He is NOT named after his deadbeat alleged father. If he were he would be named Barack Hussein Obama Jr.
Obama says his name is Barack Hussein Obama II. The appendage 'II' is used when a child is named after someone who is not the father. That other person might be an uncle or a grandfather and the II was used to discriminate between the two.
Now it is possible that the mother, vulgarian that she was, thought II sounded classier than junior.
Or does she have to be a vulgarian to be his mother?
What if it turns out that she was neither?
That’s right, he is II isn’t he. But who else is named that other than his father? Probably some terrorist with Al Qaeda.
That’s right, he is II isn’t he. But who else is named that other than his father? Probably some terrorist with Al Qaeda.