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MADem

(135,425 posts)
Thu Nov 14, 2013, 04:12 PM Nov 2013

Looking back, they sure didn't give him enough credit!!!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/wp/2013/11/14/quoted-craig-robinson-on-when-the-president-and-first-lady-started-dating/

“We were just thinking, ‘He’s going to be like all these other guys, he’s going to be kicked to the curb in about six months and then we won’t have to worry about it.’”


--------– Craig Robinson, the first lady’s brother, on his family’s reaction when Michelle Obama and President Obama first started dating. In a wide-ranging interview on Graham Bensinger’s sports talk show, Robinson (Oregon State head basketball coach) said his parents were also skeptical about how long the relationship would last — but the president won them all over after a pick-up basketball game. “Looking back, we didn’t give Barack, the president, enough credit,” Robinson admitted.

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Looking back, they sure didn't give him enough credit!!! (Original Post) MADem Nov 2013 OP
And many others don't give him enough credit either... giftedgirl77 Nov 2013 #1
I love the quote from Craig Robinson... sheshe2 Nov 2013 #2
 

giftedgirl77

(4,713 posts)
1. And many others don't give him enough credit either...
Thu Nov 14, 2013, 04:30 PM
Nov 2013

No matter what the President does there are constantly haters sprouting their doom & gloom. Clearly their magic eightball is broken & they just need to let the man do his job. No matter what when it is all said & done we are waaaayyyy better off than we were 6 years ago.

sheshe2

(87,272 posts)
2. I love the quote from Craig Robinson...
Thu Nov 14, 2013, 04:31 PM
Nov 2013

Such a typical family response to a new beau for their sister/ daughter. Yup won't last.

Barack and Michelle have come a long way baby~

Thanks so much for finding this, MADem!

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