What the NYT’s 8,100-word Valerie Jarrett profile didn’t tell you
Here is a perfect example of why I wrote Culture of Corruption (officially out today — I’ll be launching on Hannity radio and TV.)
Over the weekend, the New York Times published a massive, 8,100-word profile of the Obamas’ best friend and Chicago crony, Valerie Jarrett.
The author, Robert Draper, laments that “[o]ver a four-month period of reporting, I struggled to understand Jarrett’s ineffable raison d’etre in the Obama White House.”
Four months. More than 8,000 words. Several glossy, high-fashion photos.
And he still couldn’t figure out that the “ineffable raison d’etre” of Valerie Jarrett, a Daley-trained politico and consigliere, is power.
Four months. More than 8,000 words. Several glossy photos.
But not a word about Jarrett’s involvement in Michelle Obama’s patient-dumping scheme at the University of Chicago Medical Center, where Jarrett sat of the board of directors.
And not a word about Jarrett’s involvement in Grove Parc — the Chicago slum complex managed by Jarrett’s company, Habitat, Inc. To this day, Jarrett refuses to answer questions about the dilapidated housing development.
No worries with the NYTimes, though. Instead of showing you this:
They give you leggy Glamour Shots:
The woman the NYTimes calls “the ultimate Obama insider” represents the antithesis of “Hope and Change.” She’s a high-fashion, old-school influence peddler. One of her pet causes: Bringing the Olympics to Chicago for Mayor Daley. Here’s how the White House squared her lobbying on the issue with Obama’s no-lobbying rules:
Just a quick post to advise that we granted an authorization under Section 3 of the President’s Ethics Executive Order to Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett to lead the White House’s effort to support Chicago’s bid to secure the 2016 Olympics.
The President promised during the campaign that staff would not work on contracts or regulations directly related to their former employers. We have captured that promise in Paragraph 2 of our revolving door rules, which applies to non-lobbyists. Valerie previously served as Vice Chair of Chicago 2016, the non-profit entity responsible for the Chicago bid. Although Chicago 2016 was not her “former employer” in traditional terms, the term “former employer” in the President’s Order encompasses entities that appointees served as directors or officers, as Valerie did here. (To be clear, Valerie was not a lobbyist for Chicago 2016, and this waiver has nothing to do with lobbying.)
We decided that a waiver of Paragraph 2 was in the public interest in order to help bring the Olympics back to the United States. Valerie’s past experience with Chicago 2016 makes her ideal to work with the city and its bid committee to help win the Olympics for the U.S., with the many benefits that would bestow. In her time working with the City of Chicago on its bid, she developed knowledge about the process that will make her a powerful advocate and liaison. Although Valerie previously volunteered with Chicago 2016, she has no continuing financial relationship with them. Since the Administration already plans on vigorously supporting the United States’ sole 2016 Olympic bid, we felt that letting Valerie lead our efforts was strongly in the public interest.
It’s not about enriching her cronies, you see. It’s in the “public interest!”
Jarrett has a gift for rationalizing the increasing gap between what Obama promised and what he’s delivering. The Times magazine profile mentions her advocacy of reversing lobbying restrictions on stimulus projects — and spins it as a “civil rights” issue:
In recent weeks, senior staff members have fought among themselves over an executive memorandum relating to the Recovery Act. Section 3 of this memo severely restricts contact with White House officials by registered lobbyists to discuss specific stimulus projects. Jarrett has argued that this requirement, while virtuous in theory, means that certain disadvantaged communities — represented, for example, by civil rights organizations whose directors happen to be registered lobbyists — will not be heard. “So there are these tough meetings,” one participant says, “where there are some very strong, very male voices basically saying, ‘The president said we were going to do it this way, and we have to do it this way, come hell or high water.’ And Valerie is one of a group of folks who are saying: ‘You know what? We said we were going to try it. We said we were going to see how it’s going to go. And we need to make sure we do this in a way that’s ultimately consistent with the values we brought to Washington and making sure that we accomplish what we set out to accomplish.’ ”
As usual, Obama listened to his BFF. The Hill reported over the weekend:
In a significant change, the Obama administration will now allow lobbyists to meet and have telephonic discussions with government officials regarding economic recovery projects.
The lifting of the ban comes after K Street has cried foul for months and has challenged the White House on its restrictions…
…In March, President Obama announced that government officials would not be allowed to consider the views of lobbyists regarding specific stimulus projects unless the requests are put in writing. The materials also had to be posted on an agency’s website within three business days of receipt. Lobbyists have said that the policy was one more example of the administration’s disdain for their industry.
Now, the just-revised rules will allow government personnel to accept meetings and calls from federally registered lobbyists on the implementation of stimulus projects. The head of the Office of Management and Budget, Peter Orszag, issued a new guidance late Friday regarding the administration’s communications with registered lobbyists about economic recovery funds.
Lobbyists can make their cases — and agency officials can listen to them — at “widely attended gatherings.” Government officials have to ask whether the person they are talking to at such events is a federally registered lobbyist speaking on behalf of a client.
Agency officials are required to promptly disclose on the Internet all oral and written communications with lobbyists concerning policy or projects funded under the recovery act. They also have to disclose any written communications with lobbyists regarding pending applications for competitive funding.
“Required to promptly disclose on the Internet.”
Ha. Ha. Ha.
I bet Obama and his BFFs had a chuckle over that one.
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Fun fact: Jarrett oversees the White House Office of Urban Affairs, home of pay-for-play corruptocrat urban czar Adolfo Carrion.
Birds of a feather…
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These bottom feeders need to be thrown out by their ears and disenfect the house! Obama and his clan first!
Ah, this more like the Clinton Years – the cadres of morally corrupt yups who took the whole Clinton ethos and ran with it. The Obama ethos looks even more dubious, if that’s possible. Slick Willy’s minions were slick, but Obama’s are positively greasy.
Birds of a feather indeed! Adolpho’s last name would suggest we are dealing with vultures here! Everready to dip their beaks into your eyesockets even before you’ve expired! (enjoy your breakfast all)
Obama calling MM telling her to cease and desist if she knows what’s good for her in 3…2…1…
Well, at least she’s “consistent with the values they brought to Washington”. Corrupt race-hustling insider political hacks enriching themselves at the taxpayer trough. Sort of like Obama. Birds of a feather.
All you need to know about this women is in the picture of her with the Flag touching the floor.
8000 words? That’s a hell of a lot of space to devote to a relatively minor official. How much was the NYT paid to run it? Or was this a payback for some other consideration?
Wonder how much damage they will do to The White House when they are thrown out?
As I mentioned in an earlier thread, Jarrett’s campaign contributions may have exceeded the FEC’s limits.
In 2007, Valerie Jarrett donated $2,300 to the Obama campaign. The same year, somebody named “Valeri Jannett”, also from Chicago and having the same employer as Ms. Jarrett, donated $2,100 to Obama. Given Ms. Jarrett’s high profile position in the administration, I would have thought that someone would have brought this up by now. A quick Google search for the two names only brings up this blog post… from nearly a year ago.
The more you look around the more corruption you see in this administration. When is America going to wake up?
I definitely agree with that statement about making a video tour of that area and making it a commercial for the GOP or for that matter anybody wanting to expose dear leader for what he is….
throw em out by their ears? I can think of better ways but I like my posting privileges too much to post it….use you imagination on that one…
Way off topic,but I had to say it.I just got a n e-mail from Borders books and Michelle’s new book is one of their recommended books of the month.
Very cool,since Borders has a reputation of burying Conservative writers.
Obama must really think that the American Public is dumb as a box of rocks. I take very personal offense to the FACT that I am considered to be an idiot on a daily basis by this administration and it’s adoring MSM. Sickening, absolutely sickening.
As soon as people like Charlie Gibson stop being cheerleaders, put down their pom-poms, and start doing their jobs as professionals……. don’t hold your breath.
A quote taken from the description of the housing project Jarrett was in charge of might describe the White House after Obama and his cronies are given the boot!…
“About 99 of the units are vacant, many rendered uninhabitable by unfixed problems, such as collapsed roofs and fire damage. Mice scamper through the halls. Battered mailboxes hang open. Sewage backs up into kitchen sinks. In 2006, federal inspectors graded the condition of the complex an 11 on a 100-point scale – a score so bad the buildings now face demolition.” I fear some of that might just happen to this Country’s House. Or maybe they will just torch the place as they leave.
I think you’re right, but I’ll make a gander that 99.9% of Odumbos supporters are as dumb as a box of rocks.
I will be going out today to purchase my copy. Can’t wait!! I predict another best-seller.
These crooks need to be arrested and thrown in the slammer and the keys thrown away.
I realize that all of Obama’s associates are crooked,but are they all ugly,too?
When I was a kid,I had a turtle that looked a lot like Valerie Jarrett,but it was kinda cute…for a turtle.
Yet the stock market is rallying again on abysmal trading volume. Rigged treasury bond market has caused a bubble in that market and TARP has caused a bubble in the stock market. I wonder how that is going to end given the astounding disconnect behtween financial markets and reality.
BTW, is anyone puzzles as to why gas prices are climbing even though oil inventories are reportedly gushing? I wonder if the “cash for clunkers” handouts have anything to do with it? I’m not sayin’, I’m just sayin’.
Did she see Michael Jackson’s ‘dermatologist’? Just sayin’
Phil, personally, the price of gas is a tool used to effect the market place. Totally artifical. I do not believe for one minute it is a reflection of anything except that.
ooppss, I should have said “personally, I believe…”
There should seriously be a viewer warning on those “Glamor Shots” here, MM.
I actually would’ve preferred it had the NYT run actual “Glamour Shots” taken, perhaps, at the mall in Alexandria, or perhaps Naperville.
A pink boa would be preferable (and certainly more apropos) to the oily tree trunks readers were treated to in the article.
And did anyone notice the subject of the Diego Rivera-sized photo over the sofa? Good grief, It’s
JackieMichelle O and herPT-109 Captainpot-smoking presidential hubby looking so “glamorous!”Jarrett’s housing deal is common in Chicago. MANY “insiders” have Federally-funded deals where they get to “develop” (steal) Federal money supposedly given them to build low-cost (black) housing. On the Brown Line you pass by Cicero, and many units of nearly-new two-story apartment buildings are already boarded up with fire damage showing. These units weren’t six months old. You cannot give people something for nothing and expect them to have any interest in it. Yet the billions continue to be wasted in the name of “diversity” and “housing for the poor”. Where, exactly, it’s written that American taxpayers have to provide free housing for life for a particular class of citizen I don’t know. I can’t find it anywhere in the Constitution or Bill of Rights.
Her development company is named Habitat, Inc.? Nobody that lives there finds that offensive? I guess when you are dodging rats and falling plaster, there isn’t time to bother with such trifles.
Why yes, yes they are. Why do you think that FOX News’ ratings are so far superior to the other news shows. Just look at the people reporting it. Who would you rather look at??? I know they also have better shows…but the reporters and anchors are really good looking, and that can’t hurt! I believe that beauty comes through from the soul.
“Habitat” is such a politically correct, righteous word and since Obama and his minions only care about appearances…it serves it’s purpose.
When you think of corruption, what cities come to mind? New Orleans, Chicago, all of New Jersey, southern California, Detroit. All in the pocket of corrupt politicians. All a result of affirmative action and the entitlement attitude. All the “little people” want to be taken care of, but what they are getting is oppression and they either don’t realize it or they are to apathetic to care.. When will we destroy this horrible element in our Country and take it back?
Ok, so where were all these pictures and info BEFORE the election??
Jeeze….
Talk about your whited sepulcher….
I don’t think Chanel or Valentino, nor Yves St Laurent have anything off the rack to cover those tree trunks. Also, the shoes are too sensible to be Haute Couture. Perhaps they’re some low-heeled Ferragamos?
I need some more photos & details to be sure–mind you, I’m not really interested enough to find out *yawn*
More than any other figure in Obama’s administration, this woman scares the hell out of me.
“Carrion” (dictionary.com)
–noun
1. dead and putrefying flesh.
2. rottenness; anything vile.
How appropriate to the entire Obama administration.
And the more apparent it is that this administration is an organized crime family being run from the White House.
For my money, ShellieO is the real killa…
All of you people who are afraid of Obama because you see him as an “evil genius” are so wrong. He’s a glib, uninformed salesman who is misguided enough to believe that he has “a gift” (messianic that is). His only gift is that he won some kind of enthnico-political lottery that will leave him a wealthy and famous figure for being the latest front man for a vast corrupt machine.
BINGO!
Does anyone ever read the magazine part of a non-read newspaper??
What values? Their “values,” judging just by the past 6 months, are diametrically opposed to those values I hold dear.
Fortunately, we know from their track record that their position on every important issue is in fact, the complete opposite of what is uttered publicly. The problem is, however, that many American’s have not yet discovered this propensity. The Chinese have. As have the Russians, and most other European administrations.
Thoughtful, concerned conservative American patriots need to hold every supporter of the Obama Administration policies accountable. Steps need to be taken in the voting booths across in every state, to remove the invasive and obnoxious weeds from the American garden, so that the beneficial, and healthy standards can continue to nurture and sustain us.
Like leeches, who suck life’s blood for their own sustenance, weeds steal the nutrients needed for healthy growth. Whatever label you wish to put on the current crop of “entitlement robber Barons,” be it…
fascists,
socialists,
statists,
communists,
ACORN A-holes,
race-baiters,
promoters of victim-hood,
or just plain liberals,
one thing remains constant…these money-grubbing, power-hungry deviants are destroying liberty and freedom, andthey must go before they claim so much power it will be impossible to be rid of them without having to utilize violent revolt as a last recourse!
What’s funny is conservatives pretending to care about a dilapidated housing development or anything of the sort.
Personally, I think her role in it is disturbing but you guys acting all caring and like it matters is hilarious.
What an incredibly childish comment. Why do you moonbats insist on relegating anything posted by conservatives as “this is sooo funny,” or “like it matters is hilarious.” Your level of maturity reminds me of the cheerleaders in middle school making fun of someone they are afraid of. It’s like, like, totally, awesome!
The massive amounts of illegal funds raised by the Hope-a-Dope campaign, along with their knowledge of that criminality — plus the fact that they got away with it — remains one of the great untold stories of the 2008 election.
They don’t “think” that you’re stupid. They’re convinced that you are.
Check of proof:
Q.E.D.
soooo, moonshot, you agree with us?
Or are you just acting ‘all caring & like it matters’?
Oh. Sorry. I forgot the left has all of the conscientiousness of the USA in their pockets.
I guess they just had a hole in that pocket & it fell out on the subway somewhere.
How can I agree with you when I am well aware that its ODS on your part and not sincere caring about poverty and poor people. That’s what I’m finding funny and trust me that many people reading this are grinning because they know exactly what I’m laughing at.
moonshot…an interesting inclusion of luna (looney), and shot (in the dark?) Together they seem to embrace your philosophy and hypotheses.
Why not just come out and illustrate your vast understanding of Conservatism, all while parroting the language of the left? For example:
Conservatives don’t care about people.
They want to starve old people.
They don’t want children to be safe…or educated…or be healthy.
They want to get rich off the backs of the poor…the black inner-city folks…the
illegalundocumented aliens.They want to take money away for just causes, like protecting the Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse, in order to fund the latest future weapons, like the F-22 mass annihilator!
Did I leave anything out, moonie?
Right-On, moonbat is all about following the crowd. She basis her opinions on “what kewl.” You are trying to rationalize with someone who is incapable.
are you freaking kidding me?
Yes, I know you sleep on pins and needles and worry yourself into a frenzy worrying about the homeless, poverty and mistreated people.
>:O
That is fine moonbeam–you are wrong about everything else so why not this?
“care about a dilapidated housing development”
When is cost US money and is nothing but a scam from start to finish you are damn right we care. WE spent millions to build Chicago’s Cabrini-Green housing project, millions more to run the damn thing and millions more to tear it down and then millions more to move the residents into new home to destroy. Yes moonbeam–we care. I really doubt her actions disturb you–our noticing might but as I said you are wrong about everything else so why not this?
Have a nice day moonbeam.
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Hating Liberals: it is more than a job-it is an adventure.
Conservatives don’t care as much as compassionate and concerned liberals who make sure that people continue to live in crapholes like this so they can be used as political tools.
Back in the day when I worked for a Real Estate consulting firm, we ran an awful lot of info to Valerie over at the city planning office.
She is good at the whole Tiff thing — creating little pockets of reserved taxes to be used off the books. It’s the Chicago way. She was so good, they let her start her own company. It’s all connected here in the city.
Paalleeaasseee – Moonbat, you don’t give a ratz arse for anyone – I don’t know who you think you are fooling. You can stop with the phoney self-righteous, sacrifical attitude any time. You people are all talk, while you support killing your own children. Start cleaning up your own house, before you call us uncaring. And that isn’t anything to laugh at.
Shame, I’m sure moonshot needs something to laugh at.
Keeps her mind off the millions of dead babies and the poor folks without heat, food or I dunno, a roof over their heads in Chicago…
Oh, didn’t you know? There are no homeless, poverty-stricken mistreated people down in Coonsquat Holler or wherever the hell it is… These people only care about themselves, and their own.
Monkey Boy – where have you been since you got spanked. Make no mistake we do care about our babies.
Someday we just HAVE to get the Leftist and Conservatives on this list together and compare tax returns and see just who gives what to charity-Moonshot and fellows do tend to be more generous with other peoples money than their own.
When their tax returns were made public I was quick to note I gave several (6) times more to charity than Obama and Biden combined but my income was barely half their combined income. Obama did beat me out the year he announced for President. One year Biden gave $200+-ShamWow.
So tell us all about taking the other fellows one lamb to give to charity so you can keep you flock intact-hypocrite.
moonshot and such remind me of the old labor contractors we had to work for sometimes in the fields–once in awhile the farmer would show up and pay the labor contractor for the work we did and the LC would hop in his truck and boogie on out. America’s most famous Labor Contractor was Juan Corona-I imagine moonshot would approve.
Have a nice day moonbeam.
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Hating Liberals: it is more than a job-it is an adventure.
On topic…
lgm, I think your “ObaMao has reduced the influence of lobbyists” BS is totally blown AWAY.
‘la.
Yep, this is Michelle’s way of caring for the poor and infirmed. With all that ice water running through her veins, Gawd help us all.
This is disgraceful.
If the truth ever comes out in the Blago dealings, the criminal pay to play scheme, it will/should/we hope convict;
many in the SEIU, both obama’s, blago, v jarrett and rhambo…
They ALL should be in JAIL.
Why do you think it takes a year to even begin to prosecute blago in what was described as a SLAM DUNK case???
whooooops, our current pretending president B Hussein, is involved up to his elephant ears.
Blago walks, there will be no court case heard at all. Ever.
On July 27th, 2009 at 1:22 pm, Misscheryl said:
I work as a clinical counselor at a treatment center(home) for sexually/emotionally abused children…for 15 years now. I would have to disagree with me being uncaring.
Anyway, have a good rest of the day with the ODS.
moonshot is just a bit uneasy ‘today’ because ‘now, this day’, we can easily ‘click’ and see the results of her beloved ideology.
You better watch out, moonie…stringing together words like needles, frenzy, homeless, poverty and mistreated. You may get labeled a r-a-c-i-s-t!
Who are you trying to kid? I’ll bet you have never contributed any significant amount of your time or income to any humanitarian cause to which you complain…in your entire life. Those who are concerned and committed about an issue, do deeds. Those who are neither, complain about them!
If you are like most liberals (I know,) you avoid panhandlers like the plague, but will rail on in editorials, and other forums about how “the rich look the other way, and don’t contribute enough to fix the plight of the poor.”
I will even go so far as to say that I doubt you are very religious…after all, given your philosophy about the poor, the downtrodden, the mistreated (huh?) how could you possibly believe that “God helps those who help themselves?”
Now, be a good little fascist Sturmgewehr, and go direct your leftist drivel towards those who are invested in, and counting on America’s failure…they’ll eat it up. Here, well, we’ve heard it all before…and it’s getting old.
If that’s true, you wouldn’t get within 10 feet of my child. People like you give “helping” others a bad name.
moonshot, honorable profession but maybe you are just a tad burned out? Come on, if you really cared about people being warehoused/exploited you wouldn’t be assaulting conservatives here today. Where’s the old social worker, girl?
How much were you paid, moony…???
You support abortion on demand, though! Right! And you have the gall to talk about “the children!”
You support a man, and a party that would kill these children for the “health” of their mothers…these “sick” mothers…a healthy mother would protect her children with her life…obviously, these “mothers” didn’t.
Your support for all things liberal, would allow the systematic elimination of unwanted fetuses for the good of the economy…the good of the overburdened health care system…and rationed medical care…but, YOU CARE!
Right…go away, you moralistic miscreant! You are part of the disease that needs to be excised! You are disgusting….
Yeah, Moonie helps sorta like Acorn. Thanks but no thanks.
Tells me some of what I need to know. How much money and what percentage of your income did you donate to such programs? How much public (ours) money do you get?
moonshot said:
I have only one thing to say Libtard:
DC School Vouchers and who shot them down?
Moonbat: How DARE you judge what is in my heart? How DARE you presume to know what anyone of us are thinking and doing regarding the poor? You crapweasel piece of garbage hypocrite. You seem to think it was perfectly fine for valerie to get housing built for the poor and then letting it become infested with cockroaches and rats. That is acceptable to you?? Hmmmmmm?
Working there does NOT mean you care. Trust me, I know. The worst counselors my step daughter had worked in such places.
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HI MOONSHOT–#42,46. Yes–a lot of conservatives really care about the poor / disabled / downtrodden / “hard luck” people we see around us. Most good Christians do also–of all political backgrounds. And the U.S. Government and various state and city agencies also provide a lot of much needed help. Some examples are the EARNED INCOME CREDIT, MEDICAID, FOOD STAMPS, SSI PAYMENTS, WIC, etc. And don’t forget that anyone (citizen or not) with life threatening medical problems can get free treatment at emergency rooms.
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Remember President Bush 43′s much needed help to African nations to help with AIDS and other medical crisis.
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I send monthly donations to World Vision (Africa relief), Food for the Poor (Haiti food, medical, and housing aid), IFCJ (aid to poor Russian Jews), Salvation Army (U.S. poor), a Catholic mission in Juarez, Mexico (orphans and poor people), and a pastor who takes care of 100 mentally and physically disabled persons in Juarez. The police dump off these people at his poor mission building–the Mexican city / state / federal government does not help these abandoned people.
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President Obama (PBUH) has a poor partially disabled half brother in Kenya. George lives on 20 dollars a year according to some reports–and lives in a box.
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The Messiah visited a poor Kenyan school a few years ago and promised some aid for the poor students–for pencils, books, paper, etc. Some blogs state that no aid was ever received from him–only words–after the photo op was over.
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A conservative and a liberal were walking down the street in a poor part of town. A starving sick bum asked for help to get something to eat. The conservative reached into his own wallet and took out $5 and gave it to the man and said, “Poor man–may God bless you–get something to eat quick!”
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His liberal friend said, “That was a very Christian thing to do!” Then the liberal reached into the conservative man’s wallet and took out another $5 and gave it to the bum to help him out!
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I’ll believe that President Obama cares about the poor when I hear that he is sending his half brother George $100 a month of his own money to help him out. Or when I hear that the Kenyan school is getting some of the aid The One promised them a few years ago.
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Surveys also show that Conservatives give a lot more help to poor people than liberals do. And as far as rich republicans and poor democrats–almost all of our representatives and senators have made themselves rich at our expense. Witness Bill and Hillary Clinton’s $100+ million net worth–it didn’t come from working and saving.
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John Bibb
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Great reporting, MM.
If we ever needed evidence of what government-run housing, education and healthcare would look like on a national level, just look to Cook County, IL.
Chicago Housing Authority
Chicago Public Schools
Stroger (Cook County) Hospital
There isn’t a soul who would step foot into any of them given the choice for something better. If that’s what Democrat compassion looks like, I’ll pass.
the tears of laughter in moonshot‘s eyes keep her from reading your very astute posts…
And probably keep her from sending $ to those in need.
For the most part, I believe you are right. I was once a social worker for the State of Texas but left that ‘public’ sector. It’s easy to burn out and the longer you stay, you tend to become callous/numb – doing a poor job. The money is no good either so moonshot is either a saint (doubt it by her remarks) or numb (or some administrator weenie). My guess, 15 yrs in the trenches is way too long to be in moonshot’s profession – if she really is what she says she is….
moonshot= male
facility= owned by a Christian Church Org. non profit.
Why wouldn’t conservatives care?
I should have been more clear…I work with both liberals and conservatives and they both care. They aren’t involved in such sites and don’t know or care about most of what is debated between HuffPo and Hotair. They may not have voted for Obama but they don’t sit and wait to see what position he takes and then take the opposite side…even if it contradicts the last 8 years.
OCD. Its just as obvious and stupid as BDS was.
I meant ODS not OCD.
moonshot, and yet you and your type wallowed in BDS for 8 years and act suprised when you get a backlash.
A shrink should know better.
Culture of corruption:
http://blogs.nashvillescene.com/pitw/2009/07/ramsey_defends_stanleys_three-.php
Ilovemycountry said: DNC and obama corruption is aok by gop corruption is evil.
moonshot: Isn’t that special? You now admit conservatives really do have a heart.
I don’t have to sit and wait, I know what positions BHO takes and most of them are antithetical to my idea of how this country is supposed to run, what constitutes a ‘right’ and what the government can and can’t do according to our Constitution. When this Administration, the judiciary and the Congress start upholding their sworn duty “to support and defend the Constitution” they will get a hard look from most on this post, rather than a pass from you, lgm, et al.
Of course we care, we don’t want our property values to go down!
Capitalism! “We care by default!”
In the immortal words of Lili Von Shtupp (Blazing Saddles) “It’s twue! It’s twue!”
Michelle…kudos on the Hannity interview you just did…I’ll be purchasing the book shortly…wow…can’t wait….go get em!!!! MM is on the Hannity tv show tonight as well…
Our positions are our standard–honesty, integrity, compassion. Jesus Christ told us we’d know people by their fruit. We measure Obama and his administration against the STANDARD and dutifully find him wanting. We are also told to expose the evil deeds of evil men. The darkness wants nothing to do with the light but nevertheless we are to keep on keeping on.
Remember when the Bush administration decided to push abstinence-only sex education?
“According to the CDC, birth rates among teenagers aged 15 or older had been in decline since 1991 but are up sharply in more than half of American states since 2005. The study also revealed that the number of teenage females with syphilis has risen by nearly half after a significant decrease while a two-decade fall in the gonorrhea infection rate is being reversed. The number of Aids cases in adolescent boys has nearly doubled.”
I just want to say Thank You – you are the people who brought such stupid policy to America. I wish all of you would move to North Korea and “help” them.
ILMC – you need to lighten up. Your frustration is becoming more and more evident. Pace yourself sweetie – we aren’t even close to being finished and you haven’t seen anything yet.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1198228/6m-drive-cut-teen-pregnancies-sees-DOUBLE.html
Ilovemycuber is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO stOOOOOOOOpid.
Congratulations on your new book Michelle!!!! Cant wait to read it!
ILMC is sounding a bit desperate, don’t you think? Desperate and scared. Its days are numbered and it knows that. The things it says are becoming increasingly irrational. Sad sad case. Rubber room time for ILMC.
ILMC has a hard time understanding the difference between correlation and causation.
If teenage pregnancies are up since 1991, wouldn’t President Clinton, by its faulty logic, also be accountable? Perhaps because he couldn’t keep it in his pants and between him and his wife? (See, I can make random inductive leaps to create fallacies, too.)
To take random statistics and blame a singular cause without any real evidence (abstinence education) shows it truly does not understand how to construct an argument.
Still… I’m not even convinced ILMC is a liberal. The only comments it ever makes are meant to antagonize, not to provide a different viewpoint. This is a sockpuppet even liberal commenters here would rather be gone. It’s rarely on-topic.
Moonbeam,
The poorest, worst run cities have been run by Dems for a majority of years, some forever, and have never gotten any better. What does that tell you? Probably nothing.
Kudos are in order for your work with abused children. You are personally making a difference- can you teach some of the other libs that slogans are not enough?
Once again we have another “Czar” being added to a department that already haas a Secretary in place.
The question I would love to see ask (but wont hold my breath) is that if Obama needs the Czar then does that mean he has no confidence in the Secretary he nominated and if he does have confidence then why the need for the Czar?
Michelle explains in this piece:
http://michellemalkin.com/2009/07/26/culture-of-corruption-czars-of-the-obama-underworld/
Cabinet posts have to pass the scrutiny (such as it is these days) of the Senate confirmation process. Czars do not.
Slightly OT, but I’ll be glad when Michelle take this piece off of the front page, that evil-eye pic of Jarret is creeping me out.
I haven’t read through all of the posts here…has anyone alleged “RACISM” yet in all of this?