O’Bama the Irishman
On Saint Patrick’s Day this year, I had the privilege of seeing Barack Obama speak in Oakland, Calfornia. One of the things I did at this event was buy really cool looking green shirt with a “O’Bama” logo, using a shamrock in place of the apostrophe.
Now it turns out, Barack Obama may actualy have some Irish roots.
MONEYGALL, Ireland — Here they call him O’Bama.
Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, Democratic candidate for president, is the talk of this village because recently unearthed records indicate that he is a son of Moneygall.
Stephen Neill, a local Anglican rector, said church documents he has found, along with census, immigration and other records tracked down by U.S. genealogists, appear to show that Obama’s great-great-great-grandfather, Fulmuth Kearney, was reared in Moneygall, then left for America in 1850, when he was 19.
Megan Smolenyak, chief family historian for Ancestry.com, an online repository of family history records, said that although no single “smoking gun” document was found, there are about 20 different records that when pieced together make her “absolutely certain” of Obama’s Moneygall roots.
To read the full Washington Post article, click here.
May 22nd, 2007 at 6:02 am
See also:
By Barack Obama - The problem with bundling money - Chicago Tribune
http://hammer2006.blogspot.com/2007/05/by-barack-obama-problem-with-bundling.html
July 1st, 2007 at 7:06 pm
It’s nice to see the creativity in use here with t-shirts. I truly believe that shirts are the most powerful way to get Barack Obama in the mind of voters. They can’t really be all too informative but that’s the job of whomever wears them. 2008 should be quite interesting.
July 3rd, 2007 at 12:28 am
What isn’t OBAMA, first he’s black, then he’s a black muslim and now he’s freakin Irish. I believe he is looking to appeal to anyone and everyone. What about important issues like immagration. I don’t care where you come from i care about where you stand in politics. Focus on whats important people
January 6th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
What are your plans for WTO NAFTA?
February 21st, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Where can I track down one of those green t-shirts? My girlfriend would love one.
September 11th, 2008 at 8:29 am
great now ur going to waste our money making ugly green shirts who decided that you are irish
September 20th, 2008 at 4:14 am
Very interesting point I had not considered before this…
January 8th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
I’m Irish…we don’t want O’BUMMER!
January 14th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
im irish too we do want obama
January 19th, 2009 at 2:43 am
your all sad ,im irish and just reading these comments makes me laugh.
February 6th, 2009 at 6:01 am
i agree with Anonymous and anyway he’s president now!!!!!