# Obama's Other Appointment

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-other-appointment/471288>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 5, 2008, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-other-appointment/471288 "2008-11-05T16:36:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2008, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-other-appointment/471288/40 "2008-11-08T04:41:48Z")

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> [@WhyNot](#):
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> Man, can you imagine being his daughter and trying to get a raise in allowance out of that guy? You better be prepared with five pages of legal briefs and a strong argument!
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> “Well, with respect to your request, this is a major issue. We have two criteria that have to be reconciled – you want more money and I have dishes that need washing.”

[hijack]How has the WH staff handled chores for kids in previous administrations? I think having your kids do chores is important to instill a number of values, but don’t they have people to take care of the menial tasks that are usually assigned to children in other households?[/hijack]

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