First Lady Requires More Than Twenty Attendants
Last Updated on Wednesday, 3 February 2010 01:19 Written by Scott Wednesday, 3 February 2010 01:19
By Dr. Paul L. Williams Monday, July 6, 2009
“The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it”
—Albert Einstein
“In my own life, in my own small way, I have tried to give back to this country that has given me so much,” she said. “See, that’s why I left a job at a big law firm for a career in public service, “ Michelle Obama
No, Michele Obama does not get paid to serve as the First Lady and she doesn’t perform any official duties. But this hasn’t deterred her from hiring an unprecedented number of staffers to cater to her every whim and to satisfy her every request in the midst of the Great Recession. Just think Mary Lincoln was taken to task for purchasing china for the White House during the Civil War. And Mamie Eisenhower had to shell out the salary for her personal secretary.
How things have changed! If you’re one of the tens of millions of Americans facing certain destitution, earning less than subsistence wages stocking the shelves at Wal-Mart or serving up McDonald cheeseburgers, prepare to scream and then come to realize that the benefit package for these servants of Miz Michele are the same as members of the national security and defense departments and the bill for these assorted lackeys is paid by John Q. Public:
$172,2000 – Sher, Susan (CHIEF OF STAFF)
$140,000 – Frye, Jocelyn C. (DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND PROJECTS FOR THE FIRST LADY)
$113,000 – Rogers, Desiree G. (SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT AND WHITE HOUSE SOCIAL SECRETARY)
$102,000 – Johnston, Camille Y. (SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE FIRST LADY)
$102,000 – Winter, Melissa E. (SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT AND DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE FIRST LADY)
$90,000 – Medina, David S. (DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE FIRST LADY)
$84,000 – Lelyveld, Catherine M. (DIRECTOR AND PRESS SECRETARY TO THE FIRST LADY)
$75,000 – Starkey, Frances M. (DIRECTOR OF SCHEDULING AND ADVANCE FOR THE FIRST LADY)
$70,000 – Sanders, Trooper (DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND PROJECTS FOR THE FIRST LADY)
$65,000 – Burnough, Erinn J. (DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY SOCIAL SECRETARY)
$65,000 – Reinstein, Joseph B. (DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY SOCIAL SECRETARY)
$62,000 – Goodman, Jennifer R. (DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SCHEDULING AND EVENTS COORDINATOR FOR THE FIRST LADY)
$60,000 – Fitts, Alan O. (DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ADVANCE AND TRIP DIRECTOR FOR THE FIRST LADY)
$60,000 – Lewis, Dana M. (SPECIAL ASSISTANT AND PERSONAL AIDE TO THE FIRST LADY)
$52,500 – Mustaphi, Semonti M. (ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY TO THE FIRST LADY)
$50,000 – Jarvis, Kristen E. (SPECIAL ASSISTANT FOR SCHEDULING AND TRAVELING AIDE TO THE FIRST LADY)
$45,000 – Lechtenberg, Tyler A. (ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE FIRST LADY)
$45,000 – Tubman, Samantha (DEPUTY ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR,SOCIAL OFFICE)
$40,000 – Boswell, Joseph J. (EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE FIRST LADY)
$36,000 – Armbruster, Sally M. (STAFF ASSISTANT TO THE SOCIAL SECRETARY)
$36,000 – Bookey, Natalie (STAFF ASSISTANT)
$36,000 – Jackson, Deilia A. (DEPUTY ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE FIRST LADY)
The article above was originally posted on Canada Free Press on July 6, 2009. Since this time there has bee an update to the information, please see First Lady Now Requires 26 Servants to get more info on that. Enough to make you a bit upset for sure, especially when you consider this:
Mary Lincoln was taken to task for purchasing china for the White House during the Civil War. And Mamie Eisenhower had to shell out the salary for her personal secretary from her husband’s salary.
Total Personal Staff members for other first ladies paid by taxpayers:
Mamie Eisenhower: One– paid for personally out of President’s salary.
Jackie Kennedy: One
Roseline Carter: One
Barbara Bush: One
Hilary Clinton: Three
Laura Bush: One
I recommend reading the follow-up to this, First Lady Now Requires 26 Servants and form your own thoughts and opinions. As for my opinion, I would demand the removal of all of these staff members if the power were mine. Leave a comment, tell me what you think.
Still Shopping?
Last Updated on Sunday, 27 December 2009 07:23 Written by Scott Sunday, 29 November 2009 11:00
Do you still have shopping to do? I do as well, just a few more items not a whole lot. I have been looking at the deals coming out on the web tomorrow for CyberMonday, actually alot have already come out.
Browsing around I have found that one of the toughest places on the web to beat is Amazon.com
Nikon Coolpix L100
One amazing deal that I found is the Nikon Coolpix L100 10MP Digital Camera with 15x Optical Vibration Reduction (VR) Zoom. This is an awesome camera if you are shopping for a point and shoot model. It has 10.0 megapixels to start with, which will give you a lossless print size up to 20 x 30 inches. It also has a 15x optical zoom, this is not like many cameras that have a digital zoom which can reduce the quality of the photo. There are other cool features like smile mode which only releases the shutter when a subject smiles, 3.0 inch LCD display and a blink warning that tells you when a subject has blinked. There is much more and I am personally recommending that you give it a look if you are in the market for a great camera. The price is the greatest part, at $189.99 this is a tough deal to pass up. Use this link to go directly to it: Nikon Coolpix L100 10MP Digital Camera with 15x Optical Vibration Reduction (VR) Zoom
Another site I recommend for not only gifts, but everyday items for decorating and furniture is Hope Road Gifts, you can get 25% off through CyberMonday by using the coupon code “BlackTurkey” during the checkout process. The reason I like this site is simple, 25% of all proceeds are contributed to 200million-nickels.com, so whenever you buy you are helping to build a future for the homeless people right here in our country.
Just wanted to throw this info out there for everyone, hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!
Take care web.
Give a Man a Fish
Last Updated on Sunday, 27 December 2009 07:23 Written by Scott Tuesday, 3 November 2009 11:00
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
I think I was pretty young when I heard that now famous quote by Zhong Ni – aka Confucius. I am pretty sure that I did not understand it at that age and I asked my Dad or someone about it and got explanation. There is so much in life that we pick up at a young age and give no credit to it; it probably has a lot to do with relating the memory of something to a particular behavior. I would guess a great deal more to having that memory in the first place; we forget so much of our childhood it seems.
This quote in a nutshell describes the difference that I talked about in my last post. Many organizations and groups out there are more than happy to give a man a fish. Give those in need a meal, or a temporary place to lay their head, sometimes even clothing. There are many people, groups and organizations that provide those in need with the tools that they need to be successful, literacy training, works skills, financial skills. But tools are only good if there are resources to apply them to. I can give you many different hammers, and thousands of nails, but they are worthless if you have no wood. I can give you any saw that you want to make wood from trees, but what good is the saw if there are no trees? How about I give you millions of seeds to hundreds of varieties of trees?  What good is it if you have no land to plant them? Do you see my point, there always has to be a resource to apply a tool to.
That is what I think puts the end goal of 200million-nickels.com in another league from most of the other entities out there are doing in their approach to the problem of homelessness. These efforts are great and they do make a difference, but I think that there needs to be more.
And more there shall be. When the funds are raised there will be the acquisition of housing, industrial space, retail space and professional to make it all come together. Homeless people will be recruited as employees to help build, retool and remodel these facilities to a usable state. Once complete more will be recruited to fill positions in the manufacture of consumer products to be distributed through the retail spaces. While employed they will receive job training and provided with housing and transportation. Additional training will be available to further their skills outside of manufacturing to assist them on both the personal and professional level. Once 18 months of employment are completed they will be placed into a job placement program to assist them in furthering their careers with other companies and have the skills, confidence and resources to continue on with their lives. This will create a new opening for another person to enter in and get the assistance needed to rebuild their life as well. In addition to getting the benefits mentioned above, they will also be provided a paycheck and health insurance. Who doesn’t like it?
Now that you all know my dream can you be a part of it? Will you help me? Again, here are two ways to do it; go to 200million-nickels.com and click on the Contribute button at the top of the page and give what you can, or you can go to BirdHousesandFeederStore.com and make a purchase of which 20% will go to this project. Here is a bonus way that you can help, simply share this with others. Helping to spread the word to others will help this dream become a reality much faster than keeping it to yourself.
That’s all for tonight, leave me some feedback and share your thoughts and your dreams.
Take care web.
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