Obama Cancels Campaign Events To Visit Sick Grandmother
Presidential candidate Barack Obama is canceling nearly all of his upcoming campaign events for this Thursday and Friday to fly to Hawaii to visit his grandmother, who has fallen seriously ill.
Madelyn Payne Dunham, who helped raise Obama and whom he cites as a major influence on his life, was released from a hospital last week, but her condition has since "deteriorated to the point where her situation is very serious."
Oh no, it sounds bad.
A spokeswoman said that instead of separate events on Thursday in Madison, Wisconsin and Des Moines, Iowa, there will be one event in Inidianopolis before Obama departs for his grandmother's bedside. His wife, Michelle, will take his place on Friday at rallies in Akron and Columbus, Ohio.
Obama will return to the campaign trail on Saturday, somewhere on the westcoast.
Out of respect for the family, the exact nature of Dunham's illness was not stated, although it is speculated that the situation is quite grave since "everyone understands the decision that Senator Obama is making."
Sadness!!!
Obama has often cited his grandmother as a great influence on his development, and mentioned her at length when he accepted the Democratic presidential nomination, saying, "She's the one who taught me about hard work. She's the one who put off buying a new car or a new dress for herself so that I could have a better life. She poured everything she had into me. And although she can no longer travel, I know that she's watching tonight, and that tonight is her night as well."
We understand his urgency too and we wish him the best as well.
[Image via WENN.]
Mariah at the Whitney…NOT stuffed into her clothes from 8th grade!
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He's got class. The importance of family is where its at….
going to add to my name again…
fuck him. and his wife.
anyone know why obama keeps yelling CHANGE?!
Re: Fucked up Furby Fuckina Fuckwad Fucknut – i love your name!
good call obama
you know he's really gettin his pic taken for the foodstamp
I can't get it any bigger!
said big black dick….
Re: Melissa is always right – I totally would.
blah blah blah…..who gives a crap.
the one living in a shack…..or the old school racist?
you know it's his wife doin everything anyway. it's like clinton 2.0
Re: _Alice_ – u turning gay?
Prayers on the well being of your grandmother. Blessings!
Re: mamajud – love the pic!!!
mutherfucker needs to see hes son, rufus duprees, bitch
Of course Perez, its so sad for Obama! But if that was McCain or Palin you would find something to ridicule them about!
Completely respect his decision to visit his grandmother, I would do the same. By the way, do us all a favor "Melissa is always right" and stuck that gun up your own ass and pull the trigger!
aww get well mama barack………
ill make a poster about this and bring it to the rally at bicenntenial park today (miami.. obama and michelle free rally) cant wait who hooo
Re: Fucking Furby Fuckina Fuckwad Fucknut F – that's hilarious! maybe if you put all the words together….
I hate to see anyone gravely ill…
Sad that she may not live to see him lose. Now that would be worth living for.
we got some biters!!!
Re: Erykah – you like it kinky like that don't you?
Re: _Alice_ – yuck, you just made me puke in my mouth with that one.
My heart goes out to him!!!
OBAMA '08!!!!!!!!!!
aww…that's sad. Hopefully she'll live long enough to see her grandson elected president.
OHIO FOR OBAMA!!
i'm voting for mccain! and voting yes on prop 8!
Good for Obama; he is doing what he should be doing. Family comes first. This also comes at a good time for the campaign — he's way ahead and it's unlikely McCain will be able to come up with anything to reverse that
It's all good Obama, you could take the next 2 weeks off and still win by a mile over Skeletor, LOL!
Re: SBFREAKSgirl925 –
thanks! I tried to make it longer but it won't let me!
Re: lefty lady – ohio hates obama! hello…he's black! how many black people are in ohio? ones that can vote anyways….
I hope she makes it to see him elected president of the greatest country on earth.
Re: Erykah – I agree with you on that one, and there are quite a few others that post on her constantly that could do us all a favor and do the same.
Who fucking cares!!
Re: SBFREAKSgirl925 – Do you think only black people vote for black nominees? You're dumber than I am fat. And by the way, Obama is half white ya know
lets give that a shot!
Re: Fucking Furby Fuckina Fuckwad Fucknut F – ask bbd how to make it longer….maybe use a pump
OBAMA 08!
Prayers!
Go Obama!
See your mama!
Hope she can see you win on the 4th.
Re: mamajud – You're not?
Re: FattieMcNasty – white people do not want some nigga in the WHITE house. he's got a sympathy vote. that's it. he's gonna change our national anthem to snoop dogg
Wow, this is heartbeaking news- I wish him and his family support
POOR GRANDMA…I HOPE ALL GOES WELL AND SHE MAKES A FULL RECOVERY. OBAMA MADE GOOD JUDGEMENT TO CANCEL HIS CAMPAIGN TO SEE HIS GRANDMA
It's the right thing to do!
Maybe it's contagious!!
Re: Melissa is always right – Hahaha…I know you liked it. Just admit it.
My Prayers are with the Entire Family. God Bless.
Re: Melissa is always right – Puta barata!
Re: Melissa is always right – How can you be so ignorant? Put you biased political beliefs aside and be human you dumbshit-
Re: FuckingFurbyFuckinaFuckwadFucknutFU – well…fu too!
Re: _Alice_ – I'll join!
Re: Melissa is always right – you got some haters too! hopefully we get some more good posts today. everybody left us…
Re: sweetpiece – Nice, I'll be gentle, I swear…..
I wish Obama and his family the best of luck.It does sound gravely serious to me. I hope she survies to see him on November 4th whether or not he wins. I am sure she would be proud nevertheless!
Re: SBFREAKSgirl925 –
hahaha…some gangsta rap anthem…………
Re: TwoGoofballs –
really? to whom would you be referring?
OBAMA'S HAWT!
So it's okay for Obama to cancel shit to go see Granny, but when McCain wants to cancel one fucking debate to SAVE THE WHOLE NATION, he is a horrible man? That is just all kinds of stupid.
Re: Palin12 – FUCKTARD!
Please feel better Madelyn Payne Dunham.
Best wishes to the Obama family.
Re: SBFREAKSgirl925 – AMEN #6 (
Re: McCainIsMyHero – AND SO ARE YOU!
YEAH…HE KNOWS HOW BIG OF A MISTAKE IT WAS WHEN HE LET HIS MOTHER DIE ALONE….HE WAS TOO BUSY, THEN, TO GO TO HER BEDSIDE….At least he learns from his mistakes. But, it doesn't have any effect on my choice to vote for McCain/Palin!!
Re: Melissa is always right – Are you happy now? You have some serious people who would like you dead. Good job.
Re: McCainIsMyHero – Keep that fantasy going. The only time McCain cancels something is when he runs out of depends. Or his bowls are extremely smelly and leaky on any given day. Or when Sarah tells him to.
fresh
Re: Fucked up Furby Fuckina Fuckwad Fucknut –
class my ass!! if obama had class he would have gone to see his ailing grandmother months ago… he hasn't seen his grandma for over a year… he was to busy being a senator and voting "present" …
i hope she gets well in time to see Obama elected! my prayers are with them!!
Re: wanna milk me?? – Go suck yourself you fistulated cow!
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GET WELL GRANDMA!
WHOOAH!
Funny he sees her right before the end of the campaign. "I care for my white grandma!" Where was she at the DNC convention? How can he visit his "racist" gramdmother who raised him?
You suck Perez
Won't be long before the McCain campaign spins this as Obama looking to score sympathy votes. At least this isn't a phony suspension like McCain pulled.
Re: sweetpiece – #64 His "BOWLS"? God, you are BRILLIANT.
Re: Nickysue – Go to HELL!!! It's so sad that people like you are even alive to post these hateful comments…Go figure you're a Republican.
That is quite sad and my prayers are with her…but I think that if his grandma' sacrificed everything for him, she would probably rather have him campaigning and not risking loosing the election!!! don't you think??? I mean, he should be on double time right now!!!! Or is Robin Hood so cocky that he thinks that even by taking 2 days off the campaign he can still win???… It is not comparable to the McCain incident… Even if he didn't help at all… McCain's intentions were for his country and to help somehow mitigate the crisis at the time….. Obama's situation is personal and has nothing to do with our country obviously… and I think that the media is going to ripp him a new asshole today!!! I can't criticize him though…even though I'm scared of his policies and I don't like him at all… I would probably do the same… but he's gonna get slammed today!!!———————————————————only a few days to go VOTE McCain/Palin 08'!!!! VOTE McCain/Palin 08'!!!! VOTE McCain/Palin 08'!!!! VOTE McCain/Palin 08'!!!! VOTE McCain/Palin 08'!!!! VOTE McCain/Palin 08'!!!! VOTE McCain/Palin 08'!!!! VOTE McCain/Palin 08'!!!!
If he was so concerned about her, why is he waiting until Thursday? Because his campaign is more important to him than family.
Re: McCainIsMyHero – jajajajaj she's hostile today isn't she!!! bowls….
Oh puhleeze if she were truly serious why isn't he leaving today! What a campaign ploy!
his grandmother must be so proud of him and his accomplishments
He also said this about his grandmother….calling her a "TYPICAL WHITE PERSON":
On March 18, 2008, in a speech on race relations in Philadelphia in the wake of controversial videos of Obama's pastor Jeremiah Wright surfacing, Obama described his grandmother:
I can no more disown him than I can my white grandmother - a woman who helped raise me, a woman who sacrificed again and again for me, a woman who loves me as much as she loves anything in this world, but a woman who once confessed her fear of black men who passed by her on the street, and who on more than one occasion has uttered racial or ethnic stereotypes that made me cringe.[16]
On March 20, 2008, in a radio interview on Philadelphia's WIP (AM), Obama explained this remark by saying:
The point I was making was not that my grandmother harbors any racial animosity - she doesn't. But she is a typical white person, who, if she sees somebody on the street that she doesn't know…there's a reaction that's been bred into our experiences that don't go away and that sometimes come out in the wrong way, and that's just the nature of race in our society.[17][18]
Perez, Why do you let some of these crazies post? They are stinking up the board. There is a limit and some of the comments go way beyond the limits of civil discourse. Some of these posters are truly sick and writing some of this disgusting stuff only makes them sicker by giving an outlet for the hate.
Re: McCainIsMyHero – bowels! thank you for catching my typo putard!
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Obama is so far ahead that he can take time to attend to important family business. This is boosting his image as a "real" family man.
Get well Grandma! we want you with us for the Inauguration in Jan. What a party!
Obama/Biden, vote early, vote Dem
Re: Cristi – STFU putang ina!
Re: _Alice_ – Re: SBFREAKSgirl925 – The feelings of hatred I'm getting is orgasmic.
people putting cruel things on here you are sick! no matter Obama or McCain this is a serious family matter and you should either say nice things or not say anything at all! Remember the Golden Rule :"Treat others as you would want to be treated!"
I don't think ANY of you would want people saying cruel things about you going to visit your dieing grandmother! Uh! People with NO common human respect make me sick!!
Gob bless Mrs. Dunham and all her family!
Let me guess, his grandmother and McCain are the same age..
That's what America is all about…..FREE SPEECH whether you like what they say or not….
hmm he just happens to have to go to hawaii when the courts are suing him for birth certificate fraud…
cycle of life. you live, you die. if Mccains mamma were gravely ill, y'all would be hooten and holler'n.
Oh thats great perez…show people the truth…obama isnt going to visit his grandmother, hes going because hawaii is suing him for BIRTH CERTIFICATE FRAUD. stop deleting my comments
Re: SBFREAKSgirl925 – Oh, and as for YOU, CUNTALOONA, I'd rather not have a smelly old nubby-armed tight-assed yellow tooth broken down hate mongering Yoda look-a-like in the white house.
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL RESPECTFUL MAN. I DONT CARE WHAT ALL YOU IGNORANT HATERS SAY.
I read all the postings (something I rarely do) and it's amazing to me how many of the liberal comments are very vulgar and offensive as opposed to the conservatives postings..maybe it's just on this subject….why can't both sides discuss and voice their opinions…free speech is the basis of America….I have VERY liberal friends..and I am an independent–we get along great and voice our differences in a civil manner..I welcome all viewpoints…why does it have to be VULGAR and so offensive and dark??! Ridiculous and ignorant. That's what is wrong with our country now..so divided…and may become even more divided….now THAT'S IGNORANCE!
Re: SaraMendo –
Sorry!
Obama would rather suck the dong of Jeremiah Wright — and throw his own grandmother under the bus —- than disown the racist Jeremiah Wright. Blah! Serves him right …he throw his own grandmother under the bus to support and defend a 'reverse racist' like Rev. Wright!
Re: Melissa is always right – Damn, you are easy to please.
omg sooo sad my thoughts are w/u
Re: SBFREAKSgirl925 – Wow you are really a douche. You give us white people a bad name. Im not prejudice against black people, Im prejudice against white trash like you. And Im white and I DO want Obama in the white house. Bitch