tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644543857530857378.post5169072665112792941..comments2023-10-01T03:34:52.759-07:00Comments on Tales from the Derp Side: "Spotlight Takes Toll on First Lady's Staff"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644543857530857378.post-14443026944072026502011-05-27T10:30:27.193-07:002011-05-27T10:30:27.193-07:00"Since when does the first lady have a ‘staff..."Since when does the first lady have a ‘staff’?"<br />Unless this was supposed to be some sort of veiled penis joke, the First Lady's had a staff since pretty much forever.<br />In the 19th Century, First Ladies often brought in relatives to help with correspondence and planning, in exchange for living free at the White House. Can you imagine the freep uproar if Michelle (oops sorry, I meant MOOOOCHELLE) brought in a bunch of relatives to live for free at the White House?<br /><br />The year 2009 marks a full thirty years since the federal government by Congressional designation has routinely made public appropriations for a professional staff for a "president's spouse" on the condition and premise that the staff aides the spouse in providing support to the president in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the modern chief executive.HookerAddictnoreply@blogger.com