Posted on 12/26/2008 6:48:08 AM PST by Free America52
First off, the biggest ass-kissing media refers to Michelle Obama as a 'distinguished attorney" despite the fact that Michelle Obama has been"inactive" since 1993.
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You guys are doing a fantastic job. I really appreciate the educating materials you are providing.
It’s the FBI that needs to get er done. RNC then can sweep up after them. (if there are any left)
They do our side a great disservice.
OTOH where there is smoke there is fire and you won’t find the source of the flames unless you follow the smoke.
What a tangled web of left winged hacks. Thanks for the ping. Wonder what Michelle did to lose her law license?
And all records are confidential, per the SAME website. Anything from addiction, incompetence or career change could cause the SC to order the voluntary inactiveness so to speak..we’ll never know unless it’s leaked or revealed.
Gee Kim,
I wonder if this information could be gleaned under the Freedom on Information act?
I’m going to research the Freedom of info act.. BBL
Or this...
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I think we’re barking up the wrong tree and wasting precious resources doing so. We’ve got plenty of things to fight w/o distractions like this.
(((Not applicable to courts)))
Only applies to Federal Agencies..
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Title 5 of the United States Code, section 552, generally provides that any person has the right to request access to federal agency records or information. All agencies of the U.S. Government are required to disclose records upon receiving a written request, except those records that are protected from disclosure pursuant to nine exemptions and three exclusions. The FOIA applies only to federal agencies and does not create a right of access to records held by Congress, the courts, or by state or local government agencies.
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/nsa/foia.html
The U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a law ensuring public access to U.S. government records. FOIA carries a presumption of disclosure; the burden is on the government - not the public - to substantiate why information may not be released. Upon written request, agencies of the United States government are required to disclose those records, unless they can be lawfully withheld from disclosure under one of nine specific exemptions in the FOIA. This right of access is ultimately enforceable in federal court
“Within weeks, Daley promoted Jarrett to run the new Department of Planning and Development. Obama followed.
She had no background in economic development, but Obama served as a troubleshooter for Jarrett.”
Good digging!
The Chicago corruptocrats and democrats in general just love these ‘economic development’ wings of state government. That’s where they get to steal property from the hard working people and spread the wealth around to their cronies.
It sounds like something to this effect is why Michelle lost her law license and the powers that be kept it on the ‘down low’.
Guess DCBA doesn’t qualify!
;)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/21/AR2008082103646.html
Obama Camp Has Many Ties to Wife’s Employer
Washington Post, The (DC) - Friday, August 22, 2008
Author: Joe Stephens, Washington Post Staff Writer
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Michelle Obama , an executive at the medical center, launched an innovative program to steer the patients to existing neighborhood clinics to deal with their health needs.
That effort, in time, inspired a broader program the hospital now calls its Urban Health Initiative. To ensure community support, Michelle Obama and others in late 2006 recommended that the hospital hire the firm of David Axelrod, who a few months later became the chief strategist for Barack Obama ‘s presidential campaign.
Axelrod’s firm recommended an aggressive promotional effort modeled on a political campaign — appoint a campaign manager, conduct focus groups, target messages to specific constituencies, then recruit religious leaders and other third-party “validators.” They, in turn, would write and submit opinion pieces to Chicago publications.
One key recommendation from Axelrod’s firm: “Respond quickly to opposition activity.”
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Shortly after Barack Obama joined the U.S. Senate in 2005, the medical center promoted Michelle Obama to vice president of community and external relations, and more than doubled her salary. She is now on leave from the $317,000-a-year post, in which she sought to bridge the gap between the wealthy institution and its poorer neighbors. The hospital declined to discuss the budget for her program or her input into budgetary decisions.
The vast majority of political contributions from university employees have gone to Democrats, and over the past nine years they have donated at least $373,000 to Barack Obama ‘s campaigns, records show. The university’s executive suites are home to a number of the couple’s closest friends and financial backers.
The medical center’s chairwoman, Valerie Jarrett, is a close friend and top adviser who travels frequently with Barack Obama . One of Barack’s best friends, Eric Whitaker, is executive vice president at the center and is now in charge of the Urban Health Initiative. Hospital board member Kelly R. Welsh is executive vice president at Northern Trust Co., which extended the couple a $1.3 million home mortgage shortly after Barack Obama was elected to the U.S. Senate. Dan Shomon, Barack Obama ‘s former campaign manager, is a university lobbyist. Jarrett, Whitaker, Welsh and Shomon all declined to be interviewed or did not respond to requests.
The 600-bed medical center, which has a $1.3 billion budget, has more than 700 attending physicians. The hospital is a leader in such specialties as cancer care and organ transplants, and boasts that patients travel from around the world for treatment. Its facilities feature valet parking, a meditation garden and, in some rooms, 42-inch flat-panel televisions.
Quentin Young, a local physician whose five-doctor medical office lists Barack Obama among its patients, said that in past decades the South Side often viewed the institution as a “citadel of exclusion,” more interested in research than the well-being of its neighbors.
The hospital’s general counsel, Susan Sher , said she approached Michelle Obama in 2001 and asked her to develop plans to bring the hospital closer to the surrounding neighborhood. Sher is a longtime friend of Michelle Obama ; they worked together at Chicago City Hall, where Sher was head of Mayor Richard M. Daley’s law department. Michelle Obama “grew up in this community,” Sher said, adding that that makes her uniquely qualified.
“We really didn’t know what this office would be, so it was really her creation,” Sher said. Today, Sher said, Obama ‘s office has grown to include more than 20 staffers and has proved a success at boosting the medical center’s image.
The hospital told state regulators it spent $10 million on charity care for the poor in fiscal 2007 — 1.3 percent of its total hospital expenses, according to an analysis performed for The Washington Post by the bipartisan, nonprofit Center for Tax and Budget Accountability. That is below the 2.1 percent average for nonprofit hospitals in Cook County.
As a nonprofit, the University of Chicago Medical Center receives annual tax breaks worth nearly five times as much as it spends on charity care, the analysis found.
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In December 2006, the medical center hired a public relations firm, ASK Public Strategies, to help sell the Urban Health Initiative. ASK is co-owned by Axelrod, Obama ‘s chief campaign strategist.
ASK was selected on the recommendation of Michelle Obama , Sher and Jarrett, according to Sullivan, the hospital spokeswoman. “Axelrod has a love affair with UC, and is arguably the best in the country at public affairs,” Sullivan said in an e-mail.
ASK started work in January 2007; the next month, Barack Obama launched his campaign.
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I meant to ping you to #116.
Weren’t we looking for an AT&T connection the other day?
Who is the K?
Eric Sedler, 39, a former public relations director at AT&T and corporate-reputation specialist at PR giant Edelman, is the “S” in ASK and
In December 2006, the medical center hired a public relations firm, ASK Public Strategies, to help sell the Urban Health Initiative. ASK is co-owned by Axelrod, Obama’s chief campaign strategist.
ASK was selected on the recommendation of Michelle Obama, Sher and Jarrett, according to Sullivan, the hospital spokeswoman. “Axelrod has a love affair with UC, and is arguably the best in the country at public affairs,” Sullivan said in an e-mail.
ASK started work in January 2007; the next month, Barack Obama launched his campaign.
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. Axelrod’s partner, Eric Sedler, confirmed his firm did the work but declined to discuss specifics. Hospital executives declined to say how much Axelrod’s firm was paid
John Kupper
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/mar2008/db20080314_121054.htm
The Secret Side of David Axelrod
The Obama campaign’s chief strategist is a master of “Astroturfing” and has a second firm that shapes public opinion for corporations
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