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Barack Obama's broken promise to African village
London's Evening Standard ^ | 25.07.08 Related Articles | David Cohen

Posted on 07/26/2008 5:38:29 PM PDT by bannie

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At that historic homecoming in August 2006 Obama was greeted as a hero with thousands lining the dirt streets of Kogelo. He visited the Senator Obama Kogelo Secondary School built on land donated by his paternal grandfather. After addressing the pupils, a third of whom are orphans, and dancing with them as they sang songs in his honour, he was shown a school with four dilapidated classrooms that lacked even basic resources such as water, sanitation and electricity.

He told the assembled press, local politicians (who included current Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga), and students: "Hopefully I can provide some assistance in the future to this school and all that it can be." He then turned to the school's principal, Yuanita Obiero, and assured her and her teachers: "I know you are working very hard and struggling to bring up this school, but I have said I will assist the school and I will do so."

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But the Evening Standard has heard that the promises he made to help the school as well as a local orphanage appear to have been empty.

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WHADDA' GUY!

1 posted on 07/26/2008 5:38:29 PM PDT by bannie
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To: bannie

Guess he couldn’t find someone else’s money to pay for this.


2 posted on 07/26/2008 5:42:23 PM PDT by library user (There's no sandwich like prawn sandwich.)
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To: bannie

Hmm...You know what would be cool? A Limbaugh fundraiser to benefit this little school.


3 posted on 07/26/2008 5:42:44 PM PDT by LongElegantLegs (Come then, War! With hearts elated to thy standard we will fly!)
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To: LongElegantLegs

Brilliant!!!!Sheer brilliance!

Go for it!


4 posted on 07/26/2008 5:44:22 PM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie (WE NEED A TROOP SURGE IN CHICAGO !)
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To: bannie

I think this is related:

Obama Talks About Lifting a Child In Bangladesh From Poverty... John McCain Did It

http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/07/obama-talks-about-lifting-child-in.html


5 posted on 07/26/2008 5:45:46 PM PDT by flyfree
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To: bannie

After reading the Daily Mail story and now this one, I don’t think they were too impressed with Obama in England.


6 posted on 07/26/2008 5:47:49 PM PDT by kalee
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To: bannie

I forgot the Times piece, not impressed at all. lol


7 posted on 07/26/2008 5:49:25 PM PDT by kalee
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To: Recovering Ex-hippie

Foreign reporters. Doing the reporting that Americans won’t.


8 posted on 07/26/2008 5:49:55 PM PDT by glorgau
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To: bannie

Is it any surprise? Seriously, if I had relatives living in obscure poverty and I had the funds Obama had I would NOT allow them to keep living like that. He talks a good game, but when it comes down to it - how can anyone believe a man who says he wants to end poverty when he can’t even sacrifice enough of his own wealth to “free” his OWN FAMILY??? What a hypocrite... The news of the broken promises just solidifies my thoughts on this - thoughts I’ve held since I first saw the pictures of his family and how they live. Compare that to the home he lives in himself and it’s astounding, really. It’s all a typical commie/socialist ploy of the ‘ruling party’. Take everyone else’s money and give it to others, but never take them down from THEIR station in life. After all, they are ‘special’.


9 posted on 07/26/2008 5:53:37 PM PDT by LibertyRocks (LR's BLOG: http://libertyrocks.wordpress.com)
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To: flyfree

Good one! If ONLY the truth would eek through the tightly locked gates of the MSM.


10 posted on 07/26/2008 5:53:53 PM PDT by bannie
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To: bannie
President Obama hates Black People!
11 posted on 07/26/2008 5:59:14 PM PDT by BallyBill (Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
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Meanwhile, Michelle’s screaming her head off at the servants and buying $600 earrings.


12 posted on 07/26/2008 6:01:17 PM PDT by The Worthless Miracle (Where's Michele??)
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To: bannie

Good one! If ONLY the truth would eek through the tightly locked gates of the MSM.
__________________

WE have to leak it out for them.
Hit the boards, newspapers. Tell your friends and contacts!
We MUST keep this monster out of the White House!

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13 posted on 07/26/2008 6:03:04 PM PDT by patriot08
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To: BallyBill
Well, that's gotta' be micHELL's fault! I'll bet he hates women, too!!!


14 posted on 07/26/2008 6:05:40 PM PDT by bannie
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To: patriot08

I’m beatin’ the drums!


15 posted on 07/26/2008 6:06:28 PM PDT by bannie
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To: bannie

His dad was married already when he married Obama’s mom.


16 posted on 07/26/2008 6:09:59 PM PDT by flyfree
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To: flyfree

oops wrong thread


17 posted on 07/26/2008 6:10:45 PM PDT by flyfree
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To: flyfree

Well, it’s the right guy.

There are just so many negatives about him that it’s hard to keep ‘em straight!


18 posted on 07/26/2008 6:14:59 PM PDT by bannie
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To: LongElegantLegs

That is a great idea. Then the school would have to be named the “Limbaugh-Obama School.” Ha Ha.


19 posted on 07/26/2008 6:24:07 PM PDT by NewHampshireDuo (Earth - Taking care of itself since 4.6 billion BC)
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To: bannie


20 posted on 07/26/2008 6:35:30 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist -CTHULHU/NYARLATHOTEP'08 = Nothing LESS!!!)
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