114-Year-Old Gertrude Baines Becomes World's Oldest Person, Voted For Obama In November (VIDEO)

With the death of 115-year-old Maria de Jesuson Friday, 114-year-old American Gertrude Baines has become the world's oldest person.

Ms. Baines voted for Barack Obama in November, saying "the Republicans want everything for themselves." When asked why she was voting for Obama, whose name she struggled to pronounce, Ms. Baines said "'cause he's for the colored people." When someone else asked if she'd ever imagined a black man as president she said "I sure didn't."

"So I'm glad I'm here. I don't care if I live a hundred more," she said, laughing. "I ain't done nothing but eating and sleeping."

She also decided to remove a photograph of George and Laura Bush from her wall.

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[DebofMD]

She looks amazing to be 114. Wow. She only looks about 80 or so to me. Black don't crack, for real.

[loveobamas]

God bless her,she looks so good for her age,strong voice and everything love you Mrs,baines :)

[diogenes1967]

Ms. Gertrude, you go girl! And less she looks fanyastic for her age!

[littledogs1]

That's awsome, how beautiful, God bless her.

[smag]

A face only a mother could love.

[oscartucker]

W T F?????????????

[theaterdoc]

Good point, EvangelicalEmpathy! I thought for some reason that she lived quite close to D.C., but I see that she lives in L.A. She deserves any comfortable place from which to enjoy this most exciting historical moment.

[CUL8R]

Bless her heart! And she looks fantastic, too!

[progressivelady]

114 and very smart

[clearthinker2008]

Her voice is so strong voice.

[Eyewideopen]

She looks great!

[iPolitics]

Talk about taking advantage of compound interest!

[debrouillard]

I know John McCain and the republicans have eliminated the myth that age is wisdom,but if it were,then the wisest person in America voted for Obama.

[Myrell002]

Good Black Don't Crack! look at her skin at 114!

oh the joys of being a person of color. :-)

[IndyReader]

Bless Ms Baine's heart. I hope I look as good as she does at just 65. But, it's too bad that no one has done a follow up to an American nun living in Italy who's 110 years old and was going to vote for Obama.

[lightoftruth2]

That woman wasn't 110, more like 106:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7665925.stm

Others that voted for Obama included:
--Beatrice Farve of Georgia, 113
--George Francis of Sacramento, 112 (died last month)
--Amanda Jones of Texas, 110 (died last month)

[AlligatorShuz]

I wonder what city she live in?
I would love to talk to her she is filled with so much history.

[jaielaw]

Los Angeles, specifically at the Western Convalescent Home at the corner of Adams and Cimarron.

[AliMB]

This post made me wonder: who would the fattest person in the world (lets assume he's a US Citizen) say he voted for? Would it be McCain, because he is a republican and they are gluttonous capitalists who feed themselves with deregulated markets, eating everything they want even if it is harmful for the economy? Or would it be Obama, because he is a democrat and they love to give succulent hand outs without necessity, serve large amounts of pork, and want socialized health care? A question to ponder...

[robertsandimas]

Wrong side of the bed this morning? I was enjoying this delightful thread until I got to you.

[jdmba]

Seems like all these oldest people are people of color...

Hmmm....

[AmberGaze]

It's a great thing. With so many gloom and doom stories about how minorites aren't living healthy and have a short life span compared to whites, it's great that they show some of the older 'treasures' of color.

[ZellaBee]

I've always thought those negative health stories about minorites and more specifically, african americans, are propaganda to further divide the races.

[Eyewideopen]

I bet their diets contain less processed food. My grandmothers prefer to home cooked meals containing natural foods vs. fast food.

[clearthinker2008]

Yeah, no matter what it is we come out worse than whites.....but it's also the whites that do all the studies...

*pondering*