Cousin Obama: Who Thought To Look & Why

[Me.]

How did the subject even come up? Did they check out everyone else to the nth degree?

[pnwmom]

1. Lynne Cheney was doing family geneology. Lots of people do this. n/t

[Cha]

2. Sorry, what are we talking about with

"Cousin Obama"?

[pnwmom]

3. I assumed he was talking about the news

that Obama and Cheney are distant cousins.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=3030791&mesg_id=3030791

[Cha]

9. THanks, I left my little

comment. :)

[Me.]

7. Cheney & Obama Being Cousins

And while I know there is a huge interest in genealogy I simply can't imagine Mrs. Vadar sitting down and plotting out the family history. I can imagine them paying for it to be done and would have thought if there was any interest it would have been plotted long ago, before Cousin Obama was even a twinkle in their eye. And perhaps most importantly I don't trust a single thing they do.

[Cha]

11. Thank you..I just commented in the

original thread that I think it helps Obama more than cheney..cause cheney's made a career out of elitism and Obama is inclusive.

We can't help who we're related to and Obama shows how taking a different path brings respect from people..not killing them in the name of hegemony.

[pnwmom]

19. What's so hard to imagine about Mrs. Vadar doing geneology?

Whether or not she paid someone to do it, the reason for it was related to some family history book she's been writing.

As much as I enjoy conspiracies, I don't see one here.

[Ms. Toad]

4. All sorts of personal geneaology books out there.

I've got two in my family - one shows I'm related by about the same degree to GWB :puke: and Gerald Ford (among others). If anyone wanted to establish a relationship between GWB and Ford, they could use my family genealogy book to do it.

Don't know that's how this particular revelation came about - just a guess.

[NV Whino]

5. It's all those damned Mormons

keeping records. Boy, I bet they're sorry now.

[Ms. Toad]

8. I don't think mine came from the Mormons -

but yes, their records are quite helpful to genealogists.

[Ghost in the Machine]

18. Jimmy Carter is my 5th cousin

I have an uncle who has been doing our family geneology for about 10 or 12 years now, if not longer...

My mom is the oldest of 10 kids. My grandfather's brother had 7 kids. My grandmother's brother had 8 kids and another one had 7.

[Turbineguy]

6. One of my friends

is a 5th cousin of George W Bush.

He is not happy for this distinction.

[Me.]

10. Condolences To Him

So which is worse, having Cheney or GW as a cousin?

[Turbineguy]

13. He's an exceptionally nice person

he obviously did not get that from the Bush side of the family!

[Cha]

12. I know someone whose last name

is bush and he's getting it legally changed.

[Turbineguy]

14. the baked beans guys?

those beans are good!

[Cha]

16. Just a kid who's tired of getting

asked if he's related to the idiot.

[aikoaiko]

15. I hate to break it to DU, but we are cousins to every republican....

....even chimps if we go back far enough. ;)

[Turbineguy]

17. Wow

I am depressed.

OK help me out you life science types.... Tell me some groups of a species evolve while some groups do not.

[Obamarama]

20. I know how bad Obama must feel about this. I'm related to the Boy King.

More closely than is Cheney to Obama, and far too close for comfort. It's bad enough sharing the same ancestor with the loser, but to top it off it's via that gas bag Barbara. I feel your pain, Barak, I feel your pain!