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Obama ethics chief torches Biden over Hunter memoir in disappearing tweets
washingtonexaminer.com ^ | February 7, 2021 | Naomi Lim

Posted on 02/08/2021 7:12:50 AM PST by lowbridge

Former President Barack Obama's ethics chief, Walter Shaub, ripped President Biden for publicly commenting on son Hunter's forthcoming memoir, likening it to a "book promotion tour."

"It is not acceptable for the President of the United States to be part of the book promotion tour. No," tweeted Shaub, a U.S. Office of Government Ethics former director under Obama. The tweet that was issued Sunday afternoon was deleted but not before the Washington Examiner viewed its contents.

Shaub also said it was "wonderful" that Hunter Biden, 51, was sharing his experience with addiction because it could help Hunter and other people fighting personal demons. But Shaub added the president's comments regarding the memoir, Beautiful Things, were ethically compromised. There appears to have been other tweets by Shaub in the past 24 hours knocking Biden for the comments about his son's book, but they were also erased.

Shaub worked under Obama in the Office of Government Ethics from 2013 to 2017, resigning after clashing with the Trump administration. When he was replaced, Shaub claimed former President Donald Trump would turn the United States into a “laughingstock” when it came to ethics.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: biden; hunterbiden

1 posted on 02/08/2021 7:12:50 AM PST by lowbridge
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To: lowbridge

obxxx-——ethics? I don’t get it. Just sayin’.


2 posted on 02/08/2021 7:15:26 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this?)
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To: lowbridge

Barry is the only one that can have a Money Laundering book deal


3 posted on 02/08/2021 7:18:45 AM PST by butlerweave
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To: lowbridge

How many jerks like this would be so quick to forgive any Trump family member from doing the things the Bidens have done? Would it have been ignored if Trump was best friends with a KKK member or if Trump Jr had knocked up a stripper while smoking crack?


4 posted on 02/08/2021 7:22:56 AM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
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To: lowbridge

Just try in’ to get Hunter all polished up for his 2024 Presidential campaign.


5 posted on 02/08/2021 7:27:27 AM PST by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan. )
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To: bigbob

Obama’s ethics

Oxymoron if there ever was one!!!


6 posted on 02/08/2021 7:34:23 AM PST by CVS-20
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To: lowbridge

Whatever. “Torches”?! Like Biden gives a sh&&. When you steal an election and disenfranchise EVERY American as a result, chum up with the Communist Chinese, and take millions from the American tax payer all while destroying American lives...why would any verbiage by ANYBODY be of any concern to any Biden whatsoever?


7 posted on 02/08/2021 7:39:18 AM PST by albie
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To: rktman

You have just expressed a very obvious oxymoron - Democrat ethics. The two are mutual exclusives. You cannot be a Democrat and also be ethical, and you cannot live an ethical life and be converted the the present-day version of a Democrat.

No amount of double-think can span the chasm between the two concepts.


8 posted on 02/08/2021 7:42:13 AM PST by alloysteel (Praise the Lord, and pass the ammunition.)
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To: CVS-20
Oxymoron if there ever was one!!!

Ain’t that the truth?

9 posted on 02/08/2021 7:44:30 AM PST by Mark17 (USAF Retired. Father of a US Air Force commissioned officer, and trained Air Force combat pilot. )
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To: alloysteel

I thought the washington examiner knew better.


10 posted on 02/08/2021 7:44:34 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this?)
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To: albie

Of all the things to criticize the Big Guy for? “He said nice things about his son’s book.” Sheesh!


11 posted on 02/08/2021 7:47:07 AM PST by maro (MAGA!)
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To: lowbridge

Wonder if Hunter’s book will have photos?


12 posted on 02/08/2021 7:57:35 AM PST by lonestar (Texan for Trump)
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To: lonestar

Hunter has been on a creepy, years-long binge of illicit money-scamming, hard drugs, and sex. As best I can tell, it might have ended (at least the drug part) about a year ago - at age 50. No, not the person who should be writing books to pass on wisdom. I can’t believe even a single, self-respecting person of right mind would purchase this book for any other reason than to funnel more illicit money to the creepy Biden clan.


13 posted on 02/08/2021 8:18:07 AM PST by ghost of nixon
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To: rktman

Shaub is still working for Obama I see.

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Marko


14 posted on 02/08/2021 8:24:37 AM PST by markoman (Cautiously cynical)
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To: butlerweave

Unfortunately I disagree. I don’t think it’s especially uncommon. Sorry I don’t remember which, but one of the Clintons had a book with vast quantities bought up as a way to funnel money. These sleaziness of the Bidens is breathtaking. Hunter’s also-in-progress art gallery is going to be money laundering raised to a fine, you’ll excuse the pun, art.


15 posted on 02/08/2021 8:29:25 AM PST by j.havenfarm (20 years on Free Republic, 12/10/20! More than 3700 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: lowbridge

“Shaub, a U.S. Office of Government Ethics former director under Obama” What a hellish job to have ... trying to find any ethics within the 0bama administration.


16 posted on 02/08/2021 9:30:35 AM PST by Savage Rider
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To: lowbridge

So this O’Zero a*s kissing t*at wants to talk about ethics? Go F yourself, traitor.


17 posted on 02/08/2021 9:59:44 AM PST by Amberdawn (Want To Honor Our Troops? Then Be A Citizen Worth Fighting For.)
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To: lowbridge
There's a extra charge signed, "That's my boy! Joe Biden!" and a larger charge for "He's not as crook! China Joe!"

18 posted on 02/08/2021 10:03:56 AM PST by Right Wing Assault (Die-ggl,TWT,FCBK,NYT,WPo,Hwd,CNN,NFL,BLM,CAIR,Antf,SPLC,ESPN,NPR,NBA,ARP,MSNBC )
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