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Home Front: Politix
Obama mother-in-law to live in White House
2009-01-10
Ha! Barry doesn't have enough problems?
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Get ready for the in-law in chief.

Transition officials said Friday that President-elect Barack Obama's mother-in-law, Marian Robinson, is moving into the White House to join Michelle Obama and their two children. It's not clear whether the move will be permanent.
Shades of Ms. Lillian ...
Katie McCormick Lelyveld, the press secretary for Michelle Obama, said Robinson would decide in coming months whether she wants to stay in Washington.

Robinson retired from her job as a bank executive secretary to help with her granddaughters during the campaign.
This is fine, of course. She gets to have the granddaughters in her life and Obama has one less (perhaps) distraction on the job.
Posted by:tu3031

#9  Carter Country?
Posted by: 3dc   2009-01-10 19:05  

#8  Can you imagine being on the White House staff (Maid, Butler, Cook, Cleaning crew etc...) and having to put up with the mother-in-law?
Talk about torture...
Posted by: CrazyFool   2009-01-10 18:24  

#7  I think this is a wise idea. The girls have been in their grandmother's care for the last eighteen months or so, and before that their mother was responsible for their upbringing. The change from private to public life is hard enough on adults. The president will be surrounded by those catering to him all day long, the first lady will be busy hostessing -- a job for which I imagine she is ill-prepared, and which will therefore be highly stressful until she masters it (I do hope she makes a point to learn as much as Mrs. Bush will teach her -- I don't think she can count on much from her Democratic predecessor). Even six months with their grandmother in residence will ease the transition all around, and if possible a year would be ideal.
Posted by: trailing wife   2009-01-10 18:24  

#6  Black guy gets elected President. Mother-in-law moves into the White House with the family. We have the making for a TV sit-com here, folks. Working title: Everyone Loves Barry
Posted by: SteveS   2009-01-10 18:03  

#5  think "Aunt Esther's Momma"


*shudder*

Posted by: Frank G   2009-01-10 16:08  

#4  Momma moving in didn't work will for Mike Tyson either there champ.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2009-01-10 16:07  

#3  LOL - the Klingon's castration continues
Posted by: Frank G   2009-01-10 16:06  

#2  It means we're gonna see and hear a whole lot of Michelle.
Posted by: lotp   2009-01-10 16:03  

#1  Bummer, Barry.
Posted by: Spesh Squank5996   2009-01-10 15:56  

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