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Stealth Hunter · 11-04-08, 08:27 PM

Obama's grandmother died yesterday. She was 86.

http://www.thestatesman.net/page.new...ss=1&id=229601

Sad. It's a shame she didn't get to see her grandson after the election, but she did cast her vote for him.

baggygreen · 11-04-08, 08:44 PM

I said my farewells to my grandmother just the weekend myself - she's a crook old duck, but no surprise for someone who averaged 3 to 4 packs a day for most of her life. I can imagine how he feels.

Out of curiosity, was she the grandmother who said he was born in kenya??

Stealth Hunter · 11-04-08, 08:46 PM

It was the grandmother who had raised him, so I'm not sure on that. I don't think so, but I'm not sure...

And sorry to hear about your loss.

baggygreen · 11-04-08, 09:29 PM

Cheers - I'm just glad my fiancee got to meet her, thats what she wanted - it was tough as she lived the other end of the country.

I hope noone lays into OBH for being callous for not pausing to spend more time with her than he did, if she raised him.

Digital_Trucker · 11-04-08, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by baggygreen

I said my farewells to my grandmother just the weekend myself - she's a crook old duck, but no surprise for someone who averaged 3 to 4 packs a day for most of her life. I can imagine how he feels.

Out of curiosity, was she the grandmother who said he was born in kenya??

Nope, she's the maternal grandmother. His paternal grandmother (who still lives in Kenya) is the one who allegedly claimed to have been in the delivery room when Barry was born in Kenya.

My condolences, also.

Konovalov · 11-05-08, 04:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Stealth Hunter

Obama's grandmother died yesterday. She was 86.

http://www.thestatesman.net/page.new...ss=1&id=229601

Sad. It's a shame she didn't get to see her grandson after the election, but she did cast her vote for him.

Yes very sad and incredibly poignant that her passing happened the day before the election.

11-04-08, 08:27 PM	#1
Stealth Hunter Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Y'ha-Nthlei Posts: 4,262 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Can't Believe Nobody Posted This... Obama's grandmother died yesterday. She was 86. http://www.thestatesman.net/page.new...ss=1&id=229601 Sad. It's a shame she didn't get to see her grandson after the election, but she did cast her vote for him.

11-04-08, 08:44 PM	#2
baggygreen Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canberra, ACT, Down Under (really On Top) Posts: 1,880 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	I said my farewells to my grandmother just the weekend myself - she's a crook old duck, but no surprise for someone who averaged 3 to 4 packs a day for most of her life. I can imagine how he feels. Out of curiosity, was she the grandmother who said he was born in kenya??

11-04-08, 08:46 PM	#3
Stealth Hunter Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Y'ha-Nthlei Posts: 4,262 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	It was the grandmother who had raised him, so I'm not sure on that. I don't think so, but I'm not sure... And sorry to hear about your loss.

11-04-08, 09:29 PM	#4
baggygreen Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canberra, ACT, Down Under (really On Top) Posts: 1,880 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Cheers - I'm just glad my fiancee got to meet her, thats what she wanted - it was tough as she lived the other end of the country. I hope noone lays into OBH for being callous for not pausing to spend more time with her than he did, if she raised him.