If my aunt was an illegal alien living in a slum and I was running for president as the candidate of hope and change, I’d want her kicked out of the country, too.
Better get used to this. For at least the next four years, if Tuesday climaxes in the big O being elected, we can expect a steady patter of “I didn’t know” and “I don’t know” and “I was not informed” and “That was done without my knowledge” and “I will have my staff look into that” and “The President has been informed and will have a statement later” (much, much, much later) and “Don’t you think you should verify the credibility of your source before asking me about it?” and “That is not reflective of the person I knew” and on and on and on and on and on.
“I didn’t know” will become the new version of “I don’t recall, Senator”, or its other variant, “Senator, I don’t recall.”
Just to account for the campaign period, we’re starting the “I didn’t know” counter at 100, and counting.
Obama says he didn’t know aunt’s illegal status – Yahoo! News
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama said Saturday he didn’t know his aunt was living in the United States illegally and believes that laws covering the situation 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 said, “Senator Obama has no knowledge of her status but obviously believes that any and all appropriate laws be followed.”
The campaign said it was returning $260 that Onyango had contributed in small increments to Obama’s presidential bid over several months. Federal election law prohibits foreigners from making political donations. Onyango listed her employer as the Boston Housing Authority and last gave $5 on Sept. 19.
