Sioux City Journal

Sounds like 'old Chicago-style politics'

Posted: Friday, September 19, 2008

SAC CITY, Iowa -- The average hospital administrator in Iowa probably makes less than $100,000 per year. When I heard that Michelle Obama received a $317,000 salary from the University of Chicago in “community relations," I immediately wondered about the time relationships between her exceptionally large salary and her husband’s political career.

Here is what I found out:

Her husband was a member of the Illinois State Senate from 1997 until 2004. She was hired by the University of Chicago in 2002 in “community relations."

In 2005, her husband was elected to the U.S. Senate, and shortly thereafter her salary jumped nearly $200,000 to its present amount, from $122,000 to $317,000.

In 2007, Obama earmarked $1,000,000 for the University of Chicago.

For those of us looking for a “change” from old Chicago-style politics, this is not welcome news. -- David R. Youberg

Story Comments

to Agnes wrote on Sep 21, 2008 2:10 PM:

" Agnes, That is a lie advanced by Fox News, not the McCain campaign. In fact, the campaign has debunked it. McCain has plenty of mobility in his arms to operate a keyboard and there are accessibility options for the handicapped that make it even easier. Considering the extensive use of computers by Steven Hawking this feeble attempt to cover McCain's lacking is made totally ridiculous. "

Brian wrote on Sep 21, 2008 12:21 PM:

" Fred Jones wrote on Sep 20, 2008 11:37 AM:" My whole family is from Sioux City, however, I now live in California. I am told that Iowa will most likely go for Obama in November. HOW CAN THIS BE?...

Actually the latest poll I read, of those likely to vote, It was 48% McCain 42% Obama. "

VegasRage wrote on Sep 21, 2008 10:57 AM:

" Fed do you think it matters now? I am stunned to see people mewing over McCain and Obama at this point. It's like you guys have missed the economic atomic bomb that hit us last week, the mushroom cloud is growing and heading your way and you still think either party matters.

For God's sake people both parties just embraced the trillion dollar bailout with OUR currency! A new trillion dollars in debt in one week! We now have over $10 trillion in debt. It was the debt that got us into trouble in the first place! HELLO!?!? The dollar is worth nothing!

Where is the bailout money going to come from? Print, print, print and that paper is backed by what? Tony and Vinny? Watch next week as the world takes steps to move away from the dollar. Be afraid of terrorists?! The dollar is the new terrorist! "

Keith wrote on Sep 20, 2008 2:51 PM:

" BlueBlood wrote on Sep 19, 2008 3:26 PM:
" Keith I would bet that with all of your wisdom on the Internet you could even land a fighter jet on a moving Aircraft Carrier.

I don't proclaim myself as an "expert" on the internet. As for properly operating a fighter jet, I seem to share that inability with your candidate. That neither qualifies or disqualifies either of us for the Presidency. The difference is that I am not running. Is America so committed to it's warrior nation status now that McCain's preoccupation with military solutions to every problem is viewed as a prerequisite? I surely hope not. When viewed in combination with his legendary temper it makes for a scary possibility. "

Fred Jones wrote on Sep 20, 2008 11:37 AM:

" My whole family is from Sioux City, however, I now live in California. I am told that Iowa will most likely go for Obama in November. HOW CAN THIS BE? Obama is the most ruthless, deceptive, arrogant, inexperienced and divisive Presidential candidate of my lifetime. And, it doesn't help that he attended a racist black liberation theology church for 20 years. I am a lifelong Democrat, by the way, but will be casting my first ever vote for a Republican in November. "