0 country. whatever else you want to say, whatever other arguments we re going to have about entitlements, about war, about medicare, about medicaid, it s not going to be about having an african-american first family because they have done it so beautifully. and by the way, to have walked the tightrope of race the way they have, having come up as baby boomers in the affirmative action era when people thought, hey, wait a minute, maybe they don t deserve it, they ve got to prove themselves, barack and michelle have proved themselves into that sense and proved themselves also as parents. i think every signal my kids went to the same school their kids are attending. every word you hear is they re dedicated parents. they go to the meetings, they do it all right, they cross the t s, dot the i s. that s beyond politics and yet it s the essence of america. and the ole story i have heard from african-americans is the bar keeps being raised on you all the time. if you re going to be the
good evening. great pleasure to welcome craig robinson to larry king live. michelle obama s older brother, men s basketball coach of the oregon state beavers, author of the new book a game of character. a family journey from chicago s south side to the ivy league and beyond. craig was introduced to the world in a sense on the night of august 25th, 2008. that s when he got the chance to introduce his sister michelle at the democratic national convention. here is a little of that. please join me in welcoming an impassioned public servant, a loving daughter, wife, and mother, my little sister and our nation s next first lady, michelle obama! larry: what was that like for you, craig? spectacular, larry. i just i can t even put it in words hardly still. it was such an honor to be a part of that and be able to introduce my sister. it was a great honor. larry: i understand that you wanted oprah to do it, is that right? well, here is what i thought when they asked me.