Hello again, my friends; welcome to Part 2 of my Cleaning Out the Closets of the Presidential Candidates!
Before I start, let me mention that I heard from several people that I hadn't really included anything new about Mitt Romney in the first part of this series. Let me reassure you: I fully intend to, however, you're going to have to wait until part four to see the new items I have discovered. The first three parts of this series is basically just a basic synopsis of all the information out there on the candidates.
So, with that being said, let us continue: Part Two: Barack Obama.
First, the links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Dunham
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama,_Sr.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolo_Soetoro
http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/president-obama
http://www.biography.com/people/barack-obama-12782369
Let's start at the beginning: Barack Hussein Obama II was born August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii. His parents were Barack Obama Sr and Stanley Ann Dunham. (To prevent any confusion, Barack Obama Sr will be referred to as Senior, and Barack Obama II will be referred to as Obama). Senior was a senior governmental economist in Kenya. He was born Muslim and Christian, but became an Atheist as a young man. In 1959, Senior went to Hawaii and became the first African (foreign) student at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. It was here that he met Stanley Ann Dunham. Shortly after, she became pregnant. Senior married her in Hawaii, after assuring her that he was divorced. It was revealed later that this was not the truth. Obama was born at the Kapiolani Maternity and Gynecological Hospital. His birth was announced in The Honolulu Advertiser and the Honolulu Star-Bulletin (as per wikipedia). By 1965, he was divorced from Ann and had returned to Kenya. The only time he chose to see Obama was for one month when he was 10 years old. By 1969, Senior had been blacklisted in Kenya, survived two accidents and had become an alcoholic. In 1982, he died in his third automobile accident.
Obama's mother, Stanley Ann Dunham, was an anthropologist, specializing in Economical Anthropology and Rural Development. At one time, she also worked as a consultant for the United States Agency for International Development. She was 18 when she gave birth to Obama. After divorcing Senior, she met Lolo Soetoro, a surveyor who had come to Hawaii on a grant to study geography. They married, and after graduating, She moved herself and Obama to Indonesia to be with Soetoro. During their time in Indonesia, Ann ensured Obama`s education did not suffer. He continued to have correspondence schooling, and listened to Mahalia Jackson and Martin Luther King jr. Eventually, though, she chose to send Obama back to Hawaii, and enrolled him in Punahou School. She joined Obama eventually, and divorced Soetoro by the end of 1980. In 1994, Ann died from Uterine Cancer. Obama spoke about her death a few times, most notable in 2007:
"I remember my mother. She was 52 years old when she died of ovarian cancer, and you know what she was thinking about in the last months of her life? She wasn’t thinking about getting well. She wasn't thinking about coming to terms with her own mortality. She had been diagnosed just as she was transitioning between jobs. And she wasn’t sure whether insurance was going to cover the medical expenses because they might consider this a preexisting condition. I remember just being heartbroken, seeing her struggle through the paperwork and the medical bills and the insurance forms. So, I have seen what it's like when somebody you love is suffering because of a broken health care system. And it's wrong. It's not who we are as a people."
(souce: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Dunham).
Obama cites that his mother was the most influential people in his life, as she taught him to question everything. From Religion to Politics.
Next. Obama is a graduate of Columbia and Harvard. He was the president of the Harvard Law Review, and earned his law degree. From 1992 to 2004, he worked in civil rights law, and taught at the University of Chicago about Constitutional Law. From 1997 to 2004, he also served three terms in the Illinois Senate. In 2004, he ran for the U.S. Senate. And won. With the support of his family, he decided to run for President. In the 2008 primaries, he beat Hillary Clinton and won the nomination. And in November, 2008, he beat McCain and became the 44th President of the United States.
Upon becoming President, Obama soon realized just what he had inherited: A large debt, unfair laws, and people more than ready to condemn him on every move he made. But, in his Presidency, he has done the following (and much more): the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010, Budget Control Act of 2011, and he ended the war in Iraq, increased the troops in Afghanistan, signed the New START A.C. treaty with Russia, became involved in the 2011 Libya military intervention, rid the world of Osama bin Laden. And that's just a few.
Oh? You'd like a couple more? Why of course! Here you go:
As per Wikipedia, he has also done the following: He made the order to shut down Guatanamo Bay, giving them until January 2010 to close the doors. That didn't happen the way he wanted it to, because Congress would not release or approve the funding that would be necessary to carry that act out. Obama also reduced the secrecy of the Presidential Files, and changed procedures for the Freedom of Information Act, to make access and disclosure easier. He reversed George Bush's ban on federal funding to foreign establishments that allow abortions. He also signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act.
There are a lot more, but I'm running out of room. So, on to the next part. In 1989, Obama met Michelle Robinson. They were married in 1992, and proceeded to have two daughters.
Currently, Obama is campaigning for a second term as President of the United States.
Are there Skeletons in his Closet? Well, everyone has some, so let's see what we can find. Here are the links:
http://www.realchange.org/obama.htm
http://crackercoast.com/crackerchat/showthread.php/16340-And-to-be-fair-Obama-s-Skeleton-Closet
(And YES, again, I'm holding all the real juicy bits for part four!)
The biggest skeletons that these two links show, are that Obama used and documented his use of cocaine, the Solyndra Solar Scandal, Tony Rezko, Bill Ayers, and the fact that his father had been born a Muslim (even though Obama was NOT raised Muslim),
These skeletons are well-documented and public, but still skeletons in the closet.
And that, my friends, is Barack Obama. Next up in Part Three is Ron Paul. Stay tuned.
And once again, you teach me, you inspire me, I am forever grateful for everyone who reads this blog, and for the people who supply me with information.
Please feel free to comment, as to be informed, you must have the information! Debate is welcome, however, trolls, abuse and violence will be dealt with swiftly.
With Regards and Respect,
An Ordinary Woman.
May 2, 2012
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