Politics | President Obama Obama Is Not Only a Woman, He's My Cousin She defends her column—and reveals their family ties By John Johnson Posted Jul 3, 2010 1:34 PM CDT Copied President Obama speaks at his town hall-style meeting Wednesday in Racine, Wis. (AP Photo/Journal Times, Mark Hertzberg) Well. Kathleen Parker today defends her previous column about Barack Obama being our first female president but sees her critics' point that it's not easy for black man to get angry in public (he'll be seen as Angry Black Man). She then offers this twist: She doesn't see him "exclusively as a black man" because "he is my cousin. I had intended to save this nugget for a future column, but now seems as good a time as any to brag." She elaborates in the Washington Post: "Apparently, we are descended of brothers whose parents ... emigrated from Germany to the colonies about 1733. According to the family grid, Obama and I seem to be eighth cousins once removed." And so, "speaking as a cousin, and a not-so-sensitive columnist-citizen, I'm pulling for him to do better." Read These Next NFL fans see same costly gaffe two weeks in a row. A naughty rabbit kicked off the 51st season of Saturday Night Live. Homeowners are increasingly becoming 'accidental landlords.' The Supreme Court delivered bad news to Ghislaine Maxwell. Report an error