We'll see if we can raise taxes on the stupid tax payers to slip you a little Chicago grease on the down low, OK?
Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.
Posted on 02/03/2009 6:50:09 PM PST by kristinn
First Lady Michelle Obama told a young school girl who said she wanted to be First Lady when she grew up, "It doesn't pay much."
Mrs. Obama made the remark today at the Capital City Public Charter School in Washington where she and President Barack Obama paid a visit to students. After taking turns reading from a picture book on the 1969 moon landing by the Apollo 11 astronauts whose theme was for young people to dream big dreams for their lives, the President asked the students if they wanted to be an astronaut. One student did, another wanted to be president while one girl said she'd like to be First Lady, prompting Mrs. Obama to caution her, "It doesn't pay much."
The Obama's seem to have soured on life in the White House after only two weeks. President Obama told the students, "We were just tired of being in the White House."
He also said, "The reason we came to visit: A, we wanted to get out of the White House; B, we wanted to see you guys,"
Mrs. Obama's comment to the girl showed once again her obsession with money that was displayed on the campaign trail. Mrs. Obama made hundreds of thousands of dollars annually as a hospital executive and as a member of corporate boards, yet she complained bitterly about how hard it was for her and her husband to pay off their Ivy League college debts and pay for their daughters' dance and music lessons while living in a million dollar home in Chicago.
While campaigning for her husband last February, Mrs. Obama urged young people to serve their country in low paying jobs: "Don’t go into corporate America. You know, become teachers. Work for the community. Be social workers. Be a nurse. Those are the careers that we need, and we’re encouraging our young people to do that. But if you make that choice, as we did, to move out of the money-making industry into the helping industry, then your salaries respond."
As First Lady, Mrs. Obama gets free housing, free butler, maid, laundry, kitchen and baby sitting services, a paid staff, an entertainment budget, a free theater, bowling alley and exercise room. A free vacation home in the mountains. Free use of limousines, executive jets and hotels when traveling. And she and her family will get the best medical care and security the Nation can provide.
Plus, she'll be able to cash-in to the tune of millions of dollars when she is no longer First Lady.
But most impotantly, Mrs. Obama has the rare and distinct honor of representing the United States of America at home and abroad. Of all the things to say to a child who aspires to be First Lady, Mrs. Obama is the only First Lady one can imagine responding by saying, "It doesn't pay much."
Almost good enough to get out the popcorn and watch.......oh, wait, it’s a full four years. I’m going to get pretty sick eating popcorn and watching this cartoon couple.
Well chidren, this first lady gig does pay a little more than in my younger days whenz Iaz was a hooker down on K street. Theys called me by the name Honey Hoover... That where I’dz meet my ball and chain Barry.
“It doesn’t pay much.”
Guess that’s why she dresss like she does.
For which I believe she hardly ever showed up to do.
Whatever she's paid... its too much. Nice job a 7/11 would be more than the wookie is equipped for.
Well, Michelle, it doesn’t HAVE to pay much when someone else is picking up your tab!
Little girl should have asked, “So, how do you afford to wear $700 sneakers, since you don’t get paid much???
We'll see if we can raise taxes on the stupid tax payers to slip you a little Chicago grease on the down low, OK?
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