I guess I've already said my piece. I don't know that I've got anything to add.
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Terribly, terribly sad. Let's bring home a win for her tomorrow.
My condolences to the entire family. I am so glad that Sen. Obama had the chance to go home and see her last month, but very sorry she did not live to see him elected.
A truly sad moment. The poor woman tried to make it through the election but died less than 24 hours from knowing if her grandson would become president.
I don't mean to bring up this crass providence issue that I posted on a while back, but the media narrative will now switch for a while to cover the story, and Obama's decision to visit her, which has been widely ridiculed by the hateful fringe, will once again prove that his vision on matters personal and public is extraordinary.
Her soul will now watch over the election. She no longer is confined to a bed in Hawaii, but free to roam and guide.
And tomorrow's weather will be good.
God bless you, Madelyn Dunham.
oh how profoundly sad.
RIP. I hope he and his family are consoled by the fact that she must have been proud and happy to see him accomplish so much, and on the cusp of accomplishing even more.
Oh my, that is sad, sad news indeed. Poor Obama--that will add to his emotional burden tomorrow.
I pray for Mrs Dunham, I pray for Obama, and I pray for us all.
RIP, Madelyn "Toot" Dunham.Thanks for your gift to the world.
I know this is ridiculous, especially being agnostic; but I can't help but feel almost like this is a sign.
The second I heard this, all my doubts on the result disappeared.
A horrible prologue to a happy ending.
Perhaps she knew her work was done, and that his is just beginning.
There are still things wrong with my soul after this campaign.
The first thing I wondered was, which voices will use this death for one last moment of bile, to call Barack out if he completes his final campaign schedule, or do the same if he takes a moment to pause.
I need to do better. I need to hope to be proven wrong.
I need to think about what this woman gave to the country in helping bring up her grandson, and to hope that in the end she had a sense of peace and a joy in how it was all going to turn out.
Story says "Dunham had been "inundated" with flowers and messages from strangers who read about her in Obama's 1995 book, "Dreams From My Father."
"Maybe she is getting a sense of long-deserved recognition toward the end of her life," [Obama] said.
Like so much else in this election cycle, if these events were in a movie, it wouldn't be credible. "Oh come on, that would never happen." And yet...
Wow. Just wow.
This is so sad. It must be so difficult for Obama right now.
Echo the thanks to Madelyn Dunham.
Awfully sad. What a burden for Barack on the coming day. Because no matter how old you are, or how prepared you are, when a parent dies, a little bit of your heart goes too. I regret that he will have no time to grieve and recoup in privacy.
I still have tears in my eyes.
RIP, 'Toot'.
I'm so glad that he took that time to go and see her.
This way she can be at the inauguration without having to put up with the cold weather. Love like that is never lost.
In our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the hart until, in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace of God.
Goddamn, this sucks. Sometimes I wish I believed in heaven (but I don't).
How sad. I hope that she has a front-row seat in heaven to watch the results.
I worked from home today and had MSNBC playing this morning. I paused for a moment to watch live coverage of Michelle address a rally in Vegas. I noted her voice cracking several times and sensed her choking back tears at one point. At the moment, I thought her to be deeply grateful for what many supporters and volunteers have sacrificed to support her husband's campaign. She seemed inundated with emotion to what I percieved as the realization that the journey will end in 1 day. But, after hearing the news of Obama's grandmother this afternoon I now know that Michelle well knew of her death earlier this morning and stood in the pure strength of her sorrow in front of a crowd at a political rally. I was so moved then, and have an altogether different perspective and regard for her own sacrifice(s) now. By contrast, Obama's schedule today was crazy wild and his focus has been both fierce and eery. Although they deserve to mourn her death in private, I can't help but notice both Obamas character (Mich. and Barack)in the face of this personal tragedy and their powerful sense of purpose. Respect. I ache for them.
May peace be still for this family...
Ages ago I picked up the Jewish custom of saying 'may her memory be a blessing,' as I think it's a beautiful thought. It doesn't seem so appropriate this time, though; Madelyn Dunham's good works are a blessing to us all.
Damn it. Almost as badly as I have wanted Obama to win, I have wanted his grandmother to live to see it. I hope she died at peace in the absolute conviction that he will win.
This really gets to me. I'm so sad. This is one for all the black kids raised by grandparents. You really can be anything if you never give up. I just wish "Toot" could have seen him win. Cause as much as the story is about a black kid who didn't know his father growing up to be president, it's also a story about white people who did the right thing when the right thing wasn't easy. Of course the first story is amazing, but we could use a whole lot more of the second one.
In honor of President Obama (there, I said it) and his grandmother I'm going to avoid going anywhere near the usual right-wing sites to see what sorts of horrific things they have to say about her passing. The nuts don't matter much, after all. And after tomorrow, they'll matter even less.
Oh, this sucks. You just know the bastards will be saying Obama had some operative stuff a pillow over her head to add a point or two sympathy vote to his otherwise sure defeat by Senator McCain; It will become the 2004 "stolen Ohio vote" for the Republican fringe.
My husband lost his father in the days before the birth of our first son and there's just no describing the mix of emotions to be mourning at a time of joy.
To our elders who selflessly blazed the trail so that their posterity could get to the Promised Land - to those who were lost in the struggle, those who made it to mountaintop and to those with whom we are blessed to share the unbridled possibilities that exist in this moment - we can only offer you our utmost love and gratitude. RIP and God Bless Toot.
I have lost both of my Grandmothers years ago. Time doesn't change the love you miss from them. I hope you for the best, for I know,that it's was what your Grandmother had for you. Bless you Obama, and your family.
So sad. She was his last remaining parent and he's about to do this amazing thing... man.
I guess I've already said my piece.
And a moving piece it was.
what you said before was lovely and true.
i'm so glad he was able to go see her.
I'm glad you reposted this. Beautiful.
It was the post that turned me on to your blog.
Thanks