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March 14, 2008
Yes, Yes I Can...
...more than double my wife's salary
Dan Riehl notes, via Amanda Carpenter, that in the list of earmarks he requested, $1 Million was requested for the construction of a new hospital pavilion at the University Of Chicago. The request was put in in 2006.You know who works for the University of Chicago Hospital?
Michelle Obama. She's vice president of community affairs.
As Byron noted, "In 2006, the Chicago Tribune reported that Mrs. Obama’s compensation at the University of Chicago Hospital, where she is a vice president for community affairs, jumped from $121,910 in 2004, just before her husband was elected to the Senate, to $316,962 in 2005, just after he took office."
Gosh, imagine that. Not that that had anything to do with the million clams of our money he shoveled their way.
Follow all those links, folks, and feel the change that Obama represents.
Posted by Mr. Bingley at March 14, 2008 06:50 AM
Comments
$195,052 p/a. That there's a lot of change, mate.
Posted by: spot_the_dog at March 14, 2008 07:16 AM
In one year, no less, spot.
I'm sure lots of hospitals pay their "vice presidents for community service" that kind of money, though.
Posted by: Mr. Bingley at March 14, 2008 07:50 AM
Well, our multi-millionaire socialist PM's wife made mega-millions off government contracts, so obviously this is not something which much bothers Lefties.
The tradition of them calling conservatives "greedy rich born-to-rules" is getting pretty ridiculous, but.
Posted by: spot_the_dog at March 14, 2008 08:10 AM
Did you see that Jeremiah Wright video linked by Insty? Barack is not rich, he's a po' black man.
Making six figures, not counting his wife's six figures.
Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at March 14, 2008 08:42 AM
And not counting that cool mil from the book deal.
Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at March 14, 2008 08:43 AM
How disappointing.
Posted by: Tainted Bill at March 14, 2008 08:53 AM
Two things spring immediately to mind. A song:
Oh! Oh! OH! It's MAGIC!
And a commercial:
Because I'm worth it!
Posted by: tree hugging sister at March 14, 2008 09:12 AM
I suspect the "change" Obama is talking about will actually be the 37 cents we all have left after our taxes are raised to support his pet causes....
Posted by: ricki at March 14, 2008 10:37 AM
"Yes, we can!"
Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at March 14, 2008 10:44 AM
Excuse me? I mean, who gets a 100%+ raise?
Posted by: mojo at March 14, 2008 03:07 PM
Me, if I get that $4300 gig I'm shootin' for...
Posted by: tree hugging sister at March 14, 2008 03:14 PM
So you're making something under $2150/per now?
Posted by: Mr. Bingley at March 14, 2008 03:56 PM
I'm not UNDER anything now, BINGLEY BASTARD!!
He said 100% PLUS. And I'll be a start-up business, so I'm talking BIG plusses for the ...heh heh...bottom line, boy-o.
Posted by: tree hugging sister at March 14, 2008 04:33 PM
Just remember the words of the master, Sis:
" A whore should be judged by the same criteria as other professionals offering services for pay - such as dentists, lawyers, hairdressers, physicians, plumbers, etc. Is she professionally competent? Does she give good measure? Is she honest with her clients?
It is possible that the percentage of honest and competent whores is higher than that of plumbers and much higher than that of lawyers. And enormously higher than that of professors."
-- Robert A. Heinlein
Posted by: mojo at March 14, 2008 05:08 PM