First Lady requires more than twenty attendants

[larrymeyer]

WTF And no cost of living for social security. But O is talking another $250 dollar check for old people. Dems figure older people will have Altzhimers and forgot just that they got $250.00 but the COl will go on each year if they get it

http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/12652

First Lady requires more than twenty attendants

By Dr. Paul L. Williams Tuesday, July 7, 2009
By the staff of thelastcrusade.org

Update: First Lady Now Requires 26 Servants
“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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Bookey, Natalie (STAFF ASSISTANT)
Jackson, Deilia A. (DEPUTY ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE FIRST LADY)

There has NEVER been anyone in the White House at any time who has created such an army of staffers whose sole duties are the facilitation of the First Lady's social life. One wonders why she needs so much help, at taxpayer expense, when even Hillary, only had three; Jackie Kennedy one; Laura Bush one; and prior to Mamie Eisenhower social help came from the President's own pocket.

Note: This does not include makeup artist Ingrid Grimes-Miles, 49, and "First Hairstylist" Johnny Wright, 31, both of whom traveled aboard Air Force One to Europe .

canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/12652

Yeh, I know, The Canadian Free Press has to publish this because the USA media is too scared they might be considered racist. Sorry America !

SICKENING.........ISN'T IT

[mjfletcher]

Assuming the last two are earning the same 36k as the one before them, thats a total of $1,328,500/yr just for her staff.

[mythaeus]

Ugh...secretary of a secretary of another secretary. Something has to be done this government waste.

To put things in perspective, Hilary Clinton (in the White House) had 19 staffs, Laura Bush had 18. Here's the factcheck.org info on this: http://factcheck.org/2009/08/michelle-obamas-staff/

Al

[Philbert]

Ugh...secretary of a secretary of another secretary. Something has to be done this government waste.

To put things in perspective, Hilary Clinton (in the White House) had 19 staffs, Laura Bush had 18. Here's the factcheck.org info on this: http://factcheck.org/2009/08/michelle-obamas-staff/

Al

From your link: "The combined annual salaries for the 22 staffers we can specifically identify as working for Michelle Obama come to $1.6 million. For the 18 we could identify as working for Laura Bush in 2008, the total is $1.4 million."

It's curious how there's a seemingly endless supply of anti-Obama outrage just waiting to be tapped at the slightest opportunity, yet nobody gets mad at being played for suckers time and again by distortion mongers. The author quoted in the OP is trying to manipulate the reader for his own agenda. He didn't provide context of previous recent first lady staffing arrangements because that would take the wind out of his sails. In other words, he selectively fed you half the relevant information in order to provoke the emotional response he wanted. Doesn't that annoy anyone?

[adymond]

Ugh...secretary of a secretary of another secretary. Something has to be done this government waste.

To put things in perspective, Hilary Clinton (in the White House) had 19 staffs, Laura Bush had 18. Here's the factcheck.org info on this: http://factcheck.org/2009/08/michelle-obamas-staff/

Al

Man how do I get a job as the special assistant to the undersecretary to the director of policy and projects to the First Lady? I mean what the hell kind of responsibilities would that person actually have? The First Lady doesn't even set policy. WTF?

[LorDiego01]

why do you idiots get your panties up in a bunch over $1.6mill..

when they've wasted trillions in two wars and bail-outs?

get a life.

[andrewjs18]

why do you idiots get your panties up in a bunch over $1.6mill..

when they've wasted trillions in two wars and bail-outs?

get a life.

because 1.6 million is 1.6 million that doesn't need to be spent at the tax payers expense.

if you don't like the article..keep moving along. =)

[velkly]

why do you idiots get your panties up in a bunch over $1.6mill..

when they've wasted trillions in two wars and bail-outs?

get a life.

So I suppose you agree with Harry Reid?

Those trillions are made up of a few little million, just like this. Either you start somewhere or you get nothing done.

[PisnNapalm]

Honestly this is much ado about nothing... It's pocket change.

[Elmar]

From your link: "The combined annual salaries for the 22 staffers we can specifically identify as working for Michelle Obama come to $1.6 million. For the 18 we could identify as working for Laura Bush in 2008, the total is $1.4 million."

It's curious how there's a seemingly endless supply of anti-Obama outrage just waiting to be tapped at the slightest opportunity, yet nobody gets mad at being played for suckers time and again by distortion mongers. The author quoted in the OP is trying to manipulate the reader for his own agenda. He didn't provide context of previous recent first lady staffing arrangements because that would take the wind out of his sails. In other words, he selectively fed you half the relevant information in order to provoke the emotional response he wanted. Doesn't that annoy anyone?

There should be no taxpayer supported staff for any first lady.