Comments on: Poor, Poor, Pitiful Michelle

By: Maggie

Maggie — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:23:49 +0000

I’m … sorry … is my popcorn chomping … very distracting to … yunz??

By: martian

martian — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:37:25 +0000

To be fair, it’s possible the Obama’s did struggle financially when they were first married and starting out. However, I doubt it took long for practicing attorneys, who were not on the government payroll as either prosecutors or public defenders, to start making some real bucks. If they did struggle, it wasn’t for long and it wasn’t the type of struggle those people she was talking to endure.

I’m just shocked that these women were nodding in agreement and not biting her head off about her "dance lessons, piano lessons, sports supplements and stuff" not to mention the "summer camp" costs most of which anyone making the median income for that county could never aford and still have food on the table. Abd these women are described as "low-income". How does a "low-income" wage earner nod in sympathy with statements like these?

By: Anthony (Los Angeles)

Anthony (Los Angeles) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:45:57 +0000

I wish I had her troubles.

By: Neo

Neo — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:50:39 +0000

Did Barack Obama Violate the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act?

The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act (apparently last changed in 1995) provides: (5 ILCS 420/2-110) Sec. 2-110. Honoraria. (a) No member of the General Assembly shall accept any honorarium.

.. but on his 2000 Schedule C-EZ, Barack reported that he received $16,500 as a “Foundation director/Educational speaker" and on his 2002 Schedule C, Barack reported $34,491 for “LEGAL SERVCES / SPEAKING FEES."There’s some splain to do.

By: kidrob

kidrob — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:18:09 +0000

have you ever tried to live on550.000 a year? its not easy, pheeew!

By: TKelso

TKelso — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:29:05 +0000

That’s a pitiful contribution to charity. But then, Barry (as he was known throughout his youth in Hawaii) & Michelle don’t need to give to charity out of their own pockets; that’s the government’s job. Right?

By: Dean

Dean — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:28:42 +0000

Good lord…. the onions on that woman to bemoan dance and piano lesson costs. Are there calipers large enough to measure them?