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<a href="http://http" rel="external nofollow"><strong>Obama’s Grandmother Dies</strong></a>
<p>By JEFF ZELENY</p>

<p>CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Senator Barack Obama’s grandmother, a central figure in his life who helped raise him during his teen-age years, died in Hawaii on Monday morning.</p>

<p>Mr. Obama, who left the presidential campaign trail late last month to travel to Honolulu to bid her farewell, announced the death in a statement released by his spokesman upon landing here this afternoon. Her death comes one day shy of Election Day.</p>

<p>“It is with great sadness that we announce that our grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, has died peacefully after a battle with cancer,” Mr. Obama said in a statement. “She was the cornerstone of our family, and a woman of extraordinary accomplishment, strength, and humility. She was the person who encouraged and allowed us to take chances.”</p>

<p>Madelyn Dunham, who turned 86 on Oct. 26, was unable to travel to see her grandson on the campaign trail. But from her apartment in Honolulu, she religiously followed his bid for the presidency, tracking his movements and his progression through cable television.</p>

<p>Mr. Obama learned of his grandmother’s death a little after 8 a.m. in Jacksonville, Fla., where he had spent the evening, said Robert Gibbs, a senior adviser. Mr. Gibbs said that Mrs. Dunham died late Sunday evening on Hawaii Standard Time, which was between 4 and 5 a.m. on the East Coast.</p>

<p>“She was proud of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and left this world with the knowledge that her impact on all of us was meaningful and enduring,” Mr. Obama said in the statement. “Our debt to her is beyond measure.”</p>

<p>Mr. Obama released the statement with his sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, who has been at Mrs. Dunham’s side while Mr. Obama has been campaigning for president.</p>

<p>“Our family wants to thank all of those who sent flowers, cards, well-wishes, and prayers during this difficult time. It brought our grandmother and us great comfort,” Mr. Obama said in the statement. “Our grandmother was a private woman, and we will respect her wish for a small private ceremony to be held at a later date.”</p>
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<p>Rest in peace.</p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/topic/420/obama-s-grandmother-passes</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:08:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://brownsboard.com/topic/420.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:43:38 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Obama's grandmother passes on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:51:53 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Exactly, bro.</p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/post/5808</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brownsboard.com/post/5808</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[mz.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:51:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Obama's grandmother passes on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:50:22 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Well, MousenadZ, you cowardly went to moderators to cry that I was calling you "MosquitoZits"...</p>

<p>So, I tried to go with a truce on that, as anyone on the board can attest to.</p>

<p> But you came back nastier, thinking you had the power to live in a glass house and </p>
<p>throw stones.</p>

<p>  You have no stones.</p>

<p>  So, just buzz off with your tiny little pink mosquito wings and have a nice day. Maybe</p>
<p>your messiah will make you rich and it won't matter to you about the millions of unborn AMERICAN</p>
<p>CHILDREN who will be murdered with FEDERAL FUNDING if Osamabama wins.</p>

<p>  And you won't care, I guess. Liberals reek of that kind of coldness.</p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/post/5806</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brownsboard.com/post/5806</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[calfoxwc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:50:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Obama's grandmother passes on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:45:59 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Good rebuttal, cal.</p>

<p>EDIT: He cowardly pulled his MousezitZ statement and must be formulating something WAY smarter at the moment...</p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/post/5485</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brownsboard.com/post/5485</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[mz.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:45:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Obama's grandmother passes on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:30:44 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>So Obama said THIS.</p>

<blockquote><p>\ said:</p>He doesn't respect America, white people, our way of life...</blockquote>

<p>You're saying Obama said this, cal.  Really.  Again, you're saying Barack Obama, our next President, said THIS?</p>

<blockquote><p>\ said:</p>He doesn't respect America, white people, our way of life...</blockquote>

<p>So, Barack Obama stated that he "doesn't respect my white way of life"? Just making sure I'm reading your sick, hateful rant correctly, cal.</p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/post/5452</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brownsboard.com/post/5452</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[mz.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:30:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Obama's grandmother passes on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:27:00 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Obama said it himself. You are saying that Obama is a black Duke?</p>

<p>Might agree with you, except you now are in violation of Shepbites' and MousenadZ order to </p>
<p>not post nonsense spam.</p>

<p>  Shame on you.</p>

<p>  Didn't know MousenadZ had MosquitowingZ !</p>

<p> Hypocrties.</p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/post/5445</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brownsboard.com/post/5445</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[calfoxwc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:27:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Obama's grandmother passes on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:11:29 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>\ said:</p>He doesn't respect America, white people, our way of life...</blockquote>

<p>Did you lift that directly from one of Davey's speeches, or were you merely paraphrasing?</p>
<p><img src="http://www.jewishjournal.com/images/bloggers/Duke.jpg" alt="Duke.jpg" /></p>

<p>You embarrass me.</p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/post/5430</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brownsboard.com/post/5430</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[mz.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:11:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Obama's grandmother passes on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:33:16 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>\ said:</p>I do wish that as a moderator you could help prune/control some of the more offensive/ hateful spam posts. I know that is a fine line to ride but it would make the board a little less cluttered with some of the less appropriate threads. I have invited a few of my friends here and almost all of them have refused to post because of some of the more baser less substantive posts.</blockquote>That sucks. I've considered inviting a few friends to post here, but I didn't do so because I knew they'd react the same way as your buddies did. 
<p>If any of your friends are smart conservatives, please beg them to give the board another shot. We could use a couple more of those guys here.</p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/post/5401</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brownsboard.com/post/5401</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aloysius]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:33:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Obama's grandmother passes on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:18:56 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>they act like a normal left wingers! </p>

<p>what do you expect from unruley children.</p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/post/5390</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brownsboard.com/post/5390</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SiperBowl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:18:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Obama's grandmother passes on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:11:52 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>\ said:</p>Than maybe instead of shutting this down Atenears needs to add more moderators to share the load.</blockquote>

<p>Honestly only a small handful of people complain.  Maybe they can simply chill out.</p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/post/5381</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brownsboard.com/post/5381</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chicopee John]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:11:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Obama's grandmother passes on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:10:15 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Than maybe instead of shutting this down Atenears needs to add more moderators to share the load.</p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/post/5322</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brownsboard.com/post/5322</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[osusev]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:10:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Obama's grandmother passes on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:02:03 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>\ said:</p>I think it is sad that his Grandmother who was his primary care giver died right before a possible monumental American history changing event. I am sure IF he wins he will have a difficult HUMAN  (non partisan) moment missing his recently departed Grandmother.
<p><strong>That is exactly what I said in my post - well, paraphrased.</strong></p>


<p>John that comment you made could have been construed in two different ways. </p>

<p><strong>Not to the Shep-les of this board.  They took the worse case scenario and tripled it.</strong></p>


<p>I do wish that as a moderator you could help prune/control some of the more offensive/ hateful spam posts. I know that is a fine line to ride but it would make the board a little less cluttered with some of the less appropriate threads. I have invited a few of my friends here and almost all of them have refused to post because of some of the more baser less substantive posts.</p>
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<p>This is neither a full time nor a paying position.</p>

<p>Quite honestly, my best guess to get things back in order would be the shut the entire board down for a week.  I might just suggest that to Stan.</p>

<p>The avalanch of stupid posts from both sides of the aisle makes it virtually impossible to keep things in order.</p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/post/5267</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brownsboard.com/post/5267</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chicopee John]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:02:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Obama's grandmother passes on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:34:02 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Wow this thread went off the beaten path.</p>

<p>I think it is sad that his Grandmother who was his primary care giver died right before a possible monumental American history changing event. I am sure IF he wins he will have a difficult HUMAN  (non partisan) moment missing his recently departed Grandmother.</p>

<p>John that comment you made could have been construed in two different ways. I dont know what your intent was so its not worth me entering the fray. </p>

<p>I do wish that as a moderator you could help prune/control some of the more offensive/ hateful spam posts. I know that is a fine line to ride but it would make the board a little less cluttered with some of the less appropriate threads. I have invited a few of my friends here and almost all of them have refused to post because of some of the more baser less substantive posts.</p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/post/5249</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brownsboard.com/post/5249</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[osusev]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:34:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Obama's grandmother passes on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:06:02 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>\ said:</p>You underperformed badly in this thread, John. As a moderator and as a human being.</blockquote>

<p>And you performed right on par, Shep.</p>

<p>I guess there is something to be said about consistency.</p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/post/5188</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brownsboard.com/post/5188</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chicopee John]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:06:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Obama's grandmother passes on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:48:58 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>It's too bad Obama lost his "typical white person" grandmother. Honest.</p>

<p>She deserved a grandson that was American enough and man enough to have honored her, instead</p>
<p>of dishonered her with the "typical white person" racial slur.</p>

<p>  Osamabama is a male slut, a garbage human being that is stoic about the murder of millions of</p>
<p>unborn and BORN American children.</p>

<p>  He's a racist bigot, toward even his own grandmother.</p>

<p>  He doesn't respect America, white people, our way of life...</p>

<p>dissing his grandmother for being white is typical of him, say one thing, do another, say a different thing. do the same</p>
<p>thing that contridicts what he said before...</p>

<p> John is absolute right in what he said. Now we have liberals pandering for votes for Obama by wailing about </p>
<p>Obama's grandmother.</p>

<p>  GET CLASSY, liberals. For ONCE&gt;</p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/post/5181</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brownsboard.com/post/5181</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[calfoxwc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:48:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Obama's grandmother passes on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:00:16 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>I don't get it. John says Shep said something. I prove he didn't say it. And I'm suddenly an obnoxious poster?</p>

<p>The most annoying quality any person can have is an inability to admit when they're wrong. Like everyone, I possess some of that quality myself. But if you ask Toop, Sev, or any of the other guys I've squabbled with, they'll tell you that I'm occasionally willing to man up. </p>

<p>By contrast, all we've gotten in this thread is an angry backlash &amp; complaints about how much it sucks being a moderator. Well, if it's such a burden trying to keep this board classy, then fine: we'll all put certain people on ignore and move from there.</p>

<p>But if it is possible for a mod to do some good here, then I imagine said moderator should serve as a good example to other posters. At least in the case of this thread, I don't see that happening.</p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/post/5080</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brownsboard.com/post/5080</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aloysius]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:00:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Obama's grandmother passes on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:57:26 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>stop wearing your feelings on your shirt sleeves.</p>

<p>sometimes i wonder if you guys are real men.</p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/post/5074</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brownsboard.com/post/5074</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mr. T]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:57:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Obama's grandmother passes on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:11:38 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>\ said:</p>your an idiot!</blockquote>

<p>...</p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/post/5022</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brownsboard.com/post/5022</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[mz.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:11:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Obama's grandmother passes on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:08:42 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>\ said:</p>It WAS the desire to eradicate the "spam" and garbage posts, racist shit, etc.  Like cal posting the familiar "bark is falling off the Barrack Hussein Osamabama Socialist Muslim terrorist baby-murdering tree" trash in threads about seasonal beers, or threads started by, say, Scott Player or T that said the same thing for the thousandth time.</blockquote>

<p>your an idiot!  </p>

<p>what is so funny is how much hatred all you liberals spew out all over the boards!</p>

<p>cry and whine all day and all night, screaming unfair they showed something in a negative way about my boy obama.</p>

<p>you and shep need to cram it in your pie holes.</p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/post/5017</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brownsboard.com/post/5017</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mr. T]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:08:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Obama's grandmother passes on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:07:18 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Ahh, you learn something new every day <img src="%7BSMILIES_PATH%7D/icon_e_smile.gif" alt="icon_e_smile.gif" /></p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/post/5014</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brownsboard.com/post/5014</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[mz.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:07:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Obama's grandmother passes on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:03:13 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>\ said:</p>I'm unfamiliar with that phrase...is it pejorative?</blockquote>

<p>Not at all, mz the pussy.  It is an old saying.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;q=%22do+you+have+a+frog+in+your+pocket%3F%22&amp;btnG=Search" rel="external nofollow"></a><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;q=%252" rel="external nofollow">http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;q=%2</a> ... tnG=Search</p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/post/5011</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brownsboard.com/post/5011</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chicopee John]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:03:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Obama's grandmother passes on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:49:28 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>I'm unfamiliar with that phrase...is it pejorative?</p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/post/4997</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brownsboard.com/post/4997</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[mz.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:49:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Obama's grandmother passes on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:43:31 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>\ said:</p>
<blockquote><p>\ said:</p>You aspoles are the most intolerant, conceited, and obnoxious posters on this board and I spent a good part of last week cleaning posts in order to comply with the PM and direct requests to 'control' those who dare to disagree.</blockquote>

<p>While I am loath to get into the middle of this, I must make clear what "we" wanted censored.</p>

<p>It was NOT the censor of conservative posts or posters anyone desired WHATSOEVER.</p>

<p>It was NOT the censor of differing opinions anyone desired WHATSOEVER.</p>

<p>It WAS the desire to eradicate the "spam" and garbage posts, racist shit, etc.  Like cal posting the familiar "bark is falling off the Barrack Hussein Osamabama Socialist Muslim terrorist baby-murdering tree" trash in threads about seasonal beers, or threads started by, say, Scott Player or T that said the same thing for the thousandth time.</p>
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<p>You got a frog in your pocket, mz the pussy?</p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/post/4987</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brownsboard.com/post/4987</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chicopee John]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:43:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Obama's grandmother passes on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:40:43 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>\ said:</p>You aspoles are the most intolerant, conceited, and obnoxious posters on this board and I spent a good part of last week cleaning posts in order to comply with the PM and direct requests to 'control' those who dare to disagree.</blockquote>

<p>While I am loath to get into the middle of this, I must make clear what "we" wanted censored.</p>

<p>It was NOT the censor of conservative posts or posters anyone desired WHATSOEVER.</p>

<p>It was NOT the censor of differing opinions anyone desired WHATSOEVER.</p>

<p>It WAS the desire to eradicate the "spam" and garbage posts, racist shit, etc.  Like cal posting the familiar "bark is falling off the Barrack Hussein Osamabama Socialist Muslim terrorist baby-murdering tree" trash in threads about seasonal beers, or threads started by, say, Scott Player or T that said the same thing for the thousandth time.</p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/post/4979</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brownsboard.com/post/4979</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[mz.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:40:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Obama's grandmother passes on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:30:26 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>\ said:</p>That's not the relevant comparison, John. It's between injecting nastiness in a thread about someone passing and lying about what a poster here wrote.
<p>Those are two things that shouldn't be done by a moderator; they're also two things you've done in this thread.</p>
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<p>What was nasty about what I said?  I directly quoted her loving grandson when asked about her.</p>

<p>You aspoles are the most intolerant, conceited, and obnoxious posters on this board and I spent a good part of last week cleaning posts in order to comply with the PM and direct requests to 'control' those who dare to disagree.</p>

<p>How do you spell H-Y-P-O-C-R-I-T-E????</p>


<p>PS This moderator job pays shit and has absolutely no benefits other than listening to Obams humpers complain that the world at large is against them.</p>

<p>Funny how they don't find another place to plain, er, complain.</p>

<p>Dismissed.</p>]]></description><link>https://brownsboard.com/post/4970</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://brownsboard.com/post/4970</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chicopee John]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:30:26 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>