Obama's Grandmother Died!

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And when Obama does win the election, "Toots" will be smiling down upon him. :)
 
Byrdie714 said:
I was thinking the same thing.....the 'sympathy' vote.

The other thing that crossed my mind is that I hope she didn't die alone.....
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I believe Obama's sister was at the bed when she passed away.
 
Here's a picture of Obama shedding his tears while speaking about his grandmother:

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"No matter what happens tomorrow, I'm going to feel good about how it has turned out because all of you have created this remarkable campaign. She is gone home. And she died peacefully in her sleep, with my sister at her side. And so, there is great joy as well as tears. I'm not going to talk about it too long because it is hard, a little, to talk about.
I want everybody to know though a little bit about her. Her name was Madelyn Dunham. And she was born in Kansas in a small town in 1922. Which means she lived through the Great Depression, she lived through two world wars, she watched her husband go off to war, while she looked after her baby and worked on a bomber assembly line. When her husband came back they benefited from the GI bill, they moved west and eventually ended up in Hawaii.

She was somebody who was a very humble person, a very plainspoken person. She is one of those quiet heroes we have all across America, who are not famous, their names are not in the newspapers, but each and every day they work hard. They look after their families. They sacrifice for their children, and their grandchildren. They aren't seeking the limelight. All they try to do is do the right thing. And in this crowd, there are a lot of quiet heroes like that, people like that, mothers and fathers and grandparents who have worked hard and sacrificed all their lives and the satisfaction that they get is in seeing their children or maybe their grandchildren or their great-grandchildren live a better life than they did. That is what America is about. That is what we are fighting for."
 
netrox said:
Here's a picture of Obama shedding his tears while speaking about his grandmother:

2008-11-04-capt.c4d8b33889a049d0a8eeb214f18deb0e.obama_2008_ncjh105.jpg


"No matter what happens tomorrow, I'm going to feel good about how it has turned out because all of you have created this remarkable campaign. She is gone home. And she died peacefully in her sleep, with my sister at her side. And so, there is great joy as well as tears. I'm not going to talk about it too long because it is hard, a little, to talk about.
I want everybody to know though a little bit about her. Her name was Madelyn Dunham. And she was born in Kansas in a small town in 1922. Which means she lived through the Great Depression, she lived through two world wars, she watched her husband go off to war, while she looked after her baby and worked on a bomber assembly line. When her husband came back they benefited from the GI bill, they moved west and eventually ended up in Hawaii.

She was somebody who was a very humble person, a very plainspoken person. She is one of those quiet heroes we have all across America, who are not famous, their names are not in the newspapers, but each and every day they work hard. They look after their families. They sacrifice for their children, and their grandchildren. They aren't seeking the limelight. All they try to do is do the right thing. And in this crowd, there are a lot of quiet heroes like that, people like that, mothers and fathers and grandparents who have worked hard and sacrificed all their lives and the satisfaction that they get is in seeing their children or maybe their grandchildren or their great-grandchildren live a better life than they did. That is what America is about. That is what we are fighting for."
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Link?
 
netrox said:
Here's a picture of Obama shedding his tears while speaking about his grandmother:

2008-11-04-capt.c4d8b33889a049d0a8eeb214f18deb0e.obama_2008_ncjh105.jpg


obamacry.jpg


"No matter what happens tomorrow, I'm going to feel good about how it has turned out because all of you have created this remarkable campaign. She is gone home. And she died peacefully in her sleep, with my sister at her side. And so, there is great joy as well as tears. I'm not going to talk about it too long because it is hard, a little, to talk about.
I want everybody to know though a little bit about her. Her name was Madelyn Dunham. And she was born in Kansas in a small town in 1922. Which means she lived through the Great Depression, she lived through two world wars, she watched her husband go off to war, while she looked after her baby and worked on a bomber assembly line. When her husband came back they benefited from the GI bill, they moved west and eventually ended up in Hawaii.

She was somebody who was a very humble person, a very plainspoken person. She is one of those quiet heroes we have all across America, who are not famous, their names are not in the newspapers, but each and every day they work hard. They look after their families. They sacrifice for their children, and their grandchildren. They aren't seeking the limelight. All they try to do is do the right thing. And in this crowd, there are a lot of quiet heroes like that, people like that, mothers and fathers and grandparents who have worked hard and sacrificed all their lives and the satisfaction that they get is in seeing their children or maybe their grandchildren or their great-grandchildren live a better life than they did. That is what America is about. That is what we are fighting for."
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What an absolutely beautiful speech and tribute to his grandmother. I heard Obama deliver this speech on TV earlier and it made me tear up. So sad... :( :(
 
 
netrox said:
Here's a picture of Obama shedding his tears while speaking about his grandmother:

2008-11-04-capt.c4d8b33889a049d0a8eeb214f18deb0e.obama_2008_ncjh105.jpg


obamacry.jpg


"No matter what happens tomorrow, I'm going to feel good about how it has turned out because all of you have created this remarkable campaign. She is gone home. And she died peacefully in her sleep, with my sister at her side. And so, there is great joy as well as tears. I'm not going to talk about it too long because it is hard, a little, to talk about.
I want everybody to know though a little bit about her. Her name was Madelyn Dunham. And she was born in Kansas in a small town in 1922. Which means she lived through the Great Depression, she lived through two world wars, she watched her husband go off to war, while she looked after her baby and worked on a bomber assembly line. When her husband came back they benefited from the GI bill, they moved west and eventually ended up in Hawaii.

She was somebody who was a very humble person, a very plainspoken person. She is one of those quiet heroes we have all across America, who are not famous, their names are not in the newspapers, but each and every day they work hard. They look after their families. They sacrifice for their children, and their grandchildren. They aren't seeking the limelight. All they try to do is do the right thing. And in this crowd, there are a lot of quiet heroes like that, people like that, mothers and fathers and grandparents who have worked hard and sacrificed all their lives and the satisfaction that they get is in seeing their children or maybe their grandchildren or their great-grandchildren live a better life than they did. That is what America is about. That is what we are fighting for."
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The pictures of Obama and his speech about her Grandmother getting me :tears:
 
Another ADer asked for a link to an article about this story.

Here are two of them:

The Associated Press: Obama's grandmother remembered as calm, assured

http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5g_rW6zyENh59GtqchTPuFZslmjMw

I have empathy for Obama particularly because my mother passed away from pancreatic cancer. Obama's grandmother had cancer as well -- although I don't know what kind.

As many of you may know, cancer can be a very painful illness. Like my mother, Obama's grandmother died in her sleep. May she rest in peace.
 
From what I understand, Obama's sister and his grandmother's son were at "Toots" bedside when she passed away.
 
Oh wow, I'm very sorry about Obama's grandma.

It should be given Obama an hard time and all of my expect that he will victory in election.
 
aww!! It was so sad to see that he was in tears to lose his loved ones. God Bless To His Family....
 
:)

News reports from Hawai'i stated that they went ahead and counted her ballot.
 
A dead woman is voting for Obama! Congratulations, ACORN! *sarcasm*
 
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