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Obama's mother-in-law will join family in White House


New York Times

Posted: 01/09/2009 07:18:51 PM PST


WASHINGTON — Over the years, several U.S. presidents have been forced to ponder the delicate (and sometimes unpleasant) question of whether to move the in-laws into the White House.

Ulysses S. Grant shared space with his father-in-law, who grumbled and squabbled with other relatives, historians say. Harry Truman lived with his mother-in-law, who declared that she knew "dozens of men better qualified" to preside over the Oval Office.

Friday, the transition team of President-elect Barack Obama confirmed that his 71-year-old mother-in-law would be moving, at least temporarily, into the grand residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. While Grant and Truman might have been forgiven for gritting their teeth at such a prospect, Obama has said he would be delighted to have his wife's mother, Marian Robinson, join the first family in Washington.

After all, Robinson, known as a loving, tough-minded matriarch who rarely shies from speaking her mind, has been the bedrock of the Obama family. During the presidential campaign, she retired from her job as a bank secretary to care for the Obama girls, Sasha, 10, and Malia, 7, while their parents were on the road.

She accompanied them to school and piano and dance lessons, cooked their meals, ran their baths and put them to bed. She is expected to continue to play a critical role in the family's effort to keep the girls' lives as normal as possible.

But while Robinson has been the family mainstay, she also has prized her independence. She chose to work as a secretary, though her parents had preferred that she become a teacher. She ran the 50- and 100-yard dashes in the Illinois senior games when she was well into her 60s.

She has often teased her daughter, Michelle Obama, and the president-elect about their household rules for her granddaughters.

Bedtime at 8:30 p.m.? "That's ridiculous," Robinson told the Boston Globe last year, suggesting that was too early.

TV for only an hour? "That's just not enough time," she said.

As for the healthy, organic foods the Obamas favor? "That's not my thing," said Robinson, who said she enjoyed salty fried foods and dismissed efforts to make such dishes healthier.

"If you're going to have fried chicken," she said, "have fried chicken."

Marian Robinson is so deeply rooted in Chicago and in the brick bungalow where she has lived for decades that Obama seemed uncertain until recently that she would make the move.

"She's just been an unbelievable support for all of us during this process," Obama said on "60 Minutes" after he was elected president.

http://www.mercurynews.com/nationworld/ci_11419520
 

Broke Cowboy

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Maybe he could bring in his (?) brother (?) from South Africa and a few shirt tailed cousins from his homeland in east Africa as well?

I suspect they all would be happy to see him "Movin' on up"

Cheers OT

BC
 

loomixguy

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Oldtimer said:
Obama's mother-in-law will join family in White House


New York Times

Posted: 01/09/2009 07:18:51 PM PST


WASHINGTON — Over the years, several U.S. presidents have been forced to ponder the delicate (and sometimes unpleasant) question of whether to move the in-laws into the White House.

Ulysses S. Grant shared space with his father-in-law, who grumbled and squabbled with other relatives, historians say. Harry Truman lived with his mother-in-law, who declared that she knew "dozens of men better qualified" to preside over the Oval Office.

Friday, the transition team of President-elect Barack Obama confirmed that his 71-year-old mother-in-law would be moving, at least temporarily, into the grand residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. While Grant and Truman might have been forgiven for gritting their teeth at such a prospect, Obama has said he would be delighted to have his wife's mother, Marian Robinson, join the first family in Washington.

After all, Robinson, known as a loving, tough-minded matriarch who rarely shies from speaking her mind, has been the bedrock of the Obama family. During the presidential campaign, she retired from her job as a bank secretary to care for the Obama girls, Sasha, 10, and Malia, 7, while their parents were on the road.

She accompanied them to school and piano and dance lessons, cooked their meals, ran their baths and put them to bed. She is expected to continue to play a critical role in the family's effort to keep the girls' lives as normal as possible.

But while Robinson has been the family mainstay, she also has prized her independence. She chose to work as a secretary, though her parents had preferred that she become a teacher. She ran the 50- and 100-yard dashes in the Illinois senior games when she was well into her 60s.

She has often teased her daughter, Michelle Obama, and the president-elect about their household rules for her granddaughters.

Bedtime at 8:30 p.m.? "That's ridiculous," Robinson told the Boston Globe last year, suggesting that was too early.

TV for only an hour? "That's just not enough time," she said.

As for the healthy, organic foods the Obamas favor? "That's not my thing," said Robinson, who said she enjoyed salty fried foods and dismissed efforts to make such dishes healthier.

"If you're going to have fried chicken," she said, "have fried chicken."

Marian Robinson is so deeply rooted in Chicago and in the brick bungalow where she has lived for decades that Obama seemed uncertain until recently that she would make the move.

"She's just been an unbelievable support for all of us during this process," Obama said on "60 Minutes" after he was elected president.

http://www.mercurynews.com/nationworld/ci_11419520

Now Anal Tourette's imagines the New York Times is a credible source!?!?!? It they print it, it MUST be true!
 
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