Sarah Palin Related to FDR, Princess Diana Says Ancestry.Com and Other Strange Ancestral Connections of Politicians
Obama Related to George W. Bush? True!
The Associated Press reported that Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential candidate, is related to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Britain's Princess Diana. According to the AP, Sarah Palin is FDR's 9th cousin once removed and Princess Diana's 10th cousin. Interestingly enough, FDR was our country's 32nd president and was a democrat, which Sarah Palin is not. FDR is probably most well known for the New Deal, which ushered in social work programs which helped bring our nation out of the Great Depression.Strange Genealogy: Barack Obama is related to George W. Bush
The Sarah Palin/FDR connection is not the only strange bit of genealogy to make the news. Barack Obama is also tied to none other than President George Bush. According to a Chicago Sun Times article, both President George Bush and Barack Obama share a common ancestor from Massachusetts. According to the article, the two men "share the same great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandparents -- Samuel Hinckley and Sarah Soole Hinckley." That makes the George Bush and Barack Obama 11th cousins. When Obama criticizes the Bush administration, he is criticizing his own family member.
Strange Genealogy: VP Dick Cheney is related to Barack Obama too
Nearly one year ago, the Washington Post reported that Lynne Cheney, Vice President Dick Cheney's wife, found a common ancestor with Barack Obama while researching her book "Blue Skies, No Fences." Mrs. Cheney identified a common Maryland relative in the Cheney family tree, making the vice president related to Barack Obama as 8th cousins.
Strange Genealogy: George W. Bush related to John Kerry
- Sarah Palin is related to Princess Diana, distantly.
- Sarah Palin is also related to FDR, a prominent democratic president during the Great Depression.
- George W. Bush and Barack Obama are also distantly related.
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Fun article. Thanks for sharing.
SmarterThanU
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01/06/2009
Dani has it right! Thank God, someone has some brains.
These "elitists" are called the Illuminati, and it is ALL about bloodlines. No "commoner" will ever become U.S. President, that is a fact. All of that stuff about "anybody can become the President" is a big fat lie, and if you believe it you are a fool.
dani
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10/25/2008
its not really that amazing... and it wouldnt surprise me to find out they did know it. the people listed here are nothing but elitists anyway. best way to preserve their agenda would be to keep it in the family, right?. millions of years ago there were only a handful of people around... wouldn't you expect to be related to half the people in the world... somewhere down the line?
How strange. I wonder who I'm related to when it comes to my 10th cousins!
Interesting stuff. Seems we all claim similar roots somewhere along the line. Its always best when that lineage equals a pay out (i.e Native American) :)
Stephen
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10/11/2008
9th cousin once removed. Does that really constitute a familial relationship?
I just love this!
Sarah Soole Hinckley...what a funny name!
Wow, these connections are amazing and also a bit surprising. It is awe inspiring how interconnected people are and not even know it.
Very interesting!
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