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Periscope by Niall O'Dowd

Two timing Barack Obama now claims British ancestry -- knighthood on the way?

Posted on Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 10:30 AM

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mamaginnty | May 31, 2011, 11:20 PM EDT

RichardP and TomSwinford you are so right. Most of the other comments, pure foaming at the mouth dribble.

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McNamara31 | May 29, 2011, 11:10 PM EDT

Scotchtommy.. Well said. Out of many, we are one.

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Scotchtommy | May 29, 2011, 04:12 PM EDT

There is no need to get upset.All Americans are an incredible racial and ethnic mix which accounts for their superb creativity and ingenuity.Irish,Italians,Germans,Jews,Africans,

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Scotchtommy | May 29, 2011, 12:09 PM EDT

DanO, thank you. I was born and raised near Swinford and still have family and a little property there. I have spent most of my life in California, LA and San Francisco. I now live in a beach town in Florida but return to Mayo annually.

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DanOLoingsigh | May 29, 2011, 05:18 AM EDT

TomSwinford – Well said, Tom…you’re dead right…btw are you actually in Swinford?

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oaklongan | May 29, 2011, 01:41 AM EDT

Jesus, Mary and Joseph or Lugh, Danu and Gwidion Will it NEVER end?

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kaykay43 | May 28, 2011, 07:11 PM EDT

Ah well, we all know that Obama is all about "change" now don't we?

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NYCsheridan | May 28, 2011, 01:31 PM EDT

@jnewnam...ah, another one off foaming at the mouth. Try looking up Karl Rove's connection with Minority Mortgage Loans and the resulting Bubble before you continue your baseless rantings about Barney Frank. Clueless dogmatic noob.

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NYCsheridan | May 28, 2011, 01:28 PM EDT

@susandpej let me take this opportunity to tell you to bugger off, show some respect to the Office of the Presidency. And please, PLEASE stop taking things wildly off-topic so that you can constantly b*tch about nonsense and parade your ignorance.

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NYCsheridan | May 28, 2011, 01:21 PM EDT

Godalmighty, O'Dowd. Find yourself a hobby, will ya? Do you have any idea how many in the US can claim both British and Irish ancestry?

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McNamara31 | May 28, 2011, 01:20 PM EDT

Suzandpej.. In 2004 the SEC under Bush basically allowed the banks to self regulate by allowing them to take on massive amounts of debt all backed up and insured by "AIG". This is what caused the financial collapse, not some deregulation supported FOX rhetoric. The truth of the matter is the rich who don’t utilize Fannie and Freddie for loans are walking away from their homes much more frequently (bad investment) than the middle and lower class. More than one in seven homeowners with loans in “excess of a million dollars” are seriously delinquent; by contrast, homeowners with less lavish housing are much more likely to” keep writing checks” to their lender. About one in 12 mortgages below the million-dollar mark is delinquent. The Fox mentality on this situation is the rich who walk away from their debts are viewed as “savvy” while those of lesser means are viewed as “deadbeats.” The excesses that caused these failures would have been "eliminated” if Bush had maintained the SEC debt ratio that had been in effect since 1929.These are facts not opinion.

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suzandpej | May 28, 2011, 11:01 AM EDT

I'd love to know what the Queen of England actually thinks about this bumbling fool.

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suzandpej | May 28, 2011, 10:56 AM EDT

jnewman is absolutely correct.Franks forced the banks to take action. Because the SEC relaxed the rules in 2004 didn't mean the banks intended to take action. Enter Barney Franksand his co-horts who forced the banks to take on more debt. Franks, Pelosi and Clinton...that's it!

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powerpoint | May 28, 2011, 07:11 AM EDT

Ancavker, the same families have been running Ireland into the ground for the past 90 years.Todd Andrews, Sean Lemass, were nmembers of the IRA, their descendants, the Andrews and Haughey clans have done more damage than the Brits did.RSF detest Irish politicans for turning Ireland into a German puppet state screwed by Timothy Geithner who forced/BULLIED the Irish government to bail out the INSOLVENT banks.

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AliceBernadette | May 28, 2011, 06:43 AM EDT

Obama's ancestry on his mother's side is quite varied. There is English, Scottish, Irish & German among others. I think PM Cowan extended Obama an invitation to visit Ireland last year and Obama accepted. Moneygall was delighted that President Obama visited. I wish people weren't so cynical and accept that Ireland was very happy to have Barack Obama visit and they are hoping he will do so again. I agree with Niall this article is meant to be taken lightheartedly.

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