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Fired AmeriCorps IG Walpin Fights Back Against White House Slander Attack
Fox News / The Lid ^ | 6/17/09 | The Lid

Posted on 06/17/2009 9:30:29 AM PDT by Shellybenoit

Barack Obama the nation's bully-in-chief is at it again. Now the nastiest administration in history is going after Gerald Walpin, who until last week was the inspector general for AmeriCorps. Walpin made the mistake of Investigation a friend of Obama (FOB), Kevin Johnson former NBA star who is now mayor of Sacramento, California, for the misuse of AmeriCorps.

Because he was investigating the president's friends, Walpin, whose position as an inspector general is supposed to be protected from political appointees and the White House, was fired. Pressed for a reasoning for the dismissal the Administration said the IG seemed "disoriented" at one meeting. Walpin is fighting the slander, he says Obama's explanation for firing him was a "total lie" and that he feels he's got a target on his back for political reasons:

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: americops; bho44; bhofascism; fascism; obama; scandal; walpin

1 posted on 06/17/2009 9:30:29 AM PDT by Shellybenoit
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To: Shellybenoit

Pot. Kettle. Can we still say Black?

2 posted on 06/17/2009 9:38:33 AM PDT by ravingnutter
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To: Shellybenoit

Another example of the thugocracy of Obozo the Pretender. With a “quadrupling” of support ln the House for him to produce his BC we are zon our way. /sarc


3 posted on 06/17/2009 9:40:36 AM PDT by I am Richard Brandon
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To: Shellybenoit

I hope Walpin sues and since he has standing, asks for BO’s long form BC to prove he’s eligible to serve.


4 posted on 06/17/2009 9:43:14 AM PDT by erkyl (We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office --Aesop (~550 BC))
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To: Shellybenoit
"he says Obama's explanation for firing him was a "total lie" and that he feels he's got a target on his back for political reasons:"



Well, I'm shocked!

5 posted on 06/17/2009 9:46:33 AM PDT by shibumi (" ..... then we will fight in the shade.")
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To: Shellybenoit

Obama is going to get away with it. :(


6 posted on 06/17/2009 9:46:41 AM PDT by Tzimisce (No thanks. We have enough government already. - The Tick)
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To: Shellybenoit
It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.

- Goebbels


7 posted on 06/17/2009 9:52:12 AM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Obama's multi- trillion dollar agenda would be a "man caused disaster")
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To: erkyl
I hope Walpin sues and since he has standing, asks for BO’s long form BC to prove he’s eligible to serve.

Pray for Walpin. He may be the ticket.

8 posted on 06/19/2009 6:30:56 PM PDT by Faith
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