And now we get more of the whining Barack Obama we’ve come to get annoyed at and despise. At a campaign stop in Colorado on Wednesday, Barack Obama got in touch with his feminine side, which isn’t that hard after he’s been hanging out in Chicago bath houses, in an attempt to sweep some women voters off their feet. Just what was his tactic? He complained that his wife Michelle did not receive a salary for her First Lady duties.

First Lady duties? Say what? No one elected Mrs. Obama or gave her a post to represent the people. Why should we then pay her for being Obama’s wife? Listen as Barry tries to play the tiniest of violins as he appeals to the emotional women in his audience.

“I want to make sure that when she’s working she’s getting paid the same as men,” Obama said. “I gotta say that First Ladies right now don’t [get paid], even though that’s a tough job!”

It’s a tough job? Please! It must be tough running around the country at tax payer’s expense for purchasing expensive lingerie, spending millions for a Hawaii vacation, as well as, flying all around the world with an entourage of gullible liberal groupies and attending big dinners with famous people. Yes that must be quite the job Mrs. Obama has. I bet she hardly breaks a sweat or a nail.

Now compare that to my wife. Yes I’m going to take time to praise the woman that God gave me. We were recently made aware that she is not just a mother of nine, but now a mother of ten. That in and of itself is a huge job, but she cooks, cleans, washes clothes, runs a small business, helps to educate our kids at home, is a chauffeur, a fashion designer, a nurse to injured kids, a promoter of what is good and much more, yet still has time to keep herself up and look amazing all through the day!

Does she get a salary for being a mom? No. She helps me accomplish a goal and that is the dominion mandate from God. I give thanks to God for her and sing her praises to those I come in contact with. As the Proverbs declare, ” Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.” I am known by my wife and she is known to all by me. “Her children rise up and call her blessed.” She is a wise and virtuous woman whose worth is far above rubies. She is a gift from the Lord. She is my equal, our purposes are the same, but our roles are vastly different.

No other president in our history has made such a selfish, self-serving and ridiculous request as Barack Obama did. I have an idea for Obama: Split your salary with her, which is what should be happening anyway. Matter of fact, just give her all of it. I mean you’ve told us you don’t need a tax cut. I say you don’t need any of the pay taxpayers give you. Give it to your wife for another vacation and set the example instead of whining like a little, hen pecked, angry man.

It appears that for Barack Obama his wife is simply a sidekick that needs to get paid for……..wait, what is she supposed to get paid for? Telling me how to eat healthy? Demanding that I exercise? Please. It won’t be long until Barry will be whining about his two daughters not getting paid for being first children.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=B8TkKDOZvG4


http://fromthetrenchesworldreport.com/obama-whines-michelle-doesnt-collect-salary-as-first-lady/19186/

“I want to make sure that when she’s working she’s getting paid the same as men,” Obama said. “I gotta say that First Ladies right now don’t [get paid], even though that’s a tough job!”



how is that a complaint?


the president gets a compensation, and the wife mirrors and supports him like a wife of any other working man,,,


didnt romneys wife get offended that anyone suggested she had never 'worked'?

Last time I checked we didn't hire any first lady, we hired a president. Presidents wives should not have a role other than being a wife. This guy sucks more than a shop vac!

he could suck start a Harley Davidson through its tail pipe and peel the chrome from it!

could have sworn you elected a President and a Vice-President every four years,NOT a Husband and Wife-Team!

no kidding?!

can you swear that a wife who is a first lady isnt doing as hard of work as a wife who is a housewife her whole life? or for that matter working as hard as a vice president or other politician? yet they dont get paid for it ......

thats truth,, nothing controversial there,,,,

creating controversy where there really is none,,,,,

so a man wants his wife to get equal pay for equal work ,,,and?
so the first lady isnt a paid position,,,and?

I like Mrs.Obama, she is classy, beautifull and seems to possess great integrity and poise. There is absolutly nothing wrong with her being paid, why not? However, I believe she would endorse the idea, but I think she would not make a big deal if it just pertained to her, she is much to classy of a lady.

DAYUM...now I'm pissed cos my wife never got paid all those years I worked. maybe I can sue my employer for that

"I want to make sure that when she is working she is getting paid just like men". Sounds fair to me. Id hate to have my daughters not be paid equally because of her gender. Thats just unfair, if a woman is qualified, her pay should be just as equal to a man. I dont understand the issue here, I like woman, came from a woman, so I see nothing wrong with them prospering as might a man, afterall, wouldnt that make for a better household?

it is obviousely clear that he was refering to equal pay for woman. Being I have woman in my life, im all for it. And I highly doubt he was advocating a salery for his wife, we often resort to semantics when refering to those we despise, rational tends to take a back seat.

as a wife, like ms romney, but one who went to a job AND raised kids without a husbands abundant resources, unlike ms romney


I can tell you, its as much a 'job' as any other and as hard of work

Im not planning to sue for payment though I recognize the fact that its work and would prefer same work for same pay for any of the jobs men ARE paid for,,,,

And that again my friend is another steaming load! I personally know women who are millionaires (self made, NOT INHERITANCE). I have worked for women who are CORPORATE MANAGERS AND IN SOME CASES CORPORATE OFFICERS!

Likewise you dare say Michelle Obama is CLASSY? Maybe in a GHETTO way! I am sure making a total azz of herself with the Queen of England added class points. You want a sexy black woman, CONDOLEZA RICE! Oh but she is a Republican so she doesn't count does she? Michelle Obama HAS NO CLASS! Likewise what makes her think she deserves to be paid squat for being married to the president? Condoleeza Rice WORKS FOR HER MONEY! Hell, she made in a "White Man's World" quite nicely! Name one thing of REAL social importance Michelle has done!

People spend far too much time blaming others for their failures. People use Women's Suffrage as a cause here when that should be a cause in the Middle East!

And on top of that WE NEVER ELECTED MICHELLE OBAMA SO SHE NEEDS TO KEEP HER FLAPPING LIPS CLOSED! her husband is just suing this statement to get sympathy votes!

George Bush Jr.'s wife had far more class than that trifling Michelle Obama! NANCY REGAN HAD MORE CLASS AND I THOUGHT SHE WAS STUCK UP!

Rational was lost because Obama's PERFORMANCE speaks for itself. His words again are a SYMPATHY PLEA! He is twisting words to make it sounds like Women's Suffrage still goes on in this nation.

And for the ladies here is a thought, if you don't like your job get a better one! I know women who have done that like men! And if you hate work create a business like other successful women have done! It works for men too! I am starting my own business after coming to the realization that the company I WAS working for as my primary employment was going NOWHERE! It wasn't growing, and I sure in the hell was not considered part of the business. I went from Part of the Business in the beginning of the business but then I came to the realization I was under paid and being taken advantage of WAY too much, and had no stake or interest in someone else's business! You either put up with it or move on. If Michelle doesn't like the prestige and needs a pay check she should seek another job like a normal person.

Like I have been told, what you say can haunt you. Obama has shot his mouth off way too much and provided far too little results and now he wants us to feel sorry for his wife (COW cough cough MOOOOO!). I will scrutinize his words and make an option of what he is saying and this is my option.

Equal Pay for women is a DEAD HORSE!
Obama's words are a Sympathy Plea.
his wife is one of the least deserving of anyone for a pay check from us taxpayers.
Obama misrepresents himself and his capacities.
People need to get over themselves.
America needs to fix its problems and quit blaming everyone else for OUR Failures like electing a choad like Obama in the first place.

wow

so all the reports and studies showing women earning (72%) of the pay men do in the SAME JOBS,,are bologna?

the point is not whether women find work or get paid, the point was the EQUITY of their compensation compared to men,,,so Im also not sure what knowing millionaire or ceo women have to do with the discussion


and it was OBAMA making a statement about wanting his wife to be paid equally, any decent man would, Ms Obama did not make the statement


class is viewed subjectively, I view any man/woman who raises decent and intelligent and mannerable kids, while maintaining careers and contributing to the environment around us without needing or wanting to demean or put down others

as classy



I agree with RAS , that Ms OBama is the picture of what classiness is,,,

First ladies are essentially political supporters with a platform. Obama should pay her as his employer.

Someone should ask him why he doesn't pay his wife for all her hard work, she works for him, not our country.

Women do get equal pay when all factors are considered.

Feminists movements tend to like to present data that excludes all of the relevant factors such as time of employment, work history, gaps in employment, degrees, certifications, and most importantly choice.

When you compare apples to apples.

The first reason is stated above the statistics which say women make .75-.77 cents on the dollar of men ignore the criteria which anyone man or women is judge against for pay.

The second reason is that women tend to choose jobs in social science, biology, or psychology fields vs men tend to choose jobs in engineering, technology or mathematics heavy fields . . . which pay better.

When comparing a women in a engineering field to a man with the same background, same degrees, same amount of work history, no gaps in employment and no children the pay is equal. In fact in some areas women are exceeding there male counter parts when benefits are rightly added to the pay.

Far more government money is also available for women than men.

he never complained that she wasnt paid

he said he wanted her to have equal pay for equal work
AND

that her job is hard work


,,,what is the controversy about?

Its not the presidents wife's job to do anything but be his wife, there is nothing wrong with volunteering for her country as others have done.

who said there was anything wrong with volunteering? and who would deny that even people 'volunteering' are doing hard work?

Let us not forget that the media adores Michelle O. Recently they made a hullabaloo over Ann Romney's $900 shirt while swooning over Mrs. O's $2600 jacket! The Obama's suck and while I'm no fan of the Romney's I hope Obama is burnt toast come November.

they make hoopla over ms obamas choices too,,,

they are the MEDIA, whatever will make their sponsors money is what counts,,,

REPORTS PISHAW! How about a list of those reports. I would like to corroborate their sources!

And as far as class is concerned, a smart woman unfamiliar with another country asks people what the proper protocol is. Being an "elected official's" wife does not buy her entry into the world of Gentry. Putting her arm around the Queen IN PUBLIC was a point of ridicule for and towards her especially by the English perspective.

Noteworthy Michele Obamna quotes:

+For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country. And not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change. And I have been desperate to see our country moving in that direction.
Michelle Obama

+America is just downright mean.
Michelle Obama

*Speaking in Milwaukee, Wisconsin today, would-be First Lady Michelle Obama said, "for the first time in my adult life I am proud of my country because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback."

Sources...
+http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/michelle_obama.html

*http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2008/02/michelle-obam-1-2/


I have seen a number of times where her conduct was that of a totally socially incompetent BOOB! Even I dare not assume to be the Queen of England's equal unless she grants that to me because in HER COUNTRY SHE IS STILL THE QUEEN AND THAT WAS BY DECREE OF HER OWN PEOPLE! AN ELECTED OFFICIAL IS BELOW HER! And in her country I have to and MUST give her the respect she deserves. As president of the United States I would face her as an Equal BUT RESPECT HER POSITION IN HER HOME! In MY home land she would have to show ME appropriate courtesy. But I would not make expectations that my wife can get all 'Buddy Buddy' with the Queen!

On top of that when she speaks in public sometimes she says some pretty asinine stuff! For her education she speaks like a rube! If she gave up her Law Practice maybe she wasn't as good at the law as she wants to think she was! There is no reason why she should have to give up a law practice being first lady! if anything she should be involved in Law still but her reasons for giving it up? DUBIOUS! Nancy Regan did a lot more than Michelle Obama as First lady!

And one more time, I know women who are financially successful that make no excuses. If you don't like your job leave it. I am tired of listening to people who choose to bear the weight of a cross and complain about it!