Author, Author!

What makes “Dreams From My Father” unique is that so few of those praising the book for its supposed merits seem to have actually bothered to read it. Numerous copies have been sold to Obama’s liberal camp followers, but, unlike Chairman Mao’s “Little Red Book,” no one was actually expected to memorize it cover to cover or to become familiar with its contents. Lord knows, I tried, but, time and time again, I had to put it aside. Based upon those chapters that I managed to slog through, I was reminded of Oscar Wilde’s comment upon reading about the death of little Nell in “The Old Curiosity Shop” by Charles Dickens. To paraphrase Wilde, one could not read portions of Obama’s autobiography without dissolving into tears of uncontrollable laughter.

he never attended a public school in his life

I don't write this to criticize you, but to point out that statement is not true.

Obama attended the Besuki Primary School, a state or "public" school. He was enrolled as Barry Soetoro, Muslim. He would attend Besuki for two years.

What is interesting about this fact is that only citizens of Indonesia could attend state-run schools.

In August of 2007 U.S. Congressman Eni Faleomavaega (D -- American Samoa) was in Jakarta, Indonesia, where had a private meeting with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Barnabas Suebu the governor for the Indonesian province of Papau. In the meeting, Faleomavaega asked to travel to Obama's childhood school.

According to our Indonesian sources, "officials" who accompanied Faleomavaega were interested in acquiring any and all documentation or photographs of a young Barry Soetoro for America's "national archives" and they were offering cash, lots of it. In a show of faith, Barack Obama's childhood school would be one of the very first beneficiaries of this outpouring receiving thousands of dollars to upgrade the school and for the purchase of computer equipment, thanks in part to the benevolence of this visiting junket.

The challenge of course was securing Indonesian government records potentially damaging to Barack Obama's candidacy for the U. S. presidency as well as other records pertaining to a young Barry Soetoro and his family. These records wouldn't be so easy to acquire and secure, and for this, the visitors would need the assistance and cooperation of the Indonesian government -- and they got it.

Obama telephoned Yudhoyono on March 13th, 2009, and discussed regional and international issues, including the President’s commitment to a new and different kind of relationship with Islamic communities around the world -- and, no doubt, thanked him for his assistance.

The Obama File

“I believe she was a Socialology major.”

“The University of Hawaii at Manoa is only able to provide the following information for Stanley Ann Dunham:

Dates of attendance:
Fall 1960 (First day of instruction 9/26/1960)
Spring 1963 — Summer 1966
Fall 1972 — Fall 1974
Summer 1976
Spring 1978
Fall 1984 — Summer 1992

Degrees awarded:
BA - Mathematics, Summer 1967 (August 6, 1967)
MA - Anthropology, Fall 1983 (December 18, 1983)
PhD - Anthropology, Summer 1992 (August 9, 1992)

And the response from University of Washington:

Ms. Stanley Ann Dunham was enrolled at the University of Washington for:
Autumn 1961
Winter 1962
Spring 1962

per Chief Engineer

Your point is well taken. I was completely preoccupied with his American educational period in Hawaii, California, New York and Massachusetts. I overlooked the forgotten years spend in Indonesia at the madrass and the Muslim school.

I think that he was probably adopted by his mother’s second husband, but that will never be admitted by BO Plenty now.

I would love to read it, just to see if she
had any real understanding of the spiritual in the
craft. I’m kind of surprised at the use of the word
peasant in the title, a term more suited to european
than asian sub groups, I would have expected indigenous,
or tribal,perhaps as more suited to indonesia.
I have a German friend who documents the iron culture of
various african tribes and I’ve never heard him refer to
them as peasants.

Can’t afford to pay to read it though.

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