We have heard that Barack Obama has a half brother, George Obama, who lives in poverty in Nairobi, Kenya. The candidate reportedly met his sibling once and likened the experience to speaking with a total stranger. The young man lives on $100 a year in a ramshackle hut located in a slum.
Sinesh D’Souza, New York Times best selling author and public speaker, is taken with the plight of Barack’s younger brother. The author is so moved by the man’s desire to become a mechanic that he has decided to solicit small donations from the public to help George to realize his dream.
Thus far, D’Souza has collected about $1,000 in small donations and plans to supplement that amount with $1,000 of his own money. He figures that will allow George Obama to thrive and get the schooling that will change his life forever. The money, which will be a windfall for the impoverished Obama, should allow him to move out of his hut and into a better living situation.
Sinesh D’Souza has received some interesting comments from those who have donated to the George Obama fund. He plans to pass them along to George and has shared them on Townhall.com website. We’ve included a few:
“This is for the poor brother long forgotten.”
“A brother is a terrible thing to waste.”
“I wish I had a brother, or even a step-brother. George is not my relative and not my race or religion but I still want to contribute to his welfare.”
“When Obama said that not taking care of the least of our brothers is our greatest moral failure, who knew that he was talking literally about the least of his brothers?”
“I never thought I’d be writing a check to anyone named Obama, but I do want to be a true Christian and help this man in his shameful situation.”
“I’d send more, but I make $9.10 per hour.”
“I’m unemployed, but I can spare $5 for the Obama Compassion Fund.”
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