Obama’s Mother-In-Law, Marian Robinson, Will Also Live in the White House

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And, while President-elect Barack Obama and Marian Robinson seem to get along very well, CBS News correspondent Senior White House Correspondent Bill Plante notes that extended presidential families living at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue have ruffled some feathers in the past.

want be of MD @ Jan 13, 2009 21:37:48 PM

good Example

This is a perfect example of how families can and maybe should work. Helping each other - an entact family unit. Much better than divorced, alone, single parent, bad example and lousy attitude units.

of @ Jan 12, 2009 07:03:22 AM

Another Lincolin ?

Yoy have a great family !

I think you have got everything to be a nother A Lincolin.

Please, be a good work : " Nothing could make happier "

bart @ Jan 11, 2009 05:15:43 AM

Taxes

I think we should raise our taxes to help "Poor Tax Payers" learn how to write in English. The word "too" is what you were looking for, meaning also. This is basic 1st or 2nd grade curriculum. I hope you will spend more money on educational taxes and less on griping about the new president!

In all due respect of NJ @ Jan 10, 2009 22:00:37 PM

The Right Move

Yes, definitely the right move for the girls. Grandma Robinson stepped in when Mom and Dad were on the road a lot, and this will likely help with what is sure to be a time of great upheaval for Obama's two young girls.

As for the 60 minutes interview, Barack made it clear that his mother-in-law was invited to live with them, but that he (Obama) was smart enough not to tell her what to do. (She's also apparently smart enough to realize how disrupted her life will be, away from her home, neighborhood, friends she has had for years, and my guess is that she was still thinking about it at the time of the 60-minutes interview.)

Below is the transcript from that portion of the 60-minutes interview on November 16.

----- 60 Minutes Interview on November 16, 2008 ---

Kroft: There’s been a lot of talk about [that] you talked about your mother-in-law. Is she moving in with you?

Mr. Obama: Well, I don’t tell my mother-in-law what to do. But I’m not stupid. That’s why I got elected president, man.

Kroft:She can if she wants to.

Mr. Obama: But, she sure can if she wants. I think it’s fair to say that Marian Robinson is one of the unsung heroes of this campaign. We couldn’t have done it without her. ‘Cause she retired, looked after the girls, gave Michelle confidence that somebody was gonna be there when Michelle was on the road.

She’s just been an unbelievable support for all of us during this process. And you know, she likes her own space, you know. She doesn’t like a lot of fuss around her. And, like it or not, there’s some fuss in the White House. But we hope that she comes.

Kroft: So you have a new dog and your mother-in-law moving in.

Mr. Obama: Steve, I’m not gonna compare my mother-in-law to a new dog.

John Schroeder of CA @ Jan 10, 2009 19:00:19 PM

First 3 Griped, one didn't

Thanks, Steve of CA. We will all be proud of seeing Grandma Robinson embraced in the most prominent house in the world. Family values on display, finally, at that place.

of @ Jan 10, 2009 10:10:58 AM

The Right Move

I think it's great. The cynics who have a problem with it are, naturally, the Republicans who keep lecturing us liberals about family values. The more family the girls have around increases the chance of them growing up somewhat normally. And, we should all aspire to the Obamas' example of how to take care of our aging parents. Plus, with Barack's and Michelle's official duties, having Gramma along sure beats relying on Secret Service to be nannies too.

Steve of CA @ Jan 10, 2009 09:58:40 AM

poor tax payers

now we the tax payer have to pay for his mother in law to.

p melvin of PA @ Jan 10, 2009 08:19:04 AM