Cheney & Obama are distant cousins - Democratic Underground

ohiosmith

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Wed Oct-17-07 01:15 PM
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Cheney & Obama are distant cousins

Wednesday, 17 October 2007 17:49
They may be political opposites, but US vice president Dick Cheney and presidential candidate Barack Obama are distant cousins, according to Mr Cheney's wife.

Thanks to some genealogical detective work by Lynne Cheney, her pro-war neo-conservative husband was discovered to be eighth cousins with the anti-war senator from Illinois.

The common ancestor was Mareen Devall, who is thought to be a 17th century immigrant from France.

AdvertisementMrs Cheney says it was 'an amazing American story that one ancestor... could be responsible down the family line for lives that have taken such different and varied paths.'

Barack Obama also has Irish roots. His great great great grandfather Falmouth Kearney was born in Moneygall, Co Offaly before sailing to New York in 1850.

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La Lioness Priyanka

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Wed Oct-17-07 01:17 PM
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1. OMG WE HAVE TO STOP THE CHENEY-OBAMA DYNASTY!!!

call congress right fucking now!

:rofl:

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