Earlier this month Valerie Jarrett told the Chicago Sun-Times’ Lynn Sweet not to read much into the fact that President Obama was not choosing to accompany the U.S. Olympic Delegation to the Vancouver Olympics. “‘He has a pretty full plate right now, as you could expect. And the Vice President really wanted to go and [...]
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Ms. Jarrett, Ms. Jarrett, Which Healthcare Bill Did You Assign for Homework?
January 4th, 2010
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In a recent CNN interview Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) labeled Obama Administration tactics in pushing the healthcare bill through the Senate as “seedy Chicago politics. Backroom deals that amount to bribes.”
Valerie Jarrett decided that she couldn’t take that. “It was definitely a cheap shot and completely unwarranted,” she told Politics Daily. She then went on [...]
Pulling Back a Bloodied PAW
December 7th, 2009
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From Carter Clews:
The viperish ogres at People for the (Anti)American Way have picked the wrong target for their latest their fundraising screed. Accustomed to watching their quarry turn tail and run while they greedily fleeced their dwindling gaggle of gullible loons, they decided to turn their guns on the gang at Americans for Limited Government.
In [...]
Jarrett Pushing Health Care on the Hill
December 7th, 2009
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According to Jeffrey Young, the Healthcare beat reporter for The Hill, Valerie Jarrett is on Capitol Hill meeting with Harry Reid, Max Baucus and Chris Dodd.
From Jeffrey Young:
Reid, Baucus & Dodd are huddling right now with White House aides Jarrett, Messina & DeParle.
Valerie Jarrett’s Cronies See “Green”
December 4th, 2009
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It appears that Jarrett tried to get a contract for Allison Davis, Obama’s former boss. In 1996, Habitat was overseeing the redevelopment of Cabrini Green. Habitat seemed to favor a plan from MCL/ASD LLC. This partnership was the creation of Dan McLean of MCL Development Corporation and Allison Davis. Davis went on to become a [...]
The Valerie Jarrett Health Care Plan
December 4th, 2009
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In 2004, Jarrett’s Habitat Company violated the Family and Medical Leave Act by terminating an ill employee. David Burnett had been employed with Habitat for fourteen years. His boss had no problems with him until late 2003 when Burnett began to have symptoms of prostate cancer.
Even as Burnett went to medical appointment after medical appointment, [...]
Valerie Jarrett and Cecil Butler: Partners in Slime
December 4th, 2009
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Cecil Butler started managing the Lawndale Restoration, a low-income community in 1974. In 1995, Cecil Butler received a $51 million loan, backed by the state, to renovate Lawndale Restoration. In 1999, Valerie Jarrett’s Habitat formed an LLC with Butler’s Boulevard Management. In 2000, Cecil Butler hired the Habitat Company to manage Lawndale Restoration.
According to ACORN, [...]
Valerie Jarrett’s Underwater Demolition: Cataloging Failure
December 4th, 2009
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Mayor Daley was displeased when Jarrett lost Spiegel, a catalog company which had operated warehouses in Chicago for 88 years. Daley wanted a more aggressive effort from the Department of Planning and Development. The company wanted to relocate its old warehouses. Her department proposed six sites, but Spiegel found all of them to be deficient. [...]
Valerie Jarrett’s Grove Parc Fiasco: The Rich Got Richer
December 4th, 2009
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“In 1987, U.S. District Judge Marvin Aspen had appointed Habitat to oversee construction of all public housing in Chicago as part of the historic Gautreaux case, which found that the CHA had failed for decades to integrate housing. At first, Habitat’s job was to desegregate housing by building “scattered site” units in more affluent [...]
Stanford Alumni Blow the Whistle on Valerie Jarrett
November 16th, 2009
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From Michelle Malkin:
All is not lost in the Ivory Tower!
In September/October, Stanford Magazine ran a lavish softball profile of Valerie Jarrett (Stanford ‘78) on her role as Barack Obama’s confidante (h/t – reader Ed R.):
Jarrett has been an ever-present figure throughout Obama’s improbable ascent and has become a star in her own right. She appears [...]
