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Governor suspends top state official for accessing 'Joe the Plumber' records
Toledo Blade ^
| 11/20/08
| JIM PROVANCE
Posted on 11/20/2008 2:17:16 PM PST by xtinct
COLUMBUS Gov. Ted Strickland Thursday suspended his Ohio Department of Job and Family Services director for one month without pay after a scathing state investigation found she'd improperly mined state computer databases for information on Samuel "Joe the Plumber'' Wurzelbacher.
While agreeing she lacked a valid reason for the searches, he resisted calls from Republicans that she be fired.
"Helen Jones-Kelley has dedicated her life to helping the most vulnerable among us,'' Mr. Strickland said. "She is recognized nationally as an expert in the field of foster care and she has worked commendably for many years as an advocate for children, families and workers in her native Montgomery County and the state of Ohio. I value her contributions to the state and her local community.''
Director Helen Jones-Kelley has been on paid administrative leave from her roughly $140,000-a-year job or the last two weeks.
A report from Inspector General Tom Charles did not find credible Ms. Jones-Kelley's contention that the search of child support, unemployment, and public assistance records was routine. While the inspector general could not find proof that the searches were politically motivated, his investigation confirmed she had used her government e-mail access to assist in fund-raising activities for Barack Obama.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: joe; joneskelly; snooping
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To: xtinct
and the RATS, take another one in the.................................HA ha!!!
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posted on
11/20/2008 3:06:18 PM PST
by
Chode
(American Hedonist -)
To: xtinct
Slap, met wrist. Wrist, meet slap.
All done, MoveOn
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posted on
11/20/2008 3:08:21 PM PST
by
Doctor Raoul
(It's no longer the Press Van, it's a "Tanker" Truck!)
To: onlylewis
While the inspector general could not find proof that the searches were politically motivated,................... Guess she was "intellectually curious".
But now that she's "popped up in the public eye", we can rummage through her files?
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posted on
11/20/2008 3:09:49 PM PST
by
Doctor Raoul
(It's no longer the Press Van, it's a "Tanker" Truck!)
To: MikeWUSAF
There is a reason why she wasn't terminated. She looks like Gwen Ifill?
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posted on
11/20/2008 3:11:09 PM PST
by
Doctor Raoul
(It's no longer the Press Van, it's a "Tanker" Truck!)
To: LetsRok
Bingo!
You put my thoughts into better words than I could.
To: buccaneer81
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posted on
11/20/2008 3:20:09 PM PST
by
TSgt
(Extreme vitriol and rancorous replies served daily. - Mike W USAF)
To: MichaelAsher54
"plumbing" is a code word for WHAT? I don't see the connection. HJK needs to spread her wealth around. ASAP
To: nufsed
“Should have been terminated”
If it was a Republican, she would have gone to jail. Does Joe have the right to bring a civil suit and bankrupt this slug?
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posted on
11/20/2008 3:28:14 PM PST
by
freeangel
( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like what you say))
To: xtinct
What's a DIRECTOR doing snooping around in the database anyway? It's underling work to check child support records.
I'd want a list of every name that's ever been looked up under her ID. Mmmm hmmmm. Friends, family, neighbors have likely all been checked up on. She belongs IN JAIL.
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posted on
11/20/2008 3:28:21 PM PST
by
informavoracious
(It's after midnight, I'm FReepwalking...)
To: McGavin999
Given the money she makes and her position, she should be fired - no doubt about it.
50
posted on
11/20/2008 3:31:24 PM PST
by
WillT
To: Sybeck1
Joe needs to go for punitive damages.......
I couldn't agree more. What's good for the goose is good for the gander... call it the opening shot where we begin to take the fight to the left where it is most vulnerable: the courts.
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posted on
11/20/2008 4:23:29 PM PST
by
snowrip
(Liberal? YOU ARE A SOCIALIST WITH NO RATIONAL ARGUMENT.)
To: GOP_Lady; ADemocratNoMore; Akron Al; arbee4bush; agrace; Badeye; Bikers4Bush; BlindedByTruth; ...
Pinging the Ohio list, special thanks to GOP_Lady...
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both TonyRo76 and LasVegasDave.
To: MikeWUSAF
I had an idea when I saw the hyphenated name----Jones-Kelly, for heaven's sake? Jones-Kelly???! LOL
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posted on
11/21/2008 2:05:19 AM PST
by
mrsmel
(That one is not my president.)
To: CodeToad
‘If a Republican had done this the Democrats would be calling for termination.’
If a Republican had done this, the rioting would STILl be going on.
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posted on
11/21/2008 6:04:37 AM PST
by
Badeye
(If he's a Messiah, how come his brother lives in a mud hut?)
To: Badeye
To: boxerblues
Strickland won’t fire her. Watch and see.
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posted on
11/21/2008 10:08:23 AM PST
by
Badeye
(If he's a Messiah, how come his brother lives in a mud hut?)
To: Badeye
To: boxerblues
Of course he won’t. Strickland’s skeletons in the closet are well known among leftwing political activists, and those that think only in ways related to pigmentation.
She’s got the safest job in Ohio today.
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posted on
11/21/2008 12:52:39 PM PST
by
Badeye
(If he's a Messiah, how come his brother lives in a mud hut?)
To: Sybeck1
Joe needs to go for punitive damages.......
This I agree with 1000 percent!!!!
59
posted on
11/24/2008 5:20:02 AM PST
by
Eagle of Liberty
(This nation must not die on our watch.)
To: St. Louis Conservative
And Obama and the press that ran the stories!
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posted on
11/24/2008 5:27:29 AM PST
by
mdmathis6
(I'm Mike the RN!( I often do plumbing of a different sort))
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