I just CANNOT help it…

I have tried to keep my blog politics free.  I was getting somewhat depressed watching and reading the news for the past few months.  So I decided my blog would be completely free of it and be a “happy place.”  But this I just can’t help share and hope that you also find this rather obnoxious to say the least. 

The Obama’s have some sort of spell over the media and its hard to find outlets that will actually say what is going on without putting the Obama happy face sticker across it first.  So here it is…I just read an article on how the Obama’s decorated the White House by recycling old Christmas ornaments because of the currently poor economy.  Here is the article link…In People Magazine no less.

Obamas Recycle Ornaments from Christmas Past

Don’t get me wrong.  It’s great that they are “saving” money and resources.  But please…Seriously?  A friend told me about Michelle Obama’s personal staff a while back.  But I never took the time to look it up.  All this information is easily researched online.  So here it goes…(Salary information for each “assistant” to M.O.):

Michele Obama's personal staff:
1. $172,200 - Sher, Susan (Chief Of Staff)
2. $140,000 - Frye, Jocelyn C. (Dep Asst to President and Dir of Policy And Projects for First Lady)
3. $113,000 - Rogers, Desiree G. (Spec Asst to the President and WH Social Sec for Mrs. Obama)
4. $102,000 - Johnston, Camille Y. (Spec Asst to President and Dir of Communications for First Lady)
5. $100,000 - Winter, Melissa E. (Spec Asst to President and Dep Chief Of Staff to the First Lady)
6. $90,000 - Medina , David S. (Deputy Chief Of Staff to the First Lady)
7. $84,000 - Lel yveld, Catherine M. (Director and Press Secretary to the First Lady)
8. $75,000 - Starkey, Frances M. (Director of Scheduling and Advance for the First Lady)
9. $70,000 - Sanders, Trooper (Deputy Director of Policy and Projects for the First Lady)
10. $65,000 - Burnough, Erinn J. (Deputy Director and Deputy Social Secretary)
11. $64,000 - Reinstein, Joseph B. (Deputy Director and Deputy Social Secretary)
12. $62,000 - Goodman, Jennifer R. (Dep Director of Scheduling & Events Coord For The First Lady)
13. $60,000 - Fitts, Alan O. (Deputy Director of Advance and Trip Director for the First Lady)
14. $57,500 - Lewis, Dana M. (Special Assistant and Personal Aide to the First Lady)
15. $52,500 - Mustaphi, Semonti M. (Assoc Dir and Dep Press Secretary To The First Lady)
16. $50,000 - Jarvis, Kristen E. (Spec Asst for Scheduling and Traveling Aide To The First Lady)
17. $45,000 - Lechtenberg, Tyler A. (Associate Director of Correspondence For The First Lady)
18. $43,000 - Tubman, Samanth a (Deputy Associate Director, Social Office)
19. $40,000 - Boswell, Joseph J. (Executive Assistant to the Chief Of Staff to the First Lady)
20. $36,000 - Armbruster, Sally M. (Staff Assistant to the Social Secretary)
21. $35,000 - Bookey, Natalie (Staff Assistant)
22. $35,000 - Jackson, Deilia A. (Dep Assoc Dir of Correspondence for the First Lady)

Add it up.  It totals $1,591,200 in annual salaries!

I guess I see why they have to recycle old ornaments for the Obama’s “Holiday Tree” at the White House this year.