How big are your student loans?

**billynomates** · 04-22-2009, 02:01 PM

Apparently, according to the Obama campaign, In 1981 -- the year Obama transferred from Occidental College to Columbia University -- Obama visited his mother and sister Maya in Indonesia. After that visit, Obama traveled to Pakistan with a friend from college whose family was from there. The Obama campaign says Obama was in Pakistan for about three weeks, staying with his friend's family in Karachi and also visiting Hyderabad in Southern India.

Wow for an impoverished student(as his book claims) that must have taken some paying for- as must have getting a visa to visit Pakistan as a proclaimed Christian.

**SimplyCynthia** · 04-22-2009, 02:04 PM

Huh?

**billynomates** · 04-22-2009, 02:17 PM

Pakistan was on the banned travel list for US Citizens at the time and all non-Muslim visitors were not welcome unless sponsored by their embassy for official business.

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**SimplyCynthia** · 04-22-2009, 02:34 PM

Are those old emails still going around? snopes.com: Where Did Obama's Money Come From?

**billynomates** · 04-22-2009, 02:41 PM

Just asking? You obviously have the answer!

Pakistan was on the banned travel list for US Citizens at the time and all non-Muslim visitors were not welcome unless sponsored by their embassy for official business.

What's your answer to this?

**billynomates** · 04-22-2009, 02:48 PM

I don't trust snopes or wilkopaedia, and pay no credence to them.

**SimplyCynthia** · 04-22-2009, 02:55 PM

While the State Department often warns against visiting Pakistan for safety reasons, it has never been illegal to do so. Since you have all the time in the world to rehash these silly, fear-mongering emails, I'll leave it to you to Google that and report back on the truth of the matter.

**SimplyCynthia** · 04-22-2009, 02:55 PM

Originally Posted by billynomates

I don't trust snopes or wilkopaedia, and pay no credence to them.

But you get your "facts" in emails????

**billynomates** · 04-22-2009, 03:07 PM

While the State Department often warns against visiting Pakistan for safety reasons, it has never been illegal to do so. Since you have all the time in the world to rehash these silly, fear-mongering emails, I'll leave it to you to Google that and report back on the truth of the matter.

I never said it was illegal! just very few American citizens(especially impoverished students) considered it a good place to go for a holiday, no charter flights there!