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Valerie Jarrett: Trump Victory Was ‘Soul-Crushing,’ ‘Punch to the Stomach’
breitbart.com ^ | 7 Dec 2016 | Pam Key

Posted on 12/08/2016 3:59:17 AM PST by TangoLimaSierra

Wednesday at Politico‘s “Women Rule” event, senior adviser to President Barack Obama Valerie Jarrett said the reactions at the White House to President-elect Donald Trump‘s victory were “like a punch in the stomach” and “soul-crushing.”

Jarrett said, “We were surprised by the outcome of the election. It kind of was like a — I’m not sure what the right analogy would be, but like a punch in the stomach, let’s say. Soul-crushing might be another description. But that’s the democracy that we have. The people get to decide and the elections matter and we have to get about the business of doing our jobs.”

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KEYWORDS: election; hillarylost; jarrett; valjar
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To: GOPJ; Jane Long; MinuteGal; jsanders2001; V K Lee; HarleyLady27; stephenjohnbanker; ...
Valerie must be busy as a beaver....transcribing all of Obama's get-rich-quick presidential "words of wisdom" remarks into fund-raising letters for his tax-exempt foundations and billion dollar library.

Americans demand to see fund solicitation letters coming out of Obama's tax-exempt presidential foundations and his Chicago library fund.

Americans demand to see Valerie's emails, snail mails, land-line bills, cell phone bills, fed-ex bills, wire-transfer lists, postage bills, office supply bills, offshore account numbers, etc, etc, etc.

<><>Demand to see WH comments used to forward US policy being regurgitated in fund solicitation letters.

<><>Americans demand to know if US govt policy is being wrongly used....in an effort to raise tax-free money for the obamas.

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Obama Just Gave Himself A MASSIVE Pay Raise… FOREVER!
The Political Insider | 3-18-16 | Charles Kosar / FR Posted by afraidfortherepublic

The Congressional Research Service reports that for requests for both 2016 and 2017 fiscal years, Obama's proposed federal budget would expand funding through the Former Presidents Act. In 2017 alone, Obama wants nearly an 18% hike in expenditures… $588,000. That means $3.865,000 in appropriations will be available to spend on former Presidents! The 2016 proposed budget includes an additional $25,000 increase.

The Former Presidents Act, enacted in 1958, provides living former presidents with a pension, office staff and support, funds for travel, Secret Service protection, and mailing privileges. It also provides benefits for presidential spouses. Currently, former presidents are awarded a pension equal to the salary of cabinet secretaries, which totaled $203,700 for the 2015 calendar year and was boosted by $2,000 for the current calendar year.

Critics of the act argue that it financially supports former presidents who are not struggling. Many of them, alternatively, have gone on to profit from writing books about their time in the White House or delivering paid speaking engagements.

Former President Bill Clinton, for example, earned $132 million for delivering paid speeches between February 2001 and March 2015, according to an analysis from CNN. Clinton received $924,000 in taxpayer dollars last year by way of the Former Presidents Act.

Republicans in the House and Senate have introduced legislation that would cap annual pensions for former presidents at $200,000. Additionally, the bills would cut each pension by a dollar for every dollar the former president earns over $400,000 in the private sector in a given year. The measure was approved by the House in January with bipartisan support.

"It's pretty simple. You want a retirement and pension, it's there. But if you're going to go out and make enormous sums of money, then you don't need taxpayer subsidies," Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R., Utah), who introduced the bill in the House, told ABC News in an interview. "The former presidents are making gobs of money speaking and writing books, more power to them, but that doesn’t mean they need more taxpayer dollars on top of that," Chaffetz added. "It's embarrassing that they take that money."

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CONTACT CONGRESS HERE: http://www.contactingthecongress.org/

Demand Congress vote no. No more money for ex-presidents.

61 posted on 12/08/2016 5:37:15 AM PST by Liz
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To: spokeshave

Dear President Trump,

More. Faster.

Signed, the Dirt People.


62 posted on 12/08/2016 5:38:27 AM PST by Noumenon (Proud Irredeemable Deplorable, heavily armed Infidel. Islam delenda est.)
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To: TangoLimaSierra

Hope she, Hillary worshipers, and obama worshipers will commit hari Kari.


63 posted on 12/08/2016 5:40:27 AM PST by sport
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To: Travis McGee

Imagine these nitwits if they had complete control? Dominance and yet victims of sexism at the same time. Thankfully enough female voters saw through this.


64 posted on 12/08/2016 5:41:49 AM PST by ConservativeStatement (Abortion is domestic violence against babies)
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To: Flick Lives

You are correct. Reptilian-Iranian hybrids do not have soul’s.


65 posted on 12/08/2016 5:43:18 AM PST by Roger Kaputnik (Just because I'm paranoid doesn't prove that they aren't out to get me.)
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To: TangoLimaSierra

You know, Trump was wrong about one thing;

I will never get tired of winning!

(For a change from the last 8 year long nightmare)


66 posted on 12/08/2016 5:46:39 AM PST by Wildbill22 ( They have us surrounded again, the poor bastards- Gen Creighton William Abrams)
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To: Liz

If Jarrett felt this bad, I can only imagine what Hillary felt like.

Good riddance to both of them.


67 posted on 12/08/2016 5:50:56 AM PST by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small pittance)
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To: TangoLimaSierra

Her pain is my joy. Bye, bye, lizard woman!


68 posted on 12/08/2016 5:51:40 AM PST by Rollee (PIAPS = Pig In A Pantsuit)
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To: TangoLimaSierra
Wednesday at Politico‘s “Women Rule” event...

This is America.

Nobody "rules" in America.

These people just don't get it. No wonder they lost.

69 posted on 12/08/2016 5:52:08 AM PST by Haiku Guy (Democrato delenda est)
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To: TangoLimaSierra

Need a full Nelson pic.

I never get tired of it.


70 posted on 12/08/2016 5:52:22 AM PST by CincyRichieRich (Drain the swamp. Build the wall. Open the Pizzagate. I refuse to inhabit any safe space.)
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To: Vigilanteman

That would be a sight to see!


71 posted on 12/08/2016 5:53:04 AM PST by Rollee (PIAPS = Pig In A Pantsuit)
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To: TangoLimaSierra

As though those scumbags have souls to be crushed.....


72 posted on 12/08/2016 6:01:47 AM PST by Enchante (Hoping the Clintonistas are gone from our public life forever!!)
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To: Wildbill22

“Smells Like,,,VICTORY!”


73 posted on 12/08/2016 6:24:24 AM PST by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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To: TangoLimaSierra
Jarrett said, “We were surprised by the outcome of the election. It kind of was like a — I’m not sure what the right analogy would be, but like a punch in the stomach, let’s say. Soul-crushing might be another description.

Will this winning never end?!?
74 posted on 12/08/2016 6:26:57 AM PST by bus man (Loose Lips Sink Ships)
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To: TangoLimaSierra

Crushing the souls of the evil, nice thought.


75 posted on 12/08/2016 6:27:00 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Noumenon

I hope she spent election night throwing up.


76 posted on 12/08/2016 6:43:21 AM PST by Bayan
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To: TangoLimaSierra

Excellent, glad to hear it, Val!


77 posted on 12/08/2016 6:46:37 AM PST by GnuThere
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To: tennmountainman; Liz

If Jarrett felt this bad, I can only imagine what Hillary felt like.

Good riddance to both of them.


Agree!! ValJar needs to crawl back to the Chicago tenements she owns and live life like her renters (gov’t subsidized, of course) do. That would be too good for this snake of a rat.


78 posted on 12/08/2016 6:47:30 AM PST by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow!)
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To: Jane Long; tennmountainman
THE NUMBER OF GVT CHECKS VALERIE IS CASHNG ARE ADDING UP

EVEN IN THE DC SWAMP Valerie Jarrett STILL Received
A $36K Annual Pension For Part-Time Chicago Transit job

dailycaller.com ^ | 2/17/2016 | Chuck Ross / FR Posted by rktman

Chicago is known for its L-train. But it's the gravy train that White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett prefers to ride.

In addition to the $173,922 Jarrett earns per annum as President Obama's senior adviser, she is also paid an annual pension of $35,660 for the eight years she served as chairman of the Chicago Transit Authority, according to a Chicago Sun Times investigation.

Jarrett was appointed to chairman of the agency - a part-time position - in 1995 by then-mayor Richard Daley, whose brother, William Daley, served as Obama's chief of staff. Jarrett served as the former mayor's deputy chief of staff and was appointed to numerous other positions during his term. (Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...

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Wonder how many transportation bonds were issued while Jarrett was at Chicago Transit? Her pension payout would pale against her hidden income from lucrative Chicago bond deals.

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79 posted on 12/08/2016 7:02:35 AM PST by Liz
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To: TangoLimaSierra

Hey Jarret, read my sig-line.

I pray Trump’s administration finds evidence that will put her & others of her kind in prison forevah!!!


80 posted on 12/08/2016 7:04:22 AM PST by TheStickman (And their fear tastes like sunshine puked up by a unicorn.)
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