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A drunk and a bigot - what the US Presidental hopeful HASN'T said about his father
Daily Mail (UK) ^ | 1/27/2007 | SHARON CHURCHER

Posted on 01/28/2007 6:04:06 AM PST by Kid Shelleen

It is a classic story of the American dream made real: an impoverished Kenyan goatherd rising to become a brilliant Harvard-educated economist.

On the way he fights racial prejudice at home and corruption at work, survives the heartbreak of a broken relationship and, despite it all, leads the fight to rid Africa of its colonial legacy.

This extraordinary story is told by US Presidential hopeful Barack Obama as he recalls the life of the man who inspired him to political success - his father.

Mr Obama's book, Dreams From My Father, is flying off the shelves of US book stores, exciting and astonishing readers in equal measure. It is a bestseller, and no wonder - because the story just gets better and better

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: emptysuit; hackpolitician; leftwinghack; phony
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1 posted on 01/28/2007 6:04:08 AM PST by Kid Shelleen
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To: Kid Shelleen

bump


2 posted on 01/28/2007 6:06:51 AM PST by God luvs America (When the silent majority speaks the earth trembles!)
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To: Kid Shelleen
Yet an investigation by The Mail on Sunday has revealed that, for all Mr Obama's reputation for straight talking and the compelling narrative of his recollections, they are largely myth.
3 posted on 01/28/2007 6:13:30 AM PST by TomGuy
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Father was a Drunk & a Bigot, how did Teddy Kennedy get woven into this story....ummmm.


4 posted on 01/28/2007 6:21:48 AM PST by iopscusa (El Vaquero. (SC Lowcountry Cowboy))
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To: Kid Shelleen

Yikes!


5 posted on 01/28/2007 6:22:54 AM PST by DB
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To: Kid Shelleen

Does Obama have any idea what is about to happen to him? Actually, it already is. Hillary is going for the quick kill. Let's see if the papers over here pick this up. If so, there can be no doubt as to it's origin.


6 posted on 01/28/2007 6:23:02 AM PST by cdcdawg
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To: Kid Shelleen

Whew. That's quite a revealing portrait.


7 posted on 01/28/2007 6:23:14 AM PST by angkor
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To: Kid Shelleen

another article presented courtesy of the hillary'08 campaign. doesn't mr. obama realize he will be like a deer in the headlights if he gets in the way of the clintonistas quest for the big house.


8 posted on 01/28/2007 6:23:18 AM PST by JohnLongIsland
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To: Kid Shelleen

Quite a story -- how much of it can be proven I wonder.


9 posted on 01/28/2007 6:27:43 AM PST by BenLurkin
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To: iopscusa

Isn't that how Democrats become heros by living in the negative?


10 posted on 01/28/2007 6:28:07 AM PST by Paige
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To: TomGuy
Was wondering what all the obscure talk about osamaObama's book being filled with 'composites'.

Not a single media hack bothered to give any details.....so now we know!

11 posted on 01/28/2007 6:30:53 AM PST by OldFriend (Swiftboating - Sinking a politician's Ship of Fools by Torpedoes of Truth)
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To: TomGuy

"they are largely myth"

As opposed to Hilary whose presentations are largely lies.

If I had only these two to vote for in the presidential election, I would take Obama in a heart beat.


12 posted on 01/28/2007 6:32:35 AM PST by Dudoight
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To: Kid Shelleen
This is another fine example of Hillary, clearcutting her way to the top, this time, with Billy Jeff working the chainsaw, behind the scenes, of course!!!!!!!!!!
13 posted on 01/28/2007 6:34:20 AM PST by soozla ("It is God's job to judge the terrorists....it is our job to arrange the meeting" - U.S. Marines)
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To: cdcdawg

Not Hitlery - the VRWC must reach all the way to the UK.

I wonder how H's crowd will manage to spin this?

I had no idea our party's reach was so far. So how come we can't win an election lately?


14 posted on 01/28/2007 6:36:03 AM PST by SusaninOhio
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To: cdcdawg

"Does Obama have any idea what is about to happen to him? Actually, it already is. Hillary is going for the quick kill."

His father and her husband had a lot in common.


15 posted on 01/28/2007 6:38:00 AM PST by billhilly
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To: OldFriend
Does Obama Jr really know his father was an A-hole maximus? Did he really write his book?
16 posted on 01/28/2007 6:43:31 AM PST by Thebaddog (Labrador Retrievers are the dog's dog)
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To: Kid Shelleen

Hillary's first shot. More to come.


17 posted on 01/28/2007 6:44:26 AM PST by hadaclueonce (shoot low, they are riding Shetlands.....)
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To: cdcdawg

"Hillary is going for the quick kill."

Doubtful.


18 posted on 01/28/2007 6:45:07 AM PST by sageb1 (This is the Final Crusade. There are only 2 sides. Pick one.)
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To: JohnLongIsland

Sounds like an article written to evoke sympathy.


19 posted on 01/28/2007 6:47:32 AM PST by sageb1 (This is the Final Crusade. There are only 2 sides. Pick one.)
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To: SusaninOhio
So how come we can't win an election lately?

Assuming the "we" in your question refers to the GOP,
It's because the GOP has blurred the difference between them and their opponent's.

20 posted on 01/28/2007 6:49:40 AM PST by ASA Vet (The WOT should have been over on 9/12/01.)
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