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Walpin Is Cleared
Investors.com ^ | November 24, 2009 | INVESTORS BUSINESS DAILY Staff

Posted on 11/24/2009 5:54:55 PM PST by Kaslin

Oversight: After an unjust firing and campaign of character assassination, the former AmeriCorps inspector general has been cleared of acting improperly. Now where does he go to get his job and reputation back?

On June 10, Gerald Walpin was fired with one hour's notice as the watchdog of AmeriCorps in violation of a federal law requiring Congress to be given a heads-up 30 days in advance. He then fell victim to a campaign of character assassination.

When pressed for a reason for the sudden and improper dismissal of a federal watchdog, the White House responded with a letter to Sens. Joseph Lieberman and Susan Collins, respectively the chairman and ranking Republican on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, from Norm Eisen, special counsel to President Obama.

The letter said Walpin's firing was at the unanimous request of the AmeriCorps board of directors. It described a May 20, 2009, board meeting where the 77-year-old Walpin "was confused, disoriented and unable to answer questions and exhibited behavior that led the board to question his capacity to serve."

Had this occurred in private industry, no doubt the administration's EEOC would have filed an age discrimination suit. Walpin was fully competent and a congressional hearing with Walpin testifying would have shown that. He wasn't guilty of exceeding his authority either. Something else was afoot.

It seems that Walpin did a very bad thing — his job. He followed the money and discovered that part of hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal AmeriCorps funds given to St. Hope Academy in Sacramento, Calif., had been misspent on questionable activities.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Front Page News; Government
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1 posted on 11/24/2009 5:54:55 PM PST by Kaslin
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2 posted on 11/24/2009 5:56:22 PM PST by Kaslin (Acronym for 0bama: One Big Ass Mistake America)
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To: Kaslin
Walpin is an African-American, career government employee and a Democrat.
3 posted on 11/24/2009 6:00:57 PM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Impeachment !)
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To: Kaslin

This was a cover-up from the get-go. Walpin was getting too close to the truth.


4 posted on 11/24/2009 6:01:38 PM PST by SteelTrap
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To: Kaslin

I am glad he was cleared, now let’s fire Obama over this!


5 posted on 11/24/2009 6:02:09 PM PST by blueyon (It is worth taking a stand even if you are standing alone!)
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To: Kaslin; Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...
The list, ping

How convenient. Just as the weekend comes.

6 posted on 11/24/2009 6:02:29 PM PST by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

light-skinned dude?


7 posted on 11/24/2009 6:03:25 PM PST by gusopol3
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To: Kaslin
Now where does he go to get his job and reputation back?

Which reputation - his reputation with government bureaucrats and their media sycophants or his reputation with the American people?

Well, don't answer that. He never lost his reputation with real Americans.

8 posted on 11/24/2009 6:03:40 PM PST by The Duke (Socialism is cool until somebody loses their paycheck.)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

“Walpin is an African-American, career government employee and a Democrat. “

You are joking correct?


9 posted on 11/24/2009 6:03:47 PM PST by blueyon (It is worth taking a stand even if you are standing alone!)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

Wonder how long he’ll remain a Democrat???


10 posted on 11/24/2009 6:03:55 PM PST by goodnesswins (Become a Precinct Committee Person/Officer....in the GOP...or do NOT complain.)
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To: Kaslin
Considering the many fraudulent and fruitless ways stimulus money has been spent, and the dishonest reports of job creation, we're going to need more honest watchdogs like Gerald Walpin.

Yes we will but we'll never get them.

BTW, what action will be taken against the person or persons that illegally fired Walpin? I'd guess nothing.

11 posted on 11/24/2009 6:04:07 PM PST by jazusamo (But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

pretty sure he’s a white dude


12 posted on 11/24/2009 6:04:43 PM PST by steel_resolve
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

What?


13 posted on 11/24/2009 6:04:59 PM PST by Third Person ("Fear is the mind killer." -Frank Herbert)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

Walpin is mucho honky. I think you meant to refer to the guy he was investigating: Kevin Johnson


14 posted on 11/24/2009 6:04:59 PM PST by SteelTrap
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To: blueyon
Not at all. I saw him give an interview when this flap first hit the news. He is in his 70s, well past retirement age but simply likes his job and doesn't want to retire. He was around inspecting Nixon's shenanigans...
15 posted on 11/24/2009 6:06:24 PM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Impeachment !)
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To: Kaslin

Good for him but it sure took long enough.


16 posted on 11/24/2009 6:06:34 PM PST by azishot
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I thought Beck interviewed him one time. If it’s the guy I remember he’s a white guy in his early 70’s. Still sharp as a tack, though.


17 posted on 11/24/2009 6:06:40 PM PST by woweeitsme
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To: Third Person

oops - I was replying to Kaslin


18 posted on 11/24/2009 6:07:09 PM PST by SteelTrap
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

No Walpin is not.


19 posted on 11/24/2009 6:07:16 PM PST by dforest (Who is the real Jim Thompson? I am.)
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To: azishot

Better late then never


20 posted on 11/24/2009 6:08:36 PM PST by Kaslin (Acronym for 0bama: One Big Ass Mistake America)
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