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I have heard it all now
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 8:05 pm
by grizzaholic
"on folks with Irish roots"
President Obama
President Obama He may be the country's first African-American president, but Barack Obama is actually part Irish, too. Though his father was from Kenya, his Caucasian mother had Irish roots (among other European ancestry) and the president's great-great-great-grandfather reportedly emigrated from Ireland around 1850.
Re: I have heard it all now
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 8:23 pm
by TwinTownBisonFan
It's O'Bama to you...
Re: I have heard it all now
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 8:34 pm
by grizzaholic
TwinTownBisonFan wrote:It's O'Bama to you...
And I am Korean.
Re: I have heard it all now
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 9:36 pm
by griz37
Yeah pretty shocking to hear that an American has a mixed heritage, that hardly ever happens.
Re: I have heard it all now
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 9:53 pm
by TwinTownBisonFan
griz37 wrote:Yeah pretty shocking to hear that an American has a mixed heritage, that hardly ever happens.
Re: I have heard it all now
Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2012 4:18 am
by citdog
grizzaholic wrote:"on folks with Irish roots"
President Obama
President Obama He may be the country's first African-American president, but Barack Obama is actually part Irish, too. Though his father was from Kenya, his Caucasian mother had Irish roots (among other European ancestry) and the president's great-great-great-grandfather reportedly emigrated from Ireland around 1850.
so he's extra black then. bi-continental black even
I have heard it all now
Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2012 5:23 am
by Ibanez
grizzaholic wrote:"on folks with Irish roots"
President Obama
President Obama He may be the country's first African-American president, but Barack Obama is actually part Irish, too. Though his father was from Kenya, his Caucasian mother had Irish roots (among other European ancestry) and the president's great-great-great-grandfather reportedly emigrated from Ireland around 1850.
He's a mutt like the rest of us.
Re: I have heard it all now
Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2012 6:06 am
by catamount man
If he took a shit on the white house lawn, reporters from NBC, CBS and ABC would be fighting each other to be the one to wipe his ass.
Re: I have heard it all now
Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2012 6:43 am
by Gil Dobie
Black Irish is a common term, and has been around for a long, long time and has been mentioned in my family history. It was not invented by Obama.
Black Irish Wiki
Re: I have heard it all now
Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:02 am
by Ibanez
Gil Dobie wrote:Black Irish is a common term, and has been around for a long, long time and has been mentioned in my family history. It was not invented by Obama.
Black Irish Wiki
Opinions vary in regard to what is perceived as the usual physical characteristics of the so-called Black Irish: e.g., dark hair, brown eyes and medium skin tone; or dark hair, blue or green eyes and fair skin tone. Unbeknown to some who have used this term at one time or another, dark hair in people of Irish descent is extremely common, although darker skin complexions appear less frequently.
By that definition everyone in my family is Black Irish. With 95% of my heritage Irish, we have noone living that is the stereotypical Red Haired/green eyed Irish. My nephew (on my wifes side) has red hair. But thier heritage is mostly English.
Erin Go Bragh!
Re: I have heard it all now
Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:03 am
by Ibanez
