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.
