Obama visits grandfather's grave at Punchbowl

[Undercurrent]

U.S. Sen. Barack Obama today visited the grave site of his maternal grandfather at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl.

In mid-afternoon Obama, traveling with an entourage of family and friends numbering about 20 total, including 12 children, went to the cemetery, where his grandfather, Stanley Dunham, a World War II veteran, is buried. Obama credits the Dunhams with raising him as a youth in Honolulu.

"Let's go see your great grandpa," Obama told his daughters, Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, before they set out for the grave site. Obama carried a flower lei and was joined by his brother-in-law, Conrad Ng, and one of his nieces, to the grave site, which was out of view from the pool media. Conrad Ng is married to Obama's sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng. They live in Honolulu.

They spent about five minutes at the site, before the entire group visited the Honolulu Memorial monument at the cemetery.

The motorcade left the cemetery around 4:45 p.m. and headed back toward the Windward side of the island.

On the way, the group stopped at the Pali Lookout, where surprised tourists gathered to snap photos and try and get a glimpse of the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.

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[Enrique]

1. WWCD?

(Cokie)

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

3. Looking at the comments make me realize just how stupid some Americans are...

The attack ads seem to be working to turn Obama into some sort of arrogant, egotistical asshole. It's really very sad...

[Brotherjohn]

2. Man, he's really living that elitist high life in Hawaii, isn't he?

:sarcasm: