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Pardon me, mobman...but I just have to post this one very short video clip.

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=proi6NFdKVs&feature=player_embedded

 

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"home country"?  What, exactly did she mean?

 

Does this mean that Michelle and Barry think of Kenya when the subject of homeland security comes up?

 

From Merriam-Webster online dictionary:

 

Main Entry: 1home
Pronunciation: \ˈhōm\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English hom, from Old English hām village, home; akin to Old High German heim home, Lithuanian šeima family, servants, Sanskrit kṣema habitable, kṣeti he dwells, Greek ktizein to inhabit
Date: before 12th century

1 a : one's place of residence : domicile b : house
2 : the social unit formed by a family living together
3 a : a familiar or usual setting : congenial environment; also : the focus of one's domestic attention <home is where the heart is> b : habitat
4 a : a place of origin <salmon returning to their home to spawn>; also : one's own country <having troubles at home and abroad> b : headquarters 2 <home of the dance company>
5 : an establishment providing residence and care for people with special needs <homes for the elderly>
6 : the objective in various games; especially : home plate

at home 1 : relaxed and comfortable : at ease <felt completely at home on the stage>
2 : in harmony with the surroundings
3 : on familiar ground : knowledgeable <teachers at home in their subject fields>

 

Main Entry: 1coun·try
Pronunciation: \ˈkən-trē\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural countries
Etymology: Middle English contree, from Anglo-French cuntree, contré, from Medieval Latin contrata, from Latin contra against, on the opposite side
Date: 13th century

1 : an indefinite usually extended expanse of land : region <miles of open country>
2 a : the land of a person's birth, residence, or citizenship b : a political state or nation or its territory
3 a : the people of a state or district : populace b : jury c : electorate 2
4 : rural as distinguished from urban areas <prefers the country to the city>
5 : country music

coun·try·ish \-trē-ish\ adjective

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One other question:  Since all humans' ancestry is traced through maternal (their mother and mother's mother, etc.) DNA, how could Kenya be his "home country"?   Was his mother a Kenyan?

Stanley Ann Dunham (November 29, 1942 – November 7, 1995), the mother of Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States, was an American anthropologist who specialized in economic anthropology and rural development. Dunham was nicknamed Anna,[2][3] later known as Dr. Stanley Ann Dunham Soetoro,[1] and finally Ann Dunham Sutoro.[1] Born in Kansas, Dunham spent her childhood in California, Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas and her teenage years in Mercer Island, Washington, and much of her adult life in Hawaii and Indonesia.

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