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McCain, Clinton Pay Women Better than Obama
Cybercast News Service ^ | April 30, 2008 | Fred Lucas

Posted on 09/10/2008 11:19:45 AM PDT by Species8472

CNSNews.com) - Non-intern female employees did better working on the Senate staffs of John McCain and Hillary Clinton during the latest public reporting period than they did working for Barack Obama, Cybercast News Service determined through an analysis of payroll data published by the Secretary of the Senate.

On average, women working in Obama’s Senate office were paid at least $6,000 below the average man working for the Illinois senator. That’s according to data calculated from the Report of the Secretary of the Senate, which covered the six-month period ending Sept. 30, 2007. Of the five people in Obama’s Senate office who were paid $100,000 or more on an annual basis, only one — Obama’s administrative manager — was a woman.

The average pay for the 33 men on Obama’s staff (who earned more than $23,000, the lowest annual salary paid for non-intern employees) was $59,207. The average pay for the 31 women on Obama’s staff who earned more than $23,000 per year was $48,729.91. (The average pay for all 36 male employees on Obama’s staff was $55,962; and the average pay for all 31 female employees was $48,729. The report indicated that Obama had only one paid intern during the period, who was a male.)

McCain, an Arizona senator, employed a total of 69 people during the reporting period ending in the fall of 2007, but 23 of them were interns. Of his non-intern employees, 30 were women and 16 were men. After excluding interns, the average pay for the 30 women on McCain’s staff was $59,104.51. The 16 non-intern males in McCain’s office, by comparison, were paid an average of $56,628.83.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; democrats; elections; mccainpalin; nobama08; obama; obamabiden; obamatruthfile; pay; sexist; women
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To: Species8472

That’s what happens when a Muslim (fluent in Arabic, may have been born in Kenya) runs for president. Women are chattel, and have no say in anything. Michelle’s few appearances are just that. She will sit down and shut up until she is called to perform.

No one who has any knowledge of Obama’s history should be even remotely surprised.


41 posted on 09/10/2008 4:18:24 PM PDT by Monkey Face (Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.)
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To: jporcus

What’s amazing is the number of flunkies these Washington elites need - all paid on our dime.


42 posted on 09/10/2008 4:41:14 PM PDT by Doohickey (Wingnut: A small, dense object that spins easily (See: Obama, Barack))
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To: jporcus
Let NOW defend this idiot with these stats.

NOW isn't interested in equal pay for equal work. They are interested in protecting their most precious absolute right to kill babies. Nothing more.
43 posted on 09/10/2008 5:50:47 PM PDT by newheart (The Truth? You can't handle the Truth. But He can handle you.)
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To: Species8472

OUCH! That’s gonna leave a mark. Obama’s new ad about his daughters’ getting equal pay just started running in my local area (Northern Wisconsin). It would be wonderful if these facts would be picked up by our local media, but I won’t hold my breath. Nonetheless, I will be forwarding this to my local news outlets — I suggest other FReepers do the same.


44 posted on 09/10/2008 5:54:12 PM PDT by LibertyRocks ( http://LibertyRocks.wordpress.com ~ Pro-Palin & NObama Gear : http://cafepress.com/NO_ObamaBiden08)
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To: Callahan
I hear John Edwards paid his videographer pretty well.

With an unexpected bonus, too.

45 posted on 09/10/2008 6:11:07 PM PDT by randog (What the...?!)
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To: SteamShovel

If you analyze the jobs, I bet you would find that Clinton and McCain also put women in jobs with more responsibility than Obama does - explaining the pay disparity.


46 posted on 09/10/2008 6:14:23 PM PDT by hockeyfan
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To: According2RecentPollsAirIsGood

Loved it. Thanks for making me laugh!


47 posted on 09/10/2008 6:18:59 PM PDT by generally (Ask me about FReepers Folding@Home)
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To: jporcus

THIS IS FROM APRIL 2008


48 posted on 09/10/2008 6:35:03 PM PDT by AFPhys ((.Praying for President Bush, our troops, their families, and all my American neighbors..))
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To: metmom

This is dated April 2008

Still useful, but must use caution here.


49 posted on 09/10/2008 6:36:34 PM PDT by AFPhys ((.Praying for President Bush, our troops, their families, and all my American neighbors..))
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To: AFPhys

That’s only a four months ago, not really all that long.

And the fact is that he did it, and recently, too.

He may have corrected that by now, but I’d hazard a guess that it was only because he got caught.


50 posted on 09/10/2008 7:22:59 PM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: AFPhys

OK, the article was from four months ago. The events happened last year, before he was really in the public spotlight.

It’s easy to do what looks good when you can benefit from it. What he did when he thought it didn’t count or would be noticed is what matters.

Fact is, he did it.


51 posted on 09/10/2008 7:25:46 PM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: metmom

I don’t disagree.

I’m just cautioning against a lot of excitement that it is something hidden until now.

It is REALLY good fodder, in fact I believe, for the McCain campaign to use.


52 posted on 09/10/2008 7:35:42 PM PDT by AFPhys ((.Praying for President Bush, our troops, their families, and all my American neighbors..))
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To: scooby321; lilycicero; Girlene; LibertyRocks; Stoat
I don't now if Puma made that or not, but it's the single best exclamation mark from a real feminist/patriot's viewpoint I've seen.

Very, very well done.

53 posted on 09/10/2008 7:52:24 PM PDT by 4woodenboats ( DefendOurMarines.org DefendOurTroops.org Palin/McCain 2008)
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To: 4woodenboats

Awesome video! Thanks so much for the ping. :-)


54 posted on 09/10/2008 8:10:43 PM PDT by LibertyRocks ( http://LibertyRocks.wordpress.com ~ Pro-Palin & NObama Gear : http://cafepress.com/NO_ObamaBiden08)
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To: 4woodenboats; scooby321; All
You know, there's a word for a 'man' who 'employs' numerous young women and works them to death in a hideous, demeaning task while giving them absolutely as little money, recognition or courtesy as is possible: Thank you 4woodenboats for the ping and thank you scooby321 for posting the great vid....sending it out on the stoatmail network.
55 posted on 09/10/2008 8:51:25 PM PDT by Stoat
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To: 4woodenboats

I’d say that’s the work of a PUMA, 4wb. I’ve followed some of the Hillary Clinton forum threads since Palin was officiallly announced. They are excited. I’ve even seen Rush Limbaugh transcripts on their threads, since the announcement?!.

Who knows what the numbers are....but with some Hillary women supporters and “evangelical” voters on the same page....Obama is in trouble. Maybe a few of these PUMA/Hillary voters can have a real core principle conversion over the next four years.

Did I already say, Obama is in trouble? HAHAHAHAHA,


56 posted on 09/10/2008 8:55:21 PM PDT by Girlene (Never Forget)
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To: Stoat
 Pimp Pictures, Images and Photos

 

 

There!  That's more like it....I've been having a LOT of trouble with Imageshack lately  :-(

 

57 posted on 09/10/2008 8:56:11 PM PDT by Stoat
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To: Species8472
If it wasn't for 'double standards'...

liberals would have NONE!

58 posted on 09/10/2008 9:29:24 PM PDT by stockstrader (CHANGE YOU CAN BELIEVE IN--a ticket with 2 northern liberal lawyer career bureaucrats/s)
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To: Brookhaven
2/3 of McCain’s staff is female, and the women actually make MORE than the men. Who is really for equal pay?

Apparently, neither.
59 posted on 09/10/2008 10:03:30 PM PDT by CottonBall
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To: paudio
I’m sure this is important for the campaign, but we need also to take into account that salary scale increase by experience. Obama has been in office only for 4 years, while Hillary 8 yrs and McCain more than 20 yrs.

Quit letting facts get in the way!
60 posted on 09/10/2008 10:04:54 PM PDT by CottonBall
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