Comments on: Obama, Bush, and Cheney Cousins http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/obama_bush_and_cheney_cousins/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:13:17 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Triumph http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/obama_bush_and_cheney_cousins/comment-page-1/#comment-188964 Triumph Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:50:09 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/10/obama_bush_and_cheney_cousins/#comment-188964 The fact that Cheney is related to B. Hussein Obama--an immigrant, trained in Islamic madrassas--is troubling. He cannot be trusted and should resign immediately. The fact that Cheney is related to B. Hussein Obama--an immigrant, trained in Islamic madrassas--is troubling. He cannot be trusted and should resign immediately.

]]> By: skippy http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/obama_bush_and_cheney_cousins/comment-page-1/#comment-188939 skippy Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:32:17 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/10/obama_bush_and_cheney_cousins/#comment-188939 thx for the link, otb! thx for the link, otb!

]]> By: Jay http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/obama_bush_and_cheney_cousins/comment-page-1/#comment-188891 Jay Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:10:37 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/10/obama_bush_and_cheney_cousins/#comment-188891 Aren't we <em>all</em> pretty much that related if you go digging? Sheesh. IIRC research or computation or whatever a couple years back placed the most recent common ancestry (or maybe it was relatedness) at 800 years ago. That seems a bit recent for <em>everyone</em> in the world, but even if it's a couple thousand... Anyway, yeah... 8th cousin means your <em>5th Great Grandparents</em> shared common grandparents. My 7th great grandfather on the Ellis side was born in 1665. My 11th great grandfather was born in 1549, the farthest back I know. We're talking common ancestry circa the Mayflower. Not that it isn't amusing, but I'm not sure people realize just how distant that is. Aren't we all pretty much that related if you go digging? Sheesh.

IIRC research or computation or whatever a couple years back placed the most recent common ancestry (or maybe it was relatedness) at 800 years ago. That seems a bit recent for everyone in the world, but even if it's a couple thousand...

Anyway, yeah... 8th cousin means your 5th Great Grandparents shared common grandparents. My 7th great grandfather on the Ellis side was born in 1665. My 11th great grandfather was born in 1549, the farthest back I know. We're talking common ancestry circa the Mayflower.

Not that it isn't amusing, but I'm not sure people realize just how distant that is.

]]> By: ken http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/obama_bush_and_cheney_cousins/comment-page-1/#comment-188829 ken Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:34:31 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/10/obama_bush_and_cheney_cousins/#comment-188829 I guess even the Obama family must have its own version of black sheeps. That there names are Cheney and Bush is rich with irony. I guess even the Obama family must have its own version of black sheeps. That there names are Cheney and Bush is rich with irony.

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