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Posted By deathray 12 months ago in Family
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While doing a genealogy research, Lynn Cheney discovers that Barack Obama and Dixk Cheney are related; they're 8th cousins.

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    deathray12 months ago

    Wow, hard to believe.

    Gay daughter, black cousin. Dick Cheney must be mortified.

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      SonOfTheMask12 months ago

      You should be mortified for making that comment.

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      Beeboppin7112 months ago

      If I was Obama I'd be mortified. Yikes! Who would want to be realted to someone as evil as Cheney? I'll bet they both wanted to keep that quiet.

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      Daylight12 months ago

      deathray

      Wow, hard to believe.

      Gay daughter, black cousin. Dick Cheney must be mortified.

      Well said.

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        scott426112 months ago

        I LOVE this story. It cracks me up that Lynn Cheney stumbled upon this.

        And I think that SOM misses the delicious irony here.

        Karma's gonna get 'em. You watch.

        I'm LOVIN' it!

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        Searchbeam12 months ago

        Shotgun Dickie has a big tent! Look hard. You may find a Chinese railroad hand, an American Indian involved in fur trade and a Mexican (for unknown reason) and patrons of some pleasure palaces of the West!

        Truth is more exciting than fiction, when you start doing genealogy stuff!

        What is strange though, is if you start doing DNA research on the family trees, you are likely to get different answers!

        What does that mean? That people were very active, although married?

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          not2needy12 months ago

          I wonder what took them so long to reveal this information, i'm sure they aren't just learning this. (If it's true)

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            aceofspades112 months ago

            I'd love to be at that family reunion

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              ZiegfeldGirl12 months ago

              "Wow, hard to believe.

              Gay daughter, black cousin. Dick Cheney must be mortified."

              I can understand why you would say that about the gay daughter, because that is something his party opposes, but Republicans are not opposed to blacks/african-americans. I'm surprised you would say something like that.

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              AbuAmirah11 months, 4 weeks ago

              Ha, ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,. I guess its rough for Darth Insidious

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              Neophile12 months ago

              What a good way to start the "ick" tag on Propeller.

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                bubba212 months ago

                ROFLMAO!!!!

                (I NEEDED a good laugh today!)

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                  deathray12 months ago

                  As far as I can tell, the tags aren't good for anything...

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                    Goppy12 months ago

                    Good one Neofile.

                    That is a memery maker.

                    Toooooooo clever.

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                    scott426112 months ago

                    HEE HE HE HEEE HEEE!!!

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                    Amazing112 months ago

                    I'm sure that if I found out that Cheney was related to me, I would immediately begin a search for a qualified exorcist.

                    Despite Cheney's relationship to Obama, I doubt there will be any Christmas cards or any other warm fuzzies. And if I got a warm fuzzy from Cheney, you can be sure I'd call the bomb squad and a decontamination team.

                    Yew-icka-poo. Yukka.

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                      deathray12 months ago

                      Apparently, ole Faisal Cheney ain't a gonna vote for his cousin Barack Hussein...

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                      jovial12 months ago

                      I've been waiting for someone to put this story out. Cheneys' got quite an interesting family. LOL!

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                        ecotourusa12 months ago

                        me too, jovial. i was wondering who would bring it to propeller. we can always count on deathray to bring a smile upon us!

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                        studentambassador12 months ago

                        Obama needs to douse himself with some holy water very soon; it may be the only way left to preserve his soul. Related to Cheney...ugh...

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                          agentX12 months ago

                          He is also related to Harry Truman.

                          Truman and Cheney cancel each other out.

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                          deathray12 months ago

                          Hey aniockly, Does this mean Cheney is a Muslim too? Since he is such a kissass of the Saudi Royal Family, maybe we can call him Dick "Faisal" Cheney...

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                            Searchbeam12 months ago

                            Shotgun al Dickie would be OK!

                            It has a nice ring to it!

                            And it sounds so Sunni!

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                            texangelwings12 months ago

                            Gee, wonder when the next family reunion is being held?

                            Thanks deathray, good one! I can't quit laughing!

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                              Daylight12 months ago

                              Is he related to Hitler.

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                                Goppy12 months ago

                                Dont think so.

                                That wuz Saddam Hussein.

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                                Beau789012 months ago

                                Will they stop at NOTHING to smear Obama?!?

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                                coreyspring12 months ago

                                Too funny. I guess if you trace everyone back far enough you will find a common ancestor, but that's still interesting.

                                Did anyone catch the last paragraph that says Obama and Bush himself are also 11th cousins?

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                                  Searchbeam12 months ago

                                  That should cause a lot of worry to Obama!

                                  That is one relationship that most people would like to shove under the rug!

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                                uncle-dave12 months ago

                                I'm sure that V.P. Cheney is taking this news in stride, and that there will probably not be another shooting incident. I think that his ties to the French and "Old Europe will be more bothersome to the V.P.

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                                  HateKoolAid12 months ago

                                  Obamas people are burning the midnight oil on this one. How do you spin this one?? Cheneys probably the uncle no one talks about at family reunions. I can't wait for Ann Coulters remarks about this, it's going to be priceless.

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                                    cushi12 months ago

                                    Mann Coulter better chill before it's revealed what's in THAT gene pool! Snakes and snails and puppy dog tails???

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                                    Searchbeam12 months ago

                                    Are you serious?

                                    Please fill in the details!

                                    Thanks!

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                                      kedirian12 months ago

                                      Typical American family - where the white kid is the black sheep!

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                                        cushi12 months ago

                                        Hence these words of wisdom were born: Don't judge the book by the cover! lol

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                                          1basque111 months, 4 weeks ago

                                          What have you got against Black Sheep ??

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                                          not2needy12 months ago

                                          Well, seems to me that the cons are trying smear Obama with their blood! 8th cousin to Cheney and 11th cousin to Bush!! Will he stand a chance at the polls if everyone finds this out, LOL!!

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                                            cushi12 months ago

                                            Can you imagine Bush introducing him to the rest of the clan:

                                            "Hey evrbody, Uh lak ya ta meet cuzin Brak! He's a good ole boy!"

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                                          aceofspades112 months ago

                                          if you trace incest back far enough - no telling what you'll find-- I wonder if that dinosaur in Argentina is in the mix

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                                            floridaman112 months ago

                                            why do all of the liberals hate cheney and bush more than our enemies that want to kill all westeners just because we are not muslim?

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                                              scott426112 months ago

                                              {yawn!!!}

                                              Nutball.

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