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To: Oldpuppymax
I'd like to see some comparisons to the numbers of staff, and the amounts they cost, of previous First Ladies (including Mrs. Clinton) with dollar amounts adjusted so that it's a real today's dollar comparison.

I think we all have the feeling that this is ridiculous, but I'd like to see an actual comparison.

I don't begrudge her the folks who are supposed to keep her hair looking good and keep her dressed well, though they have often failed spectacularly in Mrs. Obama's case. One of the "duties" of the First Lady is to show up and look nice on certain occasions. I suspect that Mrs. Obama wears what she wants no matter what anyone else says, so don't really blame her wardrobe disasters on her staff.

It's all the staff that makes it appear that she has a "real job" that I think is excessive.

Even with all that staff, she's been almost as big a failure as First Lady as her husband has been as President.

5 posted on 03/25/2012 9:12:57 AM PDT by susannah59
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To: susannah59
I don't begrudge her the folks who are supposed to keep her hair looking good and keep her dressed well, though they have often failed spectacularly in Mrs. Obama's case. One of the "duties" of the First Lady is to show up and look nice on certain occasions.

Of course, the FLOTUS is supposed to look good and all that , she needs a staff and that's fine. It's the lavish vacations, the separate flights from her husband, going to the same place. The separate security, staff, jet etc, that's what should have people ticked off. Then with the lavish lifestyle, preaching to the rest of us about how fat & lazy we all are.

12 posted on 03/25/2012 10:24:25 AM PDT by YankeeReb
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To: susannah59
According to this report from 2008, Laura Bush had 18 staffers in 2008 with a total salary of ~$1.4 million.
16 posted on 03/25/2012 1:50:48 PM PDT by Conscience of a Conservative
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