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Jan 222009
Rush Limbaugh on Hannity: Does Rush Want Obama to Succeed?
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Jan 222009
Like him or not, Rush Limbaugh is totally right about Barack Obama, this country and its fundamentals.
Rush Limbaugh sat down with Sean Hannity for an interview on Hannity on the Fox News Channel. Hannity interviewed Rush from the southern command center, Rushs studios, in South Florida.
Hannity asked Rush for his general opinions on President Obama. Rush said the fact that Obama is historic is now irrelevant. Hes suspicious of Obama because the media has not vetted him and judge him based on how he says things, not what he says.
Rush answered the question: Does he want Obama to succeed?
For those of you who dont listen to Rush, Hannity asked him to explain his term for the mainstream media – Drive By Media.
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Jan 222009
Taxpayers Subsidizing Ex-Presidents Who are Millionaires
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Jan 222009
It’s a privilege and honor to serve as president, and ex-presidents are afforded great opportunities after leaving office. Burdening the taxpayers for the rest of their lives should not be among them especially if the former President can afford to pay their own bills.
Wallet feeling light? The cost of supporting a president
In 1958 Former President Harry Truman was living solely on his WWI army pension and told Congress he couldn’t even afford postage stamps for “official business.” Congress immediately responded with the Presidential Pension act of 1958, giving Truman a retirement salary of $25,000, benefits and a staff.
Today taxpayers are supporting our former presidents to the tune of more than $2.9 million. Their yearly salary pension is $191,000. Aside from that, each gets a staff; that staff costs you, the taxpayer, $96,000 per president. Among the amenities we pay for is rent for their office space – President Clinton’s rent in Harlem is $516,000 a year, while the first President Bush spends $69,000 a year on “equipment” and
President Jimmy Carter spends $83,000 a year on “other services”. The spending doesn’t stop there.We are paying for President Bush’s subscription to the Wall Street Journal which costs $242 a year and he spends money on office furniture at Brookstone. His total for supplies in just January of 2006 alone was $7,538.
Former President Bill Clinton seems to spend the most across the board. His phone bill from the records KHQ received from 2006 cost taxpayers $104,000. We also pay for the satellite TV in his office, complete with eight separate receivers and all the movie channels that come with the “entertainment package”. Your cost? $1,800 per year.
Congress regulates and approves this money for our former presidents, all of which have a net worth in millions and tens of millions. In retirement, President Bill Clinton’s speaking fees earned him more than $40 million in addition to the $12 million his book deals have put in his pocket since he left office.
It all begs the question, why are taxpayers subsidizing ex-presidents who are millionaires?
If you are wondering why President Jimmy Carter hasn’t been mentioned much, it’s because he spends far less. In 2008 he spent $518,000, less than half of President Clinton’s 1.1 million, the first Bush 41 fell somewhere in between.
With the budget getting bigger and bailouts in the billions, retirement has never looked scarier for many Americans, unless you can go “presidential”.
Former French President Chirac Hospitalised After Mauling by His Clinically Depressed Poodle
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Jan 222009
Getting your butt kicked by a poodle. How embarrassing, and oh so French!
Former French President Chirac hospitalised after mauling by his clinically depressed poodle
Former French president Jacques Chirac was rushed to hospital after being mauled by his own ‘clinically depressed’ pet dog.
The 76-year-old statesman was savaged by his white Maltese dog – which suffers from frenzied fits and is being treated with anti-depressants.
The animal, named Sumo, had become increasingly violent over the past years and was prone to making ‘vicious, unprovoked attacks’, Chirac’s wife Bernadette said.
The former president, who ruled France for 12 years until 2007, was taken to hospital in Paris where he was treated as an outpatient and sent home, VSD magazine reported.
Mrs Chirac said: ‘The dog went for him for no apparent reason.
‘We were already aware the animal was unpredictable and is actually being treated with pills for depression.
‘My husband was bitten quite badly, but he is certain to make a full recovery over the coming weeks.’
The former French First Lady did not reveal where on his body Chirac was bitten.
The pet, named after the Japanese form of wrestling, was a gift to the Chiracs from their grandson Martin.
Recent polls have shown that since leaving office Chirac is now regarded as one of the most popular politicians in France, liked by 70 per cent of people.
In the last days of his presidency, he was much less popular, liked by just 50 per cent of the population.