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Ann Dunham

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The Resume

    (November 29, 1942-November 7, 1995)
    Born in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
    Cherokee, Irish and English heritage
    Mother of Barack Obama
    Anthropologist specializing in urban development
    Married to Barack Obama, Sr. (1961–1964) and Lolo Soetoro (1967–1980)
    Died of ovarian and uterine cancer at age 52

Why she might be annoying:

    She went by her middle name as her first name was Stanley.
    One high school friend called her 'the original feminist.'
    She became pregnant with Obama at 18 and married against her parents' wishes.
    Both of her marriages ended in divorce.
    Though she gave Obama religious material to read in Christianity, Hindi and Buddhism, she herself was agnostic/atheist.
    She was a distant cousin of Dick Cheney.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was named Stanley because her father desperately wanted a boy.
    She earned a Ph.D. from the University of Hawaii.
    She selflessly allowed Obama to move in with her parents so his education wouldn't suffer while she lived in Indonesia to study anthropology.
    She gave Obama written speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. and encouraged him to follow his own dreams.
    She remained on friendly terms with her ex-husbands and made sure both her kids stayed connected with them.
    Obama states his passion for a better health care program stems from watching his cancer stricken mom become 'more worried about paying her medical bills than getting well.'
    Spreading her ashes over the Pacific Ocean, Obama stated his biggest regret was not being there when his mother died.
    Obama calls his mother 'the dominant figure in my formative years...values she taught me continue to be my touchstone when it comes to how I go about the world of politics.'

Credit: Scar Tactics


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 22 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 73 Votes: 42.47% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 24 Votes: 70.83% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 178 Votes: 51.12% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 31 Votes: 51.61% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 562 Votes: 58.19% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 783 Votes: 70.37% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 54 Votes: 68.52% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 661 Votes: 58.40% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 2665 Votes: 78.05% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 6057 Votes: 67.38% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 806 Votes: 70.22% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 197 Votes: 62.94% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 659 Votes: 62.52% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 838 Votes: 68.26% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 172 Votes: 38.95% Annoying