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 ...
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Father was a Drunk & a Bigot, how did Teddy Kennedy get woven into this story....ummmm.
Yikes!
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.
Whew. That's quite a revealing portrait.
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.
Quite a story -- how much of it can be proven I wonder.
Isn't that how Democrats become heros by living in the negative?
Not a single media hack bothered to give any details.....so now we know!
"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.
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?
"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.
Hillary's first shot. More to come.
"Hillary is going for the quick kill."
Doubtful.
Sounds like an article written to evoke sympathy.
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.
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