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cthulu2016

(10,960 posts) Mon Nov 5, 2012, 10:45 AM Nov 2012

Putting the AP in Crap: 'Obama favored in his ancestral Kenyan village'

A witch doctor? Really Associated Press?

KOGELO, Kenya (AP) -- Here in President Barack Obama's ancestral village in Kenya, witch doctor John Dimo tossed some shells, bones and other items to determine who will win Tuesday's election.

After throwing the objects like so many dice outside his hut in Kogelo village, Dimo, who says he is 105 years old, points to a white shell and declares: "Obama is very far ahead and is definitely going to win."

It's not a surprising result in Kogelo, Obama's late father's hometown in western Kenya and where expectations of another Obama election victory were high on Monday.

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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AF_KENYA_OBAMA

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Putting the AP in Crap: 'Obama favored in his ancestral Kenyan village' (Original Post) cthulu2016 Nov 2012 OP

Fair and balanced would ask Dem2TheCore Nov 2012 #1

That is an excellent point cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #2

How about Romney's ancestral village of Detroit? Downwinder Nov 2012 #6

Vice did a doc called "The Mexican Mormon War" which interviewed a Mexican Romney SweetieD Nov 2012 #10

Obama is favored in every country, except Pakistan HipChick Nov 2012 #3

To be truly fair matt819 Nov 2012 #4

lol Enrique Nov 2012 #7

Much more accurate than anything the AP has tried. Autumn Nov 2012 #5

Romney favored on Kolob! FSogol Nov 2012 #8

nothing wrong with Kenya Enrique Nov 2012 #9

Dem2TheCore

(220 posts)

1. Fair and balanced would ask

Reply to cthulu2016 (Original post)

Mon Nov 5, 2012, 10:47 AM

Nov 2012

Whether Mitt Romney is favored in the mormon polygamist enclaves of Mexico?

cthulu2016

(10,960 posts)

2. That is an excellent point

Reply to Dem2TheCore (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 5, 2012, 10:48 AM

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Downwinder

(12,869 posts)

6. How about Romney's ancestral village of Detroit?

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Mon Nov 5, 2012, 11:00 AM

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SweetieD

(1,660 posts)

10. Vice did a doc called "The Mexican Mormon War" which interviewed a Mexican Romney

Reply to Dem2TheCore (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 5, 2012, 11:16 AM

Nov 2012

It was pretty interesting. There are still many mormon colonies in Mexico and a lot of Romneys there. The guy spoke nicely about Romney but also said he didn't think the US is on the right track with the drug war. He made a lot more sense than Mitt.

HipChick

(25,485 posts)

3. Obama is favored in every country, except Pakistan

Reply to cthulu2016 (Original post)

Mon Nov 5, 2012, 10:48 AM

Nov 2012

Don't need a witch doctor for that

matt819

(10,749 posts)

4. To be truly fair

Reply to cthulu2016 (Original post)

Mon Nov 5, 2012, 10:52 AM

Nov 2012

they should report on Romney's chances in his ancestral Mexican village.

Enrique

(27,461 posts)

7. lol

Reply to matt819 (Reply #4)

Mon Nov 5, 2012, 11:05 AM

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Autumn

(45,120 posts)

5. Much more accurate than anything the AP has tried.

Reply to cthulu2016 (Original post)

Mon Nov 5, 2012, 10:55 AM

Nov 2012

And I like it.

FSogol

(45,527 posts)

8. Romney favored on Kolob!

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Mon Nov 5, 2012, 11:08 AM

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Enrique

(27,461 posts)

9. nothing wrong with Kenya

Reply to cthulu2016 (Original post)

Mon Nov 5, 2012, 11:10 AM

Nov 2012

just because the RW has made a joke about it, and Kenya to them is a dark fantasy, doesn't mean reporters shouldn't report about the real Kenya, where Obama really does have roots.

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