BUSINESS
What's The Poor Mother of A Criminally-Rich Fast Talker To Do? Vote For The 'Vernita Lee Bailout'
EEMS NO ONE IS IMMUNE FROM THIS ECONOMIC DOWNTURN, EVEN 'MOM' TO THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN BILLIONAIRE. Oh how that three-letter word must make Oprah cringe.
Poor Vernita Lee. Seems she hasn't been keeping up with her monthly bills, or else famous daughter Oprah Winfrey has stopped signing the checks. Oprah's mom Vernita has been sued because she has stopped making her $2,000 monthly payments to a Milwaukee clothier she owes nearly $156,000.
Smited, Lee countersued last week, claiming that the upscale store was legally bound not to issue her credit as a result of a previous past-due imbroglio between the two parties, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
"In 2002, Lee was ordered to pay $35,000 upfront and make monthly payments of $5,000 until another past-due bill of $174,285 was paid, according to court records,'' the paper reported. "As part of the resolution of that case, the court order dismissing the case included the phrase, "Valentina Boutique, Inc., shall not at any time extend further store credit to the Defendant, Vernita Lee."
So what's a poor glutton to do?
We think the right thing is to help the downtrodden -- before they trod on you. Especially if that means helping the woman who begat Oprah, one of the world's most insatiable consumer appetites. Who, in turn, feeds America's consumerist culture, for which publishers and producers of luxe lines fall daily to their knees to give thanks.
So if you have a few dollars to spare, let's all show our appreciation for one of the machines that makes America's mighty engine roar. At this time of national need, let's save Oprah the expense of paying her momma's debt. Let's -- God help us -- carry her weight. To those of you who can, send even a few dollars to help bail out Oprah's Mom. You can send your contribution to Valentina, C/O Joseph Niebler, N14W23833 Stone Ridge Drive, Suite 350, Waukesha, WI 53188.
The future president of the USA, whomever he might be, and Oprah, will thank you.
