Just how old was Obama's mother when he was conceived?

Question

If she was more or less Bristol Palin's age would it be fair to conclude that Obama is the result of the action of a couple of hare-brained nitwits and should therefore be summarily dumped by all left-thinking Democrats everywhere in favor of the waaayyyyy more qualified Joe Biden?

Answer 1

She was 18 when she conceived Barack, and 18 when she gave birth to him.  

Answer 2

I think you are missing the point here.

Obama's mother didn't go around preaching "abstinence only" and run on "family values". However, Palin wants to shove conservative ideology down our throats. Perhaps if Palin let her daughter take birth control, instead of living in denial about young people having s*x, her family wouldn't be in this predicament.

Sure plenty of kids are overcome by hormones and make mistakes.  That is why we need to accept reality and work with reality by giving education to our children, instead of being in denial about what they do when the adults aren't around.

Answer 3

That's quite a stretch.  No it would not be fair to conclude that.  I think you misunderstand the left's reasons for bringing this up.

A brand new mother of a baby with Down Syndrome as well as a soon-to-be grandmother of her teenage daughter's baby should think twice about accepting the 2nd most important job in the world if she truly is the family-first type of woman that she says she is.

Answer 4

The real reason Obama wants the issue of Palin’s teenage pregnant daughter “off limits” is because his mother was three-months pregnant with HIMSELF when she married the father.

See http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/...

Answer 5

jitz203...so you're saying it's ok for kids to s***w around as long as they don't get pregnant? That's pretty screwed up and frankly, her pregnancy is none of your business.  

Answer 6

I was married and eighteen when I became pregnant, I'm not a hare-brained nitwit, and my children didn't become pregnant before marriage, and they put themselves through college and have married and given me four lovely grandchildren.

I am a Democrat.

I am also tired and angry of having Republicans insult me for the past eight years.  They have called Democrats immoral, unpatriotic and assorted other insults, including lazy welfare bums.

I'm tired of Republicans period.

Obama, whom I was not crazy about reminded me of how it used to be, when politicians used to worry about the average Joe.

Instead of if business was paying too much in wages or taxes.

Answer 7

Who cares, but I can see why his Father abandoned him.

Answer 8

18 - to strictly answer the question and not to insert political rhetoric.

I get where you're going, but don't insult... as a fellow Republican.

Answer 9

Obama's mother was the same age, 17, when Obama was conceived. She was 18 when he was born in Kenya and then later flown to Hawaii. Are you aware of the Berg lawsuit? Why won't Obama show his birth certificate?

It is VERY funny that Obama was the product of a similar situation. I also find it funny that Obama said he didn't want his own daughters "Punished" with children at an early age.