Palin's family ties include links to Franklin Roosevelt, Princess Diana
Published Wednesday, October 8, 2008
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Stumble It!WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama and Dick Cheney are not the only political odd couple who share a family tree. Sarah Palin is linked in her lineage to Franklin Roosevelt. She also has a connection with Princess Diana.
Roosevelt, the Depression-era Democratic president, is a distant cousin of Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee, according to genealogists at Ancestry.com.
Roosevelt is Palin's ninth cousin once removed. Their common ancestor is Rev. John Lothrop, who came to Massachusetts in 1634.
Palin also has ties to the late British princess, the Web site's researchers found. The Alaska governor is a 10th cousin of the former royal.
Last year, Cheney's wife, Lynne, discovered the ancestral ties between the Republican vice president and Democratic presidential nominee while researching her book. She said the relationship was eighth cousin, though the Chicago Sun-Times has traced it as ninth cousins once removed.
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Who cares? Notice there is not one article so far on last nights debate, but you can put this "news" in. Things must be getting tight financially at the newsminer if this is the news you can afford to buy.
I am a distant cousin of the Queen....can I be President?
Is this story positive enough for all of you who keep whining that the DNM only runs negative Palin articles?
This one does not mention her inadequacies at all.
bully, teddy made the cudley bear famous, how would a Sarah baracuda plush toy sell?
My half sister is the Eighth cousin of Eric Estrada, and dont e mail me seeing if you can get autographs or CHIPs memorabilia.
I love geneology and found this interesting!
The ancestral ties are so far removed that it is an even bigger "who cares" than if she was somehow the secret direct descendent of FDR and Princess Diana themselves.
Too bad Palin doesnt believe in evolution. Cause' if she did, she could look up her family tree and see half her relatives.
But does she have a friend in Jesus?
I once dated a guy who claimed he was a direct descendent of Ben Franklin. I was shocked.
"descendant" ... sorry.
as shocked as Ben?
... sounds like your not proud of your local ARTIC RESIDENT running for VP. It is suprising that you are not proud to have someone speaking so highly of Alaska, her speeches mention what is needed up there (jobs and resources aka money invested in Alaska economy). Why?
... sounds like your not proud of your local ARTIC RESIDENT running for VP. It is suprising that you are not proud to have someone speaking so highly of Alaska, her speeches mention what is needed up there (jobs and resources aka money invested in Alaska economy). Why, is that not needed?
Listening to you -- from the Lower 48
And it is estimated that approximately 10% of the worlds population is decended from Genghis Khan
Ben Stevens, is a direct descendant of Ted Stevens.Neither one likes to talk about it though!
if Teds wife didn't tell him about the remodeling bills, maybe she didn't tell Ted other things
I'm related to Dillinger and Jesse James... the Hildreth name has 3 Code of Arms in the old world. Does that qualify me for anything?....lmao
Could be Goldstreamer??(Not the same wife)Shucks!
Listening to you -- from the Lower 48
loweredstate--I guess you asked the right question, because no one is answering. Although it could be that most people on these threads don't find it relevant to answer to people in the Lower 48.
my mistake I remember that now
loweredstate: That's Arctic (with a 'c'), not Artic, and Palin lives well south of the magic line.
I came from redneck cavemen. They had mobile-caves, bunch of worn-out rusty rocks in the front yard, mastodon horns over the shed.
IUR---
Many Americans that believe in capitalism, including and especially the late Joe Vogler, consider FDR a villian.
I'm of mixed opinion. Like W, his domestic policies sucked. Like W, his foreign policy was correct.
So, the DNM pulled only half an insult this time.
Holy mother of god.
I think it's safe to say that no one cares.
You should ALL be president. I can not believe that our town has so many smart people. Talk the talk, Walk the walk or just blow it out your butt like most of you do.
I have lived in this town for over 30 years and it is still full of a bunch of wannabes and know it alls.
All that I can say is,
Look in your own house
Well thats it! Now I'm voting for Mcbush and Palin!
Cheney's wife, Lynne,...or....Chicago Sun-Times is not the proof I would ask to see.
All presidential nominees & all vice presidential nominees be as they may claim.
But, I want the titles & author's name of the books & the ISBN or id number. To locate the book(s), the location(s) in the The Library of Congress &/or State Library. (sorry, I'm an history junkie)
If it's a history lesson & lineage lesson; where is the endnotes, etc..?
The Library of Congress
Library of Congress Web site (at least 500 results)Search for Franklin Roosevelt
http://www.loc.gov/fedsearch/index.tkl?P...
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