Area's Other Obamas Revel in Rare Moniker

[babylonsister]

Area's Other Obamas Revel in Rare Moniker


Denise Maye Obama, 19, a graduate of T.C. Williams High School and a freshman at the University of Virginia, says she is asked daily whether she can leverage her name for good seats at the inaugural parade or a White House visit. (By Marvin Joseph -- The Washington Post)

By Steve Hendrix
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, November 28, 2008; Page B01


Nicanor Obama began to realize he might be on to a good thing when he didn't get a speeding ticket not long ago. After stopping the 28-year-old for a little lead-footing near the Verizon Center, a District police officer looked at his driver's license and put the citation book away.

"He said, 'Well, I'm going to let you go because you have the Obama name' " is how the Arlington County resident recalled the encounter.

Since Election Day, his moniker has sparked goodwill, from nightclub freebies to hearty handshakes from fellow students at the University of the District of Columbia, where he studies political science. "I'm not related to the president, but I think Obama is a good name to have right now."

Their lives might not have changed as dramatically as a certain Chicago-based Obama family, but the area's non-Barack Obamas have been basking in a little low-watt glory of their own. Suddenly, having the most famous last name in the world means cashing a check, flashing an ID or making a dinner reservation might never be the same.

"I signed up for a Harris Teeter card the other day, and the woman was, like, Obama?," said Denise Maye Obama, 19, of Alexandria. "She said: 'That's a first. Are you related to the president?' Everyone asks if I'm related to the president now. One of these times I'm going to say yes, just for the fun of it."

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[EFerrari]

1. What a pretty girl LOL! I hope she has fun with this.

:)

[sellitman]

6. I was just going to say that with those looks she should own the world anyway.

:shrug:

[liberalmuse]

2. A cop in fucking Virginia?

What a cool story.

[Joe Chi Minh]

3. Isn't that funny? And wonderful?

[Dis Pater]

4. how is this a good thing?

special favors and get out of jail free because of who you are related to?

Is this really what we want to encourage?

[babylonsister]

7. Try reading. They're not related to the Obamas, just share a name.

And who's encouraging it? Man, you worry about the wrong things.

[Dis Pater]

8. Oh, that's better. Blindly giving deference because of someones last name.

elitist much?

[rvablue]

5. Kick for the novelty cutness of this story! n/t