Obama's Half-Brother Arrested on Charge of Marijuana Possession

[Lyric]

Source: CNN.com

NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) -- George Obama, the half brother of U.S. President Barack Obama, has been arrested by Kenyan police on a charge of possession of marijuana, police said Saturday.


George Obama was arrested in Kenya on a charge for possession of marijuana, according to police.

Inspector Augustine Mutembei, the officer in charge, said Obama was arrested on charges of possession of cannabis, known in Kenya as Bhang, and resisting arrest. He is scheduled to appear in court Monday, Mutembei said.

He is being held at Huruma police post in the capital of Nairobi.

CNN Correspondent David McKenzie talked with George Obama at the jail where he is being held. Speaking from behind bars, Obama denied the allegations.

"They took me from my home," he said, "I don't know why they are charging me."

George Obama and the president barely know each other, though they have met before. George Obama was one of the president's few close relatives who did not go to the inauguration in Washington last week.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/31/george.obama.arrest/index.html

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I feel for this guy. How awful to have your life splattered across world news like this, just because the brother you barely know is President of another country. *sigh*

How long until Repukes try and tie Obama to this? 3...2...1....

[malta blue]

1. poor guy....

:(

[Lyric]

2. Yeah. You know what shocks me the most?

That marijuana is actually illegal in Kenya. I've always been under the impression that most of these third-world countries have a MUCH more realistic and practical attitude about drugs than we do.

[Political Heretic]

3. They don't when they need our aid.

Our aid comes with lots of demands... some silly drug law is possibly one of them.

[malta blue]

4. and this is yet another reason for decriminalization. nt

[Ticonderoga]

25. I have a problem

with using the term "drug" to describe marijuana. It is no more a stimulant than caffiene.

[crikkett]

37. it's not a stimulant

it's a hypnotic

I think

no, wait...

:eyes:

[surrealAmerican]

43. It's technically a mild hallucinogen.

[Vattel]

54. and an appetite enhancer

I remember eating at MacDonalds once after smoking pot and stupidly thinking that MacDonalds had suddenly dramatically improved the quality of their cuisine.

[Uncle Joe]

56. That must have been some good smoke.

:)

[Thothmes]

64. That thought by itself should be enough to make sure it stays

illegal.

[proud2BlibKansan]

27. That was my first thought as well

Seems like Kenya has more important issues to deal with.

[harun]

5. Decriminalize it in Kenya and here.

[Lyric]

6. Right on. n/t

[connecticut yankee]

7. They already have

At least on Free Republic and Lucianne.

With a few mentions of Billy Carter and Roger Clinton thrown in.


(How long until Repukes try and tie Obama to this? 3...2...1....)

[Judi Lynn]

8. Now this man is going to be stuck with corporate media following him around, breathing down his neck

and maybe setting up traps to catch him goofing off, gleeful accounts of which they can send back to their overfocused, emotionally stunted, morally dead, right-wing bosses, and the entire nasty bunch of buttheads can rejoice daily over his pitfalls, his errors in judgement, his personality deficiencies, if they exist, and regale the knuckle-dragging, mouth-breathing flat-earther readers/tv viewers back home.

He's going to have hordes of buggy-eyed, insincere, falsely friendly clowns dogging his steps, as the world looks on, wondering if he's going to embarrass a half-brother he hardly knows off in another country.

How fucking pathetic.

What's the point in dragging this story out here, anyway? Democrats are bright enough to realize how stupid it is to hold Barack Obama responsible for the actions of this man from another country. This is a story I'd expect to see a drooling idiot like Limbaugh to display proudly, not a DU'er.

[Lyric]

11. Thanks for the insinuation that I'm a drooling idiot like Limbaugh.

Sure appreciate that.

:eyes:

And it was here because it was CNN's top headline story, and it involves our President's brother. That's "news," even if it doesn't suit your preferences. Some of us like to know ahead of time what shitbombs are going to be thrown at our President next.

[catzies]

29. I don't think she was calling YOU out, but calling the media out on this

Why they're reporting it, not you posting it in LBN. If it wasn't you, it would have been someone else.

Peace.

[Uncle Joe]

57. Honestly, I believe that's what the whole incident is about.

It's guilt by association and it's used as a corporate media propaganda piece against the thought of legalizing what should be legalized.

Apparently this man was happy with his life as it was, and he was contributing to his community.

[ejbr]

9. Didn't this happen to Bill Clinton's brother? n/t

[Judi Lynn]

17. Lest it be forgotten, Nixon had a strange brother, too. Our corporate media just didn't stir

themselves to write much about it at the time. Figures, doesn't it?

His Wiki:

Francis Donald Nixon (23 November 1914 – 27 June 1987) was a brother of United States President Richard Nixon.

In January 1957 Howard Hughes lent Donald Nixon $205,000 to bail out his "Nixon's" drive-in restaurant in Whittier, California. <1> The restaurant went bankrupt less than a year later. Questions about whether this was a political favor dogged Richard Nixon during his campaign for president and later when he sought the governorship of California. <2>

He never lived it down, and one of the many speculated motives for the 1972 Watergate burglary that ultimately led to Richard Nixon's resignation was a desire to find proof that the then-Democratic National Committee chairman Larry O'Brien was also secretly working for Hughes. <3> John H. Meier, one of Howard Hughes's former business advisers, in collaboration with former Vice President of the United States Hubert Humphrey and others, was using Donald Nixon to feed misinformation to his brother the President. Meier told Donald that he was sure the Democrats would win the election since they had a lot of information on Richard Nixon’s illicit dealings with Howard Hughes that had never been released, and that Larry O’Brien had the information <4> (O’Brien didn’t actually have any documents but Meier wanted Richard Nixon to think he did). Donald then called his brother and told him that Meier gave the Democrats all the Hughes information that could destroy him (Richard Nixon) and that O’Brien has it<5>.

In 1973, financier Robert Vesco fled the United States hoping to avoid prosecution on charges of embezzlement. Shortly before his departure, in hopes of shutting off the United States Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into his activities, Vesco routed substantial political contributions to President Richard Nixon through Donald Nixon, Jr., Donald Nixon's son.

In 1974 the staff of the Senate Watergate committee disclosed additional information to support the charge that Charles Rebozo gave or lent part of a $100,000 campaign contribution to President Nixon's personal secretary Rose Mary Woods, and to Nixon's brothers Donald and Edward Nixon. <6>

Donald Nixon, Jr. was held in Cuba in 1995 after obtaining assistance from Vesco in working with the Cuban government on clinical trials for an immunity-boosting drug. The clinical trials yielded positive results, however the operation was shut down by Cuban authorities subsequent to Vesco's attempt to defraud Nixon and Raul Castro, President Fidel Castro's younger brother.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Nixon

[Bluenorthwest]

21. Oh, Donald Nixon! I got a story!

During the Watergate times Donald Nixon, I assume due to shame in his own San Clemente area, began shopping at our local Alpha Beta. Mom and I once timed him gazing at the hams in a display case for nearly fifteen minutes, before walking away with no ham. Like a zombie.

[shanti]

46. alpha beta

now that's a blast from the past! as a so cal native, i do remember them. :hi:

[Bluenorthwest]

49. Alpha Beta is fondly remembered

unlike the vile hermanos Nixon...

[Vattel]

53. I remember there was one in Laguna Beach on PCH,

but I don't remember the one in San Clemente. Thanks, now I'm all homesick.

[defendandprotect]

34. Probably part of Watergate . . however . . .

it also looks like the election steals we've been suffering over decades might

also have been a part of Watergate as reason for bugging.

Two investigators had just turned their reports over to Larry O'Brien --

Of all the issues still covered up, election steals seem to be the biggest.

http://www.constitution.org/vote/votescam__.htm

[karynnj]

30. Yep - but that was cocaine

[LuckyLib]

63. delete

[OneBlueSky]

10. so . . . does Barack have his very own Billy Carter? . . .

wonder if/when George Beer will hit the market? . . . :shrug:

[Wizard777]

14. Billy was quite the character. Because of his antics He had a fan club of world leaders.

When they got together the first order of business was always talking about what the American Presidents crazy brother had done to them. All a world leader had to do to get into the Billy Carter Fan Club was to share the story of their crazy encounter with Billy. When Billy pissed on the back bumper of Anwar Sadats limo at the Airport. I think that made Anwar Sadat the President of the Billy Cater Fan Club. It was a great Ice Breaker. God rest Billy soul. He just doesn't make 'em like that anymore.

[Regret My New Name]

28. haha... I think this guy already. :P

Made me look up some of his antics and I came across some quotes
http://thinkexist.com/quotes/billy_carter/

[eowyn_of_rohan]

33. And don't forget Billy Beer!

[daninthemoon]

45. George Ganja. No stems no seed that you don't need.

:smoke:

[iamjoy]

12. They've Already Covered Him

I know there was some coverage during the campaign about how Barack Obama's brother lived in poverty. So, the media tracked down this guy and wrote about how he lived. It was a half-hearted attempt to make Barack Obama look bad (why doesn't he help his family)

[Lyric]

13. They should ask Cindy McCain about "not helping family."

Unlike Obama, Cindy actually *knows* her older sister. She just chooses to ignore her, and hasn't shared a bit of that massive fortune that Daddy left to her.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93708729

[Wizard777]

15. This is just so pety. Be wise and legalize!

[originalpckelly]

16. And playing the role of misfit half-brother in this administration is George Obama.

Although, Bill and Roger actually were raised together, so this is only biologically true.

Dad = douchebag. He gives the kid who's going to be President "Barack Hussein", while the other guy is named "George".

His middle name is probably like Bob or something. Poor Barack, although it does give him distinction.

[NOLALady]

47. Maybe BO Sr. felt

he was giving Barack the better name as Barack Hussein = the blessed beautiful.

"George" = the chimp dictator.

[newfie11]

18. SO??????????

[acmavm]

20. So? I agree. That was the first thing that ran through my mind as well.

[daninthemoon]

19. wonder what the possible penalty is. could be sharia based and

really bad.

[Thothmes]

65. Not in Kenya, they follow a british style legal code.

[angrycarpenter]

22. GWB's brother destroyed the economy of a large us state. nt

[Triana]

23. yeawell, the entire bu$h family are addicts and crooks - and marijuana is harmless and not

addictive. No comparison there.

I'm sure the lame$tream media will make a big stink about this 'cause it's a Dem. But bu$hit and clan could do anything (can you say bu$h twins) and that was totally ignored.

[krispos42]

24. And how much did Neil Bush cost the taxpayers?

Oh, yeah, over a billion dollars, back when a billion dollars was worth something.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Bush#Silverado_Savings_.26_Loan

[firedupdem]

26. I saw this reported on CNN. They are going to milk it for whatever

it's worth.

[GinaMaria]

31. Feels familiar (pun intended) doesn't it?

Jimmy Carter
Bill Clinton
Hillary Clinton

all have brothers who are a little off or at least portrayed that way. Maybe it's to make the rest of us feel good... like any gene pool can generate both great and crazy?

Whatever it is, it is better than the repuke system of getting the 'crazy' or stupid sibling elected to office. Although, in the * gene pool there doesn't seem to be any great only crazy, stupid and horrible.

[llmart]

42. Hey....

I have three brothers who are all a little off but I love them just the same. I don't look at it as a reflection of who I am.

[GinaMaria]

68. It's not a reflection of who you are

just saying, it's a familiar role for a sibling to be cast in, even if they aren't really strange. Let's be fair, who isn't a little off especially after these last 8 years? It seems like the media finds something to cast a president's brother as crazy, goofy, lacking sophistication, or whatever to be a stark contrast to the man people have elected. It's starting to get predictable. Like the obligatory fruit stand that must be toppled during every car chase.

[defendandprotect]

32. An effort to make Obama look bad -- r-w will be chasing anything they can . . .

Remember Jocelyn Brothers -- former Surgeon General?

They chased down her son on marijuana and actually put him in jail for a few years!

Jocelyn Brothers mentioned "masturbation" --- and other good stuff!!

RW hated her for telling truths ---

And finally pushed her out of office --

[Lyric]

44. You meant Jocelyn Elders, right?! n/t

[defendandprotect]

67. Right . . thank you! Jocelyn Elders . . . former Surgeon General...

[Harry Monroe]

35. Uh, oh..another embarrassing family member of a president

Billy Carter and Roger Clinton come to mind. Not to mention all the Bush brothers including Dumbya who are in am embarrassing class by themselves.

[aquart]

36. The obligatory ne'er-do-well brother.

The saddest part is "brother you barely know."

[Peace Patriot]

38. It's easy enough for a cop to plant weed on a "hot" political target.

THINK of the time, and billions of our taxpayers dollars, the Bushwhacks have had to plant operatives here and elsewhere. They surely have bribery networks all over the planet (not to mention drugs/weapons networks and god knows whatall). And I'm sure there are plenty of white racists, fascists and poor cops in Kenya, to do whatever they are told.

I don't know what to suggest as to reacting to stories like this. TOTAL SKEPTICISM, first of all. But it's very like the old 'news' cycle entrapment thing, "When did you stop beating your wife, Senator?" No matter what he answers, the "beating your wife" meme is now out there, in the public consciousness, and will dog his name, even if he is 100% innocent and the sweetest, gentlest husband imaginable.

George Obama--and the Obama name--now has this taint, no matter what the truth is. Next we'll probably hear some asshole in the White House press corps ask President Obama, "In view of the trouble your brother is in, in Kenya, do you favor legalizing marijuana?"--and the taint will grow into a stain--no matter what he answers--and thus two goals are achieved: 1) associating President Obama with "free love, free food, free weed" truly-Christian, hippie values, and 2) cornering him into funding the corrupt, militaristic, failed "war on drugs" profiteers, with billions and billions more of our taxpayer dollars.

So what do we, who are into truth and justice, DO with crap like this? Post it? Discuss it? Give it some credibility? Try to get the facts and counter it? Ignore it? Write angry letters to CNN?

I don't know. Probably "LEGALIZE MARIJUANA!" is the best answer. Push back.

At the least, we should be aware that stories like this are ultimately aimed at robbing ME AND YOU.

[NOLALady]

48. Total skepticism here.

I doubt it happened.

[Love Bug]

39. I wonder how much "Bhang" he got for his buck?

NBD, IMO.

[Zhade]

59. LOL.

Just thought you should know SOMEONE got the joke. :smoke:

[marshall]

40. Shades of Billy Carter, Roger Clinton, and Neil Bush

Every president seems to have a dead beat brother in the closet.

At least the sibling that Obama was actually raised with, Maya, is a fine and upstanding contributor to society.

[Politicalboi]

41. Pot is illegal in Kenya?

Who knew. Well maybe this will help with our cause to make it legal or for Med MJ out here.

[ThisThreadIsSatire]

50. So? n/t

[RedCloud]

51. What's the other half? half brother + half?

Just asking...

[Carni]

52. Has Obama even met this guy?

I fail to understand why the media keeps trying to tie relatives that Obama may have never met around his neck?

THREE words...NEIL BUSH FELON

The media and the Republicons needs to STFU about this type of thing.

[iamjoy]

60. President Obama Has

It was when he went to Kenya as a young man. He talks about it in his memoir Dreams from My Father. George was about five at the time.

[devilgrrl]

55. BFD?

:popcorn:

[Zhade]

58. The worldwide drug-warrior jihad against this proven-beneficial herb is insane.

NT!

[Loge23]

61. It's just another set-up

Marijuana? Give me a break!
This poor guy is just being set-up by operatives for American right-wingers.
This will be the routine until American citizens effectively marginize the criminal Republican party.

[IndianaGreen]

62. A minor local Kenyan story makes CNN

while the plight of the Gazans is ignored by MSM.

[AnnieBW]

66. Oh, Noes!

Another President with a screwed-up brother! Even though Barack probably doesn't even know the guy, I'm sure that the wingnuts will have a field day with this one.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

69. BREAKING: Obama's cousin's sister-in-law's adopted son did something.

We don't know what yet, but it's something. :eyes: