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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJust an FYI - Obama is half 'Anglo-Saxon'
Isn't his mother of Irish heritage?
Just saying.....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Dunham
Dunham was born in Saint Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas,[8] as the only child of Madelyn Lee Payne and Stanley Armour Dunham.[9] She was of predominantly English ancestry, with some German, Swiss, Scottish, Irish, and Welsh ancestry.
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Just an FYI - Obama is half 'Anglo-Saxon' (Original Post)
LynneSin
Jul 2012
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NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)1. and Mitt's at least half Mexican
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LynneSin
(95,337 posts)2. And all Douchebaggerian!
Ichingcarpenter
(36,988 posts)3. Anglo Saxon is not Celtic its Germanic in orgin.
and ended in 1066 with the invasion of the Normans, who were of Viking decent..... Welsh is Celtic as is Irish.
LynneSin
(95,337 posts)4. I added the breakdown
He's got a slew of Western European in him.
But thank you for the correction
elleng
(131,253 posts)5. Maybe technically Celtic,
he mentions his great +++ grandfather here. Don't know about the 'English' part.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021026122
Pirate Smile
(27,617 posts)6. I had joked that it was an attack on him for being Irish.