Though they may spar across the political aisle, Vice President Dick Cheney is close enough to Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama to call him "cousin." Eighth cousin, that is.
Lynne Cheney, the vice president's wife, revealed this tantalizing bit of political trivia during a television interview Tuesday.
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There's a bald sheep in every family.
This apparent effort to cast dispersions on Obama via some supposed relationship with Cheney demonstates how excited the Republicans are about the opportunity to run against Hillary.
Gay marriage, flag burning, partial birth abortion and Clinton fire up the Republican base like putting out fires with gasoline.
A vote for Clinton is a shoe in for Guiliani.
His father, whom Obama met only once as a 10-year-old, was married and the father of two by the time he met Obama's mother and married her. The circumstances of their marriage " whether he was even free to wed " are sketchy, as is their divorce. One thing is clear, however, Obama's father (also named Barack) was a troubled man.
After abandoning his new wife and son to attend graduate school at Harvard, the elder Barack met another woman " also white " whom he married, fathering two more children. Obama Sr. returned to Kenya, where his new wife insisted that he give up his African bride, though he frequently paid her visits and fathered at least one, possibly two more sons (the younger son's paternity remains in question because the first wife also had taken other lovers). But this marriage didn't last either, so his father moved on to yet another woman, in a long chain of broken families that ended only with his death in a car accident when Barack was 21.
Interesting; but where's the detailed family tree, or is this just more "b*$*-Cheney facts"?
This is very sad. Obama deserves an apology from the Cheneys.
It's very bazar of the Cheney's to make this claim.
Obama's supposed to stop and respond?
Could they also trace the lineage to their family's salve trading?
It is so touching to see Barack Hussein, Michelle, Lynn and Dick hold hands and move in a circle as they sing "We are family ..." ... I'm all choked up inside as I get a lump ... in my throat that is ...
Geez - more of the same boring Barack Hussein mewling and puling.
It's time to get a new idea - perhaps even an original one. You have beat this into the ground to the point where it discredits you.
Do you sense that the repigs are trying to hurt Obama's chances for the nomination by association with the most evil prick in American history. Obama's people need to get out in front of this and issue a disclaimer ASAP. No matter how you slice it, Dick is still a dick and any association would be character assassination and the death of Obamas's campaign.
Barack Hussein's campaign is already dying, Cheney is just trying to help him do it faster ...
And even more Barack Hussein from the master of trite repetition. B-b-b-b-boring bucko.
Are you so unable to say something new or interesting?
Chinese fortune cookies often contain witticisms that might be used to broaded your thought process.
Well... If you stop and think about it, whether you believe in Biblical Creationism (As the Cheneys claim to do.. Whenever politics call for it) or evolution (As more enlightened folks do), if you go back far enough, we're ALL related
Therefore, I hereby proclaim myself to be the legitimate heir to the throne of Mad King Ludwig of Bavaria!
Now presenting Barack Bruce Obama and Richard Hussein Cheney!!! They should go hunting together ...
And still more Barack Hussein bullshit. I'm glad that you're not mature enough to vote.
I'm not an Obama supporter, but you can take stuff like your comment and stick it!
And how many other slaves did his family own Lynn?? God, this women makes me want to puke, but then when your married to probably one of the worst people to come along in decades you either jump ship or go along. Me thinks Lynn loves all that GOPER bullshit and money. Of course they must not talk about the 'GAY' issue. Maybe they should invite Larry the toilet two stepper and his wife, "Mrs. Denial" over so they can all sit around and talk about oh, who's the gayest of them all! Pathetic bunch of hypocrits and WAR mongers, who could give a rats ass about the American people or their problems. So, do what all good little political Repukin wives do,slap another "support our troops" sticker on their mercedes and go shopping!
oh Grannysue you must be so wonderful to the kiddies during th holidays. Just the mental picture of you and Grannypelosi. Especially if yur wishes come true. Basically I picture a chrome colored trailer and with yur tatoos and piercings and the cigarette hanging ut of your mouth. But then again if you had your wish you would not be around because all the Islamo fascist attacks that VP Cheney and Pres Bush prevented would not have been prevented.And on top of everything you like the rest of the libs are quite the homophobes
Obama's family was never enslaved. His family is from Kenya...not Georgia.
The relations with Dick Cheney stems from his Irish mom.
That fucking slut bitch.
Don't let the facts get in the way of her rant.
What was the oddest match-up I heard about recently, that Al Sharpton's family once belonged to Strom Thurman's people?
This story has something of a '6 degree of separation' feel to it. We'll probaly find Obama's related to Kevin Bacon too!
Birds of a feather flock together...she's married to Dick and everybody knows what an accomplished liar he is. I don't believe anything that comes from her mouth!!!
If Dick is related to Obama, then I am related to John Howard the Prime Minister of Australia.
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Kay,
The loons on the right are still denying evolution! I'd say they're a few centuries from being able to deal with global warming!
Now, the Rapture...THAT they believe!
Whackjobs.
We now know where Obama got his 1/8th of a spine when he stated he'd like to bomb Pakistan.
This is such a blatant lie, promulgated to make Dick Cheney look human.
I can understand Lyn looking back into Dick's ancestry, but I can't believe that she then retraced every branch forward to find, lo and behold, Barak Obama. It just doesn't ring true!
It's funny how they all want to get close the the Blacks when they need something. Is there no end to this bullshit, what's next, was he banging the Mayor's cousin also.
Don't worry Obama, Lynne had to go 8 generations back just to find someone in the family, dead or alive, who will still talk to them. On the other hand, you know what they say about the Cheneys and "facts".
You're probably related to everyone in America 8 generations back- Lynne is trying to get the focus off cousin Goebbels and uncle Adolph.
Obama is 'DA MAN.' Oh shit!
Not that this story is of any importance, but as a matter of interest has anyone verified this? It was a Cheney that said it, so it probably shouldn't be taken at face value.
But, the point that will be missed by the Huffpoers is the kinship existing between whites and non-whites in American history. Still, today, it is far more common to see many whites acknowledge their Native American heritage, while avoiding the subject of African ancestry which was far more common and pervasive among Native Americans and blacks and among whites and blacks.
The revelation by Lynne Cheney that her husband is related to a black person is still a very highly charged and emotional subject, that many can not maturely and rationally discuss or bring themselves to acknowledge, with non-whites or among themselves. Instead of it being a window, to open up debate into the how America moved along its tragic racial divide, this subject will travel along a slew of juvenile 'off topic' remarks, designed to ignore the very real significance of who we really are as American people.
Personally, I appaud Lynne for speaking about her husband. Strom Thurmond, on the other hand, spent a 40+ year legislative record racially discriminating against non-whites as he hid the details of a black daughter he fathered in his parent's household. Only, in death did truth peel back the veil of secrecy that revealed that this icon of racism was also a hypocrite.
Lynne Cheney isn't the bad guy here, fear, loathing and hate is the continuing culprit which prevents some from moving from the typical black v. white paradigms to explore the commonalities which runs through the blood of more than 40,000,000+ whites who possess African ancestry in these United States.
The point isn't how many white people have black ancestors - in this case, it's Obamas' white heritage that they have in common.
Superb post. The very best I've read in months...maybe for as long as I've been on this site.
To be honest: Everyone of European descent is really African under the skin anyway..and only seperated from Africa by a relatively few generations!
However, instead of talking about it (it's not politically correct to do so) and acknowledging this scientific, biological fact, it gets conveniently swept under the rug.
It's the most troubling aspect of the United States. But, instead of dealing with it bravely or "head on" to solve the problem, the discussion always gets usurped by Iraq or Al Qaeda or even Britney Spears.
Escellent post, VSamuels!
Most people would be proud to be related to the Obama family- not so much the Cheneys, given the damage these folks have done to the country.
AP | CHRISTINE SIMMONS | October 16, 2007 05:32 PM