Comments on: Michelle Obama’s graduation advice

By: Remember the Obama’s have asked us all to cut back and contribute? — “Just words” « Sharp Right Turn

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:27:10 +0000

[...] course, it is all double standard, you see. As Michelle Malkin pointed out back then, the Obamas gave LESS THAN 1% of their 2000-2004 income to cha…: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and his wife Michelle gave $10,772 of the $1.2 [...]

By: Another Budget Destroyed: Michelle Obama, UC Merced, and a Whopping Million Dollars « Frugal Café Blog Zone

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:54:19 +0000

[...] Anyone? Michelle Malkin: Recessionista: The cost of MichelleO’s commencement appearance and Michelle Obama’s graduation advice and To GIVE and to SERVE: the $6 billion National Service boondoggle Bookworm Room: FLOTUS gave all [...]

By: happy2behere

happy2behere — Wed, 20 May 2009 14:58:05 +0000

You’re right, I shouldn’t complain. When someone tells me I should give, who gives little herself, I should just laugh. HA HA.

By: FirstSkirt

FirstSkirt — Mon, 18 May 2009 20:11:08 +0000

IHMC #97: Because Obama and his hyphenated American, unelected, unaccountable to anyone wife give us so much to complain about. Geez, putz, get a life.

By: Michelle Malkin » Recessionista: The cost of MichelleO’s commencement appearance

Mon, 18 May 2009 17:01:09 +0000

[...] I noted over the weekend that charity-stingy First Lady told the grads at UC Merced to “give back.” [...]

By: Ilovemycountry

Ilovemycountry — Mon, 18 May 2009 15:23:05 +0000

You people have lost your minds – complain, complain, complain……

By: spaceycakes

spaceycakes — Mon, 18 May 2009 14:27:32 +0000

If she wants to give back, she’d better give that mouth back to the moray eel she took it from…

By: single stack

single stack — Mon, 18 May 2009 14:17:30 +0000

Post #94 is directed to flyoverman.

By: single stack

single stack — Mon, 18 May 2009 14:16:15 +0000

How are your coach’s actions “giving back”? What debt was he repaying?
What he did was charity. What did you do to “give back” to him?
Your inability to discern the difference shows that you’re the one who’s stuck on stupid.

By: ErinF

ErinF — Mon, 18 May 2009 13:26:21 +0000

Oh, YEAH!!! Like I need advice from the bitter half. No thank you.

By: dan708

dan708 — Mon, 18 May 2009 13:06:28 +0000

Those newly minted grads will be “giving”, all right; they’ll be “giving” more of their money to the govt to pay off Obama’s new record-setting deficits; they’ll be “giving” more of their money than previous grads to pay off their enormous student-loan debt; and they’ll be “giving” YET MORE of their money to the govt once Obama gets his socialized healthcare system.

By: NJ-Aviator

NJ-Aviator — Mon, 18 May 2009 12:53:35 +0000

Michelle Obama telling new graduates to GIVE is laughable. Maybe she can tell all the grads about how she walked the walk.

Or not…

Did it occur to her that Americans give an incredible sum of money to charitable causes and donate vast amounts of time to same? And all this is done -volunarily-. We do so without the helping redistributive hand of the Obama’s.

Does she have a clue of how much Catholic Parishioners give to charity? How much time they volunteer in their community helping people in need? How much food and clothing are donated to families and people in need?

In this country that she is so ashamed of… we are doing just fine without her “instruction”.

I’d like her to GIVE us all a break.

By: Give Back: First Lady Michelle Obama’s UC Merced Graduation Message « Frugal Café Blog Zone

Mon, 18 May 2009 12:06:32 +0000

[...] reading: The Daley Gator: Michelle “Guns” Obama to grads, GIVE BACK! Michelle Malkin: Michelle Obama’s graduation advice Bookworm Room: FLOTUS gave all right *UPDATED* Hot Air: Aw: Stingy president stiffs daughters’ [...]

By: tarpon

tarpon — Mon, 18 May 2009 11:28:49 +0000

Did she talk about all she accomplished at her $300k a year ‘no show up” job, and how they can get one like it?

She really is the accomplished hustler, so her tips would be valuable to the wanna bees.

By: ArizonaNeanderthal

ArizonaNeanderthal — Mon, 18 May 2009 10:45:47 +0000

lgm said
but neglects the followup

In 2005, however, that total jumped to $77,315 (4.7 percent of annual earnings), and to $60,307 in 2006 (6.1 percent).

And I give 10% off the top to my church plus others–closer to 16-17% of gross. But I do not demand other give anything nor do I hire others to take it from them as the government does. And as I plan on having little taxable income for the next few years no, it is not tax deductible. Nor did I use taxpayer money to wrangle a big job for my wife.

President Obama’s 4.7 and 6.1% does not impress. Charity given with a loud voice is more ego than free giving.