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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama is canceling nearly all his campaign events Thursday and Friday to fly to Hawaii to visit his suddenly ill 85-year-old grandmother, his spokesman said.
Citing the family's desire for privacy, Gibbs would not discuss the nature of Dunham's illness. It seemed likely that she was close to death, as Gibbs said that "everyone understands the decision that Sen. Obama is making."
It could be a momentous one for his bid for the White House against Republican John McCain, with Election Day just two weeks away on Nov. 4.
In a campaign ad this year, Obama described his Dunham as the daughter of a Midwest oil company clerk who "taught me values straight from the Kansas heartland" — things like "accountability and self-reliance. Love of country. Working hard without making excuses. Treating your neighbor as you'd like to be treated."
She's also the "white grandmother" he referred to in a speech on race.
Originally posted by rcwj75
So his grandma is possibly dying and they turn it into "vote for Obama, he has values"....this is sick....and YES it would be if McCain pulled this crap too....
Family is above ANY office and this should all be done in private with NO comments made to the press. If the press WANTS to report anything a simple statement, "Obama visits ailing grandmother, will resume his tour on saturday". Thats it...nothing more...no comments about how this will help/hinder, no comments about how he has values because of this decision, etc....its not the place for it!
So his grandma is possibly dying and they turn it into "vote for Obama, he has values"....this is sick....and YES it would be if McCain pulled this crap too....Family is above ANY office and this should all be done in private with NO comments made to the press. If the press WANTS to report anything a simple statement, "Obama visits ailing grandmother, will resume his tour on saturday". Thats it...nothing more...no comments about how this will help/hinder, no comments about how he has values because of this decision, etc....its not the place for it!