Obama's grandmother dies

[Oliver]

Obama's grandmother dies
By BEN SMITH | 11/3/08 4:34 PM
Obama's ailing grandmother passes away just one day before the election.

 

[Undesired Walrus]

What an utter, utter tragedy.

 

[ProbeX]

Sad. And very weird timing. All the best to Obama and his family.

 

[Kthulhut Fhtagn]

It's a great tragedy and my thoughts are with Barack Obama and his family.

My family has completely disgusted me however, after all their irrational claims about Obama now they've totally gone off the deep end and are claiming that Obama faked his grandmother's death to help him win the election.

 

[chipmunk stew]

I really hope someone lied to her and told her Barack already won...

 

[CrikeyBobs]

A very bitter-sweet moment for Barack, but I'm sure he is comforted by knowing he was able to spend some time with her just before the end. Shame on those who believed his visit was politically motivated.

 

[jj]

Yep, I've had someone tell me it's all a sympathy plea to help Obama "overcome his deficit with the voters", too.

I'm sorry for his Grandma. Some of the present repugnicals just *((*& me off, (rule10) the lot.

 

[ProbeX]

I really hope someone lied to her and told her Barack already won...

CS, I was thinking how tragic it is that her death happened just one day before Obama possibly becomes president, and how great it'd be if she lived to hear that news, but then it occurred to me that she may not have even been conscious.

For all we know, she hasn't been conscious for a while.

 

[BenBurch]

I know she would have wanted to hang on for this. I am so glad he took time out from the campaign to go see her.

 

[anduin]

Freepers are showing us what wonderful people they are.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2123979/posts

Warning: Entering Freeperland may seriously harm your faith in humanity.

 

[Undesired Walrus]

I know she would have wanted to hang on for this.

She probably looked at today's Gallup lead, thought: 'Bloody hell, that'll do, I can't wait around any longer', got her eternal rest, and now the rest of us have to keep on enduring this endless election!

Granny Obama, you sly one!

 

[Oliver]

BTW: Who was that Idiot who suggested that Obama's visit to his
Grandma was some kind of hidden meeting conspiracy thingy?

 

[kallsop]

Of all the days to die, a real shame.

 

[Tricky]

Warning: Entering Freeperland may seriously harm your faith in humanity.

Not really. They're not part of humanity.

 

[Oliver]

Another related incident is the death of Obama's Nevada Campaign Director, also today.

 

[BenBurch]

Freepers are showing us what wonderful people they are.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2123979/posts

Warning: Entering Freeperland may seriously harm your faith in humanity.

I should have taken your warning.

Wow, are they vile.

 

[geni]

I should have taken your warning.

Wow, are they vile.

Well Talleyrand is supposed to have responded to a death with “I wonder what he meant by that?” so the aproach has president. Talleyrand however had more style.

 

[boloboffin]

Thank goodness he has someone like Michelle and their beautiful children to be with him.

And there may have been just a bit more to having Joe Biden beside him now than just Joe's foreign policy cred.

 

[Puppycow]

My family has completely disgusted me however, after all their irrational claims about Obama now they've totally gone off the deep end and are claiming that Obama faked his grandmother's death to help him win the election.

Wow. That is some very strong woo. I agree that it is disgusting.

It's too bad she couldn't hold out for a few more days.

 

[Pardalis]

I hope seeing Obama shed a tear for his white grandmother will strike a cord for the conservative old people who are still stuck with their 19th century prejudices, and maybe change their minds about not voting for him because he is black.