Its A Good Thing for Obama That Helen Jones-Kelly Isn’t a Republican Working For The Hawaii Department of Health
[Posted by WLS Shipwrecked]
Apparently, in Ohio if you ask a political candidate a question, that’s sufficient “probable cause” to generate an inquiry by state officials into whether or not you’re delinquent on your child support payments.
Helen Jones-Kelly, director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, confirmed today that she OK’d the check on Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher following the Oct. 15 presidential debate.
She said there were no political reasons for the check on the sudden presidential campaign fixture though the Support Enforcement Tracking System.
Amid questions from the media and others about “Joe the Plumber,” Jones-Kelley said she approved a check to determine if he was current on any ordered child-support payments.
Such information was not and cannot be publicly shared, she said. It is unclear if Wurzelbacher is involved in a child-support case. Reports state that he lives alone with a 13-year-old son.
“Our practice is when someone is thrust quickly into the public spotlight, we often take a look” at them, Jones-Kelley said, citing a case where a lottery winner was found to owe past-due child support. “Our practice is to basically look at what is coming our way.”
If Jones-Kelly was a Republican working for the Hawaii Department of Health, the country might be able to see a copy of Obama’s birth certificate — he has, after all, been “thrust quickly into the public spotlight.”
Ace notes that she also happens to be a maxed-out Obama campaign donor.
— WLS Shipwrecked
Another example of the thuggish behavior of Obama supporters.
Dissent will not be tolerated in an Obama regime.
SPQR (26be8b) — 10/28/2008 @ 6:51 pmIt would be a much different world of privacy if probable cause was required before the government checked its own databases.
“If Jones-Kelly was a Republican working for the Hawaii Department of Health, the country might be able to see a copy of Obama’s birth certificate — he has, after all, been “thrust quickly into the public spotlight.””
Seriously? This site too?
imdw (c79a98) — 10/28/2008 @ 7:24 pmAnd these are the same Leftists that scream about the shredding of the Constitution or library records being examined.
JD (5f0e11) — 10/28/2008 @ 7:25 pmPolitical opponents are fair game in Baracky’s world. At least imdw has enough honesty to admit that.
JD (5f0e11) — 10/28/2008 @ 7:29 pm‘We often take a look’. That’s a lot of difference than providing (leaking) it to the Lame Stream Media. ‘Joe the Plumber’ should become a multi-millionaire (along with about a dozen lawyers) thanks to the left wing liberal employee’s of the state of Ohio.
Scrapiron (695a1d) — 10/28/2008 @ 7:31 pmimdw — my comment about the Department of Health is mocking in nature. I’ve never suggested, nor do I belive, that Obama was born anywhere other than the Kapiolani Women and Children’s Hospital on Punahou Blvd. in Honolulu.
WLS (26b1e5) — 10/28/2008 @ 7:39 pmWLS – Your protestations only prove its point.
JD (5f0e11) — 10/28/2008 @ 7:45 pm#6 WLS:
I do find it odd, though, that his campaign hasn’t put that to rest.
Heck, even his mother’s birth certificate would put paid to it.
EW1(SG) (69c1db) — 10/28/2008 @ 7:49 pmWe are not allowed to question The One. If you think this is annoying, say so now. We won’t be allowed to say these things after he is elected and has the DoJ at his disposal to harass opponents.
Mike K (2cf494) — 10/28/2008 @ 8:08 pmWLS, while we’re talking about gross misconduct in the highest levels of government, please answer me this:
MD in Philly (3d3f72) — 10/28/2008 @ 8:13 pmCan someone take an oath to defend and uphold the Constitution of the United States when they have publicly declared it to be flawed and inadequate? On the radio clip on redistribution of wealth he complains about what the founding fathers did or did not put in the Constitution. He is essentially saying that he does not like the form of government that was established and thinks it should be different. Not that there needs to be some specific amendments or legislation passed, but that it was an inadequate document outlining an inadequate governmental system.
Even the Founders know better than to question Teh One.
JD (5b4781) — 10/28/2008 @ 8:14 pmShe ought to lose her job.
Kevin (0b2493) — 10/28/2008 @ 8:15 pmHe didn’t call it flawed MD in Philly. He called it fatally flawed. Like the experiment that is “The United States of America” was one of Shakespeare’s great tragedies or something.
Al (b624ac) — 10/28/2008 @ 8:16 pmMaybe France is not so bad after all …
JD (5b4781) — 10/28/2008 @ 8:23 pmThanks for pointing that out, Al. I guess I was trying to “avoid overreaching” and bringing disrepute to my point.
Besides, as JD comments, if Madison and Monroe and Jefferson were so inferior to “The One”, who am I to bring a challenge?
On the other hand, this does sound familiar…
MD in Philly (3d3f72) — 10/28/2008 @ 8:31 pmThe One: “Have you ever heard of Jefferson, Monroe, Madison, Adams?”
The commoner: “Yes”
The One: “Morons, all of them”
MD – When it comes to Baracky and his positions, it can sometimes be hard to over-reach. Don’t forget about the “original sin” of slavery.
JD (5b4781) — 10/28/2008 @ 8:35 pmJake Tapper, quoting from the Columbus Dispatch, has an update on the Ohio investigations:
DRJ (cb68f2) — 10/28/2008 @ 8:36 pmThank you, DRJ, Jake Tapper, and at least a handful of people with integrity in the State of Ohio.
MD in Philly (3d3f72) — 10/28/2008 @ 8:42 pmI just ran across this Baracky quote, and found it quite amusing. Normally, this would almost be breath-taking, and certainly something the media would have hounded the candidate about. But one must not question Teh One.
JD (5b4781) — 10/28/2008 @ 8:44 pmComment by JD — 10/28/2008 @ 8:44 pm
A liar then, a liar now!
His fundamental problem with the Constitution is that it founded a Republic, with a central government of limited and defined powers.
Baracky wants a Democracy where he can be elected “President for Life”.
One Man, One Vote, One Time!
(are we sure he’s not related to Robert Mugabe?)
Barack Obama
Another Drew (2f298d) — 10/28/2008 @ 9:18 pmLeader of the new Ameriki
President for Life!
JD–
That would make a great last-minute campaign ad, as would Biden’s trashing of Obama’s qualifications during Dem debates.
Kevin (0b2493) — 10/28/2008 @ 9:24 pmI could not agree more, Kevin. Therefore, it will never happen. 😉
JD (5b4781) — 10/28/2008 @ 9:31 pmJoe will not even have to file a lawsuit to get a settlement for this … I suspect that the various departments/agencies should have already sumbitted a claim to their liability carrier, who is attempting to make a determination as to whether or not to extend coverage for an intentional act.
JD (5b4781) — 10/28/2008 @ 9:58 pm“are we sure he’s not related to Robert Mugabe?”
What, Raila Odinga isn’t bad enough for you?
rhodeymark (6797b5) — 10/29/2008 @ 6:18 amIn a rational world, that quote is one of the things that should have killed his candidacy early in the primaries.
MD in Philly (3d3f72) — 10/29/2008 @ 6:56 amHow do you know that she is only a maxed out Barack Obama contributor?
Doodad Pro (5b4781) — 10/29/2008 @ 10:31 amBecause God only knows how those 21 months just fly by…
Scott Jacobs (a1c284) — 10/29/2008 @ 1:36 pm“”Toledo Police have confirmed that a TPD records clerk is accused of performing an illegal search of information related to ‘Joe the Plumber.’ Julie McConnell, has been charged with Gross Misconduct for allegedly making an improper inquiry into a state database in search of information pertaining to Samuel Wurzelbacher on Oct. 16.”
SPQR (26be8b) — 10/29/2008 @ 5:54 pmThat is sooooooooooo racist, SPQR.
JD (5f0e11) — 10/29/2008 @ 6:01 pmYou like that, JD? Hints of what life will be like in an Obama administration. Dissent will not be tolerated.
SPQR (26be8b) — 10/29/2008 @ 6:09 pmNo, SPQR, dissent will be tolerated, just as long as you do it in your own home behind closed doors so Baracky the Great One doesn’t have to see or hear it. Obama and his leftist illuminati ideals will turn us all into a bunch of zombies. I’m already preparing for the brainwashing.
Jeff (7ff0a7) — 10/30/2008 @ 8:45 pm