Santeria in the White House?

[Marcia]

At least Obama is denouncing Santeria:

The Obama White House is abuzz with talk of witchcraft by first grandmother, 72-year-old Marian Robinson, who lives in the White House residence. A close friend of Michelle Obama says the president is furious at his mother-in-law after learning that she was practicing Santeria, an African spirit cult, in the White House.


"The president is quite upset about this on two different levels. First, he is a committed Christian, no matter what his critics say about Reverend Wright. He is adamant that Sasha and Malia be raised with Christian influences. He does not want them to be involved with African voodoo. And secondly, he is worried about the political fallout if his enemies get wind of this. Rev. Wright was bad enough, but this would be political suicide," a close friend of Michelle’s confided.


....Obama reportedly told Michelle that her mother will have to go back to Chicago if she does not "stop this witchcraft mumbo-jumbo immediately" and ordered the Secret Service to not allow Marian’s friend to return to the White House.

http://atkinsonsadvice.blogtownhall.com/2009/08/15/witchcraft_in_the_white_house.thtml


Apparently, according to this account, Michelle Obama's mother got involved with Santeria a long time ago when here husband was ill with MS. She got away from it (seemingly) but then had this Santeria priestess visit her at the White House.

This is really not too surprising. At a shopping center about 2 miles from where I live is one of those Botanica stores that sells potions and candles you burn to get results that mix magic with "Christianity."

This is the only account I found (someone posted it on a list I'm on) aside from a few other blogs.

 

[donnA]

but then had this Santeria priestess visit her at the White House.

and yet no one knew about this, I don't believe it. No one get sinto the white house without everyone knowing about it.

A close friend of Michelle Obama says

Michelle needs new friends, ones who won't go out and tell everyone all about her family business. It doesn't matter if her husband is the president.

 

[Revmitchell]

and yet no one knew about this, I don't believe it. No one get sinto the white house without everyone knowing about it.
Michelle needs new friends, ones who won't go out and tell everyone all about her family business. It doesn't matter if her husband is the president.

Yea there is something fishy about the details of this story.

 

[Marcia]

Yea there is something fishy about the details of this story.

Well, I wondered that as well, but it seems like a pretty out there thing for that guy to put on his blog. It doesn't have the usual over the top exclamatory statements. Michelle Obama's mother lives at the White House and could very well have a Santeria priestess visit her. Such a person would look like anyone else. I am not saying she did, but it would not be beyond belief for me.