The Politics Of Auntie Zeituni

By GottaLaff

Another story is a-brewin', one designed to negatively affect Obama. But think again. Ambinder nails it:

Barack Obama's long-lost aunt, who is living in poverty, might be deported for being in the country illegally...and this is supposed to make people not want to vote for Barack Obama?

Republicans think anti-immigrant forces are going to be rallied by attacking a middle aged woman in her fifties? This is what's going to swing independents back to McCain? Reminding people (a) of an actual human face on the receiving end of anti-immigration policies and (b) that the Democratic candidate is personally affected by a complicated issue facing many American families?

And assuming voters _are_ motivated by the connection, they're going to turn to McCain as their anti-immigrant savior?

Give it up, Gramm-pa. ZietuniGate won't fly.

The AP is just now reporting, per MSNBC, that the Obama campaign will return any donations given to them by Auntie Zeituni. I'm sure it's going to break them. It must be thousands and thousands. What a loss.*

*It was $265.

UPDATE: On MSNBC, they said they wondered why this news was just coming out now, and that the only people who would know her status would be "the government". Then they wondered out loud if this was the "October Surprise in November." They also said this was "not good news for Obama, at this late date", because people tend to vote against a candidate rather than for one.

Now they're asking if he has a "big enough cushion to overcome" any bad news (David Shuster and Bob Franken), and warning that Obama supporters shouldn't be overconfident.

The liberal media strikes again.