R.I.P. Madelyn Dunham
November 3rd, 2008 by Evil Beet
Barack Obama’s grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, lost her battle with cancer early this morning.
Obama reportedly cried at a speech in North Carolina today when talking about her, calling her a “quiet hero.” I’m trying to find video.
R.I.P., Madelyn Dunham, and welcome to the Presidency of the United States of America, Barack Obama.
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Ok, Dinosaur, it’s been fun, but I have a lot of stuff to do before we lose our basic rights as Americans, God-forbid, tomorrow. You are an interesting sparring partner, but I’m going to let you get back to drinking your kool-aid now.
(Footnote: that “kool-aid” comment wasn’t being racist – it’s in reference to Jim Jones forcing his followers to drink poisoned kool-aid. Just wanted to clarify my statement.)
Everything about Barack is fake! He’s a true Spin Doctor.. he says nothing but it sounds so nice coming out of his mouth; even with his dead grandma, who he hated on in his book; he’ll do a 180 and turn her into Mother Teresa, his white saint of a grandma-ma.
As for not being born in the USA, prove it please, his ties to terrorists, documented and he pushes it aside… his mentor/pastor who is a complete racist and anti-American, Barack only said he didn’t agree with him until it was made public… the black liberation theology/kill whitey stuff? Come on; put the Kool-Aid down…
It’s like you never read my last post or something- disagreeing with Obama’s policies is not racist, nor did I ever or would I ever say that. When someone like Ann Coulter says B. Hussein Obama what point do you think she’s trying to make? Yes, that’s his middle name. Are you simply just fixated on middle names? Cause I don’t hear people saying J. SIDNEY McCain. Don’t play dumb of the fact that people are using his middle name disparagingly. Don’t play dumb about the fact that it is racist when Rush Limbaugh says Colin Powell is voting because of his skin color. Don’t play dumb about the skinheads who would like to kill Obama and 100 black people first. Don’t play dumb about how easy it is to brush off Obama’s AA support that he was not winning in the beginning of the primary. Don’t play dumb about the fact that we’ve heard way too many people saying weird shit about reparations and afrocentricity and affirmative action on this blog alone! I don’t support Barack because I think people are racists. Nor do I think all McCain supporters are racist (not at all).
But you are saying something doesn’t exist that does blatantly exist and hurts a lot of people. Racism is painfully real, and that fact shouldn’t hurt your arguments about why you support McCain, just as it shouldn’t boost my arguments about why I support Obama.
Anyway, I hope Obama wins because I don’t want you to lose your rights. I’m not hoping all you folks on the right get screwed cause my guy wins. I’m voting for this guy because I think he’ll do good for us all. I hope you enjoy your tax breaks, at least, Jen (ok, I am assuming that you don’t make over $200,000).
Good luck to us all!
Stick to the effing issues people. I get sooooo tired of hearing all of this rhetoric. He’s the anti-christ, he’s a terrorist, he hated his grandma, blah, blah blah. What is this – highschool??? Vote for the candidate who’s stance on issues you agree with. Period. End of story.
Beet Czar, go join Thomas Paine in the looney bin. I cannot argue with someone who hates facts, and loves using hyperbole like an 8th grader on caffeine pills.
Anyway, I have been a little too obsessed with this election and read news from all different sources all day (when I am not shooting the shit on this here blog).
I don’t believe we had a strong economy under Bush and the Republicans. Trickle down economics failed. It takes time to prove it, and I don’t think it’s right to blame dems in Congress. Mainly because I think our dems were completely ineffective. We couldn’t get a damn thing passed except for a torture bill that our awesome president vetoed. I hope we get a better group of Dems coming in. Ones with a spine, like those Montana dems!
I think diplomacy is important. I think you should be able to talk to a foreign leader. Bush never went to Iraq before gonig to war. Plus, I think all available options should be exhausted before we ever put American lives at risk.
And both McCain and Obama will increase government spending. We are in a crisis. We have to rebuild the middle class. I truly believe this is what will make us strong. I really do believe that a strong middle class will give us a strong economy and a strong America. I think kids should be able to do civil work (like volunteer in a homeless shelter) in order to help pay for school. I don’t know how the hell you get Hitler Youth from that. It’s about doing your civil service and in return being able to get a college education.
Nor do I think Obama will buy me a dishwasher or fill my gas tank. I’m not a fool, like you love assuming all folks who think different from you are. I don’t believe in voodoo like Gov. Palin’s preacher.
@ jen: WTF? governors don’t send their national guard into war – only the president can do that. the national guard answers to the pres & general petraeus, but you realize that, right? and as far as civil liberties, we have none left because 8 years of bush and cheney have taken them all. and what is wrong with talking to iran? ignoring terrorists hasn’t really worked out so well, has it? whatever. enjoy the election.
Everything about the man is important, since he never STOOD for anything to begin with… the most # of “present” votes in the Senate; votest the most liberal Senator by his peers, his books speak volumes about the MAN you want to be president. He wants Change, no shit. so does everyone… he has just lied, but sounded so nice about it..
And he does have ties to terrorists; do you? I don’t, so Barack is one up on me there… my church’s pastor never said “God Damn America” or US-KKK-A” either… and the minister says Barack is a close friend, and has been his advisor for 20 years… and Barack has ties to a racist sect within the black community… I don’t, do you? He has done nothing in the Senate, TELL ME one thing the man has done… no one can…
I can tell you many things McCain has done, and how he risked his life for the sake of others as a soldier in captivity, I don’t think I could have stayed in captivity, if the enemy wanted to send me home but only me, and not the others… I would be on the next plane.
That enough issues for you…enjoy the day.
For those of you who are too lazy and/or afraid, here are some of Obama’s accomplishments.
Of the 15 bills Senator Obama sponsored or co-sponsored in 2005-7 that became law:
Two addressed foreign policy:
Promote relief, security and democracy in the Congo (2125)
Develop democratic institutions in areas under Palestinian control (2370).
Three addressed public health:
Improve mine safety (2803)
Increased breast cancer funding (597)
Reduce preterm delivery and complications, reduce infant mortality (707).
Two addressed openness and accountability in government:
Strengthening the Freedom of Information Act (2488 )
Full disclosure of all entities receiving federal funds (2590)
Two addressed national security
Extend Terrorist Risk Insurance (467)
Amend the Patriot Act (2167)
One addressed the needs of the Armed Forces
Wave passport fees to visit graves, attend memorials/funerals of veterans abroad (1184).
You know, normally I’d be all jumped in here – but I’m weary of this and just got back from a very long trip. Jen – great points. Beet Czar – you too.
Dino – get some neosporin and a band aid! I almost cut my finger off doing the dishes one day too. It made me very gun shy, or more like Knife Shy. And right now, I wish I had some of that wine. It’s been a day!!
The McCain campaign is not dumb or low enough to bring up Rev. Wright. It didn’t work for Hillary either. But guess who also has pastor problems? How about a pastor whose claim to fame is calling witch craft on some lady in Africa, getting the town to kick her out of her house and kill her pet. Do you go into people’s houses and kill their pets? Do you cry witchcraft (which has plenty of sexist roots, believe me) and force a woman out of her home?
And I’m not sure which racist organizations you speak of, or why you think you are the uncoverer of a smoking gun that nobody else has gotten hold of and thoroughly researched in his two years of running for president. All this conspiracy theory sounds a lot like paranoia. Do you also believe the Jews caused 9/11…?
Anyway, I don’t give a shit about Palin’s pastor. I give a shit about Palin’s ignorance and her being crooked. Troopergate will probably continue in Alaska, just as will other scandals about her charging her constituents for her children to travel with her on trips where they weren’t invited.
And guess who has ties to lobbyists convicted of being unregistered agents of Saddam Hussein??? Don’t play the bad ties game, cause everybody has bad ties.
And Indigo don’t forget the bill with Republican Senator Lugar to help countries get rid of nukes.
I’m doing champaigne tonight (I hope). Really nice rose champaigne. Bellefon. It’s good.
And eyes I so wish I was at that neosproin level, but not quite. It’s to deep and oocky to put neosporin on it yet. I’m glad I’ve gotten to talk about it so much today!
Ahhh, Beet Czar…
Obama voted “present” 120 times out of about 4000 votes in the Illinois state senate. That’s a strategy that is often used in that legislative body. You’d have to look at the reasons behind each of Obama’s “present” votes in order to analyze his record. Otherwise, your criticism is just empty rhetoric.
Obama was NOT “voted most liberal” by his “peers”. Do you really think that Senators vote on who among them is most liberal or conservative? He was ranked most liberal based on voting records in 2007. Now, mind you, he missed a lot of votes that year, which is the reason he was ranked more liberal than some of this colleagues who generally come out more liberal. Of course, Obama didn’t miss as many votes that years as John McCain. John McCain missed far more votes than anyone else in the Senate that year, even more than the senator who had a brain aneurysm.
Half truths, misinformation, misunderstanding the facts, and lies. That’s your evidence.
As far as “ties” to terrorism go. It depends on the meaning of the word “terrorist” and the word “ties”. How are these for “ties”?
McCain’s good buddy William Timmons (who McCain chose to lead his presidential transition team–not that he’ll need one), worked to lobby for Sadam Hussein. Yes, THE Sadam Hussein.
Last year, McCain praised the philosophy of his good friend G. Gordon Liddy (who hasn’t shown any remorse for his tactics during the Watergate years, that included plans for kidnapping and murder).
John McCain was part of an organization that provided aid to the Contras in the 1980s.
McCain blocked attempts to investigate his friend, the late Vo Van Kiet, for war crimes (ordering the executions of POWs during the Vietnam War). Kind of disgusting considering that McCain is MISTER POW.
Compare those with Obama’s “ties” to Bill Ayers. Don’t you think that maybe McCain has a few more (not to mention stronger) “ties” to war criminals and terrorists?
Now, I’m tired and I need to go to the market and prepare myself for a long evening of watching the State map turn blue.
Well played jk. Have fun at the market. I’m seeing Obama tonight in Grant Park.
wow, now im not o democrat, but i do feel srry 4 this guy, n im not that emotional. if only she hung in there 4 , like , i d k , 2 more days, she would have been able 2 find out if he accomplished his dream on his 1st try. how sad, n i dont even LIKE the guy 2 much!!!!!!!
btw, HES GOIN DOWN IN THIS ELECTION!!!!!!! VOTE 4 MCCAIN!!!!!!!
I don’t know what Obama’s family issues are, but I sympathize with him, it is really sad that his grandmother missed the chance to see him elected.
I do know what he meant by that comment about his grandmother being a typical white woman. My grandmother is white, and she grew up in a time where races didn’t mix and she isn’t racist but she had prejudices. Sometimes she says things were it shows. So I think that people may have prejudices but once you become part of a blended family, those things go away and you see people for who they are.