Posted on 04/23/2014 11:58:04 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
President Barack Obama's paternal aunt Zeituni Onyango died earlier this month from respiratory issues and breast cancer Her funeral was held on Saturday in Boston, Massachusetts, but the President did not attend Instead, he went golfing with White House aides
In 2001 when then-Illinois State Senator Barack Obama's first child was born, it was Obama's aunt Kenyan aunt Zeituni Onyango who stepped in to help new parents Barack and Michelle. Onyango, who had moved to the United States the year before on a visa, took care of baby Sasha and kept the Obama's Chicago home in tidy order.
After Onyango, 61, died at a Boston, Massachusetts nursing home after battling breast cancer and respiratory issues earlier this month, President Barack Obama returned the favor by helping to pay for her funeral expenses.
But the President did not attend the funeral. He hit the links and sent a condolence note, instead, a New York Times profile on Obama's relationship with his relatives released on Tuesday declares. ......clip Family arranged for Onyango's body to be shipped back to Kenya earlier this week. The White House did not immediately return a request for clarification on how much the President contributed to his aunt's funeral fund.
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Wow! Class is like a woody. If you have it it shows. He doesn't have either.
I’ve heard golfing helps alleviate grief. :-)
That shows the depth of character our side brings.
You made some great points. I, too, must step aside with no criticism of Obama for this particular incident.
Remember the comment uttered about his father: “my dad fought in WW2” Since both his alleged natural dad and his adopted dad were too young to have served in WW2, IMO, his failure to attend the funeral is an admission his alleged father was not true and hence his aunt was not his aunt.
He did not spend a dime. He must have asked for donations then siphoned off most of the money then reluctantly gave the rest for the burial.
“a pathetic ping”...
Quite.
She wasn’t his aunt. Barry’s father is Frank Marshall Davis.
She must of died of natural causes, she’s not being cremated...
Of course that 1.5 M$ would be “somebody else pays” money.
It’s all about campaign funds.
‘First born Sasha’ details might conflict with Michelle gender discussions.
I don’t believe they are related.
FMD is his father, and he went to that funeral. The kenyans are props, nothing more. Hes done using them.
Frank Marshall Davis was born in Arkansas City, Kansas. That would mean both parents were US citizens?
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