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Before they were shut up, several relatives talked about Stanley Ann in Kenya. How much they liked her after the initial shock and how she won even the most offended of them over.

They called her "Toot"

A few also recalled being there with them when Barack was born.

In all fairness, no one is saying that now. There is also the possibility that the grandmothers were confused, as Barak the elder married a second white woman.

[Non-Sequitur]

They called her "Toot"

I thought Toot was his grandmother.

[curiosity]

Before they were shut up, several relatives talked about Stanley Ann in Kenya.

Who, exactly?

A few also recalled being there with them when Barack was born.

That is not true.

They called her "Toot"

Actually, Toot was the nickname of Bambi's grandma. It apparently derives from a Hawaiian word for grandma.