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Michelle vs. Michelle

By Robert Stacy McCain on 7.27.09 @ 11:28AM

Michelle Malkin's new book, Culture of Corruption: Obama And His Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks, and Cronies, is officially released today and anyone who reads Chapter 2 ("Bitter Half: First Crony Michelle Obama") will know that Malkin is not a big fan of the First Lady. Malkin's book features a long section about Michelle Obama's involvement in the University of Chicago Hospital's "Urban Health Initiative," which The Prowler looks at today:

Republicans on Capitol Hill are taking a fresh look at one of the seedier Chicago stories from Barack and Michelle Obama's past in ratcheting up the debate on Obamacare: the University of Chicago Hospital's "Urban Health Initiative," which Michelle Obama ran prior to her taking a leave of absence to campaign with her husband in 2007. . . .
It wasn't just Obama's wife who was involved in creating the program. Senior White House adviser and political strategist, David Axelrod, and his PR firm in Chicago were retained to develop a media campaign to encourage area residents not to use University of Chicago as a medical facility. Senior White House official, and Obama friend, Valerie Jarrett served on the board of directors of the hospital and approved the plan for the Urban Health Initiative, and the hiring of Axelrod. . . .

Read the whole thing. The Prowler's mention of Valerie Jarrett's name will certainly be of interest to Malkin, who has a long blog post about Jarrett today.