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Who is Valerie Jarrett?
Published by Pamela Gentry on Monday, November 10, 2008 at 5:58 pm.
By Pamela Gentry, Senior Political Producer
Nov. 10, 2008 – Longtime family friend Valerie Jarrett is rumored to be Illinois Gov. Ray Blagojevich‘s (D) pick to fill the president-elect Barack Obama’s senate seat until 2010.
Jarrett met both the Obama’s in the early 1990’s when she hired Michele Obama to work for her as an aide to Chicago Mayor Richard Daley. A seasoned political veteran in Chicago politics, Jarrett worked for the first African-American mayor of Chicago, Harold Washington.
Obama turned to Jarrett for advice when deciding to run for the U.S. Senate. Considered to be one of his closet and trusted advisers.
Jarrett, who is African-American, was born in Shiraz, Iran. Her father Dr. James Bowman ran a hospital for children as part of an exchange program; providing American doctors and agricultural experts to developing countries.
Her family returned to Chicago in 1963. In 1973 she graduated from Northfield Mount Hermon a boarding school in Massachusetts; then went on to receive her B.A. in Psychology from Stanford University in 1978 followed by her Juris Doctorate from the University of Michigan Law School in 1981.
Her professional bio includes:
• Since 1996 she has been the CEO of The Habitat Company, a real estate development and management company.
• She was a Member of the Board of Chicago Stock Exchange from 2000-2007, and Chairwoman from 2004-2007.
• Deputy Corporation Counsel for Finance and Development in 1987 for Mayor Harold Washington.
• She was Deputy Chief of Staff for Mayor Richard Daley in 1991
• She was the Chair of the Chicago Transit Board from 1995 to 2005
• She served as Commissioner of the Department of Planning and Development for Chicago from 1992 through 1995
• She was the Chair of the Chicago Transit Board from 1995 to 2005
Jarrett also serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of Chicago Medical Center, Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of Chicago and a Trustee of Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry, and on the board of directors of USG Corporation, a Chicago based building materials corporation.
Oluowna (aka) sha-nea-nea from englewood calf.
Are you still lying about being from another country, “stop it” you know you
are so phony and silly . Viacom/ b.e.t know exactly what there doing.
I quickly pick up on your viacom hire character “olouwna” your job is to keep insulting african american culture, so the feed back will be strong an this blog line rating stays up high, it’s good for viacom bussiness. In time this blog line will be expose and characters like you and umlaw who maybe the same, will be expose. In the mean time keep playing your little game it’s your
own morals and dignity that your will be judge on you imposter……..
hahahahaha!! “lawdy lawdy!!” what can i say but ” chittlins and fried green tomatoes.. with a bit of grit ” bro jaybird!!! you have been the most amusing of all. seriously the gig is up.. i really work for viacom and bet.. and they pay me well..! ..now, since you BELIEVE THAT .. i have a little BRIDGE I WANT TO SELL YOU .. its actually based in LONDON but we can move it to ANYWHERE YOU WANT .. now, if you just put about mmm shall we say ,20million pounds into my account “stupidyankeeissodesperatetomakesenseofwhathecantphathom.com” we should get “dis popin”… ya “feel me homie”???
priceless!!!
muhahahahahahaha!!
now, since am from englewood california..?? doesnt that make jfffnn A LIAR then bro.jaybird…? because dont you think that it is impossible to be from cali and scotland ?. its not possible.. now, since i have “CONFESSED TO COMING FROM AMERICA..” how can he just MAKE UP THOSE STORIES??.then he MUST BE TELLING YOU TALES….. ?.
muhahahahahahahaha!!
priceless..
Olounwa
What the hell are you saying ? I know you live in London and I don’t know what Bro Jay is saying .You are a legend in your own mind so I suggest you take your meds and get your fat ass to the gym.
LOL. Two weeks ago you were encouraging African Americans to vote for Obama and now you are attempting to chastize us for doing to. Of course a lot of white people voted for him as well or he would not have won. That’s just math. Now why is it okay for AFricans to be born outside Africa to African parentage and still maintain claim to their African heritage but apparently you take issue with Valerie being born in Iran to American parentage because she looks Iraniane? THAT’S JUST MORE OF YOUR TYPICAL DOUBLE SPEAK, OLOUNWA!! Why all this splitting hairs about race? AREN’T WE ALL PART OF THE HUMAN RACE????? This entire conversation has taken a juvenile turn what with all the back and forth about who is mixed with what. WHO CARES EXCEPT YOU???? You act as though you are pure and AA’s are not descendents of parts of Africa. WELL LIKE IT OR NOT WE ARE!!! GET OVER IT! I’M NOT IMPRESSED WITH YOUR ANGER EITHER BECAUSE IT’S JUVENILE AS WELL! Who are you to make these judgements? The more you post the more you loose credibility! SO JUST KEEP POSTING! LOL.
Sorry Olounwa (aka) Sha-nea-nea your cover has been blown you live
in america,also do you realize in your last statement your completely
not making since . Your completly babeling you are an imposter
a viacom/ bet hire no doubt about it . But for your imaginary mind and
for the record you don’t represent africa or anybody because you are a
nobody ,a pesent, a loner,antisocial phycopath an complete moron
you make a perfect fit for viacom/bet hire hahahahahaha
Olounwa (aka) Sha-nea-nea
Look I keep saying your from america , but your a crackpot and you
have agreed with me that your from america am I correct ? Even
again in your above statement your letting us know your from america.
Are you exactly understanding what your writing, I’m to threw with you
your starting to be comical (wheww weee) viacom you should be ashame
of yourself………For the record just like Obama I love soul food.
Why don’t black people support ALL black people? I’m hint to the black republicans like Michael Steele (nominee for the Republican Chairman position). Condi Rice, Lynn Swann and numerous others that are trying to CHANGE the Republican Party. Heck, we didn’t start liking Colin Powell until he endorsed Obama.
So why don’t we support black republicans?
If they are sell-outs, how are they selling out?
If it’s racism, we…well ya’ll… have a lot of growing to do.
Anyway…
Congrats to Ms. Valerie Jarrett!
You people’s are so full of BS.
Will thats black people’s for you they will turn america in to a welfare state.
you black peolpe’s will not be happy until you turn america into a third world country and than blame it on someone else.
I will be very happy when david is recruited into the Tlaiban where his kind belongs. david is anti-American .
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