Source: Obama official on leave after FBI raids

Associated Press ^ | March 12, 2009 | DEVLIN BARRETT and NEDRA PICKLER

[Free ThinkerNY]

WASHINGTON (AP) - An aide to President Barack Obama is on leave from his White House job after the FBI raided his old District of Columbia government office Thursday, arresting a city employee and a technology consultant on corruption charges, a White House official said.

The charges were lodged against the two men at a federal court hearing as the FBI finished searching the city's technology office, which was led until recently by Obama's new computer chief, Vivek Kundra.

Kundra is on leave from his White House job until further details of the case become known, according to a White House official speaking on condition of anonymity because the official did not want to publicly discuss personnel matters.

[jilliane]

“Acar, a 40-year-old native of Turkey...”

[gargoyle]

...Puleeease stop with this posting of good news, yer ruining my bad day!!!

[unixfox]

An aide to President Barack Obama is on leave from his White House job...

And would that be "paid" leave?

PATHETIC!

[unixfox]

I wasn't a big fan of Bush, but I gotta say, you could trust’em......I think?

Let's not go too far.

[polymuser]

Computer Chief Vivek Kundra; acting Chief Security Officer Yusuf Acar, a native of Turkey; Technology Consultant Sushil Bansal...

Uh...OK...just some good ol' home-grown folk watching out for us...

/sarc required?

[hiredhand]

"On leave" is where Marxists go when they get busted by the FBI. "In jail" is where you and I go.

The criminals at the helm of this nation are above the law. I thought everybody knew this!

[Doogle]

On leave?!?!?! What the hell does that mean?

...means he was sent to Hawaii to make sure no one's messin with the concrete covering his birth records...."take a vacation, get outta town"

[romanesq]

“Wow. A corrupt Tech Consultant. That’s a shock.”

Not sure what you are saying here, but it made me laugh.

[green pastures]

Gonna need more buses pretty soon.

Perhaps Mayor Nagin can be of assistance.

[Notwithstanding]

[boxerblues]

CNN Breaking news

Obama aide says we’re facing an economic avalanche. What should the president do? Call Ed Henry at 877-266-4189

We should all call and have him order more buses lol

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

could it be possible! Obamamma doesn’t own the FBI?

Rahm Emanuel: Obama's Chief Of Staff must have screwed up...

[peace with honor]

looks like one of the goons did

[Girlene]

So our White House/Executive Branch guy did NOT know that fraud was going on, right under his nose, in his DC job? And we are going to put THAT guy in charge of firewalls and Internet security for the entire White House??

He is either a crook, or an idiot, or both, don't you think?

Here's the general job description for Vivek Kundra:

......"Kundra will oversee government spending on technology and direct technology strategy. He previously served as Washington D.C.’s chief technology officer. “Vivek Kundra will bring a depth of experience in the technology arena and a commitment to lowering the cost of government operations to this position,” Obama said in a statement. “I have directed him to work to ensure that we are using the spirit of American innovation and the power of technology to improve performance and lower the cost of government operations.”

"Lower the Cost of Operations"???? Lololol. FAIL!!

[green pastures]

And that would stimulate the economy at the same time! More buses, more teleprompters. Economic avalanche averted.

Oh, and more /sarc tags definitely need to be ordered!

[CriticalJ]

I saw a good one liner about Obama’s team. They said it was like White House American Idol; the judges keep voting candidates out until only one is left.

[green pastures]

Ah, but it doesn’t say he will lower the cost of operations, just that he will bring a _commitment_ to lowering the cost of government operations. Still laughable.

So much for Yoda— do or do not, there is no try.

Sadly, with the new Health Care provisions in porkulus, lowering the cost of govt. operations takes on a whole new meaning. (No I’m sorry, you aren’t eligible for that surgery— cost of govt. operations lowered, voila!)

/rambling mode

[eleni121]

Yusuf Acar-—Muslim Turk. WOW — precious.

We give them arms and all kinds of military equipment to kill Christians and now we hire them to infiltrate our nation.

Nice going — who vets these guys?

[mewzilla]

From this 2006 link, Kundra's CV....

The Honorable Vivek Kundra Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Commonwealth of Virginia

[Brad from Tennessee]

What did The President know and when did he know it?