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GRAMPS SS

01-09-2009, 08:16 PM

Obama mother-in-law to join family in White House
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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.

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.

I'M SOOOOO GLAD I DIDN'T VOTE FOR HIM....

Poncho

01-09-2009, 08:38 PM

Maybe a nanny?

GRAMPS SS

01-09-2009, 08:39 PM

yea right,...paid by our tax dollars...i think not...her retirement home for 4 years...

Poncho

01-09-2009, 08:42 PM

Would you do it for your mom?

1320PNY

01-09-2009, 08:50 PM

Just like the Democrats, Michelle Obama is already calling the shots! Now Barrack will have to have an intern scandal to prove he has a pair!

Mother-In-Law...I don't car how big that house is...Mother-In-Law!

GRAMPS SS

01-09-2009, 08:54 PM

would you do it for your mom?

my mom is six feet under...

GTSLOW

01-09-2009, 08:58 PM

:stare

Poncho

01-09-2009, 09:05 PM

So I take it, thats a no?

GRAMPS SS

01-09-2009, 09:10 PM

YOU CAN READ RIGHT....m y m o m i s s i x f e e t u n d e r . . .
so that would be a no..unless i dig her up and stand her in the corner...

u_say_go

01-09-2009, 09:29 PM

if I liked my mother in law, I'd do it too. don't see the problem at all.

MoCkiN U

01-09-2009, 09:31 PM

if I liked my mother in law, I'd do it too. don't see the problem at all.

Im with you on that one.

Poncho

01-09-2009, 10:16 PM

Poncho,
"Sorry but this post was very rude imo. I dont want to edit a post but this wasnt going to stand."
Edited by-Yoo

moels

01-09-2009, 10:32 PM

Dan, Dani or wtf-ever you go by nowadays. I think that right there is the most disrespectful thing you could post back to Wayne's comment. Both my parents are deceased and if you ever made a reply or said something like that to me, I would kick your face in. I don't even care if your a girl now.

WickedSix

01-09-2009, 10:33 PM

just like in american gangster.....you gotta bring the family in cus they're the only ones you want to lift up and trust :rolf

Flicktitty

01-09-2009, 10:52 PM

i don't see a problem with it personally.

i mean really how much extra would it cost to have 1 extra person living there?

GRAMPS SS

01-09-2009, 11:00 PM

Sorry but this post was very rude imo. I dont want to edit a post but this wasnt going to stand.

Yoo

you have your opinion...i have my...it's my right...this is the land of the free last time i remember....

and take your comment and shove it where ever it goes nowadays...

everyone thinks this theread is wrong...well i don't ...it's news to evryone ....never before has family moved in to the white house..other then the pres..his wife and kids....never befoere inlaws....you don't like it...don't read it...if your butt hurt over it...you know the site you can go to...i posted it simply for the news content....

Mr Twigbert

01-10-2009, 07:36 AM

Free rent..

I'm sure the cousins will be next to move in..

Breecher_7

01-10-2009, 07:40 AM

Sorry, im with Wayne on this one. I almost made this post myself. The whitehouse has always been the home of the the "first family" Not the extended family.... It should be Nobama, his wife and children, and thats all. It isnt the ****** ramada. Whats next? Cousins movin in? Putting up low income housing in the backyard? Name one other president that has had anyone living in the whitehouse other then immediate family other then this fool.

lordairgtar

01-10-2009, 07:44 AM

Andrew Jackson....his deceased wife's niece. Acted as official hostess (first lady's actual job)

Breecher_7

01-10-2009, 07:46 AM

Andrew Jackson....his deceased wife's niece. Acted as official hostess (first lady's actual job)

Very informative, Thank You.. So she was acting as the first lady? Not a 3rd wheel, That I find to be OK i guess.... I just dont approve of this situation at all..... :flipoff2: Im with ya Wayne...

michelle

01-10-2009, 09:15 AM

I don't see the big deal. Both parents will be very busy, especially during the beginning, so I can see the benefit of having a grandparent with their children to help with the transition to this new lifestyle. I would rather have a family member with my children then someone that's hired for the job.

Breecher_7

01-10-2009, 09:25 AM

And so has every other president that has had children in the whitehouse, you didnt see them draggin grandma in...

michelle

01-10-2009, 09:28 AM

And so has every other president that has had children in the whitehouse, you didnt see them draggin grandma in...

I wouldn't expect every President to make the same exact choices as the President before them. Would be a completely different world if that were the case.

And now I am just curious, but does the secret service have to protect any of the President's family outside of his children and wife? Just wondering if a President's parents are protected in any way, even if they live in another state.

GHOSST

01-10-2009, 09:55 AM

BBQ at the White House! I'm down.

Poncho

01-10-2009, 09:58 AM

WickedSix

01-10-2009, 10:27 AM

its taxpayer money being used to protect, feed and shelter a person that DOES NOT need it. Family is awesome but Obamas family isnt a part of mine, nor extended family such as friends.....i dont like having to pay for things I dont believe are right

That_Guy

01-10-2009, 11:50 AM

GRAMPS SS

01-10-2009, 11:56 AM

GRAMPS SS

01-10-2009, 11:56 AM

BBQ at the White House! I'm down.

nope..BBQUICK went out of biz....:thumbsup

01-10-2009, 01:37 PM

i don't see a problem with it personally.

i mean really how much extra would it cost to have 1 extra person living there?

ditto

Flicktitty

01-10-2009, 02:55 PM

Just a question.... if this was McCain's mother in law (if still alive) would you think differantly of it?

01-10-2009, 03:02 PM

Just a question.... if this was McCain's mother in law (if still alive) would you think differantly of it?

It would have never made it on the board.

WickedSix

01-10-2009, 03:34 PM

Flick I would have hated it either way.....i'm not a republican I'm a libertarian.....I hate governement interferance and spending......voting for either one of the two mainstream candidates this year was a vote against my core values. We'd have alot less problems if we weren't trying to protect everyperson from themself. I don't believe in socialist healthcare, I don't believe in bailouts, I believe in people taking an interest in their own sucess and working hard to achieve it. Why people as a country have gotten so afraid to let businesses and people die who aren't capable of sustaining themselves is beyond me. The welfare of others is better left to charitable donations by whomever wishes to contribute rather than the forceful fleecing of everyone that is taxes.

70 cutlass 442

01-10-2009, 04:32 PM

Just a question.... if this was McCain's mother in law (if still alive) would you think differantly of it?

No.

Breecher_7

01-10-2009, 04:33 PM

Movin on in, Movin on up........

70 cutlass 442

01-10-2009, 04:41 PM

i don't see a problem with it personally.

i mean really how much extra would it cost to have 1 extra person living there?

they will probably put her on a government payroll for something BS like takign care of the kids or housekeeping. will 1 exta person living there raise your taxes or affect you in any way.... No, but it all comes back to principal and what is right and what is wrong, and this is just wrong.

GRAMPS SS

01-10-2009, 05:09 PM

Just a question.... if this was McCain's mother in law (if still alive) would you think differantly of it?

no i wouldn't flickster....what is good for one...good for all.....

1320PNY

01-10-2009, 05:35 PM

I have no issue with whomever lives there. I just think that I love my Mother-In-Law because she doesn't live with me. I think that when you put someone's daughter in bed with you, a little distance is a good thing. Other than that, I'm just not happy any Obama is in the White House.

Prince Valiant

01-10-2009, 05:49 PM

nope..BBQUICK went out of biz....:thumbsupHard to run a business that wanted to make customers conform to IT'S schedule (IE, rush to get out of work so I could sit down for an unusually early dinner...that took a long time to get to me to boot, IF they were there)

My take on the Mum-in-law living in the whitehouse is it, by itself, is no big deal.

BUT, what I find odd about the story was that Michelle had several notably LONG absences from the campaign trail...I mean, she wasn't totally incognito, but there certainly were spells in which her absence were notable for the amount of time; notable enough to get people thinking "they must think michelle is a drag on the campaign."

Now, at the time, it was explained away that "Michelle is pursuing her most important job...raising her daughters", admittedly and admirable endeavor.

BUT, why then does the story say that Mum-in-law retired from her day job to help raise the children during the campaign? If Michelle was really away from the campaign to raise her daughters as much as they had claimed, my guess is that a wealthy woman like herself wouldn't really also need the full-time help of her mom.

I don't think anything going on awry, and it's not a terribly big deal for mum-in-law to reside with the first family imo...there are many families across the US that have a grandparent living with them, for various reasons.

BUT, I do think it reveals one of the many little "white lies" we hear of the campaigns...and definitely gives a little credence to those who surmised Michelle's absence was due her ability to fairly or unfairly, turn people off the obama campaign, or make him/them seem decidedly less desireable as a whole.

just sayin'

nismodave

01-10-2009, 06:04 PM

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Yooformula

01-10-2009, 06:10 PM

wasnt hillary collecting rent from the gubment for the secret service agents living in a house on her property? I bet mom in law gets protection and a salary.

Yooformula

01-10-2009, 06:11 PM

Just a question.... if this was McCain's mother in law (if still alive) would you think differantly of it?

we might not but the media certainly would have and you would have heard about all day long.

Yooformula

01-10-2009, 06:17 PM

That_Guy

01-11-2009, 12:28 AM

Just a question.... if this was McCain's mother in law (if still alive) would you think differantly of it?

i would have bitched... honestly... obama and his family "wife and kids" should be the only family invited to live there.. you didnt see pres bush inviting his mom and day to live at the white house.. nor did you see Clinton. look at it this way.. those grandma's are getting 5 star room and board on your tax dollar..

HITMAN

01-11-2009, 02:58 AM

Gee, why stop at nanna, why not let the whole extended family move while they're at it...:rolleyes:

I guess it's no longer the White House, now it's Cabrini-White. The next thing on the agenda is a basset-ball court we get to pay for. Will the net be nylon or chain link? What's comes after that? I can see it all now...
A warm summer evening, and the Obama family out on the porch at 1600 Pennsylvania, chewin' on watermelon, spittin' seeds an talkin' 'bout fixin' what whitey done fucked up...

:alcoholic

jakedrew

01-11-2009, 08:02 AM

lets forget bush just bought 400k$ worth of fine china dinner set.

just ask yourself if the country was better off 8 years ago ;)

Waver

01-11-2009, 08:17 AM

lets forget bush just bought 400k$ worth of fine china dinner set.

just ask yourself if the country was better off 8 years ago ;)

lets see it was....do you think that that ***** gore would of handled 9-11 any better?

Now as far a mommy in law moving in...I think that is crap....put her in a hotel like you do when you arnt the president. Have her move into the house that you are leaving empty for however long you are president....I dont give a shit......dont stick her in the whitehouse...I sure as hell dont want ot be paying for her meals and what not. If it was my mom or mother in law and I was the president, I wouldnt be moving them in eigther.

DocDave

01-12-2009, 08:27 AM

What do you think he meant we he said 'change' is comming.

Flicktitty

01-12-2009, 09:26 AM

i would have bitched... honestly... obama and his family "wife and kids" should be the only family invited to live there.. you didnt see pres bush inviting his mom and day to live at the white house.. nor did you see Clinton. look at it this way.. those grandma's are getting 5 star room and board on your tax dollar..

i said this earlier in the thread.

for 4 YEARS how much is it gonna cost for ONE extra person to be living at the White House?

Then how much is it gonna cost each individual person?

Seriously i bet with as many tax paying person, the most you will have to pay to have her live there is like a Quarter (25cents) a year.

01-12-2009, 09:28 AM

We really shouldnt question or bash the Obamas, afterall according to the first lady...

Michelle Obama: "For the First Time in My Adult Lifetime, I'm Really Proud of My Country"

gee thanks I guess all we needed was a black guy huh.

...or a different political perspective.

BTW- be glad that Obama mamma moved in because she will probably help the family out for free.

Seriously i bet with as many tax paying person, the most you will have to pay to have her live there is like a Quarter (25cents) a year.

Dude, that's like 75 million dollars. It will probably be less than 0.01 dollars/term

Flicktitty

01-12-2009, 11:08 AM

...or a different political perspective.

BTW- be glad that Obama mamma moved in because she will probably help the family out for free.

Dude, that's like 75 million dollars. It will probably be less than 0.01 dollars/term

exfuckactly....everyone's acting like it's some big money effort to let her live there. has anyone here never walked past a penny sitting on the ground somewhere?

seriously. not a big deal.

Myles

01-12-2009, 11:12 AM

liberal pieces of shit.

MoCkiN U

01-12-2009, 12:17 PM

exfuckactly....everyone's acting like it's some big money effort to let her live there. has anyone here never walked past a penny sitting on the ground somewhere?

seriously. not a big deal.

exactly.

hmm. Lets see how would a person feel to be in a position where they are getting probably credible death threats every day or even every hour. Would you really want your kids transiting to a hotel out of your watch or families watch even if secret service is with them. Then if so what does that cost to have a team of agents travel with, set up in a hotel, and monitor kids around the damn clock. Its not that big of a deal to have them stay in one spot (white house) and have family watch them and sure as shit will cost less.

If the dude will start protecting our soliders better let him move his whole block to the white house i dont give a shit. Doesnt effect me personally but fix our economy which does effect me and help our veterans then get our military home

Yooformula

01-12-2009, 02:20 PM

I guess I am different then Al. I am proud of my country ALL the time not just when a political view is changed. I love how some people think its ok morally and ethically to have a president of the greatest nation in the world cheat on his wife and lie about it too. That didnt make me ashamed to be an American! I was pissed at 1 guy not my Country for it. Some people have made mistakes but this COUNTRY stands for something. She made have that right to say what she wants but doesnt make it right.

I would assume having the mom in law now entails a security detail all hours, a salary because she can claim to be taking care of kids and she is living rent and food free. Somehow I dont think the bills in the white house are the same as my house so an extra person is NOT cheap. Those kids will go to one of the best most expensive private schools period with full time security. If thats too much for them then dont run for president! If no other president had extended family living there why should this one? I think its dumb and TAKING ADVANTAGE.

There was a time in the last 8 years that our unemployement rate was at an all time low, jobs were being created at a high rate and Americans bought homes more than ever and yes gas was cheap. I would hold individuals more accountable for buying outside of their means then losing their homes. Just because a bank says you qualify doesnt mean you can afford it. But somehow its the gubmnt fault for all of the foreclosures? At least imo, I feel safer knowing we wont so easily be the victims of a another terrorist attack on OUR soil. I wont feel so safe with someone like Obama or Clinton....what would they do? toss some firecrackers and stay stop.

Obviously there is nothing more that can be done now but pray he does a good job and doesnt dismantle our military. Although I still believe he got elected simply for the color of his skin and the fact that Mccain appeared to be able to cut it.

TraceDaddy

01-12-2009, 03:48 PM

I think it might be a stretch to assume the mother-in-law is drawing a salary. And if she was, that it was coming from federal dollars. Obama might be paying her. And if she is helping with the children, she could be lessening demands on regular White House staff who do need to keep the kids in check. IE If Barack and Michelle are at a state dinner they aren't hiring a babysitter they found on CraigsList.

Finally, Obama's immediate family does get secret service support. Though not a full cadre. (Can't have terrorists kidnapping family members to gain leverage.) The cost of that support would lessen if his mother-in-law was in the White House instead of Timbuktu.

At worst, her living expenses are probably a wash.

Breecher_7

01-12-2009, 05:01 PM

For me this issue has nothing to do about money. Its tradition. The white house is not a ******* motel 6. Its for the first family, not for the first families extended family. Plain and simple. Grandma can live in the ******* ditch as far as im concerned.

All you fools that wanted CHANGE, well its starting right here....

Now just wait for your taxes to get increased and your guns to get taken away....

jakedrew

01-12-2009, 07:28 PM

^ guns aint going anywhere. keep telling yourself that if that makes you happy.lol

yooformula has alot of good points in his post.

no matter who got in, people are still going to b1tch and complain about something. IF mccain and palin got in they would have to face the same issues.

If you dont like it, move. Plain and simple. Think you got it better in canada then go, like to play in the sand? have at it :).

if grandma wants in, so be it. Pay her to watch the kids. Who (if you had kids) would you want to watch your kids, grandma? or some stranger? Maybe it costs me 10$ a year, so be it. everyone posted here probably has no idea where all your 'tax money' goes.

Voodoo Chick

01-12-2009, 08:26 PM

If my mother-in-law moved in with me.....I'd jump off a water tower.

Breecher_7

01-12-2009, 09:07 PM

^ guns aint going anywhere. keep telling yourself that if that makes you happy.lol

No shit... :rolleyes: Doesnt mean they wont try......

jakedrew

01-13-2009, 07:11 PM

gotcha. :). SO the usa is in the shitter, bush last night admitted things didnt go as planned then babbled some more and basically some people's only worries is that they think obama is going to try his hardest to remove our guns.lol

i personally am not worried about someone taking my guns, or even trying...i am worried about my job and other peoples jobs.(something that everyone didnt worry about years ago i bet)