Could Kenya declare Obama as their national hero for their history?

um… they could, but what has he done for them recently?

is this because he’s black?

Obama is black?

in that case

I would declare him a world hero

I don’t understand the question. “Their national hero for their history?” Who’s history? Obama & Kenya’s combined history? They have a history?

wtf?

I think this is another not smart question. We should ask Magic Johnson.

/censor seVen.

You ____.

what? I didn’t say it this time.

I saw footage of the Kenyans dancing in the streets when Obama was elected so they must be proud of him. They probably will honor him in some fashion. Does Kenya have most favored nation status? yet? soon?

Hey, it’s Kenya – they can do whatever they want. I am sure that he will soon be on a collectible Kenyan stamp or coin that you can buy from the Franklin Mint in a beautiful collectors box. Keep watching HSN…

@steve: Perhaps they can honor him by buying one of those kickass commemorative plates and placing it in their lower lip.

That is the funniest thing I’ve heard all night. Keep up the good work. It’s also pretty sick.

Umm…sure?

Everyone wants to be related to a winner, so since there is a vague connection, sure, Kenya could declare him a hero of some sort.

However, wait a few years and see if Kenya still feels that way. Regardless of the fact that half his genetics come from a Kenyan, Obama was raised as an American and is leading America, so his actions on behalf of our country may not always be so well received as his winning of the election.

Yes, but only if he drinks blood from a meercat while riding on the back of a pregnant water buffalo. Also, it has to be on the first monday following the first full moon of the year.

well this thread has turned into comical racism…

Obama’s father was born in Kenya, which is the tenuous connection here. Obama’s father’s old village is very proud of him, and they consider Obama a favorite son.

It’s possible that they could honor Obama in some way – he is, after all, kin to some of them. However, I doubt it would have anything to do with Kenyan history, as Obama is making history in America. However, they are justifiably proud to be the ancestral land for the Obama line.

Thanks, @laureth, for a rational answer to a peculiar question.

Kenya declared the day following our election as a national holiday. I don’t get the responses on this trend. They are distasteful and rude. There is a HUGE connection between Obama and Kenya, even if not political. He has family there, his father is buried there, and yes, Kenya loves him.

@tessa – And your point is? At least four of the responses agree that there is a connection and that Kenya currently loves him. The others are unimportant and misogynistic.

However, Obama is not in fact a Kenyan and his decisions as an American politician may not always make Kenya happy.

misogyny is the hatred, dislike, or distrust of women.

@poofandmook – I know but if I used the “r” word then all sorts of trouble would come out fo the walls.

Right, because not all of us made racist comments.

@Darwin, he is Kenyan. Half in fact. My point is exactly what I said, even if he may not be POLITICALLY important to Kenyans, he still means a lot to Kenya. So, was speaking in solidarity to what four of you already said. And I was answered the original question posted, Kenya has already made a national hero out of Obama. The original question did not ask if Obama is going to make political moves in the favor of Kenya, so what’s your point?

*answering

@tessa – Obama’s father was Kenyan. Obama is not. He is American, born in the US, and raised mostly in the US (and a bit in Indonesia) by his American mother, his stepfather, and mostly his grandmother. He has visited Kenya but has not even lived there.

My father was Chilean but I was born and raised in the US so I am not Chilean.

If Obama were Kenyan he could not be president.

Obama has Kenyan lineage, therefore making him partially Kenyan.

Maybe Kenyan in the same way that some Americans say things like, “I’m half German and half Irish.”

@laureth: That’s what I meant. He’s Kenyan. American, but Kenyan. Just like I’m American, but German, English, Italian, etc.

He’s Irish, too, don’t forget.