The ongoing attempt to push Their Gal Hil up the mountain and over the top has clearly drained morale at the NY Times (their latest brush with reality covers her low standing among young black).
However, good news is where you find it, so today Gardiner Harris of the Times is allowed to have some fun and draw some laughs with this:
Lucrative Book Deals Might Finance the Obamas’ Post-White House Life
Barry and Michelle are going to cash in within nano-seconds of moving out? Say it ain't so!?!
The comedy continues:
WASHINGTON — After he is out of the White House, President Obama has said that he wants to become a venture capitalist, own part of an N.B.A. franchise and avoid taking off his shoes during security screenings at commercial airports.
As to imminent Shoeless One, my plan for breezing through airport security incorporates TSA Pre-Check. But Obama taking commerical flights? I'm dying - he will be cadging rides on the private jets of his "friends", just like Bill and Hil.
Mr. Harris builds on the theme:
All of those goals, serious or not, might soon be achievable if Mr. Obama and his wife, Michelle, sign post-presidency book contracts for what literary agents and major publishers say could amount to $20 million to $45 million — more than enough to pay the estimated $22,000 monthly rent for the nine-bedroom home they will occupy in the Kalorama neighborhood of Washington and foot the bill for flights on private jets. (Mr. Obama has said he would like to avoid commercial flights once he surrenders Air Force One.)
We would all like to avoid commercial flights but the idea that Obama will actually be paying for his rides is absurd.
I HAVE TO ADD: We are offered some perspective, and a puzzle:
Memoirs by first ladies have also been profitable. Mrs. Clinton earned an $8 million advance for “Living History” after she left the White House...
"Living History"? Should that have been "Herstory"? Even though, obviously, the boss's wife got where she is thanks to the boss.
The Audacity of Coach.
Posted by: Threadkiller | September 05, 2016 at 10:42 AM
Does Zippy even understand what being a venture capitalist means? That he includes that with being part owner of an NBA team, where he can sniff the jocks of real basketball players, indicates otherwise.
Posted by: Captain Hate | September 05, 2016 at 10:43 AM
Going back on the payback machine, a dog trainer* piece in 1989 about Dutch's 5 million dollar memoir.
*l.a. times
Posted by: buccr morgan | September 05, 2016 at 10:47 AM
Wonder how much William Ayers will make of of writing their books?
Posted by: Pagar a bacon, ham and sausage supporter | September 05, 2016 at 10:47 AM
20 years later, you can't even use the same sear h terms for w.
Posted by: buccr morgan | September 05, 2016 at 10:54 AM
at least they are finally taking about him leaving. would prefer to chase them out on a rail (didn't Soros do that with G W Bush).
Posted by: rich | September 05, 2016 at 10:56 AM
Capitalist? That commie?
Posted by: Well, yes. | September 05, 2016 at 11:01 AM
TM
Great post
I absolutely love talking about Obama leaving the WH with his arrogant pouty wife.
It can't come soon enough for me.
He will likely follow the path of fellow grifters the Clintons.
The NBA players will laugh behind the back of this loser basketball wannabee.He got to be president.
That is all he gets to be.
He didn't even have slaves as ancestors.
No soup for you!
Posted by: maryrose | September 05, 2016 at 11:05 AM
Zippy's idea of what a venture capitalist position will be is lots of cushy appointments to boards, directorships, etc., where he does not a lick of anything useful or even resembling work, but shakes down shareholders for cash to avoid spewing fake charges of racism. Sharpton and Rev. Jackson may resent his honing in on their territory.
Posted by: peter | September 05, 2016 at 11:06 AM
Well if Lisa Jackson can help ruin job's legacy and steadman can craft air bnb's policy, what can the big dog get?
Posted by: buccr morgan | September 05, 2016 at 11:10 AM
Peter:
Obama just wants to be big man on campus.
He lost that opportunity at Columbia because of his chooming habit
Posted by: maryrose | September 05, 2016 at 11:19 AM
Will we finally get to see those abysmal ACT scores once he leaves?
Posted by: maryrose | September 05, 2016 at 11:21 AM
Depending on the destination(s) and other circumstances, security screening at FBO facilities are mandated, so still a possibility Zero will have to endure some of the same crap the unwashed masses endure.
Of course some people not only can afford their own plane and hanger, but their own airport as well. They probably never worry about getting their socks dirty.
Posted by: Buckeye | September 05, 2016 at 11:30 AM
A venture capitalist who is a marxist that thinks profit is part of overhead and doesn't even understand automobile liabiity insurance?
Actually he should fit in nicely on Sand Hill Road with the rest of the unicorn hunters.
Posted by: Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki | September 05, 2016 at 11:30 AM
--The ongoing attempt to push Their Gal Hil up the mountain and over the top has clearly drained morale at the NY Times...--
I understand Sisyphus was a mite depressed as well, and he was just pushing a rock, not a ball of lard, spite, cottage cheese and gin.
Posted by: Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki | September 05, 2016 at 11:33 AM
Will we finally get to see those abysmal ACT scores once he leaves?
Not to mention his grades.
Posted by: Buckeye | September 05, 2016 at 11:36 AM
meanwhile mauve state, just goes more vizzini, if that was possible,
http://www.redstate.com/sweetie15/2016/09/05/reliably-right-leaning-virginia-paper-endorses-gary-johnson/
Posted by: buccaneer morgan | September 05, 2016 at 11:38 AM
the cognate is even stronger in spanish,
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/obama-a-son-of-a-bitch-says-philippines-president/article/2600996?custom_click=rss
Posted by: buccaneer morgan | September 05, 2016 at 11:40 AM
the piece from the other thread,
http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/05/politics/isis-suspects-terrorism-europe-documents/
they still haven't caught the handler,
Posted by: buccaneer morgan | September 05, 2016 at 11:45 AM
clearly he's a witch, ahem warlock
https://twitter.com/alimhaider/status/772781266898788353
Posted by: buccaneer morgan | September 05, 2016 at 11:48 AM
it's a notion I've suggested, and I'm not tenured:
https://twitter.com/alimhaider/status/772510612299493376
Posted by: buccaneer morgan | September 05, 2016 at 11:53 AM
Iggy @ 11:33 - I'll never look at cottage cheese the same way again.
Posted by: Frau Rutger Gefahrfeld | September 05, 2016 at 12:02 PM
Dang, I love this place!! :)
Posted by: Beasts of England | September 05, 2016 at 12:08 PM
he got a fresh batch of keurig coffee,
https://www.lawfareblog.com/popular-support-suicide-terrorism-bangladesh-worse-you-think
Posted by: buccaneer morgan | September 05, 2016 at 12:25 PM
a hole in the cave wall,
http://www.weeklystandard.com/yes-donald-trump-has-a-path-to-270-electoral-votes/article/2004099/
Posted by: buccaneer morgan | September 05, 2016 at 12:45 PM
the cognate is even stronger in spanish
Narciso, does it come in "daughter of a bitch" flavor?
Posted by: Frau Rutger Gefahrfeld | September 05, 2016 at 01:04 PM