Politics | Onyango Obama Obama's Uncle Arrives at Court, Giggling Onyango Obama apparently tickled by media attention By Matt Cantor Posted Sep 29, 2011 2:10 PM CDT Copied Onyango Obama, right, waits with defense attorney Scott Bratton in Framingham, Mass., District Court Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011, during a hearing on an August drunken driving charge. (AP Photo/MetroWest Daily News, Ken McGagh) President Obama’s half-uncle was in court today on drunk-driving charges—and he seemed to find the media's attention rather funny, notes the Boston Herald, which describes him as giggling and "stifling laughter" a number of times. Accompanied by attorneys and an unidentified man, Onyango Obama made a very brief appearance in the Massachusetts court, where the judge set a pre-trial conference for Nov. 17. The elder Obama, who is an illegal immigrant, has returned to his job at a liquor store and is “doing well,” his attorney said. Click to see a video of his appearance, which unfortunately doesn't capture his merriment. Read These Next Hulk Hogan has died. RIP, Chuck Mangione. Will we be calling 'artificial intelligence' something else? The first video of an earthquake fault slip led to a major discovery. Report an error