Obama's Half Brother in Kenya

STORY: Last night U.S. senator Barack Obama took his place in the history books as the first black presidential nominee of a major political party. Obama opponents have accused the Illinois senator of neglect. A Texas Republican advert, poses questions to his supporters, "If Barack Obama cares so much about your family, why doesn't he take care of his family first?" This is after an Italian magazine "Vanity Fair" reported that Obama has a half brother George Hussein Obama living in a slum on the outskirts of Nairobi on "less than a dollar a month." George who is the youngest of Obama's six half brothers told the local Daily Nation newspaper that he did not live on less than a dollar a month and that "life is good." He's weary of speaking to swarms of journalists who have visited him at his home saying he fears skewed interpretations of his interviews may jeopardize his brother's presidential campaign. Malik Obama, who is seen as the family's spokesman in Kenya said the attention was unnecessary. Obama's Kenyan family is keeping a close eye on the campaign and hope their brother will make it to be the first black American president.

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YouTube | August 31, 2008

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