Life Imitates The Onion

Only it isn't funny; it's sad.

The Onion, August 13th: Obama's Hillbilly Half-Brother Threatening To Derail Campaign

Barack Obama's once-commanding lead in the polls slipped to two points Monday, continuing a month-long slide that many credit to the recent appearance of the Democratic candidate's heretofore unknown half-brother, Cooter Obama.

Long kept a family secret, the overalls-clad, straw-chewing Kentuckian first entered the public spotlight in July...

Followed by the usual stupidity. It was mildly amusing. And then

The Telegraph, August 20th: Barack Obama's 'lost' brother found in Kenya

Mr [George Hussein Onyango] Obama, 26, the youngest of the presidential candidate's half-brothers, spoke for the first time about his life, which could not be more different than that of the Democratic contender.

"No-one knows who I am," he told the magazine, before claiming: "I live here on less than a dollar a month."...

"I have seen two of my friends killed. I have scars from defending myself with my fists. I am good with my fists."

A human-interest story. If you're interested. If you're human.