tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post5790168970490393728..comments2024-02-29T03:34:23.190-05:00Comments on Who Were the Sea Peoples?: The Virginia Dynastygcallahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-4438518128584047212012-07-05T17:36:39.848-04:002012-07-05T17:36:39.848-04:00I am talking of close relation
In that case, it&#...<i>I am talking of close relation</i><br /><br />In that case, it's not true that the Bushes are closely related to over twenty presidents. For example, you say that Obama and Bush are related. In fact they are eleventh cousins. Eleventh cousins are not closely related.Josiah Neeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04408537831149151396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-54194838597374428402012-07-04T13:22:21.485-04:002012-07-04T13:22:21.485-04:00Well, we could of course take this to an extreme a...Well, we could of course take this to an extreme and say that we are all related. But then, we could also say that Virginia is just a part of the Earth or the United States of America, and thus it is no big deal that a lot of Earthlings or Americans have been the president at some time. <br /><br />Of course, I am talking of close relation (i.e. relationships that fall within dyadic kinship terms).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-22907208588648706182012-07-04T12:22:48.947-04:002012-07-04T12:22:48.947-04:00the Bush's alone are related to over twenty pa...<i>the Bush's alone are related to over twenty past presidents.</i><br /><br />Given that all human beings share a common ancestor, this is not so surprising. You, also, are related to over twenty past presidents.Josiah Neeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04408537831149151396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-72256811170993843112012-07-04T12:21:40.595-04:002012-07-04T12:21:40.595-04:00Excellent point. Note also that each succeeding Vi...Excellent point. Note also that each succeeding Virginian president served as Secretary of State in the prior Virginian's administration (they could not serve as their Vice President, as the Constitution precludes both offices being held by citizens of the same state). <br /><br />Finally, though, America had had enough of dynasties and elected a non-Virginian... who was the son of the prior non-Virginian president.Josiah Neeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04408537831149151396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-80268339255523859642012-07-03T21:40:20.383-04:002012-07-03T21:40:20.383-04:00Shoot, the Bush's alone are related to over tw...Shoot, the Bush's alone are related to over twenty past presidents. If you include both Bush's and their relatives, that means one family has ruled for 24 of 44 presidencies!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-62404041095417260392012-07-03T21:35:35.451-04:002012-07-03T21:35:35.451-04:00Well, Obama is related to both Bush and Cheney, an...Well, Obama is related to both Bush and Cheney, and we've had two Bush's, plus many of the past candidates have been inter-related, as well. Clinton is related to the Kennedy's. Let's also not forget how many presidents are related to past presidents from longer ago. Nobody makes much a fuss about all of this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com