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Marian Robinson moves into the White House to help raise Sasha & Malia Obama. [JAN 2009] Mother-In-Law in the White House !


The First Grandma: Who Is Marian Robinson? Michelle Obama's Mother Has Uprooted Her Life to Help Raise Her Grandchildren...

First lady Michelle Obama may be focusing on being mom in chief, but it's her mother, Marian Robinson, who serves as the bedrock for the entire Obama clan.

Robinson, who retired from her job as a bank secretary in 2007 in order to devote more time to her grandaughters, Malia Obama, 10, and Sasha Obama, 7, left her Southside Chicago home to help her daughter and son-in-law make the transition to Washington, D.C.

Her bond with the first family is evident. Throughout the inauguration, Robinson watched closely over Malia and Sasha as a friendly assist to support Michelle and Barack Obama.

Michelle Obama has been vocal about how grateful she is for her mother's aid during the family's move from private to public life.

"My mother jokes. She said, 'You know, when I taught you and your brother to push beyond your comfort zones, I didn't expect you to drag me with you.' She has been terrific," Michelle Obama said in an interview with ABC News' Bob Woodruff last year.

"We couldn't do this without her," she added, "and we are grateful that she's going to be here, helping the girls, helping me get acclimated to the changes that we'll be facing. I can breathe a little bit easier, knowing that if I'm out late or have to travel that the girls have Grandma."

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[ghbaby08]

wow - affirmative action? so there is no way they couldn've earned their place in society? no way? why? because they're black and black can't earn their way? you're a racist - pure and simple. they do not represent you because you belong in the 19th century. stay where you are and wallow in your ignorance and bigotry

[mysterymelody]

Marian is a very beautiful woman. You can tell where Michelle obama got her beauty from!

[FasterThanYou321]

@mysterymelody - Yes, I can. She got it from the ass-end of a chimpanzee.

[consolate1]

@FasterThanYou321 What I would prefer is for you to move back to Neptune, the planet you came from. Or should I just do you the way you did the Obamas?

[FasterThanYou321]

@consolate1 - Would you prefer Porch Monkey?

[consolate1]

@FasterThanYou321 STOP CALLING HIM A NIGGER!!!!!!!

[FasterThanYou321]

@consolate1 - "Oink Oink Oink!" Eat it, lib. The Tea Party is rising. Two years ago we had blood oozing from our eyes from obama, now, it's gonna be your turn. And believe me, we are going to treat you libs just as well as you treated us the past two years. I hope you enjoyed your first and last nigger President. Once we win Congress, it's going to be one indictment after another. obama and his evil crew will be in jail where they belong. Believe it.

[consolate1]

@FasterThanYou321 You said "oink" one too many times.

[FasterThanYou321]

Anyone who voted for obama is a white nigger.

[79506170]

Ray Romano is special type is he not?

[modernecon]

In most of the world it is absolutely ordinary for parents to live with their grown children.

[mrsdoubtfire33]

you is just mad because they look better than you and your children, if you have some.i went to meet them and they looked fantastic.