The "Fat" First Lady

This comes from Marina Peterson at the RI Tea Party. Can you believe how "fat" the First Lady's budget is!? We're in a recession and unemployment is still growing and our country's deficit is still growing. And these are the same people who called Sarah Palin out on her campaign wardrobe (which she donated to charity).

Jackie Kennedy had a staff of five, Barbara Bush four, two were part time for letters and invitations.
You wonder who would approve this huge expense with so many out of work and our economy what it is.
Could the two daughters also have a staff. Makes you wonder. Roy


First Lady's Staff
Your tax dollars at work.

34 czarettes?


$172,200 - 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, Joe 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=2 0SCHEDULING 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 AS SISTANT TO THE CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE FIRST LADY)
$36,000 - Armbruster, Sally M. (STAFF ASSISTANT TO THE SOCIAL SECR ETARY) Bookey, Natalie (STAFF ASSISTANT)
Jackson, Deilia A. (DEPUTY ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE FIRST LADY)
canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/12652

$1,256,000. + per year of tax payer dollars......for what?

Press Discovers that Obama Transparency is Diluted!

Even the liberal media has begun to openly criticize the Obama White House for its so called "transparency;" something that conservatives and some Republicans have been consistently pointing out. Following the fall-out from last week's staged question during President Obama's press conference, reporters Chip Reid and the legendary Helen finally point out the hypocracy of the Obama administration. Although in a rather "elitist attitude" that some members of the press have, the questions that are asked of Press Secretary Gibbs are exactly the questions that media outlets everywhere need to be focusing on.

Follow the link below to watch the fall-out at today's press briefing (between minutes 14 and 19).

7/1/2009 WH Press Briefing