I'm so glad that O'Bama is IRISH!

[Rosa Luxemburg]

Just In Time For St. Patrick's Day

By Mary Jordan
Washington Post Foreign Service
Sunday, May 13, 2007; Page A14

MONEYGALL, Ireland -- Here they call him O'Bama.

Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, Democratic candidate for president, is the talk of this village because recently unearthed records indicate that he is a son of Moneygall.

"I've got pieces of everybody in me," Obama has acknowledged. (Orlin Wagner - AP)


Stephen Neill, a local Anglican rector, said church documents he has found, along with census, immigration and other records tracked down by U.S. genealogists, appear to show that Obama's great-great-great-grandfather, Fulmuth Kearney, was reared in Moneygall, then left for America in 1850, when he was 19.

Megan Smolenyak, chief family historian for Ancestry.com, an online repository of family history records, said that although no single "smoking gun" document was found, there are about 20 different records that when pieced together make her "absolutely certain" of Obama's Moneygall roots.

Kearney sailed to New York aboard the S.S. Marmion at a time when legions of Irish were leaving their famine-stricken island. The shoemaker's son made a life in America, and his family line eventually produced Ann Durham, who was born in Kansas, according to Ancestry.com. The Web site has posted some of Obama's records online.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/12/AR2007051201551.html

[Coexist]

1. !

I'm donating to him this weekend in honor of St. Patty's day!

[CountAllVotes]

2. I got my St. Patrick's Day O*Bama shirt the other day

and a button too! :D I'm set!

:dem:

[Rosa Luxemburg]

3. Great!

do they have O'Bama bumper stickers?

[CountAllVotes]

5. I haven't seen one

but if I did, I'd get several of them to give to my Irish friends/relations! :)

:kick:

[babylonsister]

4. Check this video out-pretty funny...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=385&topic_id=103224

[Coexist]

7. that was such a nice little video

Obama is like my oldest 2 kids - the ultimate, wonderful American mutt!

[babylonsister]

9. You're right! The Japanese claim him, too:

Japan's Obama towns dances for U.S. namesake
Wed Mar 5, 2008 6:51am EST
By Toshi Maeda


OBAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Hundreds of residents in the sleepy Japanese fishing port of Obama sang and danced on Wednesday to try to cheer up Barack Obama after his winning steak in the U.S. presidential primaries stalled.

Wearing colorful T-shirts and headbands with the logo "I Love Obama", residents gathered at a public hall, singing songs and shouting "Obama, Obama, Obama!"

Around the town, businesses are selling everything from T-shirts, fish burgers and cakes to chopsticks with Obama's name.

Residents anxiously watched television showing victories for Hillary Clinton among Democrat Party voters in Ohio and Texas, where losses could have forced her out of the White House race.

"We should take this opportunity to make our town grow and prosper," kimono dealer Ikuyo Yamashita said, showing off her yellow kimono with the Obama name.

The town celebrated one minor victory -- a letter from the candidate thanking Mayor Toshio Murakami for sending him chopsticks and a Japanese good-luck charm.

In the letter, Obama said: "I'm touched by your friendly gesture... We share more than a common name; we share a common planet and common responsibility."

more...

http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUST8454820080305?sp=true

[Coexist]

12. they don't have any Japanese in them,

but my kids are probably as diverse as he is: puerto rican, mayan, black, scottish, danish, polish, italian... they love their mix!

[Rosa Luxemburg]

8. that's fabulous! thanks!

I hope you can visit Moneygall when he is President!

[Ilsa]

6. I love the "O'Bama" name change! Thanks! nt

[tabasco]

10. Celtic Pride, baby!!

Go Obama!

[Rosa Luxemburg]

11. some of my friends around the country, most in PA are Irish

and they were wavering between Clinton and O'Bama and now since he's Irish they are going to vote for him in April. Woohoo!

[Drunken Irishman]

13. Me too!

:)

[Rosa Luxemburg]

14. Greetings!

let me pour you a Guiness!

[spin]

15. If not for beer the Irish would rule the world (nt)

[Rosa Luxemburg]

16. good beer though

Irish beer certainly has body!

[spin]

17. I love Guinnes Extra Stout and Kilagans Irish Red....

But lately I've started to like Corona with a slice of lemon or lime and a little salt. Maybe I'm more diverse than I thought.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

20. I have to make shandies

bitter is too dark for me so I add lemonade (7/11) but tend to drink lager now.

[karmicglee]

18. Republicans must be terrified. Obama is favorite to win Ireland in November

Gobama!

[Rosa Luxemburg]

21. I'm sure he's going to get more Irish Americans backing him now

[Scurrilous]

19. K & R

:thumbsup:

[Rosa Luxemburg]

22. I've noticed Hillary is stepping up her Irish participation!