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FBN’s Gerri Willis on the government offering well-paid internships despite the cuts from sequestration.
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Well the Obama administration which claims its hands are tied by the sequester.
Which they say they had no part in pays 139 people at least a 100000 dollars each.
And the federal government has posted more than 2600.
Job openings over the last two weeks.
Now they're looking for interns as well.
According to a Fox News search of the USA jobs website Uncle Sam has 84 open intern ships and these aren't your usual -- -- -- Where you work strange hours getting coffee and get no pay.
The Department of Agriculture has one intern ship opening for a student trainee at the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for more than 24 bucks an hour.
One NASA internship pays more than 83000 dollars a year that's two thirds higher than the median household income in this country.
OK well it maybe it's -- said maybe they're offering a salary sitting at the best of the best right.
Applicant filling have to have a two point nine grade point average that should be my friends and only have to be enrolled in school -- -- half time basis.
-- not alone the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has an internship by opening offering a salary of almost 63000.
So with all these expensive internships and -- first why are those in the White House closing off the White House -- -- -- apparently they're not.
As usual Obama and company are blaming everybody else they're claiming it was the Secret Service and -- Malone who decided to cancel the two hours.
And the Secret Service has such a great history of good decision making as we talked about the past.
Boy -- that plan backfire on the administration instead of being an example of how -- -- in the sequester is.
The White House tour scandal became an opportunity to point out all the other ways the White House is wasting money.
Like hiring 84 very expensive interns.
-- believable.
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