We seem to have bought ourselves another Bill Clinton in electing Barack Obama. In August 2006 Obama was greeted as a hero as he returned to Kogelo, Kenya to find a school named in his honor. At that time he publicly promised the principal, in the presence of Kenya's Prime Minister that "I know you are working very hard and struggling to bring up this school, but I have said I will assist the school and I will do so."
The school's principal has been quoted as follows: "Obama has not honoured the promises he gave me when we met in 2006 and in his earlier letter to the school. He has not given us even one shilling. But we still have hope.”
The letter referred to was dated 22 June 2005, signed by Obama, and is hanging on the principal's wall in her meager office. She says that following his letter they made a formal request of the then Senator for his help in raising $105,000 to "bring water to the school by sinking a borehole and building a water tank, erect a perimeter fence, complete the science laboratory and add much needed new classrooms, additional latrines, and a school dining hall."
Since conservatives believe in helping people using their own money, rather than the taxpayer's, maybe we should organize to help these people. What say you? Does anybody know how to organize such a thing?
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liar, liar pants on fire. this lie is what? how bout a lie to go to war? any bigger?
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