Is Obama the Biggest Puppet in History?

[mick silver]

Is Obama the Biggest Puppet in History? Column: Politics (http://journal-neo.org/category/columns/politics/)
Region: USA in the World (http://journal-neo.org/category/locations/usa-in-the-world/)



http://journal-neo.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Texas-AM-Study-Calls-Obama-5th-Best-President-in-America-300x150.jpg (http://journal-neo.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Texas-AM-Study-Calls-Obama-5th-Best-President-in-America.jpg)Out of all the political prostitutes in the Western world, one man stands out as the perfect illustration of a politician who works solely to serve his puppet masters. Even though the majority of politicians are controlled by economic and corporate elites, the current US President, Barack Obama, is the epitome of a man who is bought and paid for by special interests. Obama was elected President in November 2008, and inaugurated in January 2009. From the very beginning of his Presidency, it was clear who the “lord and saviour (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-MYwUuidLo)” was beholden to. According to OpenSecrets.org (https://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?cid=N00009638), Obama’s top campaign donors in 2008 included: Goldman Sachs; JPMorgan Chase; Citigroup; Morgan Stanley; Microsoft; Google; and IBM. Considering Obama’s donors, it’s no wonder that (unlike Iceland (http://www.naturalnews.com/050279_Iceland_bankster_criminals_democracy.html)) the US has not prosecuted the plethora of bankers and financial institutions that have engaged in fraud (http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2014/03/jpmorgan-chase-engaged-mortgage-fraud-securitization-scheme-collapsed-housing-market.html) for years, and subsequently played a pivotal role in causing the financial crisis of 2007/08.

“I’ve now been in 57 states; I think one left to go” In a bizarre speech in 2008, Obama said (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpGH02DtIws): “Over the last 15 months, we’ve travelled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states; I think one left to go. Alaska and Hawaii I was not allowed to go to, even though I really wanted to visit.” Did he simply make a mistake? Was he joking? Or was this just another slip from a person who is really just hypnotically going through the motions anytime he speaks, with no real interest in what he is saying. This bizarre statement is not an isolated one from the US President, as just a few months ago, Obama tried to argue that Russia bombing ISIL is only “strengthening ISIL (http://journal-neo.org/2015/10/12/obama-says-russian-strikes-on-isis-are-strengthening-isis/).”
The Narcissist In Greek mythology, Narcissus (http://www.britannica.com/topic/Narcissus-Greek-mythology), the son of a river god, fell in love with his own reflection. Judging from his actions in office, Obama also appears to care more about himself than anything else. In a recent 33-minute speech, Obama referred to himself a whopping 76 times (https://grabien.com/story.php?id=44989); a true mark of a narcissistic, arrogant and egocentric person. Perhaps he was trying to challenge Julius Caesar’s record, as the former Roman general penned the majority of the ‘Commentaries on the Gallic War,’ in which the word “Caesar” is used 775 times, according to the historian Robin Lane Fox.
Tears of Deceit Emotive propaganda 101; cry and weep (http://edition.cnn.com/videos/politics/2016/01/05/obama-crying-gun-executive-action-sot.cnn/video/playlists/obama-on-guns/) during a highly controversial and political speech on gun control, pulling at the heartstrings of the American public to push a political agenda. In this piece, I’m not trying to underplay the death of innocent people, but merely point out the way in which Obama is emotively trying to manipulate the opinions of the American public in order to push through legislation. Whatever your personal views are on gun control in the US, Obama’s tactics should be denounced as deceitful and staged.Remember, the man who stood up and gave an Oscar winning performance recently, is the same man who is the head of the country that is carrying out more drone strikes (http://217.218.67.231/Detail/2015/09/10/428507/Obama-assassination-drone-strikes-0) around the world than ever before; has been funding and arming terrorists (http://journal-neo.org/2015/08/13/former-us-intelligence-chief-admits-obama-took-willful-decision-to-support-isis-rise/) to overthrow the secular Syrian government; bombed a hospital in Afghanistan which killed at least three children (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-10-03/us-bombs-afghanistan-hospital-kills-9-civilians-injures-37-tosses-it-collateral-dama); destroyed and destabilized the nation of Libya (which previously had the highest standard of living in Africa); supports Saudi Arabia in its war crime (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dan-kovalik/obama-adminstration-guilt_b_8916380.html) in Yemen; tortures (https://www.rt.com/usa/213603-torture-panel-shocking-findings/) and interrogates people across the world; and countless other crimes that kill and maim innocent people, yet no tears are shed by the US President.

Was San Bernardino a Black Op? There are also some anomalies in many of the mainstream narratives regarding mass shootings in the US. The tragic shooting in San Bernardino for instance, which the mainstream media claimed was carried out by husband and wife, Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, appears to conflict with some eyewitness accounts of the attack. Two reported eyewitnesses claim that the shooters were three tall white men (http://teapartyeconomist.com/2015/12/12/video-eyewitnesses-in-san-bernardino-three-tall-white-men/) wearing military gear.Was San Bernardino a black op carried out by military personnel or mercenaries to further legitimize the push for gun control? It is difficult to conclusively say what actually happened, but the official narrative is a shaky one. It should also be noted that some investigative journalists have argued that there has been a dramatic increase (http://truthstreammedia.com/2015/12/02/why-have-there-been-more-mass-shootings-under-obama-than-the-four-previous-presidents-combined/) in the number of mass shootings under Obama, one of the most pro-gun control President’s in recent decades. Obama is one of the most disconnected and detached politicians in the world today, and has to go down as one of the biggest puppets in modern history.Steven MacMillan is an independent writer, researcher, geopolitical analyst and editor of The Analyst Report (http://www.theanalystreport.net/), especially for the online magazine “New Eastern Outlook” (http://journal-neo.org/). 40


First appeared: http://journal-neo.org/2016/01/16/is-obama-the-biggest-puppet-in-history/

[mick silver]

Top Contributors, 2008 CycleThis table lists the top donors to this candidate in the 2008 election cycle. The organizations themselves did not donate , rather the money came from the organizations' PACs, their individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals' immediate families. Organization totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.Because of contribution limits, organizations that bundle together many individual contributions are often among the top donors to presidential candidates. These contributions can come from the organization's members or employees (and their families). The organization may support one candidate, or hedge its bets by supporting multiple candidates. Groups with national networks of donors - like EMILY's List and Club for Growth - make for particularly big bundlers.

University of California (https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000406)
$1,799,460


Goldman Sachs (https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000085)
$1,034,615


Harvard University (https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000544)
$900,909


Microsoft Corp (https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000115)
$854,717


JPMorgan Chase & Co (https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000103)
$847,895


Google Inc
$817,855


Citigroup Inc (https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000071)
$755,057


US Government
$638,335


Time Warner (https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000094)
$617,844


Sidley Austin LLP
$606,260


Stanford University
$603,866


National Amusements Inc
$579,098


Columbia University
$570,839


Skadden, Arps et al (https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000243)
$554,439


WilmerHale Llp
$554,373


US Dept of Justice
$540,636


IBM Corp
$534,470


UBS AG (https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000020995)
$534,166


General Electric (https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000125)
$532,031


Morgan Stanley (https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000106)
$528,182


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$297,381,030
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$89,184,898
(23%)



Total
$386,565,928

[mick silver]

Valerie JarrettFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Valerie Jarrett


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Senior Advisor to the President (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senior_Advisor_to_the_President)


Incumbent (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incumbent)



Assumed office
January 20, 2009


President
Barack Obama (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama)


Preceded by
Barry Jackson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Steven_Jackson)


Assistant to the President for Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Office_of_Public_Engagement_and_Interg overnmental_Affairs)


Incumbent (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incumbent)



Assumed office
January 20, 2009


President
Barack Obama (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama)


Preceded by
Julie Cram (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_E._Cram)


Personal details


Born
Valerie June Bowman[1] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-1)
(1956-11-14) November 14, 1956 (age 59)
Shiraz (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiraz), Iran (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pahlavi_dynasty)


Political party
Democratic Party (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States))


Spouse(s)
William Jarrett (1983–1988)


Children
Laura


Alma mater (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alma_mater)
Stanford University (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_University)
University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Michigan_Law_School)


Valerie June Bowman Jarrett (born November 14, 1956) is an American (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) government official who is currently the Senior Advisor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senior_Advisor_to_the_President_of_the_United_Stat es) to the President of the United States (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States) and Assistant to the President for Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Office_of_Public_Engagement_and_Interg overnmental_Affairs) in the Obama administration (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obama_administration). She is a Chicago lawyer, businesswoman, and civic leader. Prior to that she served as a co-chair of the Obama–Biden Transition Project (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obama%E2%80%93Biden_Transition_Project).[2] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-Terry-2)[3] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-CNN_King_20081109-3)
Contents [hide (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#)]


1 Personal life (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#Personal_life)
2 Career (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#Career)

2.1 Chicago municipal politics (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#Chicago_municipal_politics)
2.2 Business administration (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#Business_administration)
2.3 Adviser to Barack Obama (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#Adviser_to_Barack_Obama)
2.4 Additional leadership positions (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#Additional_leadership_positions)
2.5 Relationship with President Obama (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#Relationship_with_President_Obama)


3 In popular culture (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#In_popular_culture)
4 References (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#References)
5 External links (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#External_links)


Personal life[edit (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Valerie_Jarrett&action=edit&section=1&editintro=Template:BLP_editintro)]Jarrett was born in Shiraz (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiraz), Iran, to American parents James E. Bowman (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_E._Bowman) and Barbara Taylor Bowman (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_T._Bowman). One of her maternal great-grandfathers, Robert Robinson Taylor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Robinson_Taylor), was an architect who is sometimes cited[by whom? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Unsupported_attributions)] as the first accredited African American architect.[citation needed (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)]
Her father, a pathologist and geneticist, ran a hospital for children in Shiraz in 1956 as part of a program where American physicians and agricultural experts sought to help developing countries' health and farming efforts. When she was five years old, the family moved to London for a year, later moving to Chicago in 1963.[4] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-4) Her parents were both African-American; on the television series Finding Your Roots (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finding_Your_Roots), genealogical research and DNA testing indicated that Jarrett also has French, Scottish, and Native American ancestry.[5] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-5) One of her great-grandfathers was Jewish (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish).[6] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-6) As a child, Jarrett spoke Persian (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_language) and French (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language).[7] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-NYT_Kantor_20081123-7) In 1966, her mother was one of four child advocates that created the Erikson Institute (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erikson_Institute). The Institute was established to provide collective knowledge in child development for teachers and other professionals working with young children.[8] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-8)
Jarrett graduated from Northfield Mount Hermon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northfield_Mount_Hermon) in 1974. She earned a B.A. in psychology from Stanford University (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_University) in 1978 and a juris doctor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juris_doctor) (J.D.) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(J.D.)) from the University of Michigan Law School (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Michigan_Law_School) in 1981.[9] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-9)
In 1983 Jarrett married William Robert Jarrett, son of Chicago Sun-Times (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Sun-Times) reporter Vernon Jarrett (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon_Jarrett). She attributes her switch from a private to a public career to their daughter Laura's birth and her own desire to do something that would make their daughter proud.[10] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-Vogue-10)
To one reporter's emailed question about her divorce, she replied, "Married in 1983, separated in 1987, and divorced in 1988. Enough said."[10] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-Vogue-10) In a Vogue (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vogue_(magazine)) profile, she further explained, "We grew up together. We were friends since childhood. In a sense, he was the boy next door (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_next_door). I married without really appreciating how hard divorce would be."[10] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-Vogue-10) William Jarrett died in 1993 at age 40, and at the time of his death was director of obstetrics and gynecology at Jackson Park Hospital.[11] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-11)
Career[edit (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Valerie_Jarrett&action=edit&section=2&editintro=Template:BLP_editintro)]Chicago municipal politics[edit (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Valerie_Jarrett&action=edit&section=3&editintro=Template:BLP_editintro)]Jarrett got her start in Chicago politics in 1987 working for Mayor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayor_of_Chicago) Harold Washington (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Washington)[12] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-NewsweekFamilyFriend-12) as Deputy Corporation Counsel for Finance and Development.[13] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-UCMed2006-13)
Jarrett continued to work in the mayor's office in the 1990s. She was deputy chief of staff for Mayor Richard Daley (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_M._Daley), during which time (1991) she hired Michelle Robinson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Obama), then engaged to Barack Obama, away from a private law firm. Jarrett served as commissioner of the department of planning and development from 1992 through 1995, and she was chairman of the Chicago Transit Board from 1995 to 2005.[13] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-UCMed2006-13)
Business administration[edit (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Valerie_Jarrett&action=edit&section=4&editintro=Template:BLP_editintro)]Until joining the Obama administration, Jarrett was the CEO of the Habitat Company, a real estate development and management company,[14] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-14) which she joined in 1995. She has been replaced by Mark Segal, a lawyer who joined the company in 2002, as CEO. Daniel E. Levin is the chairman of Habitat, which was formed in 1971.[15] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-15) Jarrett was a member of the board of Chicago Stock Exchange (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Stock_Exchange) (2000–2007, as chairman, 2004–2007).
She was a member of the Board of Trustees (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_Trustees) of the University of Chicago Medical Center (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Chicago_Medical_Center) from 1996 to 2009, becoming vice chairman in 2002 and chairman in 2006.[16] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-UCMed2009-16) She also served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of Chicago (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Chicago) and a Trustee of Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Science_and_Industry_(Chicago)).[17] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-ForbesProfile2008-17) Jarrett serves on the board of directors of USG Corporation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USG_Corporation), a Chicago-based building materials corporation.
Jarrett's previous year's income, in a 2009 report, was a $300,000 salary and $550,000 in deferred compensation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deferred_compensation) from the Habitat Executive Services, Inc. The Wall Street Journal also reported that she disclosed receiving payments of more than $346,000 for service on boards of directors that reflect her political ties, work in Chicago real estate, and Chicago community development. She was paid $76,000 for service as a director of Navigant Consulting (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navigant_Consulting), Inc., a Chicago-based global consulting group with governmental clients. She received $146,600 from USG and $58,000 to serve on the board of Rreef American REIT II (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RREEF), a real estate investment trust based in San Francisco. The Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc., paid her $34,444.[18] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-18)
Adviser to Barack Obama[edit (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Valerie_Jarrett&action=edit&section=5&editintro=Template:BLP_editintro)]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Obama_and_Valerie_Jarrett.jpg/330px-Obama_and_Valerie_Jarrett.jpg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Obama_and_Valerie_Jarrett.jpg)
Obama speaks to Jarrett and other aides during a senior staff meeting in August 2009.


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Barack_Obama_chats_with_Senior_Advisor_Valerie_Jar rett_in_the_Blue_Room%2C_White_House%2C_2010.jpg/330px-Barack_Obama_chats_with_Senior_Advisor_Valerie_Jar rett_in_the_Blue_Room%2C_White_House%2C_2010.jpg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Barack_Obama_chats_with_Senior_Advisor_Valeri e_Jarrett_in_the_Blue_Room,_White_House,_2010.jpg)
Barack Obama and Valerie Jarrett converse in the Blue Room, White House, 2010.


Jarrett is one of President Obama's longest serving advisers and confidantes and was "widely tipped for a high-profile position in an Obama administration."[19] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-Belkin-WSJ-19)[20] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-Bai-20)


“
Unlike Bert Lance (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_Lance), who arrived from Georgia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)) with President [Jimmy] Carter (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter) and became his budget director, or Karen Hughes (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Hughes), who was President [George W.] Bush (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush)'s communications manager, Ms. Jarrett isn't a confidante with a particular portfolio. What she does share with these counterparts is a fierce sense of loyalty and a refusal to publicly say anything that may reflect poorly on the candidate—or steal his thunder.[19] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-Belkin-WSJ-19)
”


On November 14, 2008, President-elect Barack Obama selected Jarrett to serve as White House Senior Adviser (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Office) and assistant to the president for intergovernmental relations and public liaison (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Office_of_Public_Engagement_and_Interg overnmental_Affairs).[21] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-nytimes.com_20081114-21)
Jarrett is one of three senior advisers to President Obama.[22] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-WhiteHouseProfile_2009-22) She holds the retitled position of assistant to the president for intergovernmental affairs and public engagement,[22] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-WhiteHouseProfile_2009-22) managing the White House Office of Public Engagement, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, and Office of Urban Affairs; she also chairs the White House Council on Women and Girls and the White House Office of Olympic, Paralympic, and Youth Sport.[23] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-NYT_Kantor_20081115-23) She was part of the US State Visit to the UK in May 2011.[24] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-24)
She said that the 2011 report Women in America (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_America), which the administration produced for the Council on Women and Girls, would be used to guide policy-making.[25] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-Stolberg-25)
Jarrett has a staff of about three dozen and receives full-time Secret Service (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secret_Service) protection as a White-house aide.[26] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-otherpower-26) Jarrett's role as both a friend of the Obamas and as an advisor in the White House has been controversial: Robert Gates, former defense secretary, objected in his memoirs to her involvement in foreign security affairs;[27] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-27) David Axelrod reported in his memoirs Rahm Emanuel's attempts to have her selected as Obama's replacement in the Senate, due to concerns about the difficulty in working with a family friend in a major policy role.[28] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-28)
Additional leadership positions[edit (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Valerie_Jarrett&action=edit&section=6&editintro=Template:BLP_editintro)]In addition to being senior adviser to the president, Jarrett holds other leadership positions and completes further duties. Among those include chairing the White House Council on Women and Girls (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Council_on_Women_and_Girls) and co-chairing the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Task_Force_to_Protect_Students_from_Se xual_Assault).[29] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-Sexualassault-29)[30] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-Memo-30)
Relationship with President Obama[edit (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Valerie_Jarrett&action=edit&section=7&editintro=Template:BLP_editintro)]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Barack_Obama_and_Valerie_Jarrett_in_the_West_Wing_ corridor_cropped.jpg/330px-Barack_Obama_and_Valerie_Jarrett_in_the_West_Wing_ corridor_cropped.jpg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Barack_Obama_and_Valerie_Jarrett_in_the_West_ Wing_corridor_cropped.jpg)
Obama speaks with Jarrett in a West Wing corridor.


In 1991, as deputy chief of staff to Mayor Richard Daley, she interviewed Michelle Robinson for an opening in the mayor's office, after which she immediately offered her the job.[31] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-Vogue_Van_Meter_200810-31) Michelle Robinson asked for time to think and also asked Jarrett to meet her fiancé, Barack Obama. The three ended up meeting for dinner. After the dinner, Michelle took the job with the mayor's office, and Valerie Jarrett reportedly took the couple under her wing and "introduced them to a wealthier and better-connected Chicago than their own." She later took Michelle with her when she left the mayor's office to head Chicago's Department of Planning and Development.

In popular culture[edit (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Valerie_Jarrett&action=edit&section=8&editintro=Template:BLP_editintro)]

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Jarrett was born in Shiraz (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiraz), Iran, to American parents James E. Bowman (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_E._Bowman) and Barbara Taylor Bowman (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_T._Bowman). One of her maternal great-grandfathers, Robert Robinson Taylor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Robinson_Taylor), was an architect who is sometimes cited[by whom? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Unsupported_attributions)] as the first accredited African American architect.[citation needed (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)]
Her father, a pathologist and geneticist, ran a hospital for children in Shiraz in 1956 as part of a program where American physicians and agricultural experts sought to help developing countries' health and farming efforts. When she was five years old, the family moved to London for a year, later moving to Chicago in 1963.[4] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-4) Her parents were both African-American; on the television series Finding Your Roots (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finding_Your_Roots), genealogical research and DNA testing indicated that Jarrett also has French, Scottish, and Native American ancestry.[5] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-5) One of her great-grandfathers was Jewish (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish).[6] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-6) As a child, Jarrett spoke Persian (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_language) and French (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language).[7] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett#cite_note-NYT_Kantor_20081123-7) In 1966, her mother was one of four child advocates that created the Erikson Institute (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erikson_Institute). The Institute was established to provide collective knowledge

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