# Barack Obama's Grandmother has Died **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 3, 2008, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obamas-grandmother-has-died/470928 "2008-11-03T21:37:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obamas-grandmother-has-died/470928/1 "2008-11-03T21:37:33Z")
No link yet. How heartbreaking. My deepest condolences to Senator Obama and his entire family. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obamas-grandmother-has-died/470928/2 "2008-11-03T21:38:24Z")
Just reported as Breaking News on MSNBC, nothing online yet. I’m sad that she couldn’t make it one or two more days, but I hope that she’s at peace now. No real debate here, I suppose - unless we want to discuss any impact this could have on tomorrow’s outcome. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obamas-grandmother-has-died/470928/3 "2008-11-03T21:38:26Z")
David Shuster just announced on MSNBC that Barack’s grandmother has passed away. My prayers and condolences go out to him and his family. I hope he can find the strength he needs to press on, and fulfill her wishes for him. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obamas-grandmother-has-died/470928/4 "2008-11-03T21:38:38Z")
Oh, I’m so sorry. At least he got to see her before she died. My condolences. ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obamas-grandmother-has-died/470928/5 "2008-11-03T21:40:31Z")
Thank G-d for that. Oh I’m SO sad for him. And it was only going to be one more day. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obamas-grandmother-has-died/470928/6 "2008-11-03T21:40:37Z")
God Speed, Grandma. RIP. She lived long enough to know her grandson will be President. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obamas-grandmother-has-died/470928/7 "2008-11-03T21:41:06Z")
Wow, sad news. I’m glad Obama took the time to visit her. Let’s have some good news tomorrow! ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obamas-grandmother-has-died/470928/8 "2008-11-03T21:41:15Z")
Really a shame she couldn’t have made it another 48 hours, at least. If she had, there’s a very good chance she may have seen her grandson make history again. Condolences to the family. ---
**Author:** ![Hi\_Neighbor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hi_neighbor/32/494_2.png) [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obamas-grandmother-has-died/470928/9 "2008-11-03T21:41:30Z")
So sad! I’m sure she was fighting her hardest to see if her son would become the next president. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obamas-grandmother-has-died/470928/10 "2008-11-03T21:41:30Z")
Gah. What timing. If you’re Obama (or even imagining this happened to McCain) on the eve of Election Day, what do you do? I would like to think that something like this would be free of political implications, but that is, unfortunately, impossible. My condolences to him and his family, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obamas-grandmother-has-died/470928/11 "2008-11-03T21:41:47Z")
Jeeez…that really sucks. What a drag. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obamas-grandmother-has-died/470928/12 "2008-11-03T21:42:41Z")
It’s sad but not exactly a tragedy. How 'bout celebrating that he was lucky enough to live into his late 40s with a grandparent? I’m 27 and I suspect I will lose my last one before 30. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obamas-grandmother-has-died/470928/13 "2008-11-03T21:43:05Z")
That is just heartbreakingly sad. ---
**Author:** ![newcrasher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b3f665/32.png) [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obamas-grandmother-has-died/470928/14 "2008-11-03T21:43:11Z")
Not to be cynical, but this could be the greatest gift she ever gives him. It certainly can’t hurt Obama’s chances. But let me stop being a calculating politcal prick, and inhabit my human skin…Godspeed Toot. You did good! ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obamas-grandmother-has-died/470928/15 "2008-11-03T21:43:17Z")
Since she wasn’t a celebrity, I’ve moved this over to MPSIMS. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obamas-grandmother-has-died/470928/16 "2008-11-03T21:43:59Z")
Well, that clinches it…if he wins I’m going to burst out crying for sure. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obamas-grandmother-has-died/470928/17 "2008-11-03T21:44:01Z")
Oh no. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![CAT\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@CAT\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CAT_1)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obamas-grandmother-has-died/470928/18 "2008-11-03T21:44:12Z")
Oh no. I was so hoping she would make it until he became president. I am so glad he made it back to see her one last time. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obamas-grandmother-has-died/470928/19 "2008-11-03T21:44:48Z")
I’m going to take this to MPSIMS for the reason the OP cited. I’m sorry for Obama’s family. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obamas-grandmother-has-died/470928/20 "2008-11-03T21:44:54Z")
I’ve also merged **Liberal** ’s thread with this one. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obamas-grandmother-has-died/470928.md?page=2)