# Presidental half-brother George Obama arrested on drug charges **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 31, 2009, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidental-half-brother-george-obama-arrested-on-drug-charges/483857 "2009-01-31T13:52:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidental-half-brother-george-obama-arrested-on-drug-charges/483857/1 "2009-01-31T13:52:14Z")
[The tradition continues](http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/31/george.obama.arrest/index.html) Every President has to have a (half-) brother who is a total embarassment. ---
**Author:** ![Stealth\_Potato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Stealth\_Potato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stealth_Potato)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidental-half-brother-george-obama-arrested-on-drug-charges/483857/2 "2009-01-31T19:54:07Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Every President has to have a (half-) brother who is a total embarassment. Well, damn. Does this mean that Jeb Bush really should have been president from '01 to '09? ---
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidental-half-brother-george-obama-arrested-on-drug-charges/483857/3 "2009-01-31T20:08:21Z")
Well, yes, I suppose we need the comic relief of an idiot half-brother… especially when said half-brother is in a completely different country, didn’t know anything about Barack until a few years ago, and is living in an area well-known for its forthright and fair legal system. Seriously, “tracking him down,” calling his neighborhood a “slum” and his house a “shack,” and revealing to the world that he makes less than a dollar a day when the only reason to single him out is a biological relationship that meant nothing to him until the media came knocking simply wasn’t enough? He didn’t come to the inauguration, he doesn’t seem motivated to ride on his half-brother’s coattails, I say leave the guy alone. Unless, of course, the result of the media keeping an eye on the story is that he gets a shot at a fair trial. _Then_ they can feel free to be useful. ---
**Author:** ![atomicbadgerrace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@atomicbadgerrace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atomicbadgerrace)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidental-half-brother-george-obama-arrested-on-drug-charges/483857/4 "2009-01-31T20:17:15Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > [The tradition continues](http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/31/george.obama.arrest/index.html) > > Every President has to have a (half-) brother who is a total embarassment. I’m not seeing the connection between a charge of marijuana possession and being a total embarassment of a person. Especially if the following is true: > [@](#): > > Obama, who is in his mid-20s, said at the time that he was learning to become a mechanic and was active in youth groups in Huruma. He said he tried to help the community as much as he can. Politically embarassing? Maybe. A total embarassment? Far from it. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidental-half-brother-george-obama-arrested-on-drug-charges/483857/5 "2009-01-31T20:24:28Z")
I will totally buy that, Potato. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidental-half-brother-george-obama-arrested-on-drug-charges/483857/6 "2009-01-31T22:14:16Z")
He met him once so I guess that makes Barack responsible for him. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidental-half-brother-george-obama-arrested-on-drug-charges/483857/7 "2009-01-31T22:28:10Z")
Does this mean we get to look forward to Obama Beer? George Juice? ---
**Author:** ![spike404](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@spike404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spike404)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidental-half-brother-george-obama-arrested-on-drug-charges/483857/8 "2009-01-31T23:15:43Z")
The arrest is probably a shake-down for more US money. ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidental-half-brother-george-obama-arrested-on-drug-charges/483857/9 "2009-01-31T23:18:26Z")
Obama smoked pot at his age too. ---
**Author:** ![BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2009, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidental-half-brother-george-obama-arrested-on-drug-charges/483857/10 "2009-02-01T05:48:05Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Every President has to have a (half-) brother who is a total embarassment. Bush didn’t. He was the brother who **was** the embarrassment. ---
**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2009, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidental-half-brother-george-obama-arrested-on-drug-charges/483857/11 "2009-02-01T23:23:48Z")
\>Obama smoked pot at his age too. Yes, and he inhaled, and explains that “that was the point”. Maybe his whole family gets it. Well, I say it’s a breath of fresh air! Wow, I still love the guy. Say, this is straying off course, but Lewinski didn’t swallow, either, did she? I guess that whole thing was a kind of a trend, wasn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![spike404](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@spike404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spike404)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidental-half-brother-george-obama-arrested-on-drug-charges/483857/12 "2009-02-02T00:26:55Z")
> [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](#): > > Bush didn’t. He was the brother who **was** the embarrassment. Really? I would be proud of a brother who defended this country for eight years; from a position of integrity, as opposed to a poll watching position. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidental-half-brother-george-obama-arrested-on-drug-charges/483857/13 "2009-02-02T00:30:05Z")
> [@spike404](#): > > Really? I would be proud of a brother who defended this country for eight years; from a position of integrity, as opposed to a poll watching position. So would I. When did this happen? ---
**Author:** ![Blalron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidental-half-brother-george-obama-arrested-on-drug-charges/483857/14 "2009-02-02T02:18:17Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > [The tradition continues](http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/31/george.obama.arrest/index.html) > > Every President has to have a (half-) brother who is a total embarassment. “total embarassment” is a little too harsh a description, IMO. It’s just weed.