Obama Granny Died

TheMercenary • Nov 3, 2008 5:25 pm
RIP

And the day before the election. That's cruel.

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE4A26GV20081103?sp=true
DanaC • Nov 3, 2008 5:27 pm
That's so sad.
Aliantha • Nov 3, 2008 5:31 pm
I think he'll pick up a few extra votes because of it.
Sundae • Nov 3, 2008 5:35 pm
If only she could have held on another week. Then again, cancer sufferers are usually on palliative care, so it might be that she wasn't even aware of the election.

I'm sorry for him - to have such a loss on the eve of such a victory.
I expect he'll mention her in his inaugeration speech.
glatt • Nov 3, 2008 5:39 pm
At the time of his visit, I was thinking that surely she must be able to last until after the election, and he could visit her then. But he clearly new better.
Happy Monkey • Nov 3, 2008 7:57 pm
Do not click.
Trilby • Nov 3, 2008 8:53 pm
that's pretty disgusting.

ETA: i am disgusted by some people in this country. truly, viscerally disgusted. "too convenient" !!!! I think I will throw up now.
TheMercenary • Nov 3, 2008 9:01 pm
Imagine that.
Juniper • Nov 3, 2008 9:20 pm
Gotta admit, it occurred to me too - at least it occurred to me that someone might throw out that possibility. I can't...how to say this...I can't allow my brain to entertain even a remote possibility that the two events might be even slightly related. Too depressing.
Trilby • Nov 3, 2008 9:28 pm
TheMercenary;500685 wrote:
Imagine that.


Imagine you saying that to me. Pretty clever of you.
ZenGum • Nov 3, 2008 11:56 pm
Ah, but did you know that the cause of death was in fact having a giant back-to-front B carved into her face?
TheMercenary • Nov 4, 2008 12:17 am
ZenGum;500722 wrote:
Ah, but did you know that the cause of death was in fact having a giant back-to-front B carved into her face?


Must have been an infection.
tw • Nov 4, 2008 2:09 am
TheMercenary;500584 wrote:
RIP
And the day before the election. That's cruel.
I find it a little too fablistic or legendary. As if a chapter in his life has just ended and another chapter is about to begin.
Pie • Nov 4, 2008 10:08 am
My father died just as I was making the decision of whether or not to take a new job. Was that "convenient"? Or "legendary"?
dar512 • Nov 4, 2008 10:47 am
Pie;500805 wrote:
My father died just as I was making the decision of whether or not to take a new job. Was that "convenient"? Or "legendary"?

Only if it was his job you were taking. ;)