Click here for the CNN story that ticked me off.
I am trying to work up the emotion to actually care about President Obama’s half-brother, George. Hmmm… it isn’t working…. nope.. not one ounce of interest…
In today’s news, CNN is reporting that President Obama’s half-brother (who lives in Kenya), was arrested on drug-possession charges. Great… yippie… so sorry to hear about that.. but he really is just one more person in this great big world. I don’t care if he is the President’s half-brother - that alone does not make him special. Especially considering that President Obama has only met him a few times.
I find it amazing that the media thinks people care about some man half-way around the world, who may share a portion of our President’s DNA, but does not share any real personal connection. In fact, the article states that George Obama wasn’t even AWARE of his half-brother until the primaries last fall.
That the media is now delving into the life and times of George Obama is, at best, a stretch. I found this particular line of the article quite funny:
George Obama was one of the president’s few close relatives who did not go to the inauguration in Washington last week.
I guess the question arises of how you define “close relatives”. If you are strictly speaking of where this person’s name falls in the Obama family tree.. then sure.. he would be a close relative. His name would be right next to Barack’s. But I think many would agree that the term “close relatives” would imply that a familiarity and tight-knit relationship exists between the two individuals. That is surly not the case here. Is anyone really surprised that good ‘ole George wasn’t invited to the inauguration?
I wish the media would spend a bit more time contemplating what the public wants to know, instead of spoon-feeding us this drivel.
What are your thoughts on this?
February 2nd, 2009 at 7:25 pm
It’s ok to have a comment.
February 4th, 2009 at 11:48 am
Dudeguy - yes.. it is ok to have a comment. Did you have one?