Michelle Obama's Law Firm Boss: She Was An Insufferable Complainer

http://www.patriotroom.com ^ | October 6, 2008 | Bill Dupray

[Bill Dupray]

No kidding? The Disgruntled One was also a whiny pain in the ass at her first law job?

Being Barney The Purple Dinosaur's lawyer might do it to you.

The group went out of its way to give Michelle work suited to her interests. When an opportunity came in to handle the budding public television career of Barney, the purple dinosaur poised to become a phenomenon among American children, Goldstein says he and others felt it had Michelle's name written all over it.

"Michelle had some smattering of public interest" experience, says Goldstein, who is now at the firm of Freeborn & Peters in Chicago, "and so we said, 'That's it: Public television, you're in on it.' "

The firm's task was to manage the trademark protection and distribution of Barney plush toys and other merchandise, Goldstein says, and to negotiate with public television stations that wanted to broadcast the show.

You will be shocked to know that the same endearing personality traits we have grown to love were also on full display at Sidley & Austin.

Quincy White, the partner who helped recruit Michelle and who headed the marketing group, remembers finding her a challenge to manage. White, who is now retired from the firm, says he gave her the most interesting work he could find, in part because he wanted to see her advance, but also because she seemed perennially dissatisfied.

She was, White recalls, "quite possibly the most ambitious associate that I've ever seen." She wanted significant responsibility right away and was not afraid to object if she wasn't getting what she felt she deserved, he says. . . .

[The work was] too monotonous for Michelle, who, White says, complained that the work he gave her was unsatisfactory.

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[mjp]

also a whiny pain in the ass at her first law job

born bitter

the world's bitterest multimillionaire

[The Toll]

Ha Ha. Her bosses last name was “White”.

I bet she freakin LOVED that!

[IL1949]

Hey... when are we going to see Michelle’s “WHITEY” vid?

Wasn’t that done with Rev Wright?

If we’re going to see McCain/Palin going after Wright then I’d think we’re close to seeing this.

Then again, “if” the Repubs actually have this tape, they may decide to wait until 4-5 days before the election to drop it.

Then things go nuclear. Can’t wait.

[edzo4]

I heard michelle was going to be an astronaut, but she refused to say yes NASA no NASA

[denydenydeny]

First Lady Omarosa.

[ViLaLuz]

I wonder if she’s the one responsible for Barney’s friend Mr. Tinkerputz.

[thesligoduffyflynns]

This was posted in 2008 and it is now 2015.

Michelle Obama may have been a go-getter but she had a mile-wide chip on her shoulder. This is what happens when
you have affirm act candidates at prestigous universities-
yes, we all know about quotas but Michelle carried the chip
even tho’ she was admitted. And that horror of a senior paper-obviously she did not absorb very much given the large grudge she continues to carry.

It’s a shame when law grads can’t direction and do the work to make themselves successful and get along with people.

She went over her direct supervisor and DEMANDED new work- and got the Barney account and as far as anyone can tell there was no level of success there either.

I’ve never seen her as a thinker or one who is comfortable in their own skin-her defensive attitude since she has been first lady has been transmitted loud & clear-obviously a person not receptive to change-a very rigid person structured totally out of resentment.

No wonder she couldn’t handle the Barney account but then again I’m not a big fan of Barney either.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwLLH9EZiqc

LOLOLOL

What arrogance!