Obama didn't know aunt's illegal status (AP)

[jefferson_dem]

EDITED subject line to reflect truth not AP spin.

Ok...now the latest stupid low-road Rovian smear has been put to bed.

Onward!

Obama says he didn't know aunt's illegal status

By NEDRA PICKLER – 48 minutes ago

CHICAGO (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says he didn't know that one of his relatives was living in the United States illegally and believes the appropriate laws should be followed.

The Associated Press found that Obama's aunt had been instructed to leave the country four years ago by an immigration judge who rejected her request for asylum from her native Kenya. The woman, Zeituni Onyango (zay-TUHN on-YANG-oh), is living in public housing in Boston and is the half-sister of Obama's late father.

A statement given to the AP by Obama's campaign Saturday says, "Senator Obama has no knowledge of her status but obviously believes that any and all appropriate laws be followed."

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iVVj5SjAgqpjIbqdmcOB74FtqRIAD94674OG0

[rucky]

1. He met his father once.

Why should he be in contact with his father's sister?

[quantass]

2. Father's half-sister...so that makes her like half an aunt to Obama...does that even count?

[avaistheone1]

5. Is it Obama's job to keep check on distant relatives and their whereabouts?

and their immigrations status?


This is a bunch of nonsense and desperation on the part of the republicans.

[thunder rising]

3. But just because it's already been posted 10 times doesn't mean it shouldn't be posted again!!!

[BlooInBloo]

8. How else will DUers generate the necessary fear levels, without posting it over and over?

[jefferson_dem]

9. I posted this because of Obama's response, putting this bullshit story to bed.

I didn't realize that bit had been posted yet.

[progressiveforever]

4. The headline is incorrect: The campaign said they do not know her status

It never mentioned illegal status---that was added by Yahoo or AP or whomever.

[jefferson_dem]

6. The headline also reads that he "says he didn't know" instead of he "didn't know."

n/t

[crazy_vanilla]

7. Obama can't be held responsible for the behavior of distant relatives

makes you wonder how really desperate they are to go as far at to investigate the half-sister of his late father

[NOLALady]

10. Believable.

I have nieces I've not met.

I have nephews who I can count the times I've seen them.

[Phx_Dem]

11. Half sister to a father he met once. Cindy McCain didn't even acknowledge her half sister.