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Meet The Woman who Turned Down Obama's Marriage Proposal Twice by MrAwePresident: 2:28pm On May 04, 2017 |
Sheila Miyoshii Jager, his love interest, refused his advances at the time because her mother said she was too young. She was 23 and Obama was 25. The two continued to see each other, but Jager told Garrow that shortly after the proposal, Obama became more ambitious. “I remember very specifically that by 1987, about a year into our relationship, he already had his sights on becoming president,” she said, according to the book. She told Garrow that Obama’s “resolution of his black identity was directly linked to his decision to pursue a political career,” according to the review. Jager is of Dutch and Japanese ancestry. The review pointed out that Obama — who was a community organizer at the time — was eyeing a political run for mayor of Chicago or the US Senate. The review pointed out another book that said at the time, it could be seen as a political liability for a black politician in the area to have a wife who was not African-American. The review pointed out that Jager, now a professor at Oberlin College, was all but written out of Obama’s famous book “Dreams From My Father.” Obama went off to Harvard Law School and met Michelle Robinson at the Chicago law firm where she was employed, wrote Garrow, who received the Pulitzer Prize for his biography of Martin Luther King Jr. “Barack and Sheila had continued to see each other irregularly throughout the 1990-91 academic year, notwithstanding the deepening of Barack’s relationship with Michelle Robinson,” Garrow wrote, according to the review. “I always felt bad about it,” Jager reportedly said 1 Share
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Re: Meet The Woman who Turned Down Obama's Marriage Proposal Twice by Nobody: 2:32pm On May 04, 2017 |
Hmmm |
Re: Meet The Woman who Turned Down Obama's Marriage Proposal Twice by Nobody: 2:37pm On May 04, 2017 |
I bet she regretted her decision for turning down Obama's marriage proposal... 8 Likes
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Re: Meet The Woman who Turned Down Obama's Marriage Proposal Twice by Jostico: 2:37pm On May 04, 2017 |
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Re: Meet The Woman who Turned Down Obama's Marriage Proposal Twice by PEPPERified: 2:56pm On May 04, 2017 |
Na so she carry miss. 1 Like |
Re: Meet The Woman who Turned Down Obama's Marriage Proposal Twice by MrAwePresident: 2:56pm On May 04, 2017 |
TrapQueen77:Her mom had a hand in that decision too |
Re: Meet The Woman who Turned Down Obama's Marriage Proposal Twice by pizzylee(m): 3:04pm On May 04, 2017 |
moral lesson-- ladies be careful d way u turn down guys 6 Likes |
Re: Meet The Woman who Turned Down Obama's Marriage Proposal Twice by Nobody: 3:05pm On May 04, 2017 |
MrAwePresident: Yeaaah but if she really loves OBAMA to the core, why she didnt fight for it? Anyway, its their fate that they are not meant to be sha.. 7 Likes |
Re: Meet The Woman who Turned Down Obama's Marriage Proposal Twice by fernandoc(m): 3:07pm On May 04, 2017 |
Barrack is lucky she turned him down. 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Meet The Woman who Turned Down Obama's Marriage Proposal Twice by Nobody: 3:35pm On May 04, 2017 |
TrapQueen77:for sure nashe did think well then |
Re: Meet The Woman who Turned Down Obama's Marriage Proposal Twice by Amberon: 4:49pm On May 04, 2017 |
Your loss. Now you will regret forever. |
Re: Meet The Woman who Turned Down Obama's Marriage Proposal Twice by siie: 5:02pm On May 04, 2017 |
The b!tch right now will be like.. 2 Likes
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Re: Meet The Woman who Turned Down Obama's Marriage Proposal Twice by fabre4: 5:25pm On May 04, 2017 |
Amberon: TrapQueen77: siie: TrapQueen77: siie: She did well for herself she is now a professor so instead of castigating her celebrate her success I'd rather be a professor than be a President. 2 Likes |
Re: Meet The Woman who Turned Down Obama's Marriage Proposal Twice by boss1310(m): 5:28pm On May 04, 2017 |
I like to think both logically and illogically no she didn't make any mistake,she is simply not meant for him.you might not have heard of Obama if he married her or that Michelle would have been his second marriage instead of the one and only marriage so far one thing I know about Obama is that Michelle lovable personality also play a part in getting him elected,that woman was made to be a first lady 8 Likes |
Re: Meet The Woman who Turned Down Obama's Marriage Proposal Twice by iamrealdeji(m): 5:36pm On May 04, 2017 |
her biggest regret ever I'm sure . Obama of life. 1 Like |
Re: Meet The Woman who Turned Down Obama's Marriage Proposal Twice by Nobody: 6:05pm On May 04, 2017 |
MrAwePresident: I think the real question is "would he still have been ambitious if she had accepted his proposal?" The fact is: if you're not careful, some friends can easily talk you out of your fondest dreams. Who knows; maybe she would have talked him into accepting a quiet "reasonable" life as a college professor. We can argue that it took Michelle to fully unleash the potential in Barack. 9 Likes |
Re: Meet The Woman who Turned Down Obama's Marriage Proposal Twice by egopersonified(f): 6:17pm On May 04, 2017 |
Why do people think being married to a successful man is the greatest achievement a woman can attain? What if she would never have wanted to be in the public eye? 4 Likes |
Re: Meet The Woman who Turned Down Obama's Marriage Proposal Twice by DIKEnaWAR: 6:25pm On May 04, 2017 |
Obama didn't want to marry her because she is not black! He has had his eyes on the Presidency and knew that the blacks would reject him if he doesn't have a black wife and family. The whites too would reject him cos many racists hate mulattos with a bloody passion. They see them as a sinful cross pollination that ought not to have been. Prof Jager made allusions to this when she talked about Obama not wanting to introduce her in meetings. With his marriage to Michelle, he was able to downplay the fact that he was raised by a white mom and white grandparents. The blacks accepted him and whites saw him as a decent black who is proving to be different from so many other blacks. They also saw he wasn't confused and not forcing himself to be "whitified " like so many blacks do when they attain a certain status in life. They saw him as their own, with a black skin. 2 Likes |
Re: Meet The Woman who Turned Down Obama's Marriage Proposal Twice by nairaeye: 6:38pm On May 04, 2017 |
such is life for you |
Re: Meet The Woman who Turned Down Obama's Marriage Proposal Twice by Nobody: 6:56pm On May 04, 2017 |
Femi Adeshina is going to become Senate President - please side-chicks act quick |
Re: Meet The Woman who Turned Down Obama's Marriage Proposal Twice by IpobAreFools(f): 6:59pm On May 04, 2017 |
_Flatties and drug pushing are like...... 2 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Meet The Woman who Turned Down Obama's Marriage Proposal Twice by MrAwePresident: 7:51pm On May 04, 2017 |
Hmmm |
Re: Meet The Woman who Turned Down Obama's Marriage Proposal Twice by donkossy(m): 8:36pm On May 04, 2017 |
And she thought she was doing me?? She was doing herself |
Re: Meet The Woman who Turned Down Obama's Marriage Proposal Twice by SeunEgbegbe99: 8:52pm On May 04, 2017 |
I am a Yoruba man and I hate my tribe, we are very lazy and dirty, I wish I was Igbo even if I hate to admit it, I wish God could change things 5 Likes
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Re: Meet The Woman who Turned Down Obama's Marriage Proposal Twice by dayleke: 9:05pm On May 04, 2017 |
It was her kadara not to be the First Lady ni.... |
Re: Meet The Woman who Turned Down Obama's Marriage Proposal Twice by MrAwePresident: 9:42pm On May 04, 2017 |
I wonder if he had married a white woman ..he might not have had the full support of the black society |
Re: Meet The Woman who Turned Down Obama's Marriage Proposal Twice by LionDeLeo: 10:03pm On May 04, 2017 |
dayleke: @ emboldened, you mean destiny? |
Re: Meet The Woman who Turned Down Obama's Marriage Proposal Twice by ideology(m): 10:55pm On May 04, 2017 |
nne why are u lying to yourself? Who would want to be on the newspaper every day egopersonified: |
Re: Meet The Woman who Turned Down Obama's Marriage Proposal Twice by abatisegun: 11:07pm On May 04, 2017 |
SeunEgbegbe99:. See this mumu. For ur mind u think u don't make sense. |
Re: Meet The Woman who Turned Down Obama's Marriage Proposal Twice by Tazdroid(m): 2:26am On May 05, 2017 |
And see how things turned out.... Her refusal was for the best |
Re: Meet The Woman who Turned Down Obama's Marriage Proposal Twice by Tazdroid(m): 2:27am On May 05, 2017 |
SeunEgbegbe99: But no one asked you |
Re: Meet The Woman who Turned Down Obama's Marriage Proposal Twice by MrAwePresident: 4:30am On May 05, 2017 |
SeunEgbegbe99:hmmm..totally out of context here |
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