# Obama Feud by Happy Lendervedder \[Closed\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 21, 2008, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-feud-by-happy-lendervedder-closed/453682 "2008-06-21T12:56:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2008, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-feud-by-happy-lendervedder-closed/453682/41 "2008-06-22T13:02:09Z")
[QUOTE=OtakuLoki] Well, the live one is Richard M. Daley The dead one is Richard J Daley. Of course, some of us only learned of the son’s middle initial, and still think of Richard Daley as being the dead one. [/QUOTE] I lumped all the Daley answers as being the current live one. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2008, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-feud-by-happy-lendervedder-closed/453682/42 "2008-06-22T13:04:39Z")
[QUOTE=Biggirl] 1. Name a state Obama will win in November. New York 2. Name a state Obama will lose in November. West Virginia 3. Name a state that could go to either Obama or his opponent Texas 4. Name a place Obama has lived. Hawaii 5. Name a state that holds a caucus to select its Democratic delegates Texas (they also have a primary-- Texas is strange.) 6. Besides Obama, name a current African-American politician Charles Rangel 7. Besides Obama, name a current politician from Illinois Richard Durbin (is that how it’s spelled?) 8. Besides Michelle Obama, give the name a person, dead or alive, related to Obama. Sasha 9. Name a Hollywood or music celebrity that’s endorsed Obama publically. will.i.am 10. Will Obama be the next president of the United States? I certainly hope so. [/QUOTE] Paging **Brujaja** … ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2008, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-feud-by-happy-lendervedder-closed/453682/43 "2008-06-22T13:08:01Z")
[QUOTE=Dolores Reborn] I lumped all the Daley answers as being the current live one. [/QUOTE] Oh, well. Your feud, your rules. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2008, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-feud-by-happy-lendervedder-closed/453682/44 "2008-06-22T13:10:48Z")
[QUOTE=Dolores Reborn] Paging **Brujaja** … [/QUOTE] Why? What’d I do? Ah! I see. Oops! ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2008, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-feud-by-happy-lendervedder-closed/453682/45 "2008-06-22T15:49:05Z")
We’re up to 32 entries. I wonder if this one will make 50? Weekend Feuds are notoriously slow, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2008, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-feud-by-happy-lendervedder-closed/453682/46 "2008-06-22T21:22:17Z")
1. California :rolleyes: 2. Alabama :rolleyes: 3. Ohio :rolleyes: 4. Indonesia 5. Texas 6. President Palmer 7. Kim Jong-Illinois 8. Washeteria 🙂 9. Ann Coulter 😛 10. Yes :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2008, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-feud-by-happy-lendervedder-closed/453682/47 "2008-06-22T21:41:14Z")
Time’s up! The Answers: 1. California 7 **1. Illinois 17** 2. Maryland 1 3. Massachusetts 2 4. New York 5 5. Ohio 1 6. Alabama 2 7. Arizona 9 8. Florida 1 9. Kansas 1 10. Oklahoma 1 **2. Texas 10** 11. Utah 4 12. West Virginia 4 13. Wyoming 1 14. Florida 9 15. Iowa 1 16. Massachusetts 1 17. Michigan 2 18. Missouri 1 19. New York 1 **3. Ohio 15** 20. Pennsylvania 1 21. South Carolina 1 22. Texas 1 23. — 1 24. Chicago 5 **4. Hawaii 15** 25. Illinois 9 26. Indonesia 2 27. Washington DC 1 **5. Iowa 22** 5. Nevada 2 5. New Hampshire 1 5. Texas 8 1. Adrian Fenty 1 2. Alan Keyes 2 3. Carol Mosely Braun 1 \*\*6. Charles Rangel 5[b/] TIE 4. Clarence Thomas 1 **6. Condoleeza Rice 5** TIE 5. David Paterson 2 6. Deval Patrick 3 7. Eleanor Holmes Norton 1 8. Harold Ford 1 9. Jesse Jackson, Jr. 4 10. John Conyers 2 11. Kwame Kilpatrick 2 12. President Palmer 1 13. Shirley Franklin 1 14. Stephanie Tubbs Jones 1 15. — 1 16. Abe Lincoln 1 17. Henry Hyde 1 18. Jesse Jackson, Jr. 1 19. Kim Jong 1 20. pass 1 **7. Richard “Dick” Durbin 16** 21. Richard Daley 9 22. Rod Blagojevich 2 23. — 1 24. Ann Dunham 5 **8. Barack Obama, Sr. 11** 25. Constance Obama 1 26. Dick Cheney 8 27. Malia Obama 1 28. Natasha “Sasha” Obama 4 29. Obama’s children 1 30. Washeteria 1 31. — 1 32. ??? 1 33. Amber Lee Ettinger 1 34. Ann Coulter 1 35. Barbara Streisand 1 36. Bruce Springsteen 2 37. George Clooney 1 38. Grandpa Munster 1 39. John Cusack 1 40. Maria Shriver 1 41. No 1 **9. Oprah Winfrey 15** 42. Tom Hanks 4 43. will.i.am 2 44. I hope so 2 45. maybe 1 46. No 1 **10. Yes 29** ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2008, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-feud-by-happy-lendervedder-closed/453682/48 "2008-06-22T21:45:23Z")
Interesting poll! And our newest winner is ~~~drumroll~~~ **KayElCee**!!! Congratulations! :: flings confetti :: Thanks everyone, and a special thanks to **Happy Lendervedder**! The next one will be provided by **anyrose** , and will be posted in the morning. \*\*1. KayElCee 436.36 \*\* 2. astorian 412.12 3. 42fish 409.09 4. 5 time champ 406.06 5. El\_Kabong 403.03 6. WVmom 400.00 7. Cyberhwk 396.97 8. 5-4-Fighting 393.94 9. Qwisp 390.91 10. swampbear 384.85 10. Happy Lendervedder 384.85 12. Paranoid Randroid 381.82 13. want2know 357.58 14. bibliophage 351.52 14. Gala Matrix Fire 351.52 16. zamboniracer 345.45 17. Larry Borgia 342.42 18. Freudian Slit 339.39 19. Sternvogel 333.33 20. Baker 327.27 21. pricciar 324.24 22. tarragon918 315.15 23. The Tof 309.09 24. Dolores Reborn 306.06 25. Ace309 284.85 26. Scarlett67 272.73 27. Justin\_Bailey 254.55 28. 3acresandatruck 248.48 29. Mullinator 236.36 30. Justin Credible 190.91 31. Biggirl 184.85 32. OtakuLoki 121.21 33. anyrose 109.09 ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2008, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-feud-by-happy-lendervedder-closed/453682/49 "2008-06-22T21:47:44Z")
Alpha: 3acresandatruck 248.48 42fish 409.09 5 time champ 406.06 5-4-Fighting 393.94 Ace309 284.85 anyrose 109.09 astorian 412.12 Baker 327.27 bibliophage 351.52 Biggirl 184.85 Cyberhwk 396.97 Dolores Reborn 306.06 El\_Kabong 403.03 Freudian Slit 339.39 Gala Matrix Fire 351.52 Happy Lendervedder 384.85 Justin Credible 190.91 Justin\_Bailey 254.55 KayElCee 436.36 Larry Borgia 342.42 Mullinator 236.36 OtakuLoki 121.21 Paranoid Randroid 381.82 pricciar 324.24 Qwisp 390.91 Scarlett67 272.73 Sternvogel 333.33 swampbear 384.85 tarragon918 315.15 The Tof 309.09 want2know 357.58 WVmom 400.00 zamboniracer 345.45 ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2008, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-feud-by-happy-lendervedder-closed/453682/50 "2008-06-22T22:31:41Z")
1. Illinois 2. Kentucky 3. Ohio 4. Illinois 5. Iowa 6. Jesse Jackson 7. Dick Durbin 8. Ann Dunham 9. Oprah 10. Yes. ETA: I didn’t notice the end time. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2008, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-feud-by-happy-lendervedder-closed/453682/51 "2008-06-22T23:23:22Z")
I’m number 10 again. YAY! ETA: Which interestingly enough I tied with \*\*Happy Lendervedder \*\* for. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2008, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-feud-by-happy-lendervedder-closed/453682/52 "2008-06-22T23:34:41Z")
Well, I did better this time. 20th out of 33 is about 60% down, and on the boomer feud I was 34th out of 46, which is 74% down. ---
**Author:** ![Monstera\_deliciosa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monstera_deliciosa/32/109_2.png) [@Monstera\_deliciosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstera_deliciosa)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2008, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-feud-by-happy-lendervedder-closed/453682/53 "2008-06-22T23:35:41Z")
[QUOTE=Dolores Reborn] Interesting poll! And our newest winner is ~~~drumroll~~~ **KayElCee**!!! Congratulations! :: flings confetti :: [/QUOTE] Cool! ::does happy dance, followed by picking confetti from hair:: Thank you **Happy Lendervedder** for a good game, and thanks as always to **Dolores Reborn** for hosting/scoring. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2008, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-feud-by-happy-lendervedder-closed/453682/54 "2008-06-22T23:50:32Z")
[QUOTE=Dolores Reborn] Interesting poll! And our newest winner is ~~~drumroll~~~ **KayElCee**!!! Congratulations! :: flings confetti :: Thanks everyone, and a special thanks to **Happy Lendervedder**! The next one will be provided by **anyrose** , and will be posted in the morning. 33. anyrose 109.09 [/QUOTE] Since, if it isn’t up by the time I leave for work (which will be earlier than usual now that we’ve moved) please don’t close it until the evening when I will finally have a chance to post. I do want to play in my own feud ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-feud-by-happy-lendervedder-closed/453682/55 "2008-06-23T00:57:48Z")
What time do you leave for work? I get in about 6:30 CST. Or - I’ll post it late in the morning (noonish) so you’ll be able to get in. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-feud-by-happy-lendervedder-closed/453682/56 "2008-06-23T02:28:11Z")
1. California 2. Utah 3. Florida 4. Illinois (Chicago) 5. Iowa 6. Charles Schumer 7. Daley 8. Dick Cheney 9. Scarlett Johnassen 10. Yes ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-feud-by-happy-lendervedder-closed/453682/57 "2008-06-23T04:58:00Z")
Uh, **Gangster**? They’re talking about the \*next \* feud, the Obama Feud is over. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-feud-by-happy-lendervedder-closed/453682/58 "2008-06-23T05:28:41Z")
[QUOTE=Baker] Uh, **Gangster**? They’re talking about the \*next \* feud, the Obama Feud is over. [/QUOTE] He probably didn’t realize–it wasn’t flagged in the thread line as closed. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-feud-by-happy-lendervedder-closed/453682/59 "2008-06-23T10:57:59Z")
[QUOTE=Dolores Reborn] What time do you leave for work? I get in about 6:30 CST. Or - I’ll post it late in the morning (noonish) so you’ll be able to get in. [/QUOTE] I leave between 7 and 7:30 EST ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-feud-by-happy-lendervedder-closed/453682/60 "2008-06-23T11:56:35Z")
[QUOTE=Freudian Slit] He probably didn’t realize–it wasn’t flagged in the thread line as closed. [/QUOTE] I have notified them 3 times to mark it closed. Sometimes they do it right away, sometimes it takes a while. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-feud-by-happy-lendervedder-closed/453682.md?page=2)