Charity Begins at Home - but Not for BO


Growing up we often heard the phrase, do as I say not as I do. We may giggle when we hear these words, but it is not a laughing matter. People who profess one ideology while practing another are nothing more than self-delusional hypocrites. RoseAnn 1:1 states: "Hypocrites you will have with you always." It is an unfortunate part of human nature, but it is even more objectionable when men and women who are supposed to represent the best of who we are and who we aspire to be, turn out to be hypocrites extraordinaire. These are people who make sweeping grandiose statements that are usually not accompanied by their actions. Chief among these despicable elitists is our 44th President.


Recently a friend who wishes to remain anonymous, sent me the statistics about our President's charitable giving history. I think you will find it interesting. In an excerpt from a Conservapedia article, he writes:

In August of 2008 the NY Daily News reported the following concerning Obama and his
half- brother, George Obama:

"Barack Obama wants to live int he White House - but his youngest half-brother lives
in the poorhouse.

George Obama, one of the candidate's seven living half-siblings, lives on pennies a
month in a hut in Africa, the Italian edition of Vanity Fair revealed.

'He (George Obama) lives on the outskirts of Nairobi in a 65-square-foot shack...

I live here on less than a dollar a month,' he (George Obama) said."

Asked by Harry Smith from CBS about Obama leaving the campaign to visit his ailing grand-
mother, Obama replied, 'Yeah, well the -- I think most people understand that if you're not
caring for your family, then you're probably not the kind of person who's going to be caring
for other people."

I guess either BO doesn't consider his half-brother George family, or this is just another instance of BO misspeaking (the rest of us call it "lying").

In his Conservapedia article, my friend reported that BO gave less than 2% in the years 2000-2004, even though he earned $250,000 per year. In the years 2000-2002, BO gave less than 1% of his income to charity (some of the same charities he will compel us to contribute to through taxes - even those we do not morally agree with). Since becoming a national figure, that amount has jumped to 6%. Below are the percentages my friend reported BO contributed to charities while he was earning $250,000/year:

• 2000: 0.9%
• 2001: 0.5%
• 2002: 0.4%
• 2003: 1.4%
• 2004: 1.2%
• 2005: 4.7%
• 2006: 6.1%

The American people are the most generous people in the world - but the same rules don't seem to apply to the elitists who supposedly represent us in government. The argument of "give your money to the poor or needy" isn't a new one. Judas Iscariot, the man who betrayed Jesus, was an apostle who controlled the money box. He made a similar argument when Mary used expensive perfume to wash the feet of Jesus before He was crucified. Judas said that the perfume could have been sold and the money given to the poor. The Bible tells us that he had no intention of giving the money to the poor but wanted to keep it for himself.

It seems there is nothing new under the sun. As I said at the beginning of this blog, hypocrites you will have with you always. BO may be many things, but as far as I am concerned, he certainly qualifies as a hypocrite - at least when I'm feeling charitable that is.