Dick Cheney and Barack Obama share more than just, ummm… What do they share? Oh — an interest in politics! Dick Cheney and Barack Obama share more than just an interest in politics, they share blood. Mary Cheney, a woman with far too much time on her hands, traced both her husband and the Obama to a 17th century French woman.
Mrs. Cheney’s spokeswoman Ginny Justice gave CNN’s Ed Henry more details, saying the two unlikely relatives are related through a French Huguenot named Mareen Duvall. Cheney and Obama are both descendants of her.
According to Justice, the vice president is related to her through “the first” Richard Cheney, who came to America in the 1650’s. His granddaughter married Samuel Duvall, son of Mareen Duvall…
Reacting to the news, Obama’s campaign spokesman Bill Burton told CNN’s Dana Bash with tongue in cheek, “Obviously, Dick Cheney is sort of the black sheep of the family.”
But really, if you go back that far, I’m probably related to Dick Cheney. Although, as potential distant relatives go, I’d rather not find out that one of the key orchestrators of some of the worst decisions our country has made in modern history and I share ancestors. No way he’d get invited to Thanksgiving dinner.
[ via Jossip]
Well, let’s see. Obama’s mother was a white woman from Kansas. Big surprise!
Cheney’s probably related to a LOT of other black folks. You know, just like the rest of America
I’m not realted to anyone named Dick. Thank you very much.
Nor am I “related” to anyone…
Damn!
So now that we know Obama is related to the anti-Christ is he still the savior that his supporters want him to be? I say we shave his body and look for the mark of the beast.
I think that officially makes Obama satan. One drop rule…
He’s lucky I’m not Hillary’s campaign manager. I’d have a field day with this story. She’d probably also lose the election because of me, but her ads would be funny.