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Obama family looms large at women's panel launch -- White House Council on Women and Girls
breitbart.com ^ | 3/11/9 | unknown to me

Posted on 03/11/2009 7:12:16 PM PDT by bimboeruption

President Obama Wednesday paid poignant tributes to the grandmother who raised him and his mother who died of cancer, at the launch of a high-level forum to advise him on women's issues.

Obama also held up the life story of his wife and "rock" Michelle and the example of his foe turned ally, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as he signed an executive order creating the White House Council on Women and Girls.

The purpose of this Council is to ensure that American women and girls are treated fairly in all matters of public policy," Obama said.

The council will meet regularly, he said, and will include Clinton, Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Attorney General Eric Holder among other members, Obama said.

"I sign this order not just as a president, but as a son, a grandson, a husband and a father," Obama said.

He cited the example of his mother, Ann Dunham, who educated herself even while she worried about paying the bills and cared for Obama and his sister as a single parent.

Obama also recalled the example of his grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, who worked hard in the corporate world, but then hit a glass ceiling and saw less qualified men get jobs ahead of her.

"I've seen Michelle, the rock of the Obama family, juggling work and parenting with more skill and grace than anybody that I know," he said.

"I had the privilege of participating in a historic campaign with a historic candidate who we now have the privilege of calling Madam Secretary."

The new council will work to ensure each government agency is directly orientated to improving the economic status of women and to try to frame policies that establish a balance between work and family.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bho44; bhowomen; councilonwomen; hillary; michelleobama; obamafamily; womensvote
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IMO, the purpose of this council is to train girls how to hate men, protect reproductive "rights" and teach them how sign-up for every government welfare program there is.

Just another way to pi$$ away our $$$.

1 posted on 03/11/2009 7:12:17 PM PDT by bimboeruption
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To: bimboeruption

Hey, why wasn’t I invited?


2 posted on 03/11/2009 7:13:41 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
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Where’s the ‘Mens’ Council’? Hey.....that’s discrimination! Guys....you need to speak up, dammit! You’ve become a minority!


3 posted on 03/11/2009 7:15:50 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Obama dozed.....people froze.)
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To: bimboeruption

More councils, czars, breakout groups, summits, 5 day review periods for citizens, etc. than you can shake a stick at. All fluff, no substance — just liberal feel-good nostrums. The cretin made his mind up years ago to communize the US and he’s using these fronts to achieve that goal.


4 posted on 03/11/2009 7:15:56 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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I’m sure there will be a WH Council on Men and Boys soon.....


5 posted on 03/11/2009 7:15:59 PM PDT by anniegetyourgun
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To: bimboeruption

I didn’t know we needed a “Council” on Women and Girls. Sounds like one of those lesbian things.


6 posted on 03/11/2009 7:16:04 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Just being a "U.S. citizen" does not make one an American.)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

I heard the “Men’s Council” is coming right after we establish the White Congressional Caucus.


7 posted on 03/11/2009 7:16:36 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: bimboeruption

Yup!

Much to do about nothing but B.S. at OUR expense.


8 posted on 03/11/2009 7:16:41 PM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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The value of women and girls on their own is way over-rated.

Without men to carve out and protect a territory for them, they would not survive.

Once the men have done that and continue to do that, they are invaluable.

9 posted on 03/11/2009 7:16:59 PM PDT by elkfersupper (Member of the Original Defiant Class)
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Hey, why wasn’t I invited?

Are you currently a lesbian or training to be one?
You must meet the above requirements.

10 posted on 03/11/2009 7:17:03 PM PDT by bimboeruption (Clinging to my Bible and my HK.)
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This is a make work program far from the real issues that plague our nation like an incompetent bozo running the country.
11 posted on 03/11/2009 7:19:01 PM PDT by boomop1
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Where’s the “Black Gay Men on the Down-Low Council”?


12 posted on 03/11/2009 7:20:10 PM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.....)
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So, when do we get to see the statues, billboards and sides of buildings depicting the holy first family? I want my Marxism straight up.


13 posted on 03/11/2009 7:22:06 PM PDT by MtnClimber (Zer0-bama intelligence, smaller than a quark, more difficult to find than a Higgs boson)
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I’m sure there will be a WH Council on Men and Boys soon.....

There is, it's called LAMBDA.

14 posted on 03/11/2009 7:22:09 PM PDT by bimboeruption (Clinging to my Bible and my HK.)
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One would think this would have been created between 1992 and 2000.


15 posted on 03/11/2009 7:23:49 PM PDT by George Smiley (They're not drinking the Kool-Aid any more. They're eating it straight out of the packet.)
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The title of the thread goes great with your screen name.

Cheers!

16 posted on 03/11/2009 7:27:26 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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Does he know any noteworthy women who aren’t related to him? Hillary might as well be related to him, since she signed on to his Administration.

The man’s a narcissist.


17 posted on 03/11/2009 7:30:55 PM PDT by popdonnelly (It's fair to ask: did the voters elect a nut?)
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To: bimboeruption

He can kiss my female, lily white butt. I do not need any damned White House Council to make sure I am treated “fair.” I do not need a damned White House Council to make sure I can balance work and family.

I am tired of hm holding up his ‘poor’ mother (who dumped him on Grandma) as an example of how she struggled to make ends meet.

Case in point:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9940006/Soetoro-Divorce-1980-9-Pages-Merged

This is the 9 page Dunham/Soetoro divorce record. Page 5 (and I quote)
“ mother resides in 4 bedroom house provided by mother’s employer (USAID); Household includes 2 full time live in domestics..”

“mother spends $300.00 a month on live-in help...”


Poor my ass.


18 posted on 03/11/2009 7:32:47 PM PDT by Protect the Bill of Rights
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To: bimboeruption
Drudge has posted this pic with the article:


19 posted on 03/11/2009 7:34:20 PM PDT by Miss Didi ( "After all...tomorrow is another day." Scarlett O'Hara, Gone with the Wind)
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That’s a heck of a 5 O’Clock Shadow Michelle has there.


20 posted on 03/11/2009 7:36:00 PM PDT by dfwgator (1996 2006 2008 - Good Things Come in Threes)
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