My heartfelt condolences for Obama who deserved the elation that goes with a hard fought victory which can only be tempered somewhat by the death of someone so dear to him.
Sigh
Comment from John and Cindy McCain:
I’m volunteering at the Kansas City Obama HQ, and I learned about it fairly early - apparently someone from the Chicago office called as soon as the news was announced.
Farewell Toot - you raised a great man.
Shayna, thanks for posting that Time magazine link. The phrase “frowzy muu-muus” brought a needed smile to my face.
From the complaint:
Okay, for real. Can someone provide a cite that Palin’s trip back home to Alaska on the campaign jet from 9/10-9/13 wasn’t a personal trip?
I heard it on NPR as I was driving home and got a bit teary-eyed. It’s so sad that she’s not going to see the election. May she rest in peace. My heartfelt condolences to the Obama family.
You’re welcome. I loved that line, too – reminded me of my own baba.
Obama is speaking live now, talking about his Toots. He said she died peacefully in her sleep with his sister by her side, so everyone’s grateful for that.
That’s so, so sad. I’m so glad he got to see her. It meant so much to me to see both my grandmothers before they died.
I find it interesting that one can vote early and pass away before election day. I’m happy that she was able to vote for him, but it seems to me like one should have to be alive on election day for the vote to be counted. Is there any legal rule about that?
I’m not trying to be insensitive or suggest that her vote shouldn’t be counted. I’m just curious.
McCain added “No doubt Senator Obama plans to spread her ashes in the winds much as he plans to do with the wealth of America.”
Recently discussed re: Studs Terkel:
The link at the end is interesting.
I was just thinking this afternoon what good fortune that she would make it to election day … and then a few minutes later I checked the news online.
Too bad no sound bite for that one. My condolences to Baracks Grandmother - perhaps she’ll preside over this election in spirit.
This is exactly what I thought when I heard the news.
My condolences to the Obama family.
Worse. They’re saying he murdered her…at least some of them are. A fair number of them are telling the conspiracists to STFU.
That reminds me of one of my all-time favorite movie lines, from The Great McGinty. Explaining why it’s okay for the dead to vote, the corrupt machine pol says “We knew they was going to vote for us. Why should we be deprived 'cause they was unlucky enough to die?”
My thoughts exactly, but still, it’s sad she couldn’t see him win the election if that happens.
And what a terrible time to have to deal with a personal loss such as this. My sympathies to Barack Obama and his family.
I’ve actually overheard a couple of students saying “Isn’t it convenient that his grandmother just happens to die today…”. Obama of course wasn’t in Hawaii, but no reason he can’t send his spirit out and over the waters to pull some plugs I guess.
Even divorcing the shittiness of the sentiment, looking at it from the amoral opportunistic standpoint, do you think any McCain supporters- whether Hillary supporters for McCain or your regular rational moderate middle of the road ones or or the most zealous GOP members of all time- are going to say “Well, you know, I think McCain/Palin is the better choice to guide the country for the next four years, but poor Barack Obama… I’m going to vote for him since his grandma just died…”.
No… they’re going to say, like some McCain/Palin supporters have said here and on other blogs and message boards, “I’m a McCain/Palin supporter, but on a personal basis my sympathies to him and his family in a time of sadness”. If McCain’s mother died I’d say the same thing in reverse: doesn’t affect my vote, but he has my sympathies because even though she was very old and in ill health she was his mother.
One that’s on Fox Noise and other sites in variations is the “Oh, the Dems can criticize Bristol Palin for being pregnant but we can’t make light of Obama’s grandmother dying?” Uh- I’m sure that made sense when you first wrote it in crayon and pictures, but it doesn’t online.
[noparse]:rolleyes:[/noparse] to those who dare to even think the word ‘convenient’.
Perhaps in-convenient would be better. What will it do to Baracks state of mind for tomorrow.
Anyway, not that Barack is a close personal friend or not’n but my condolences to him and his family.
I was hoping she make it through the week, at least. But I’m certain that she could not have been prouder of him. Heartfelt condolences to the family.
Ah, the old “murder by cancer” trick. Especially clever of him to have done it from thousands of miles away. Sneaky bastard.
Video of Obama talking tonight about it.