Obama's Senate acceptance speech...he thanked Rev Wright before his family?

[Catchawave]

http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Election_Night_Speech

Begins...

Thank you, Illinois. Let me begin by thanking all of the people who have been involved in this effort. From downstate to upstate, city, suburb, from every community throughout the state. Let me say how grateful I am to all of you for the extraordinary privilege of standing here this evening. Let me thank, because I will forget later on, it is a thankless task, let me thank the best political staff that there has been put together in this state. They are wonderful. You know who you are. You guys have been outstanding. I appreciate all of you. Let me thank my pastor Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. of Trinity United church of Christ. Fellow Trinitarians out there. Let me thank all the elected officials that stood by me through thick and thin. But most of all let me thank my family. I am so grateful to my nephew Avery, my niece Leslie, my mother-in-law Mary, my brother-in-law Craig Robinson. His wonderful girlfriend, Kelly. My sister Maya, my new niece Suhaila right there, my brother-in-law Conrad. And most of all my two precious daughters Malia Obama and Sasha Obama. And the biggest star in the obama family until the two girls grow up. The love of my life, Michelle Obama, give it up to Michelle. Give it up!

...speech continues

[NCarolinawoman]

1. Do you know if his maternal grandparents are alive?

I had heard that they had a lot to do with raising him.

[DURHAM D]

2. Grandmother is still alive I believe - Grandfather is deceased. eom