Posted on 11/13/2008 11:04:40 AM PST by Abathar
President-Elect Tries To Weed Out Controversial Candidates
Applicants for President-elect Barack Obama's Cabinet get ready to chronicle your life story.
Those interested in joining Obama's administration have to pass an extensive background test.
The questionnaire, the New York Times reported, includes 63 requests for personal and professional records, some covering applicants’ spouses and grown children as well, that are forcing job-seekers to rummage from basements to attics, in shoe boxes, diaries and computer archives to document both their achievements and missteps, the Times said.
Obama wants applicants to “list all aliases or ‘handles’ you have used to communicate on the Internet,” and asks people to include any e-mail that might embarrass the president-elect, along with any blog posts and links to their Facebook.com pages.
Hoping to weed out anyone with ties to companies at the center of the $700 billion bailout, question 18 of the Obama application asks whether “you, your spouse or any member of your immediate family” have been affiliated with Fannie, Freddie, American International Group, Washington Mutual and any other institution getting a government bailout.
“President-elect Obama made a commitment to change the way Washington does business, and the vetting process exemplifies that,” Stephanie Cutter, chief spokeswoman for the Obama transition office, told the Times.
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Too bad this man wasn't vetted with similar questions before he was elected, the whole Freddie/Fannie thing would have sunk him alone.
No I could not.
My gun ownership would disqualify me.
I posted a comment. FReep this!
Question is, could obamaboy pass his own background check?
I was thinking the same thing. Could Obama pass his own background questionnaire?
I posted a comment...let’s all join in.
“asks whether “you, your spouse or any member of your immediate family” have been affiliated with Fannie, Freddie, American International Group, Washington Mutual and any other institution getting a government bailout.”
I guess that sinks Jamie Gorelick...
What a crock. It's these people he's bringing into his staff.
Obama himself couldnt pass a background check for the local dog catcher.
Ask any of us veterans with security clearances. The answer is “Yes!”
Ask any of us veterans with security clearances. The answer is “Yes!”
No. I own guns, none of which have been registered (not required in Alabama).
No.
My gun ownership disqualifies me.
Obama can’t even pass his own background check.
Could he????????????????
Considering that I have consistently attacked statism regardless of the party I’d say I’d last about 2 milliseconds. And item #59 is particularly chilling - get ready for the mass confiscations boy and girls.
What about if someone got drunk one night and registered on the “Fat Chicks in Party Hats” website message board? Would they have to reveal their username?
I would have been happy with ANY vetting of Obama.
Considering that I have consistently attacked statism regardless of the party I’d say I’d last about 2 milliseconds. And item #59 is particularly chilling - get ready for the mass confiscations boy and girls.
Ya have to worked in the former clintoon admin to pass. That’s the caliber of people on all of osama’s transition teams.
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