Obama Cancels Events to Visit Ailing Grandma in HI

Source: MSNBC

Keith Olbermann just spoke about it on MSNBC as breaking news!

No link yet.

Found the link on msnbc.com.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Democrat Barack Obama is cancelling nearly all his campaign events Thursday and Friday to fly to Hawaii to visit his suddenly ill 86-year-old grandmother.

Campaign spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters Monday that Obama's grandmother, Madelyn Payne Dunham, who helped raise him, was released from the hospital late last week. But he says her health has deteriorated to the point where her situation is very serious.

Gibbs said Obama would return to the campaign trail on Saturday, though he was unsure where.

Obama events originally planned for Madison, Wis., and Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday will be replaced with one in Indianapolis before he makes the long flight to Hawaii.

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27287222/

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It doesn't sound too good.

It doesn't sound good. :-(

Good healing wishes and hats off to Barack's Grandmother who has had such an influence on our future President. :(

We owe her our gratitude.

He has no choice. This is the woman who raised him. He will go. Can you imagine the McCainites claims of how uncaring he would be if he didn't? His decision is the right one. Anyone who has had a loved one losing the battle with life (and we all will), will understand. To fail to do what he is doing would play into the hands of those who support the opposition.

If he did *not* go!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27287222/
Democrat Barack Obama is cancelling nearly all his campaign events Thursday and Friday to fly to Hawaii to visit his suddenly ill 86-year-old grandmother.

Campaign spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters Monday that Obama's grandmother, Madelyn Payne Dunham, who helped raise him, was released from the hospital late last week. But he says her health has deteriorated to the point where her situation is very serious.

Gibbs said Obama would return to the campaign trail on Saturday, though he was unsure where.

Obama events originally planned for Madison, Wis., and Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday will be replaced with one in Indianapolis before he makes the long flight to Hawaii.



My thoughts and prayers are with them

I updated it.

Blaq Dem

:( Very sad.

Makes me remember my sweet Grandma.

I cry and mourn her to this day.

What a thoughtful man he is -- now that is " Family Values"

I hope all turns out to be okay.

She did a lot toward making Obama who he is. I'm really grateful.

I have absolutely no illusions about how low the repukes would stoop at this point in the race.

And wishing Obama and his family the very best.

though I doubt they'll let up on their other sleazy attacks.

rotten, putrid fish at that.

Their take: he's going here to fake his birth certificate!!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=4276974&mesg_id=4276974

:rofl:

Uh, wasn't he here for a week or so over the summer? If he were going to do such a thing, wouldn't he have done it then? :shrug:

OMG like he's going to HI to do anything secret -- with all eyes on him. Wouldn't he have somebody else do something like that? They make absolutely no sense, LOL.

I don't think it'll go over well.

I hope that she is going to be around on Nov. 4 to see Barack win. Best wishes to her and all of Barack's family. :cry:

She worked hard to help him. I hope she can see him elected president. Sad, sad news. Best to the Obamas and Grandma.

to Madelyn Payne Dunham :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

her grandson win and then become the president. Sounds like one fabulous grandmother! And what a good grandson that he puts her above winning the biggest election!

Right when she is about to see him make history, I hope she gets to see it.

...was, 'let the girl live long enough to see the grandson she raised become president.'

My heart tells me that she will.

Paul Wellstone, Mel Carahan, don't go Obama. This is really really bad. I feel this will be the end, maybe not with something happening to his plane but McCain pulling something unforseen.

sister-in-law this month. I doubt they will pull anything. He's a bastard, but I'm not sure he goes over the line to 'evil bastard.'

Prayers to Obama Grandma - I hope she lives to at least see him on Election night giving his acceptance speech. She deserves as much for helping to raise such a fine man, and such a wonderful American!

And I believe this woman will see her
grandson become the president of the
UNITED States of America…

Our thoughts and prayers

yes, she will!

(and welcome to DU)

IT DOES NOT SOUND GOOD SO WE MUST PULL TOGETHER AND HELP AS WE CAN TO FILL THE VOID WHILE BARACK IS DEALING WITH THIS DIFFICULT SITUATION. HE CALLED HER "TOOT" BY THE WAY.

our efforts for him and pick up any slack. Prayers for his grandmother and the family.

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/20/obama-leave-campaign-trail-visit-sick-grandmother/comments/

You should see some of the foul shit being posted here about this story.
Disgraceful.

it begets only hate.

:(

:(

I have never been a big Hillary fan but she has me taking another long look now. She is jumping back in the ring to help the person that smashed her dreams in a long hard fight. Obama puts her on point, not just filling in for the VP, but right in his shoes. That says a lot about Hillary in many ways.

family members and close friends while Bill was in office. The opposition and the haters were callous and downright cruel to them in their grief. Surely they would not want anyone else to go without support at a time like this. I know I wouldn't.

be so proud and I call upon any and all deities, the power above and within to grant her the life to witness and revel in her grandson's epic, world-shaking triumph! Hang in there Grandma!

Are extended to Madelyn Dunham and Obama and his family. I've read about Madelyn Dunham and have always thought her to be a remarkable woman of courage who was ahead of her time in many ways

That's very sad

Source: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20081021/twl-obama-leaves-campaign-trail-41f21e0.html

Barack Obama has announced he will leave the US presidential campaign trail to be with his sick grandmother.

The Democrat White House hopeful will go to an event in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Thursday, then fly to Hawaii to see Madelyn Dunham, who will be 86 on Sunday.

He cancelled events in Madison, Wisconsin, and Des Moines, Iowa, which had been scheduled for Thursday, after hearing of her failing health.

Mrs Dunham helped raise the Illinois senator along with his mother, Ann Dunham, and his grandfather, Stanley Dunham.

Obama aide Robert Gibbs said: "Recently his grandmother has become ill and in the last few weeks her health has deteriorated to the point where her situation is very serious.

"Senator Obama's grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, has always been one of the most important people in his life.

"Along with his mother and his grandfather, she raised him in Hawaii from the time he was born until the moment he left for college.

"As he said at the Democratic Convention, she poured everything she had into him.

No link yet.

he didn't "suspend" as that would imply stopping the campaign. what he is doing is taking time off the campaign trail to be with his grandmother and other family.

the campaign is still going on with others, especially us.

He canceled a few events and Michele will take over for other events. He is taking a two day break and everyone is freaking out.

He will be back on the campaign by Saturday.

Is that headline yours or did I just miss it in the Yahoo link?
As far as I can tell, the campaign goes on, while Obama goes to Hawaii for 2 days.

when I posted it, it was there, now it's removed

my apologies

Articles and their headlines are constantly changed when the content is updated on-line.
To me, the word "suspends" just sounds a bit alarming or even a little final.
Thanks for the edit. :hi:

If you care to send Senator Obama's grandmother a get well card, here his HI headquarters mailing address according to Dailykos:

Mrs. Madelyn Dunham
In care of: Obama for America
Honolulu Headquarters
1050 Ala Moana Blvd Ste D2690
Honolulu, HI 96814

Thanks

That seems unusual. I'm sure he has his reasons, but that's kind of strange.

P.S. check my profile before you call me a "troll."

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While I wish that Obama's GM was healthy to fully experience and enjoy his victory and while my best wishes go out to her, the HI photo ops will make a lot of people undecided because of the race see the "white" half side of Obama and will perhaps make them feel less biased. His race shouldn't matter in a perfect world at all but we don't live in a perfect world. Then again, I could be too optimistic about the wreched bigots.