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Anonymous Coward User ID: 48069696 United States 10/14/2013 12:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Holy shit you guys like kickin her. I sincerely hope that your wives and daughters get the same treatment and disrespect. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1373293 They would deserve nothing less. ...and as far as her budget goes. Big fucking deal. The Canadian PM's wife gets a cadre of staff and detail assigned to her as well. ALL FUCKING LEADERS SPOUSES AND CHILDREN DO. This isn't just a US thing. This is an EVERYONE'S situation. 1.5 million, good for her for keeping it there. Unlike half the ridiculous crap I've read over the years that government grants are given for to the tune of 10 BILLION dollars. MONTHLY. Let's not include the 85 BILLION per month given to banks to buy US T Bills. Seriously...inflation happens. And she, like all wives need functionaries to help out. She's not Donna Reid for fucksakes, she's the first lady. *Recognizing the fact the US is severely fucked up right now. Doesn't excuse being rude. Do onto other's as you would be done on to you. Spitting on someone's wife because of situation and who they fell in love with. That's a pretty ugly place to be. Really bad Karma so I would suggest getting right with the Lord and contemplating the position of throwing those rocks at people. I know you believe your economies of scale comparisons hold water. Problem is, this isn't Canada, and we shouldn't be having to tell ourselves, "Well at least its not..." because it shouldn't be to that point anyways. Unlike Canada, these people are supposed to be our employees. Being president and first lady is a privilege and a public servant role and should be treated as such. Quite frankly, the president shouldn't be taking a salry either. The roles are not an excuse to bolster elite status, that's all taken care of naturally in the "former president and first lady" years. The first lady should perhaps have one special assistant to help schedule her days, maybe an additional assistant to help with style and situational etiquette advice and training...not anything close to a cadre or "staff". I don't want my first lady, no matter her politics, to have a full-time staff of personal pollsters and handlers. Her role is ornamental and figurehead, not an additional way to drain taxpayer funds to propagandize the masses and be divisive towards opposing views, let alone the taxpayer funded vaycays for 50 friends to Spain or the WH a private concert hall for today's hottest "artists" on a weekly basis. The previous 43 first ladies (give or take the latter years of Laura) got by just fine without a social networking assistant and other ridiculously unnecessary staffers. |
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miserkocho2 User ID: 47145462 Australia 10/14/2013 12:20 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | "America is just downright mean." — Michelle Obama Quoting: Anonymous Coward 626317 "For the first time in my adult life I am proud of my country because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback." — Michelle Obama "The truth is, in order to get things like universal health care and a revamped education system, then someone is going to have to give up a piece of their pie so that someone else can have more." — Michelle Obama "Being first lady of the U.S. is 'Hell'." — Michelle Obama "All this for a damn flag." — Michelle Obama I often feel the same way about this country. Hell, many of your fellow GLPers expressed similar disdain for this country. And my kids will not be indoctrinated by forcibly worshiping a damn flag (false idol) 5 days a week for 13 years. By this and the other posts you've made to this thread, it's obvious to me that you are a paid shill. Are you on her staff also, sucking the American taxpayers? The American flag is a symbol of our country's love for peace, freedom and "united we stand" belief. A flag is not a false idol, this country was founded by Christians. Every country on this planet has a flag that they display with pride. Sounds to me that you are either a Muzz or that you hate America, either way, if you hate America and the America flag so much, why don't you leave this country and go live somewhere else? As far as the bloated and huge cost to the American taxpayers that this First Lady has cost us, and you're defending the whole nonsense, shows that you are out of touch with the real economics involved, along with the anger citizens feel today. The President (and First Lady) are not royalty, he is elected by the People and for the People. Don't let the back door hit you in the ass on your way out! you can assign that eating the american flag is a good diarrhetic but history will reveal its not.maybe founding a country on religious tenets,is the reason its fundamentally flawed.elected\selected,leave "by the people for the people"stuff for the human centerpede. Last Edited by _M_ on 10/14/2013 12:36 PM #444 bill L |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 20281893 United States 10/14/2013 12:25 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | you can assign that eating the american flag is a good diarrhetic but history will reveal its not.maybe founding a country on religious tenets,is the reason its fundamentally flawed.elected\selected,leave "by the people for the people" for the human centerpede. ???????????????? |
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Ms. Superduper User ID: 46155084 United States 10/14/2013 12:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | "Now, reports are surfacing that her entire entourage costs taxpayers around $1.4M per year. That is almost three times the cost of Laura Bush’s staff, which was $561,325." Quoting: LADY ENIGMA [link to americanoverlook.com] "Word coming out of a Canadian press outlet is revealing that American taxpayers are shelling out a staggering total of $1,591,200 annually for the First Lady’s 22 member personal staff. She has deputy assistants to the President and Policy and Projects; a press corps; deputies for chief of staff social secretaries; and associate directors of scheduling, traveling aides, and correspondence people who help full time directors of these divisions. This figure doesn’t include her make- up artist or First Hairstylist who rode with her aboard Air Force One on one trip to Europe." Read more at [link to www.westernjournalism.com] Well, y'all don't think she signed the contract without seeing the perks first, do 'ya? lol Greater is He who is in me than he who is in the world. Whatever feels good to your soul, do that. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 47190350 United States 10/14/2013 01:06 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | That is actually very reasonable. How about Congress spending 5.25 Million per year (that's the Senate) on their hair! Just ONE of those planes that they warehouse because the military doesn't use it? Well, that could pay for the health care of 1000 people. JUST ONE. All the money goes to militarization, and that should piss you off big time. Michele's budget is peanuts. Really, WAKE UP! |
LADY ENIGMA (OP) User ID: 5980562 United States 10/14/2013 02:49 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | That is actually very reasonable. How about Congress spending 5.25 Million per year (that's the Senate) on their hair! Just ONE of those planes that they warehouse because the military doesn't use it? Well, that could pay for the health care of 1000 people. JUST ONE. All the money goes to militarization, and that should piss you off big time. Michele's budget is peanuts. Really, WAKE UP! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 47190350 You have completely missed the big picture here. And what about the billions the Obama's have spent all vacations, is that very reasonable to you?? Michelle Obama and the entire Congress are out of control. They use the American taxpayers money for their personal entitlement programs. These people are elected (Michelle as wife to the President), they are a complete and total embarrassment, to be in charge of our economy, financial and otherwise. ENIGMA |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 48349296 United States 10/14/2013 04:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Rare breeds are supposed to be a hall mark of rare breeding in the Aristocracy [link to www.vetstreet.com] Papillons were favorites in the French royal court, but they almost disappeared after the French Revolution because of their association with the aristocracy. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 48362621 United States 10/14/2013 04:48 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The last letter to Debra is very interesting: [link to www.stankovuniversallaw.com] |
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