Must be genetic!!
Posted on 10/30/2008 4:35:46 PM PDT by Fred
Barack Obama’s campaign has confirmed that a woman living in a South Boston housing project is indeed the senator’s aunt, a little-known relationship that was only revealed this week - five days before the election.
Obama spokesman Reid Cherlin confirmed to the Herald this afternoon that Zeituni Onyango, 56, who lives on Flaherty Way, is Obama’s aunt on Obama’s father’s side.
Onyango, a Kenyan native is believed to be the “Aunti Zeituni” in Obama’s memoir, “Dreams From My Father.” Click here to find out more!
Onyango received a small stipend over the past year working six hours a week as a volunteer resident health advocate for the BHA complex she lives in, said BHA deputy director Bill McGonagle.
McGonagle said Onyango has lived in Boston public housing for five years.
“She has been an exemplary resident,” McGonagle said.
He said that Onyango had conversations with several BHA employees in recent days indicating that she is the presidential-contender’s aunt.
She proudly displays photos of Obama, including some that appear 25 years old or older, inside her first-floor apartment, McGonagle said.
McGonagle said BHA employees were caught off guard when they learned of the connection.
“We were as surprised as anyone,” he said. “We were a little bit flabbergasted.”
A message left at Onyango’s apartment this morning was not returned.
McGonagle said that Onyango has been overwhelmed by the media attention since the news of her relationship with Obama was broken yesterday by The Times of London.
“Miss Onyango has asked that we respect her privacy and she be left alone,” he said. “She’s feeling very put upon. We are asking the press to back off because she is feeling a little bit oppressed.”
The Times of London reported that Onyango is actually Obama’s half aunt. She is the half sister of Obama’s father, Barack Obama Sr.
to=too.
Buck up there ole boy. Relish the battle.
Some of the houses the McCains own are used to house their relatives so they don’t have to live in public housing, unlike Obama. The way a man treats his family says a lot about him.
I can understand a person wanting to be independent but Aunti is not that. She is living off public assistance. This is the very reason why Obama should be helping her and providing her housing.
uhhh...bambi???
Take your own advice and go home and take care of your very OWN family and quit lecturing Americans about ours!
It starts at home!
DOLT!
This is Barack Obamas American dream. Public housing, food stamps and working the occasional 6 hours here and there. I’m older than this woman and I bust my ass 10 hours a day so she can live in public housing while her nephew flys to Hawaii in hiw own jet?
Dugg!
When my sister lost her job and was in danger of losing her house, my uncle stepped in and bought the place for her.
There we go again with the 25 years or older pictures.
Done!
She lives in poverty, but is still blinded by Obama. Heck, she’s probably voted for him...a few times.
Hey Obama... where is your “spread the wealth” attitude, letting your Aunt live in such conditions. She obviously falls into your definition of “those that don’t have”... so why don’t you share some of your own wealth...
But somehow she found $260 to contribute to her nephew’s campaign...the nephew that threw her under the bus with the rest of them.
Must be genetic!!
We gonna redistribute YOUR wealth!
I Timothy 5:8
If any one does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his own family, he has disowned the faith and is worse than an infidel.
Huh. Anyone here flabbergasted?
Didn't think so.
Great humanitarian, that Obama.
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