Today I discovered that I am related, by blood, to........................

[El Supremo]

President Richard Milhouse Nixon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am his 7th cousin, once removed. Our common ancestors were Robert Miller and Margaret Berthwait who were Quakers living in Ireland in the 1600's.

God have mercy on my soul!

[varkam]

1. That's kind of like biting your tongue.

You just don't tell people about it. It's embarrassing.

[Massacure]

2. El Supremo; YOU ARE NOT A CROOK!!!

:rofl:

[GainesT1958]

3. Shoot, fret not...

That's not even close enough to be a "kissin' cousin"!:D

B-)

[caligirl]

4. thats worth a vote.

[El Supremo]

13. You know your motto is what my pastor has on his car.

The author of "God Is My Copilot" died today.

[caligirl]

23. The God is my co pilot saying was started by a P40 pilot, a fighter

pilot in the(AVG)the original Flying Tigers during world war II. I don't think it was ever originally a religous statement. It was more about a pilot alone in his plane. The religous community adopted it later.

[El Supremo]

24. My father (an airline captain) used to greet his new first officers with:

"God, is this my copilot?"

[caligirl]

27. LOL, hubby was a pilot too. And he had those sentiments with a few

of his copilots too.

[Arkansas Granny]

5. So, have you scheduled an exorcism yet? You know, just in case.

[ClassWarrior]

6. When El Supremo does it, it's not illegal...

B-)

16+5=2006

NGU.

[Dhampir Kampf]

7. Ewww.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

8. Please find your way to the Soylent Green redistribution centre.

[Wilms]

9. Awwww! Don't sweat it, El.

Years back I worked with who I now guess was another of your cousins.

He was a nice guy and a really good co-worker. :)

[mom cat]

10. I'm so sorry. I know how it feels in a way. I am a decendant of Henry

Clay. I guess you can't pick your relatives.

[El Supremo]

15. Woof!

[Mythsaje]

11. He was a paranoid freak and a crook

but he had a few redeeming qualities. He started the EPA and stopped the BIA (Bureau of Indian Affairs) from eliminating tribes from their roles (which, in fact, was one of its purposes for existing in the first place).

[RagAss]

16. He also pushed to start Methadone clinics....

very progressive in the sense that he believed in the treatment itself as a possible solution to he Heroin epidemic in the early 70's......if only he wasn't so screwed up in his paranoia....

[Mythsaje]

19. I honestly think he was mentally ill...n/t

[SeattleGirl]

12. Well, better Nixon than Bush, don't you think?

:hi:

[dragonlady]

20. Many millions of Americans are related to Bush

and his father, through one of the Pilgrims who arrived on the Mayflower. Can't remember which one and I'm too busy to look it up right now. I'm included, sorry to say. If I recall, that Pilgrim also links us to FDR, so it's not quite so bad.

[El Supremo]

21. Thanks.

I guess so. Nixon's ancestors were a lot better than Bush's (e.g. Prescott, the Nazi sympathizer).

[CrazyOrangeCat]

14. Do you find that you have an urge to record . . .

. . . your conversations?

Talk to portraits?

Any animals named Checkers?


:yoiks:

[El Supremo]

18. No, but I like...

digging out pumpkins. And look at microfilm all the time.

:yoiks:

[npincus]

17. oh my.... congratulations?

[TahitiNut]

22. That means Julie and Tricia are your 8th cousins.

Or your 7th cousins twice removed. See? Could be worse. :shrug:

[GrumpyGreg]

25. Do you have a "Republican cloth coat"?

[El Supremo]

26. No, but I'm not giving up Checkers! n/t

[scot]

28. My grandmother was Liz Taylor

Well, not THAT Liz Taylor. Apparently there are quite a few running around Scotland.

[PVK]

29. Don't feel bad. I'm related to Bush.

A sixth cousin, once removed.

How disgusting is that?

[Obamarama]

31. OMG, I'm a 4th, twice removed. Misery loves company PVK!

I'm not terribly proud of it and I don't generally speak publicly about this embarassing fact of my family tree. I'm related via that gasbag who spawned the whole bloody nest: Babs. Are we perhaps related?

[Spider Jerusalem]

32. Me, too, alas.

Ninth cousin, twice removed.

[Arugula Latte]

44. Who's bringing the potato salad to the family reunion?

You guys can hang out with your kin, Jeb and Babs and Dubya, and talk about world domination and crushing the masses and catapultin' the propaganda ...

[LynneSin]

46. We might be related

I'm 5th cousin. We're related through the Walker branch of that family

[Lisa]

48. to the Bush relatives on this thread -- some of his 2nd cousins oppose him

The "Bush Relatives for Kerry" website has been taken down now, but perhaps they're planning something for this year's elections?


"SEATTLE -- Six blood relatives of President Bush who support John F. Kerry's bid for the presidency have launched a website to publicize their sharp disagreements with Bush's policies.

The site, www.bushrelativesforkerry.com, consists of personal statements from a group of decidedly liberal second cousins of the president, none of whom knows him personally. All are grandchildren of Mary Bush House, the sister of Prescott Bush, a former US senator from Connecticut and the father and grandfather of the two Bush presidents.

The introduction to the site opens with the slogan, ''Because blood is thinner than oil!" and states: ''As the election approaches, we feel it is our responsibility to speak out about why we are voting for John Kerry, and to do our small part to help America heal from the sickness it has suffered since George Bush was appointed President in 2000. We invite you to read our stories, and please, don't vote for our cousin!""

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/president/bush/articles/2004/10/20/bush_relatives_use_website_to_show_support_for_kerry/

[Swamp Rat]

30. We are all related, so don't feel too bad.

Though, at least we aren't related to the alien lizards.

[Indy_Dem_Defender]

33. Hi Cousin

:hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi:

Another unfortunate relative of Nixon here, cousin somewhere down the line from nixon's mother side of the family. There is actually a road in indiana named afther the Milhouse family.

[Lethe]

34. davie crockett

i am related to. and also.....about 10 million red headed drunken irish bastards

[Rowdyboy]

35. Nyah, nyah, my presidential relation is a Democrat!

I'm like 9th cousins with FDR through one of the guys on the Mayflower. I think I'm also distantly related to Zachary Taylor.

[ScreamingMeemie]

36. MrG is related to none other than Hugh Hefner.

:hi:

[NNadir]

37. With news like this, I'm going to avoid looking into my heritage.

Of course, there's one giant hole in my lineage represented by my Grandfather, a notorious drunk and ne'er do well who was murdered in a bar fight. With behavior like that, he might be a Bush, I don't know. Are any Bushie's from Scotland?

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

38. We may not have Nixon to kick around anymore...

...but we haven't tombstoned YOUR ass yet!! :evilgrin: :bounce: :bounce: :evilgrin:

[Patiod]

39. Hey, at least you have Quaker blood. I'm related to Patton

the old warhorse himself!

I met my birthmother some years ago, and she's wonderful, but a little flakey.

Chatting one day, I mentioned that SO & I had watched "Patton" the previous evening. "Oh, we're related to him." But unfortunately, no details.

Oddly enough, my S.O. has a relative who was Patton's driver during WWII (but no the one that killed him).

[arwalden]

40. What Does "Once-Removed" Mean?

Ah... never mind... I found a wikipedia entry for it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cousin_chart

[SaveElmer]

41. Hello Cousin...

I'm related too...about the same level I think, but from different ancestors. So we are probably not actually related...but still!!!

[Arugula Latte]

42. It could be worse -- you could've had Bush blood.

:scared:

[derby378]

43. Robert the Bruce, king of Scotland, is in my lineage somewhere...

Who woulda thunk it?

[LynneSin]

45. I'm 5th cousin to the current idiot

Related through our Great Great Great Grandmother. BTW - it's through his Walker branch and my material grandmother

[ZombieNixon]

47. I remember reading that Nixon and Jimmy Carter were fifth cousins...

so you're also related to Jimmy Carter. :) Think of it that way.