State employee says she was ordered to check out Joe the Plumber

The Columbus Dispatch ^ | October 31, 2008 | Randy Ludlow

[buccaneer81]

The guilty parties are ramping up (soon to be lawyering up) to save their hack jobs.

[Brilliant]

Our political system is so corrupt that we’d be better off without the government. Heck, we’ve got only vigilante justice anyway.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Heh heh heh. They shouldn’t have tried to throw her under the bus for their “messiah.” I hope she squeals like a pig.

[darkwing104]

[bmwcyle]

Bull Crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bigbob]

I hear ya, but in this case, I’m inclined to believe them. If it could be proven they were leaking confidential information to the press, that would be one thing. But this sounds plausible.

[Brett66]

Let’s turn over these rocks to see what kind of vermin crawl out from underneath.

The democrat crime machine needs to be exposed.

[gwilhelm56]

Niekamp should be treated as a “WHISTLEBLOWER” and REWARDED for stepping up when she realized what happened and a COVERUP was Underway!!

[livius]

This lady sounds pretty plausible, actually; it obviously was not her idea to look up Joe’s records, and she clearly wasn’t familiar with who he was (since he was very recent news at that point). After all, you don’t expect the Dem honchos to do their own dirty work, do you? It’s better to pass if off on some schmo who works for a living.

[Tarpon]

She be squealing — Not going quietly, not taking one for the team.

[mewzilla]

May I ask a stupid question? Why isn’t there a paper trail for these requests? A written request when someone wants a check run. Or if there should be a written request, why didn’t Niekamp ask for it when she was told to do the check in the first place? And if she did ask and wasn’t given the request in writing, why didn’t Niekamp tell what’s-her-face to go urinate up a rope?

[gwilhelm56]

Turning over a ROCK you get Ants, worms, snakes and Under the SNAKES you find DEMOCRATS

[caffe]

This poor woman will probably be fired under an Obama administration

[madison10]

Order probably came from Brunner herself.

[Joe 6-pack]

"State employee says she was ordered to check out Joe the Plumber fire up the ovens...."

[buccaneer81]

Ohio ping.

[grobdriver]

The plot thickens...

[maggief]

“Niekamp told The Dispatch she is unfamiliar with the practice of checking on the newly famous. “I’ve never done that before, I don’t know of anybody in my office who does that and I don’t remember anyone ever doing that,” she said today.”

Sing it, sister!!!

[airborne]

Worried about her $69,000-a-year job and potential criminal charges, the 15-year state employee said she went to Inspector General Thomas P. Charles on Oct. 24. She has seen employees fired, and dismissed one herself, for illegally accessing personal information in support cases. Niekamp, a registered Republican, said politics played no role in what she told investigators.

Not sure what you think is BS.

It looks like this woman is trying to save her job by blowing the whistle on her boss.

This should be great entertainment, if it doesn't get swept under the carpet by the Dems and their media buddies.

[buccaneer81]

All good questions.