Posted on 10/20/2008 8:18:17 PM PDT by Libloather
HEALTH CRISIS
OBAMA LEAVING CAMPAIGN TRAIL TO VISIT ILL GRANDMOTHER MADELYN PAYNE DUNHAM
Posted: 10:24 pm
October 20, 2008
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is canceling nearly all his campaign events Thursday and Friday to fly to Hawaii to visit his suddenly gravely ill 85-year-old grandmother, a spokesman said.
Robert Gibbs told reporters aboard Obama's plane that Madelyn Payne Dunham, who helped raise Obama, was released from the hospital late last week. But he said her health had deteriorated "to the point where her situation is very serious."
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. On Friday, Obama's wife, Michelle, will sub for Obama at rallies in Akron and Columbus, in Ohio, said campaign spokeswoman Jen Psaki. Obama was expected to resume campaigning on Saturday, at an undecided location in the West, she said.
"Sen. Obama's grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, has always been one of the most important people in his life, along with his mother and his grandfather," 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. It is for that reason that Sen. Obama has decided to change his schedule on Thursday and Friday so that he can see her and spend some time with her."
**SNIP**
She's also the "white grandmother" he referred to in a speech on race.
Obama last visited Hawaii in August, when he spent a week on vacation after he had clinched the Democratic presidential nomination.
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Hope Grandma is ok.
It’s not surprising that she is in poor health ever since Barack threw her under the bus.
Oh goodie, goodie, goodie! The duct tape comes off.
Maybe he is going to score some Maui Wowie straight from the source.
Is she a typical white person?
Let’s just hope, he’s kept away from her safe-deposit box!
The one he trashed as a racist?
Isn’t this perfect timing since alot of people are trying, or close to uncovering his Real Birth certificate or lack there of. If Grandma is sick, I pray for her, but it would be downright shameful for barack to use this as a cover to try to steal the election!
LOL! Maui is a nice place, though.
Maui Wowie? LOL. Haven’t heard that in a while...
Watch for the miraculous recovery just after the election.
It is very reasonable that an 85 year old grandmother would be gravely ill.
How do we disagree and demonstrate compassion?
While I reject the socialism of BHO, I pray for eternal rest with the Lord for his grandmother and even for him. All it takes is true faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Thank you for posting this article.
I pray for God’s will in the health of his grandmother.
Still no mention of this in Drudge Report...why?
He’s scared. Any article mentioning this has comments...and ALL the comments have someone referring to this birth certificate thing he refuses to provide.
Either Drudge is in the tank for Obama OR he’s afraid of him. My guess is the latter.
I hope that she will be okay, at her age she has outlived both my parents and my parents in-law.
I won’t vote for him, but I don’t wish his grandmother ill.
Please tell me that she’s not living in a hut in Hawaii...please.
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