President Elect Obama has one half sister from

[floridablue]

Indonesia ??? How many half brouthers and sisters does he have in Kenya?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. And this is important because...?

[floridablue]

5. Because I am curious and would like to know. Why the

defensive question?

[Pirate Smile]

2. Maya is the sister he grew up with as a kid. She lives in Hawaii.

[devilgrrl]

3. Oooooh! That must mean he's really a Muslim!!!!!

[floridablue]

7. Wow. I wasn't aware that Christians born in the US should

automatically be Muslim genetically.

[devilgrrl]

12. I didn't know that Obama's siblings had so much merit.

You started this thread to fan flames. It's that simple.

[Veritas_et_Aequitas]

4. So his dad got around.

So did a lot of other people's parents.

Also, half-brother/half-sister is generally hyphenated, and there's no "u" in brother in any dialect of English that I'm aware of.

[floridablue]

8. So does this mean you are smarter than me ? Or just an ass

[Veritas_et_Aequitas]

9. I suspect a little of both. nt

[floridablue]

11. That is good. I like meeting people smarter than me so I have

people to learn from.

[Lex]

6. Ever heard of Wikipedia?

nt

[floridablue]

10. So the answer is six living and one deceased

And one grandmother. I hope she is able to visit the White House.