Michelle’s Brother Didn’t Think Relationship With Barack Would Last

“And I’ve told this story many times about when you first started dating Barack. So Mich starts to date Barack, and we don’t know who this guy is, we’re just like, ‘Barack? Who’s got a name like Barack?’ And I’m thinking it’s gonna last a month like most of your relationships,” Robinson said.

Michelle objected, however, saying, “That’s not true. I’ve had many a long-term boyfriend.”

Robinson then laughed: “I wouldn’t call those guys boyfriends.”

He recalled his first meeting with Barack, mentioning how his mother, the late Marian Robinson, was thrilled that he was tall. “And I said to myself, ‘Too bad it’s not going to last,’” Robinson said.

“But the best part of it was, after we met him and she had been dating him for a little while she said, ‘Would you mind Craig, taking him to play?’ And at first I said, ‘No way, I’m not going to do your dirty work for you. If he turns out to be a bad dude, I’m not going to be the one to say,’” Robinson said.