Sad News of Passing of Barack Obama's Grandmother 'Toot'

[ksimons]

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Very sad news indeed.



The campaign released a statement from Obama and his sister Maya Soetoro-Ng this afternoon:

"It is with great sadness that we announce that our grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, has died peacefully after a battle with cancer. She was the cornerstone of our family, and a woman of extraordinary accomplishment, strength, and humility. She was the person who encouraged and allowed us to take chances. She was proud of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and left this world with the knowledge that her impact on all of us was meaningful and enduring. Our debt to her is beyond measure.

Our family wants to thank all of those who sent flowers, cards, well-wishes, and prayers during this difficult time. It brought our grandmother and us great comfort. Our grandmother was a private woman, and we will respect her wish for a small private ceremony to be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, we ask that you make a donation to any worthy organization in search of a cure for cancer."

[Kalifornia.Kid]

1. Condolences to the Obama family.

[beac]

2. Everyone, please consider giving just a little more in honor of Madelyn Dunham to help her grandson

to victory:

http://my.barackobama.com/page/outreach/view/main/du

[Xipe Totec]

3. At Peace (Artifex vitae artifex sui)

As my dusk approaches, I bless thee, Life,
for you never gave me failed hope,
or unjust work, or undeserved punishment;
for I see at the end of my rugged journey
that I was the architect of my destiny;
if I drew the sweetness or aloes from things,
it was because I put into them bitter bile, or sweet honey:
when I planted rose bushes, I always harvested roses.

True, to my youth Winter will come:
But you never promised me that May would be eternal!
No doubt I found my nights of sorrow to be long;
but you never promised me only good nights;
and yet I had some that were blessedly serene...
I loved, and I was loved, the sun stroked my face.
Life, you owe me nothing! Life, we are at peace!

- Amado Nervo

[ksimons]

5. Republicans use news to attack - sad and disturbing

given the hate being spewed at the Free Republic over her passing, not all. but enough of them.

a sample:

* They should do an ice test to see how long she’s been in the freezer.

* Better pull her absentee ‘cuz she was dead on Election Day.

* I think that “event” took place 2 weeks ago. Otherwise it would have made great political news for these last 48 hours to talk about Obama’s grandma and take the focus off of his exposed coal comments.

* Seriously, has anyone actually seen this woman in recent years? If Obama has some of his thugs guarding her (and if there is, indeed, a body) I hope they do an autopsy to make sure Granny’s passing was a natural event.

* So Barry goes and see’s granny. Granny dies day before election. She is probably one know who really knows where he was born. Well as the church lady used to say.”isn’t that special”

* This is what I think happened. He told them to pull the plug on her. Now if you bring up the bankrupting the coal industry, it will seem insensitive and cruel. I am sorry but this man is just plain evil. I know his grandmother raised him, but her success as a parent is questionable. BO’s mother was a moonbat and ol Granny was a leftist hack. That being said, I pray for her soul.

* She was swindled into raising someone else’s child. I do not believe that hussein is half white.

* My thoughts exactly pinkbell. There are probably a million people in the world that died at the same time. All these threads about it here seem a bit much. Call me what you will, but this is about as important as a dump I took a week ago.

* Is he going to tax her now that she’s dead?

* She was also a communist sympathizer along with her husband, a long and proud tradition of socialists. Oh, and good friends with Frank Marshall Davis, a signed up Communist, who they introduced little Barry to. One hell of a woman, yup.

* Murdered? It’s not murder when it’s for the chosen one. The dems will blame it on lack of universal health care and get a double bang for the buck. Obama will forgive her racism and find another family member to use and throw under the bus.


This is the kind of thing we need to tear from the underbelly of our beloved America so that we don't have such hate in this world, not to mention those who continuously throw 'family values' out as the issue they claim to 'own'.

Disgusting, but to know it happens is to do something about it.

V O T E ! ! ! ! !



ref: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2123979/posts

et al

[ksimons]

4. Safe passage Toot !!!

I think she knew and believed he was going to be President. And that is important enough.

[Maat]

6. Safe journey to the Great Beyond, Toot.

May you rest in peace, and rejoice - dancing on the clouds - as the boy you put so much effort into becomes President of the United States.

[Lena inRI]

7. My sympathies, Senator Obama and family. . .

. . .but I can hear your Grandma already saying,

"Now from heaven, I'll have the best seat for your Presidential Inauguration, Barack, right next to your Grandpa, Mom, and Father. Don't forget to give us an upward glance that day. . .and one of your wondrous smiles."

"To live in the hearts we leave behind, is not to die."

. . .Leo Buscaglia

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