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October 04, 2008

Eli Reed visits Obama's school and finds a powwow.

 

Eyona Nemka, 31, is a native American who moved to Hawaii nine years ago. She told me about a Native American powwow that was happening in Honolulu. She said that it was a rare event and she thought that there would be a lot of Obama supporters there. I didn’t see political signs. They were practicing their religion.
I didn't stay long.

 

 

Punahou School is the prep school that Obama attended here. I saw classrooms, the gym where he played on the basketball team, some students playing volleyball.

 

Drawn in concrete on a walkway on the school grounds, you can see Obama’s name and the name of his friend, King.
I was told that there was some discussion by some people who claim that Obama had a big head, even in high school;
these people said that he called himself King Obama. No, no, I was assured, it
was actually just two friends putting their
name in stone as a memory.

 

 

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Beautiful photos
WOW KING/ OBAMA... Surely this is an incredible portent... I wonder what Martin Luther would be thinking....