!
The George Obama Compassion Fund elicited some interesting comments from donors, which I'll be forwarding to George along with the funds. "This is for the poor brother long forgotten." "A brother is a terrible thing to waste." "I wish I had a brother, or even a step-brother. George is not my relative and not my race or religion but I still want to contribute to his welfare." "When Obama said that not taking care of the least of our brothers is our greatest moral failure, who knew that he was talking literally about the least of his brothers?" "I never thought I'd be writing a check to anyone named Obama, but I do want to be a true Christian and help this man in this shameful situation." "I'd send more, but I make $9.10 per hour." "I'm unemployed, but I can spare $5 for the Obama Compassion Fund."
Not one of the atheists who regularly appears on this blog contributed a penny. (This is very much in line with sociologist Arthur Brooks' data showing that the most secular people are much less generous both with money and time than their religious counterparts.) As Brooks might have predicted, most of my donations came from self-identified Christians, some of them in difficult circumstances themselves. Thanks to this generosity, Barack Obama's half-brother can look forward to the prospect of a better life. George Obama, start packing!
Reader Comments ( Page 4 of 19)
46. Dinseh D'Souza: You are truly a despicable human being. How dare you pretend to give a damn about Barack Obama's brother? Why help only George and not the millions of other Kenyans as well? Could it be that you are just looking to exploit him politically in a pathetic attempt to make Barack Obama look like a bad brother? I think so. Your hypocrisy sickens me, and I hope your day comes soon.
Stephen at 1:19PM on Sep 21st 2008
47. If Obama will not help his brother, what would he do for us? Obama is easy to figure out. He follows the same pattern, over and over again. IF the mainstream media airs this story, Obama will simply write a check to his long-lost brother and then his loyal followers will be appeased and say, "See; he loves his brother." Just like after twenty years of tutelage under Reverand Write, Obama merely separated himself from the guy and his "diciples" said, "See, Obama doesn't hate America."
It is the hatred of Bush that is really driving Obama's campaign, not the love of Obama. That's why it doesn't matter to his "followers" what Obama has ever done. Obama's lack of experience means nothing to them.
gigibaba at 1:24PM on Sep 21st 2008
48. I suppose dumping your wife when she needs you most for a cash cow is an American value? When you swear to your god "till death do us part" is really funny.
Not only did he break an oath to his god, he broke an oath to a human being. Now, he just flip flops any which way the polls are at the moment.
Makes grand statements that are out of touch with reality. "the fundamentals of our economy are sound." Then changes what the fundamentals of our economy are.
Stupid is as stupid does. You bought the crap George W. spewed, now, you can't stand him. You're still buying the crap, and claiming it's in the best interest of the country.
So if he gets sworn in, remember the oath he made to a woman, and his god. He didn't keep that oath, and he sure won't keep this one either.
ex-christian at 1:30PM on Sep 21st 2008
49. 46. I suppose dumping your wife when she needs you most for a cash cow is an American value? When you swear to your god "till death do us part" is really funny.
Not only did he break an oath to his god, he broke an oath to a human being. Now, he just flip flops any which way the polls are at the moment.
Makes grand statements that are out of touch with reality. "the fundamentals of our economy are sound." Then changes what the fundamentals of our economy are.
Stupid is as stupid does. You bought the crap George W. spewed, now, you can't stand him. You're still buying the crap, and claiming it's in the best interest of the country.
So if he gets sworn in, remember the oath he made to a woman, and his god. He didn't keep that oath, and he sure won't keep this one either.
ex-christian at 1:30PM on Sep 21st 2008
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Excellent point I couldn't agree more.
Observant at 1:46PM on Sep 21st 2008
50. Hey DD, I'm not surprised that those atheist cocksuckers didn't send any money to help George Obama. Most of them hate and despise blacks and only pay lip service to them to keep them slaves of the Democratic Party (you know, like the Democrats did before the Civil War).
Jeremy at 1:59PM on Sep 21st 2008
51. Having become familiar with Dinesh's writings, I'm wondering what took him so long to dig up another diversion for the presidential campaign. This, of course, is but another Republican ploy and certainly not about George. Karl Rove probably cut the check.
Dinesh D'Souza is so warped due to his own contempt for being darkskinned and thereby inexorably associated with black folks that he disdains anything non-white, including himself. And gay too? Boy, he is really messed up. So he actively alligns himself with the conservatives. Republicans are desperate, they welcome him for different reasons. I enjoy the laughter.
Dinesh hates Obama for being a black man daring to run for president to reverse the damage Republicans have done to our country. But, unfortunately, due to the racism re-energized by self-serving people like him, the Republicans will probably win and throw us into further economic disaster and potentially a real World War III!
Carl Graves
Carl at 2:32PM on Sep 21st 2008
52. There is nothing wrong with living in a "hut" in a warm climate like that of Africa.
And haven't you read the New Testament? Jesus says that when you give "let not your right hand know what your left hand is doing." In other words, shut up about it.
But since you are doing this only to make Obama look bad, then heed these words by T.S. Eliot: "The greatest treason is to do the right thing for the wrong reason."
I fear for your soul.
CHRISTIAN THEOLOGIAN at 2:11PM on Sep 21st 2008
53. Ah, Jeremy, is "cocksuckers" the kind of classy language that Christians use? Jesus said: "As ye judge, so shall ye be judged." So, what's been in YOUR mouth lately?
Thank God I'm An Atheist at 2:21PM on Sep 21st 2008
54. yo, right on, dude dinesh. you're such a philanthropic soul! so concerned you are with mr george's welfare will send him money. you want us to send some, too. to help out, you say. oh, yes, well, and, in process pray your share-ity will solicit some attention and the media will hammer to his. now THAT is the soul of charity, eh? give with one hand throw the stone with the other. don't you think your god might find that a bit, well, ah, un-charitable? such a kind, good and thoughtful soulD thou art! i'm sure there a few good christians around who would jump on your bandwagon to promote such generosity in the hopes of being repaid that your act heaps scorn on obama, eh? yeah, you call that charitable. that's the karl rove definition, not gods. nevermind, they're one in the same. anything goes as long as you win. pandering to the lowest common denominator under the cloak of virtue is cheating. and a lie, too. to promote charity you would abase it to justify your means, i mean, meaness. i'm not sure you're lord would approve, dd! he/she/it is not one for acquiescing to base motives. in fact, he/she/it more than likely is less than happy that you trickery is so importuning. "Thou art weighed in the balance and found wanting," Book of Daniel, v 27. "Wherefore let him that thinketh he stands take heed before he falls." Corinthians 1,X10 "Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles." Abrose Pierce, definition of politics and religion.
boredwell at 2:23PM on Sep 21st 2008
55. Why would I send you money to help your 'George Obama fund' anymore than I would send 'Prophet Peter Popoff' money to help his 'funds'?
Just because televangelists give me a chuckle, if only imagining that there ARE folk who imagine that they have supplies of 'miracle water' and such, doesn't mean that I have an urge to send them my cash.
Similarly, you seem to be ingnoring the obvious here. It should be obvious to yourself at least that only those who accepted your premise that George Obama is broke and in need of financial assistance would be inclined to donate.
How can you rant on like this about how cheap the Atheists/'anyone who disagrees with you' ARE, when it would SO OBVIOUSLY 'BE' exactly those people who don't agree with you who wouldn't donate to your phoney cause, and still manage to imagine that you are IN ANY WAY 'intellectual'?
When did you and yours redefine 'intellectual' to mean 'childish' again?
not-pboyfloyd at 2:24PM on Sep 21st 2008
56. Discussion of disparities within the Christian faith.
http://saintbrianthegodless.blogspot.com/
Saint Brian the Godless at 2:29PM on Sep 21st 2008
57. dinesh is a master propagandist.
always has been,and to give credit where credit is due.
dinesh is by far one of the best in circular logic and rhetoric.
goebbels would be proud.
till next time..peace.
Enoch D.D.S
enoch at 2:51PM on Sep 21st 2008
58. Dinesh I love it. With a tip of my hat and, I say a "jolly good show...what."
Dennis Bowen at 2:51PM on Sep 21st 2008
59. Four more years of Bush-McCain economic policy, and we'll all be living in huts. If we're lucky!!
OBAMA '08
Francis Xavier Pope at 2:58PM on Sep 21st 2008
60. while you are reinforcing your brothers keeper why not investigate, according to the DEA, the in creased DRUG inportation through alaska in the last several years and the extraordinarily large group of METH labs in WADZILLA? by the way GEORGE keeps saying as any man would that his life is fine and he can take care of himself. isnt that his right?
dhl at 3:31PM on Sep 21st 2008