President Barack Obama has dinner with his sister Auma Obama, and the rest of his family
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Arlette Saenz: President Obama Reunites With Family In Kenya Over Dinner
It was a big family reunion when President Obama arrived here in Kenya today. Obama, who is visiting his father’s homeland for the fourth time but for the first time as president, sat down with three-dozen members of his Kenyan family for dinner at his hotel. He sat next to his half-sister Auma and step-grandmother Sarah Obama, who was the third wife of the president’s paternal grandfather.
She’s affectionately known to many as Mama Sarah, but to President Obama, she’s just Granny. When Obama first visited Kenya in 1988, Auma picked him up at the airport in a sputtering baby-blue Volkswagen Beetle that was missing a muffler. Tonight, it was a much different scene as the president treated Auma to a ride in the presidential motorcade on his fourth visit to Kenya.
More here
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Proud to be the first American President to visit Kenya. Happy to see family, and to talk with young Kenyans about the future.
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President Obama (@POTUS) July 24, 2025****
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Furst!
I don’t get why almost everyone uses Amk’s greeting! Are you sure it’s a polite greeting, Jojo? :grin:
It’s all in good fun…. :)
;) ;)
#JJ
Yay for Jojo! We have never had such a well-traveled President with significant live experiences in so many parts of the world. It’s such an advantage for our foreign policy to have Barack Obama’s trustworthiness known and appreciated.
I haven’t seen my friend GGail much today :( must have been a busy Friday. Thank you Chips and Nerdy for such wonderful coverage of PBO’s trip to his fathers homeland and what a welcome he is getting.
She’s catching up on the news.
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/07/24/saturday-in-kenya/#comment-1371978
You’re welcome, Jojo.
Missed all the coverage of the trip! Gotta get caught up.
In the meantime, still #RidinWithBiden:
I’m giving myself a little test.
After I tweet something about President Obama, if I could “replace” (they’re two separate men, so this isn’t truly accurate phrasing) (but I digress) his name with President Biden in 2017 and still feel the feeling of it …
… then I’ll know I’m looking forward to the right person’s letting us know if he’s in the race.
Worked with this tweet, for sure.
This it works well.
Nerdy, I feel like I never thank you enough for all you do here. Your coverage of trips, your evening round-ups and your oddball sense of humor posts fill our days with a grand feast. THANK YOU.
Meta, I echo your gratitude to Nerdy.
She’s a gem.
Make that a rare gem.
:)
I thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you for your always kind, generous, and wonderful comments and feedback.
It is deeply appreciated.
You’re the BEST, Meta!
NO, YOU ARE
Dear Nerdy, I would never call you an oddball like meta has, maybe she needs some magic Obama dust sprinkled on her head.
Signed,
Don’t Tell Her I Wrote This in River City
Meet you in the parking lot, chica. Bring your A game. And some Obama dust.
I’ve been in the parking lot for an hour. Obama dust is getting dusty. Where you at? Gonna be the first TOD rumble 2-night.
Or I might just have wine. No tellin’.
Settled, then. CLINK 🍷
what are you gurls doing in the parking lot at this time of the night? go to bed.
Nah, it’s way too early. Time for some push-ups.
And smack-downs. Oh, sorry, we’ve entered into a truce. CLINK!
We gurls who survived the Women’s Movement of the ’70s haven’t been called gurls since the ’70s. TYVM. :)
CLINK!
Hahahahahahaha.
You’re in trooooooooooouble now, Ms. J’OB.
We made up over wine! Mornin’!
I hope I’ll be alert enough at 7:20AM tomorrow for the welcome ceremony! :)
Evening everyone:) Congrats to you, jojo!
Auma Obama is actually Dr. Auma Obama. Wouldn’t it be nice if everyone used her title like they do our Dr. Jill Biden?
Yes, it would particularly in Kenya. I thought she held a doctorate, from a school in England if I remember correctly, but wasn’t sure.
NW, I echo the thanks above. You and Chips make this place so special. I know it is a ton of work each and every day to keep this going and I appreciate it.
And Then Life Happens - by Auma Obama. St Martin’s Press, 2012. Translated by Ross Benjamin. A worthy read, and definite must for my collection of all books and magazines graced with the name Obama! <3
You’re welcome, FoxFireTX.
hey gun toting numbnutz. pentagon sez, fuck off, you morons.
The Pentagon has urged US citizens not to carry out armed patrols outside military recruitment centres.
Civilians acting as unofficial guards have appeared outside some centres since five service personnel were shot dead last week in Tennessee.
Military personnel are generally barred from carrying firearms at recruitment centres and bases.
The Pentagon says it appreciates the support but armed civilians could pose an unintended security risk.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-33662891
How is anyone supposed to be able to tell the people carrying weapon who think they’re helping from the terrorists waiting to attack? This is the fallacy of gun nuts who think arming everyone keeps them safe. It’s pure idiocy.
And if it was other than white men - someone would call the police to have them removed.
I hope nobody ever starts a list of “Obama moments.” We’d never get any sleep ’round here.
Well it sure used up a lot of pages in that newspaper to cover maybe 1 day :)
~ :?: ~
http://ntv.nation.co.ke/live
sshhhh…. my ….our… guy’s at the mike now!
https://www.whitehouse.gov/live
Hello vcprezofan2. Early isn’t it. :)
Hello, Annieb! It does seem like the middle of the night, but, after all, we’re used to the middle of the night forays in the TODland. :)
No matter where he is PBO takes Malia and Sasha with him! :)
They are in his heart, right.
That’s for sure, Annieb! (I made the comment because he mentioned them casually in his convo - as he does so often.)
I understand., vc.
Hmmm. Wonder if I have time to go back to sleep before his next speaking session?
For goodness sake, WordP, there’s nothing to moderate! I only included two - 2 - tweets! Geeeez!
See you guys later! I’m going back to bed while it’s still dark.
JUST CHECKING IN TO MAKE SURE ALL IS WELL…THAT’S OUR ENERGIZER PBO…BRAINSTORMING…NO MATTER WHAT TIME IT IS…INTELLIGENCE HAS NO LIMITS…..:)….BBL……………..
Wow his mom, Stanley Ann, would be so proud……continuing her work helping women around the world.
Morning!
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/07/25/saturday-in-kenya-2/