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2026-10-17 Home Front: Politix
Valarie Jarrett, CEO of Soetoro's Foundation and Library salary now at $755,000 per year
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Posted by Besoeker  2026-10-17 07:25|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [183 views ]  Top

1 Library ticket cost:

  • Adults (12+): $30
  • Children (ages 3-11): $23
  • Children 2 and under: Free
  • Illinois resident adults: $26
  • Illinois resident children (3-11): $15



    • Posted by Besoeker  2026-10-17 07:34||   2026-10-17 07:34|| Front Page Top

    2 Ticketing information. Be sure to visit the Nelson Mandela 'Sky Room.'

    Parking on a first come-first serve basis not included in admission price.

    Posted by Besoeker  2026-10-17 07:46||   2026-10-17 07:46|| Front Page Top

    3 Tickets.
    Posted by Besoeker  2026-10-17 07:47||   2026-10-17 07:47|| Front Page Top

    4 Be sure to stay for the parking lot muggings.
    Posted by Skidmark 2026-10-17 08:54||   2026-10-17 08:54|| Front Page Top

    5  Final Cost of Obama’s Hideous Presidential Center Now Projected at THREE TIMES the Original Estimate
    Posted by Frank G 2026-10-17 10:51||   2026-10-17 10:51|| Front Page Top

    6 Somehow I don't think $4 off on a ticket to Obama's library would make living in Illinois worth it.
    Posted by Abu Uluque 2026-10-17 13:27||   2026-10-17 13:27|| Front Page Top

    7 Final Cost of Obama’s Hideous Presidential Center Now Projected at THREE TIMES the Original Estimate

    Checks out for government work.

    Hey! You didn't build that!
    Posted by swksvolFF 2026-10-17 14:08||   2026-10-17 14:08|| Front Page Top

    8 Ima guessing this is a sign you likely not see at the library.
    Posted by Besoeker  2026-10-17 14:21||   2026-10-17 14:21|| Front Page Top

    9 Ima guessing this is a sign you likely not see at the library.

    There is the makings for a good prank!
    But being Chicago, you might get charged with felonious erection of a sign.
    Posted by SteveS 2026-10-17 15:29||   2026-10-17 15:29|| Front Page Top

    10 But being Chicago, you might get charged with felonious erection

    Can't we leave Big Mike out of this?
    Posted by Frank G 2026-10-17 15:50||   2026-10-17 15:50|| Front Page Top

    11 I’d like to see it, and I identify as a child under 2. Very lifelike, at times.
    Posted by Knuckles Grundy 2026-10-17 15:54||   2026-10-17 15:54|| Front Page Top

    12 Illegal Immigrants are Free
    Posted by Airandee 2026-10-17 17:13||   2026-10-17 17:13|| Front Page Top

    13 ^ Til they get a Union. Ohhhh you mean visitors, not employees volunteers?
    Posted by Frank G 2026-10-17 17:19||   2026-10-17 17:19|| Front Page Top

    14 The Muslimes Tale

    A Haji on pilgrimage went
    To Chicago. Beneath a big tent
    He exploited the youth,
    ["Like Obama, forsooth!"]
    Even dodging the age of consent.

    Always disliked the creepy "slimes" stuff, but... historical accuracy, wot?
    Posted by Kojo Sproing6598 2026-10-17 17:21||   2026-10-17 17:21|| Front Page Top

    15 The lightbringer and his mutt-minion collection try to emulate the Clintonian CGI model, but with more of a circus side-show flavor.

    To cite Wiki: ""Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad" is a classic proverb meaning that when a person is destined for ruin, they first become blinded by pride or lose their reason, leading to bad choices that cause their downfall."
    Posted by NoMoreBS 2026-10-17 19:37||   2026-10-17 19:37|| Front Page Top

    16 Re #*: Besoeker, you're more likely to see a sign that says "No Veterans Allowed" or "This is a veteran free zone".
    Posted by Rambler 2026-10-17 20:09||   2026-10-17 20:09|| Front Page Top

    17 had 150k visitors in first 100 days

    similar to GWBush museum

    as time goes on the visitations go down,

    there will still be at least 40k-60k a year visits funded through the Chi school system (many of them on 'free visit Tuesday', but other visits will tail off

    Foundation has not yet published estimates for annual O&M. Given the large salaries for Jarrett and others like her, this is going to be a problem.

    Posted by Lord Garth 2026-10-17 23:01||   2026-10-17 23:01|| Front Page Top

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