Relative Says Obama's Grandmother Has Broken Hip

AP ^ | Tuesday, October 21, 2008 | Allen G. Breed

[kristinn]

A relative says that Barack Obama's 85-year-old grandmother broke her hip recently and is gravely ill.

Obama's great-uncle, Charles Payne, tells The Associated Press that his sister, Madelyn Payne Dunham, hasn't been well for a long time, and that she fell and broke her hip recently. Payne spoke with The Associated Press in a brief telephone interview Tuesday from his home in Chicago.

[kristinn]

The brief article goes on to mention that Obama's sister is caring for their grandmother and that Mrs. Dunham's 86th birthday is this Sunday.

Prayers up for Mrs. Dunham.

[Thane_Banquo]

Barack Obama's 85-year-old grandmother broke her hip recently and is gravely ill.

Being thrown under the bus will do that to you. Osteoperosis is a "typical white woman" disease anyway. But in all seriousness, I'm sorry to hear it.

[SilvieWaldorfMD]

Can Charles Payne provide any insight as to where Obama was born? /sarc

Prayers up for Ms. Dunham.............

[jwparkerjr]

Gosh I hate it that my observation of the political animal for the last 50 years has made me such a skeptic, but I find it pretty coincidental that Obama’s grandmother is seriously ill, in Hawaii, just when the lawsuit questioning his birth certificate is heating up a bit.

Prayers, sincerely, for his grandmother. My skepticism is aimed at him, certainly not her!

[thesearethetimes...]

Prayers lifted for a woman who loved, and provided for a child, who then turned around, and used her confidences for political/philosophical commentary.

[Ueriah]

It’s a shame hearing that any elderly person is having health problems. Prayers for his grandmother, that she makes a full recovery.

[Question Liberal Authority]

I'm very sorry to hear that. Though it's lucky the hip broke during the Bush Administration.

Under Obama's health care plan, she'd already be dead.

[justlurking]

I wish the best for Mrs. Dunham. I read elsewhere that she has osteoporosis, and I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy -- my aunt was disabled by it for a signficant portion of her life.

His grandmother stepped up and took care of Barry when no one else in his family wanted to be bothered with him. She deserves better.

[brewcrew]

Gravely ill. Hmmm. Yet That One puts off his travel there until tomorrow.

Gravely, my eye.

[kimchi lover]

You are WAY out of line here! Holy cow! I though DU posters were bad. Are you a DU troll, trying to make Freepers look bad?
I hope his grandmother recovers. A broken hip is very serious.

[TNCMAXQ]

She is 85 and 0bama is 47? the mother and grandmother both had children at a very young age I guess.

I hope she is all right. I suppose if she doesn’t make it loads of morons will vote for him just because of “sympathy.”

[kristinn]

Would you please show some decency and keep the crass comments off this thread? My thanks to those who have risen above petty politics to wish Mrs. Dunham well.

[dforest]

None of us doubt Mrs. Dunham is ill, we wish for a good recovery even at age 86, which is tough.

That said, I don’t trust the slick and slimy Obama camp. I see a dual reason for leaving the campaign trail.

[CatOwner]

I mentioned this in another thread. Obama is waiting 3 days to visit his “gravely ill” grandmother because?

[AFreeBird]

Man that’s not good for her. Survival rates for people that age who break their hip is not good. My father broke his a year ago, and passed away this summer.

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

NObama’s mother was 17.

Heal well and quickly, Toot.

Does she still live on the 10th floor?

[brewcrew]

I mentioned this in another thread. Obama is waiting 3 days to visit his “gravely ill” grandmother because?

Nothing crass about asking that question.

[Terry Mross]

The storm troops will soon be knocking on your door.