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2009/12/09 02:20:50
Subject: Michelle Obama likes to have her flunkies by the dozens
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Fixture of Dakka
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http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/12652
I 'll be so glad when these people are out of the White House.
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2009/12/09 02:25:00
Subject: Michelle Obama likes to have her flunkies by the dozen+
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Da Head Honcho Boss Grot
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I never should have voted for her.
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Anuvver fing - when they do sumfing, they try to make it look like somfink else to confuse everybody. When one of them wants to lord it over the uvvers, 'e says "I'm very speshul so'z you gotta worship me", or "I know summink wot you lot don't know, so yer better lissen good". Da funny fing is, arf of 'em believe it and da over arf don't, so 'e 'as to hit 'em all anyway or run fer it.
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2009/12/09 02:33:13
Subject: Michelle Obama likes to have her flunkies by the dozens
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Killer Klaivex
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More cheap shots at Obama?
Weak flamebait man. I mean, come on. Do you think that GWB used all your tax money responsibly?
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2009/12/09 02:35:17
People are like dice, a certain Frenchman said that. You throw yourself in the direction of your own choosing. People are free because they can do that. Everyone's circumstances are different, but no matter how small the choice, at the very least, you can throw yourself. It's not chance or fate. It's the choice you made. |
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2009/12/09 02:33:34
Subject: Michelle Obama likes to have her flunkies by the dozens
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Rogue Daemonhunter fueled by Chaos
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I'm also sure the Chief of Staff for the First Lady enjoys being referred to as a "servant."
But yeah, I'm never voting for Michelle Obama.
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2009/12/09 02:38:48
Subject: Re:Michelle Obama likes to have her flunkies by the dozens
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Fixture of Dakka
drinking ale on the ground like russ intended
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I voted for the other guys wife.
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2009/12/09 02:47:42
Subject: Michelle Obama likes to have her flunkies by the dozens
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Steady Space Marine Vet Sergeant
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quite frankly i would really like for the emprah to come.
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 -to many points to bother to count.
mattyrm wrote:i like the idea of a woman with a lobster claw for a hand touching my nuts. :-)
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2009/12/09 03:02:27
Subject: Michelle Obama likes to have her flunkies by the dozens
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The Dread Evil Lord Varlak
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If we're going to base our election decisions on trivial crap like this, shouldn't we make sure we're focussing on trivial crap that's actually true?
Given the general quality of blog posts aimed at attacking peripheral figures like First Ladies, did you consider checking to see if this was true before posting it, Relapse? Because it isn't true, it's a load of garbage. A thirty second search of snopes will tell you that the number of staff working for the First Lady is not unprecedented, that Laura Bush had between 24 to 26 staff, that Mrs Johnson and Mrs Ford had around 30 each, and Mrs Kennedy had around 40 staff while she renovated the White House.
Seriously dude, when you read gutter press political attacks, check if it's true. It rarely is.
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“We may observe that the government in a civilized country is much more expensive than in a barbarous one; and when we say that one government is more expensive than another, it is the same as if we said that that one country is farther advanced in improvement than another. To say that the government is expensive and the people not oppressed is to say that the people are rich.”
Adam Smith, who must have been some kind of leftie or something. |
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2009/12/09 03:06:43
Subject: Michelle Obama likes to have her flunkies by the dozens
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Hangin' with Gork & Mork
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The First Lady have always (in these modern times) had these large staffs. You know how many phone calls and appointments people try to get with the her? Add in having to work it all into a political schedule and it is a mad house. If you think that is a lot of people, you should see how many 'servants' the President gets. It'll blow your mind.
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Amidst the mists and coldest frosts he thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
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2009/12/09 03:09:09
Subject: Michelle Obama likes to have her flunkies by the dozens
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Moustache-twirling Princeps
About to eat your Avatar...
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Ahtman wrote:The First Lady have always (in these modern times) had these large staffs. You know how many phone calls and appointments people try to get with the her? Add in having to work it all into a political schedule and it is a mad house. If you think that is a lot of people, you should see how many 'servants' the President gets. It'll blow your mind.
And in 3-d as well...
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2009/12/09 04:28:10
Subject: Michelle Obama likes to have her flunkies by the dozens
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The Dread Evil Lord Varlak
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Ahtman wrote:The First Lady have always (in these modern times) had these large staffs. You know how many phone calls and appointments people try to get with the her? Add in having to work it all into a political schedule and it is a mad house. If you think that is a lot of people, you should see how many 'servants' the President gets. It'll blow your mind.
It's like the outrage over Palin spending $175k on clothes. Both sides run image heavy, billion dollar campaigns, $175k is not that much money in that context.
There was a story there about Palin's team acting outside of the budget constraints of the McCain team, that was a reflection of the issues between the two camps, but most people seemed to ignore that entirely and focus on how shocking it was that a lot of money was spent on clothes.
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“We may observe that the government in a civilized country is much more expensive than in a barbarous one; and when we say that one government is more expensive than another, it is the same as if we said that that one country is farther advanced in improvement than another. To say that the government is expensive and the people not oppressed is to say that the people are rich.”
Adam Smith, who must have been some kind of leftie or something. |
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2009/12/09 04:53:22
Subject: Michelle Obama likes to have her flunkies by the dozens
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Dwarf High King with New Book of Grudges
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What amuses me even more is that this was posted by a guy with a PhD (on the original site). Do we just give these things away now? Where's mine? I'm looking at you Northwestern.
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Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh. |
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2009/12/09 05:04:55
Subject: Michelle Obama likes to have her flunkies by the dozens
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Combat Jumping Rasyat
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Yeah, they's pass 'em out like hotcakes down in this here uni ver city. I went down there and got myself one, I got a PhD in Re lig us Echo nom icks in 15th Cent jury Floor rents.
Y'all have to call me doctor now, it's the law.
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2009/12/09 05:31:49
Subject: Michelle Obama likes to have her flunkies by the dozens
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Steady Space Marine Vet Sergeant
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No its just that she and her husband advocate spending money on the poor and less for them. Yet its just look at the salaries. Dont you think she could do without that to help build a soup kitchen?
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-to many points to bother to count.
mattyrm wrote:i like the idea of a woman with a lobster claw for a hand touching my nuts. :-)
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2009/12/09 05:53:09
Subject: Michelle Obama likes to have her flunkies by the dozens
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Rogue Daemonhunter fueled by Chaos
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garret wrote:No its just that she and her husband advocate spending money on the poor and less for them. Yet its just look at the salaries. Dont you think she could do without that to help build a soup kitchen?
First off, meet the apostrophe. It's helpful. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostrophe Also, exactly what the hell kind of sentence is "Yet its just look at the salaries."? I'm guessing the "its" was added by mistake.
Secondly, there is actually an interesting argument to be made about the extent to which staff for governmental figures is helpful in allowing them to more efficiently use their time, and to what extent they are simply wasteful.
The first lady serves, without pay, in an unofficial yet high profile way on behalf of the white house and the country. While firing some of her staff would free up governmental money that could, in theory, be used for some social good, it's not like the First Lady can simply fire people and immediately spend their salaries on a pet project. The money is allocated by congress to be used for one purpose, and to change that would require an act of congress.
The argument that would be made is that by limiting her staff, you limit her ability travel, communicate, and generally work to spread her message, so that while she might be able to fund, say, a single soup kitchen by eliminating her staff, she might be unable to raise awareness or support for many other issues that are much bigger ticket.
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2009/12/09 06:14:28
Subject: Michelle Obama likes to have her flunkies by the dozens
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Incorporating Wet-Blending
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Cheese Elemental wrote:More cheap shots at Obama?
Weak flamebait man. I mean, come on. Do you think that GWB used all your tax money responsibly?
Strawman. Obama's entire campaign was built on being "Not Bush".
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Mannahnin wrote:A lot of folks online (and in emails in other parts of life) use pretty mangled English. The idea is that it takes extra effort and time to write properly, and they’d rather save the time. If you can still be understood, what’s the harm? While most of the time a sloppy post CAN be understood, the use of proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling is generally seen as respectable and desirable on most forums. It demonstrates an effort made to be understood, and to make your post an easy and pleasant read. By making this effort, you can often elicit more positive responses from the community, and instantly mark yourself as someone worth talking to.
insaniak wrote: Every time someone threatens violence over the internet as a result of someone's hypothetical actions at the gaming table, the earth shakes infinitisemally in its orbit as millions of eyeballs behind millions of monitors all roll simultaneously.
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2009/12/09 06:17:42
Subject: Michelle Obama likes to have her flunkies by the dozens
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Rogue Daemonhunter fueled by Chaos
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Lordhat wrote:Cheese Elemental wrote:More cheap shots at Obama?
Weak flamebait man. I mean, come on. Do you think that GWB used all your tax money responsibly?
Strawman. Obama's entire campaign was built on being "Not Bush".
Possibly, but there has to be some limit, right? It's not like Obama pledged to become Bizarro Bush, where he's the exact opposite at all times.
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2009/12/09 06:23:54
Subject: Michelle Obama likes to have her flunkies by the dozens
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Da Head Honcho Boss Grot
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Damn, that's what I should have done! I would have gotten all the votes!
(And still lost the election... oh snap!)
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Anuvver fing - when they do sumfing, they try to make it look like somfink else to confuse everybody. When one of them wants to lord it over the uvvers, 'e says "I'm very speshul so'z you gotta worship me", or "I know summink wot you lot don't know, so yer better lissen good". Da funny fing is, arf of 'em believe it and da over arf don't, so 'e 'as to hit 'em all anyway or run fer it.
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2009/12/09 07:22:56
Subject: Michelle Obama likes to have her flunkies by the dozens
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Seeing as this thread is based on 'news' that is partially false (see the post on snopes.com for more info), I'm locking this thread as it will only lead to further bickering.
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