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11/03/2008 04:43:55 PM · #1 |
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11/03/2008 04:47:09 PM · #2 |
Whether you are for the guy or against him, it is sad that his grandmother did not live to see if he won or lost. |
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11/03/2008 04:49:14 PM · #3 |
Sad indeed, it would've been nice if she could've seen him sworn in.
Now I am just waiting for the comments about her death being politcally motivated. (I wish I was being sarcastic with that comment) |
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11/03/2008 04:51:31 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by vxpra:
Sad indeed, it would've been nice if she could've seen him sworn in.
Now I am just waiting for the comments about her death being politcally motivated. (I wish I was being sarcastic with that comment) |
I wish you were too :-( And can y'all remember when Obama was visiting her in Hawaii just a few weeks ago, and the GOP were trying to paint that as "Obama vacations in paradise during economic meltdown..."?
Rest in peace, grandma; you raised a hell of a boy!
R. |
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11/03/2008 04:52:18 PM · #5 |
| I'm glad he got to see her one last time. |
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11/03/2008 04:56:47 PM · #6 |
better not
Message edited by author 2008-11-03 16:58:18. |
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11/03/2008 05:01:37 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by vxpra:
Sad indeed, it would've been nice if she could've seen him sworn in.
Now I am just waiting for the comments about her death being politcally motivated. (I wish I was being sarcastic with that comment) |
Well it most likely will sway some undecided voters to his side.
Sad news though, not any sadder than anyone else dying though.
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11/03/2008 05:12:27 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by Bujanx:
Well it most likely will sway some undecided voters to his side. |
How would this news make him any more qualified to be president in the mind of an undecided voter? I'm not really looking for an answer and would very much rather keep this thread out of Rant. It just struck me as a very odd comment.
Originally posted by Bujanx:
Sad news though, not any sadder than anyone else dying though. |
Yes it's very sad– made sadder because, win or lose, this is the person who made tomorrow possible for Obama and it's a shame she didn't live to see the result. :-( |
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11/03/2008 05:17:04 PM · #9 |
| Jeez.. I really hope this doesnt turn into a rant thread. I hope we keep the honor to an elderly life that ended minutes ago. |
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11/03/2008 05:17:47 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by scalvert:
Originally posted by Bujanx:
Well it most likely will sway some undecided voters to his side. |
How would this news make him any more qualified to be president in the mind of an undecided voter? I'm not really looking for an answer and would very much rather keep this thread out of Rant. It just struck me as a very odd comment.
Originally posted by Bujanx:
Sad news though, not any sadder than anyone else dying though. |
Yes it's very sad– made sadder because, win or lose, this is the person who made tomorrow possible for Obama and it's a shame she didn't live to see the result. :-( |
Because people will sympathize with him. If people are undecided 1 day before the election, chances are politics/policies/things that matter aren't going to be changing their vote. I can see something like this swaying a few people.
Edit to add that I don't think her death was politically motivated (giving someone cancer would be one hellova lot of foreplanning).
Message edited by author 2008-11-03 17:19:32. |
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11/03/2008 05:23:15 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by Bujanx:
Originally posted by vxpra:
Sad indeed, it would've been nice if she could've seen him sworn in.
Now I am just waiting for the comments about her death being politcally motivated. (I wish I was being sarcastic with that comment) |
Well it most likely will sway some undecided voters to his side.
Sad news though, not any sadder than anyone else dying though. |
"The death of one is a tragedy, the death of millions is just a statistic." - Marilyn Manson.
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11/03/2008 05:43:00 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by LadyTara:
"The death of one is a tragedy, the death of millions is just a statistic." - Marilyn Manson. |
This was actually purloined from Joseph Stalin. |
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11/03/2008 05:46:30 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by Bujanx:
Because people will sympathize with him. If people are undecided 1 day before the election, chances are politics/policies/things that matter aren't going to be changing their vote. I can see something like this swaying a few people. |
Statistics show that most people who are undecided seven days before an election are unlikely to vote at all. |
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11/03/2008 05:48:28 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by fir3bird:
Originally posted by LadyTara:
"The death of one is a tragedy, the death of millions is just a statistic." - Marilyn Manson. |
This was actually purloined from Joseph Stalin. |
Joseph Stalin didn't turn it into a kick ass song :)
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11/03/2008 05:49:21 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by vxpra:
Originally posted by Bujanx:
Because people will sympathize with him. If people are undecided 1 day before the election, chances are politics/policies/things that matter aren't going to be changing their vote. I can see something like this swaying a few people. |
Statistics show that most people who are undecided seven days before an election are unlikely to vote at all. |
bah, we all know that 87.4% of statistics are made up.. |
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11/03/2008 06:00:35 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by Simms:
Originally posted by vxpra:
Originally posted by Bujanx:
Because people will sympathize with him. If people are undecided 1 day before the election, chances are politics/policies/things that matter aren't going to be changing their vote. I can see something like this swaying a few people. |
Statistics show that most people who are undecided seven days before an election are unlikely to vote at all. |
bah, we all know that 87.4% of statistics are made up.. |
correction... the latest shows that only 82.7% are made up... :) |
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11/03/2008 06:02:54 PM · #17 |
| The really sad thing is running for this kind of office is so intensive there was no real quality time left to spend with her. Our priorities get pretty whacked out which is sad but understood. |
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11/03/2008 06:04:09 PM · #18 |
Originally posted by vxpra:
Sad indeed, it would've been nice if she could've seen him sworn in |
same here sad news :-(
hope he is doing ok with it
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11/03/2008 06:07:21 PM · #19 |
or - ' sad but true ' ...
Originally posted by PapaBob:
The really sad thing is running for this kind of office is so intensive there was no real quality time left to spend with her. Our priorities get pretty whacked out which is sad but understood |
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11/03/2008 06:14:44 PM · #20 |
Originally posted by Eyesup:
Originally posted by Simms:
Originally posted by vxpra:
Originally posted by Bujanx:
Because people will sympathize with him. If people are undecided 1 day before the election, chances are politics/policies/things that matter aren't going to be changing their vote. I can see something like this swaying a few people. |
Statistics show that most people who are undecided seven days before an election are unlikely to vote at all. |
bah, we all know that 87.4% of statistics are made up.. |
correction... the latest shows that only 82.7% are made up... :) |
I only make up 67.83 percent of my statistics. |
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11/03/2008 07:00:46 PM · #21 |
| Sad news and tough timing indeed, but I'd bet that Obama's grandmother died content in knowing that she raised her grandson to be a happy and successful young man. She died getting to see her grandson reach the height of his life and that's a privilege few grandparents have. On that note, here's a trivia question that I don't know the answer to: How many US presidents still had a living grandparent by the time they reached office? Not many I'd bet. |
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11/03/2008 07:10:02 PM · #22 |
Originally posted by JMart:
Sad news and tough timing indeed, but I'd bet that Obama's grandmother died content in knowing that she raised her grandson to be a happy and successful young man. She died getting to see her grandson reach the height of his life and that's a privilege few grandparents have. On that note, here's a trivia question that I don't know the answer to: How many US presidents still had a living grandparent by the time they reached office? Not many I'd bet. |
I can't imagine many at all, aren't most people quite old by the time they hit president?
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11/03/2008 08:50:44 PM · #23 |
For those interested, here is a WWII era picture of Obama's maternal grandparents.
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11/03/2008 08:56:45 PM · #24 |
Originally posted by Bujanx:
Originally posted by JMart:
Sad news and tough timing indeed, but I'd bet that Obama's grandmother died content in knowing that she raised her grandson to be a happy and successful young man. She died getting to see her grandson reach the height of his life and that's a privilege few grandparents have. On that note, here's a trivia question that I don't know the answer to: How many US presidents still had a living grandparent by the time they reached office? Not many I'd bet. |
I can't imagine many at all, aren't most people quite old by the time they hit president? |
Well, McCain lost his grandmother (father's side) 39 years ago, but as he keeps pointing out, his mother is still going strong. |
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11/03/2008 09:02:10 PM · #25 |
Wow...I hope is grandma's death does not sway a single vote. This is too important an election to base a vote on that. Like Obama says, he will fundamentally change America....and he will. Rather you think it is for the better or worse, he will change it.
I hope everyone at least puts some thought into this one !
Originally posted by Bujanx:
Originally posted by vxpra:
Sad indeed, it would've been nice if she could've seen him sworn in.
Now I am just waiting for the comments about her death being politcally motivated. (I wish I was being sarcastic with that comment) |
Well it most likely will sway some undecided voters to his side.
Sad news though, not any sadder than anyone else dying though. |
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