Obama's parents met while both were attending the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where his father was enrolled as a foreign student.[11] They separated when he was two years old and later divorced.[12] His father received a Masters Degree in Economics from Harvard University, then returned to Kenya, where he became a finance minister before dying in an automobile accident in 1982.[13][14] His mother married another foreign student, Lolo Soetoro, and the family moved to Soetoro's home country of Indonesia in 1967.[15] Obama attended local schools in Jakarta where classes were taught in Bahasa, the language of Indonesia and Malaysia, from ages 6 to 10. Obama was registered by his family as a Muslim, the religion of his father, at both of the elementary schools he attended, the Fransiskus Assisis school for almost three years,[16], and then, when his family moved to a new neighborhood, the government-run SDN Menteng 1 to complete the third and fourth grades.[17][18] At the Catholic school he was required to pray to Christ before and after each class, while in his last year he received two hours of training a week in Islamic practice. [19] According to Obama's sister, Maya Soetoro, "My father never went to prayer services except for big communal events."[20] Obama returned to Honolulu to live with his maternal grandparents while attending Punahou School, a private college preparatory school, from the fifth grade until his graduation in 1979.Quote:
Originally Posted by Orzy
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Raised "just" by his mother? Seems momma may have been white but preferred to be with non-white males. Christ, after reading this and hearing all the "poor ol' Obama....just him and ma toughing it out in Hawaii".....what a joke! Hillary may not know what it's like to be a poor black man but he sure the hell doesn't have a clue either. Here's a bit about step-daddy:
Soetoro worked for the Indonesian government and later a U.S. oil company before he and Obama's mother divorced in the late 1970s. Soetoro died of a liver ailment in 1987 at age 51.
LOLO SOETORO :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Obama Family Tree
He chose his church and his mentor on his own. Don't you think that these type of discussions woudn't come up with your mentor? Or somebody you considered as close as an uncle?
The man that was so shiny clean has some dirt on his ass now. Between this and Rezko he's had clean-up to do. The DNC wants somebody that can beat McCain. Obama looked like the person because of his image but now that's gone. Based on experience on foriegn affairs not to mention track records on things like earmarks....McCain now leads Obama in the general election polls.Quote:
Originally Posted by Orzy
If he's nominated....watch a large sector of the Clinton fan club to jump over to McCain or stay home in November.
Have a good one!:s4:
