Cheney And Obama: Clashing Cousins?

Political Opposites Are Distant Relatives, Lynne Cheney Discovers

(CBS/AP)  Though they may spar across the political aisle, Vice President Dick Cheney is close enough to Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama to call him “cousin.”

Eighth cousin, that is.

Lynne Cheney, the vice president's wife, revealed this tantalizing bit of political trivia during a television interview Tuesday.

She said she uncovered the long-ago ties between the two while researching her ancestry for her latest book, “Blue Skies, No Fences,” a memoir about growing up in Wyoming.

“This is such an amazing American story that one ancestor ... could be responsible down the family lines for lives that have taken such different and varied paths as Dick's and Barack Obama,” Lynne Cheney told MSNBC.

According to her spokeswoman, Sen. Obama, D-Ill., is a descendent of Mareen Duvall. This French Huguenot's son married the granddaughter of a Richard Cheney, who arrived in Maryland in the late 1650's from England, said Ginny Justice, a spokeswoman for Lynne Cheney.

Duvall was also a distant cousin to former President Harry Truman, CBS News correspondent Tara Mergener reports.

The vice president's full name is Richard B. Cheney.

A spokesman for Obama, who wants to be the first black U.S. president, offered a tongue-in-cheek response. “Every family has a black sheep,” said spokesman Bill Burton.

Lynne Cheney did not reference the ancestral ties between her husband and Obama in the book.

[liberalme]

Rushlimpdrug---The whole dang branch!!!

I don''t want any anti-Anerican on my family tree!

[watcher269-2009]

So, Cheney''s the White sheep of the family!!! Heeheehee To the Guy who''s complaining about hard news - well that went out of style when the Republicans came to Office and when Murdock turned Fox news into Trash Talk - there are no journalist on that staff only commentators according to Murdock - therefore they don''t have to adhere to Journalistic standards!

[goodlucktu]

BILL MUST BE IN THAT CHAIN SOMEWHERE, HE''S KISSED EVERYBODY''S COUSIN.. AND IM SURE HILLARY''S CAMP HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS RELEASE.

[kansas1946]

A spokesman for Obama, who wants to be the first black U.S. president, offered a tongue-in-cheek response. %u201CEvery family has a black sheep,%u201D said spokesman Bill Burton.
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LMAO. What a GREAT response.

[starleo146]

Obama says every one has a black sheep in their family

[rushlimpdrug]

I just made her cut that branch off. . . .
Posted by liberalme

so what part of the branch did you cut off the cheney or the dic.k?

[dmgenet]

Is there not enough ''hard'' news that this fluff needs to posted?

[feelfree1]

socrates392,

Re: "kissing cousins"

Looks like you beat me to the punch.

[feelfree1]

Re: "Eighth cousin, that is."

I would say that that doesn''t make them "clashing cousins", but rather, "kissing cousins".

This might help to explain Obama''s clear allegiance to Israel/AIPAC, and his willingness to wage an illegal war of aggression against Pakistan.

[socrates392]

Cheney And Obama: Clashing Cousins?

Better than kissing cousins . . .

[gunownerdan]

Aristocracy
a government or state ruled by an elite, or privileged upper class.

Oligarchy
a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few.

Plutocracy
a government or state in which the wealthy class rules.

[sgtrds]

I think the best part about this is the discovery that Cheney is French!!!!

[dutchfarmer]

There''s not a nickel''s worth of difference between these two clowns.

[liberalme]

hahaha would not let me put in Cheneys first name lol

[liberalme]

CBS
That does not mean Lynn Cheney has been researching Obamas family tree---*** Cheney came up on ours too when my sister was working on ours.
I just made her cut that branch off.

But oddly enough, there are some pretty interesting names in all our family trees!

[cbs_oliver]

Most interesting is that Cheney has been researching Obama''s family tree.

Is there any kind of a threat implied?

[briannorwood]

Poor Cheney. First a lesbian daughter, now a black cousin!

It''s a wonder he hasn''t been ousted from the country club already!