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(Politico)   Newest Obama appointee's office raided by FBI. Left finally comes to terms that Obama is not Jesus. Jesus could actually build a cabinet   (dyn.politico.com) divider line
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bulldg4life
2009-03-12 11:24:16 AM  
what in the bloody blue hell happened to that article?
 
Nabb1
2009-03-12 11:29:31 AM  
Halfway through reading the headline, my first thought was that the Obama = Messiah schtick is so tired out, but the punchline made it worth it.
 
I_Love_Verdi
2009-03-12 11:31:39 AM  
Hehe, good headline.

NOW LEAVE OBAMA ALONE!!!!
 
burndtdan
2009-03-12 11:34:19 AM  
Jesus could actually build a cabinet

are you sure? (new window)
 
Diogenes [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2009-03-12 11:35:58 AM  

Nabb1: Halfway through reading the headline, my first thought was that the Obama = Messiah schtick is so tired out, but the punchline made it worth it.


Yeah, this instance has some redeeming quality.

I can't blame Obama for the sins of others, but he and his staff have really done a lousy job vetting some folks.
 
noYOUare
2009-03-12 11:36:37 AM  
He could turn water into wine. And if he wanted to, he could turn wheat into marijuana. Or sugar into cocaine. Or vitamin pills into amphetamines. That's so cool! Jesus was way cool.
 
HulkHands
2009-03-12 11:37:48 AM  
Sounds like a bomb threat. They cleared 2 floors.
 
Dancin_In_Anson
2009-03-12 11:38:40 AM  

Nabb1: Halfway through reading the headline, my first thought was that the Obama = Messiah schtick is so tired out, but the punchline made it worth it.


Came here to say something similar.
 
Lando Lincoln
2009-03-12 11:40:17 AM  
Chief Information Officers are not part of the Cabinet, btw.
 
bradkanus
2009-03-12 11:40:27 AM  
I don't care who you are, that's funny. Very clever subby
 
burndtdan
2009-03-12 11:40:37 AM  

Diogenes: I can't blame Obama for the sins of others, but he and his staff have really done a lousy job vetting some folks.


this is going to be one of those threads where people DRTFA before commenting, so i'll put this in here...

according to what is known so far, they raided the office the DC CTO office. the outgoing DC CTO is vivek kundra, now obama's CIO.

they arrested yusuf acar, supposedly for some involvement in some bribery or something.

important to note: yusuf acar is not a member of the obama administration, and merely worked for said member of the administration. we may later find out that kundra was involved in whatever acar was doing, but we certainly don't know that yet.
 
BlueDjinn
2009-03-12 11:41:06 AM  
The Washington Post reported that the FBI arrested Yusuf Acar, 40, an information systems security official in the office.

The outgoing Chief Technology Officer, Vivek Kundra, was appointed last week Chief Information Officer by the Obama administration. His last day at the city government office was February 4, a spokeswoman for D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty, Leslie Kershaw, said. He was appointed to the Washington post in 2007.

Kundra left the office on Feb. 4.

He was appointed by Obama on March 6.

The raid was on March 12.

So, let's see.

The FBI arrested some other guy who used to work for Kundra at his previous job.

Not saying that this exonerates Kundra, but it's a far cry from Kundra himself being involved in anything.
 
Shryke
2009-03-12 11:43:34 AM  

BlueDjinn: The Washington Post reported that the FBI arrested Yusuf Acar, 40, an information systems security official in the office.

The outgoing Chief Technology Officer, Vivek Kundra, was appointed last week Chief Information Officer by the Obama administration. His last day at the city government office was February 4, a spokeswoman for D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty, Leslie Kershaw, said. He was appointed to the Washington post in 2007.

Kundra left the office on Feb. 4.

He was appointed by Obama on March 6.

The raid was on March 12.

So, let's see.

The FBI arrested some other guy who used to work for Kundra at his previous job.

Not saying that this exonerates Kundra, but it's a far cry from Kundra himself being involved in anything.


If crimes were committed, they occurred on Kundra's watch.
 
patrick767
2009-03-12 11:44:39 AM  
Clever, subby, but you fail at facts.

Lando Lincoln
Chief Information Officers are not part of the Cabinet, btw.

This and what BlueDjinn just said.
 
Nabb1
2009-03-12 11:47:27 AM  
The fun of another humorous headline has now been successfully squelched by the:

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Come on, it's still a funny headline. And an Obama appointee's office was raided, so it's not exactly inaccurate.
 
Hender
2009-03-12 11:47:31 AM  

Shryke: If crimes were committed, they occurred on Kundra's watch.


The WaPo says the two people were arrested for bribery. (new window)
 
Shryke
2009-03-12 11:50:04 AM  

patrick767: Clever, subby, but you fail at facts.

Lando Lincoln
Chief Information Officers are not part of the Cabinet, btw.

This and what BlueDjinn just said.


Obama "appointee"? Check.
Obama sucks at filling cabinet? Check.
You trying to lawyer the humor? Check.
 
burndtdan
2009-03-12 11:51:41 AM  

Nabb1: The fun of another humorous headline has now been successfully squelched by the:

Come on, it's still a funny headline. And an Obama appointee's office was raided, so it's not exactly inaccurate.


clarifying the details of TFA for the sake of discussion does not take away from the headline. people don't judge the headline AFTER reading the thread.
 
DaShredda
2009-03-12 11:51:56 AM  
I was going to flame this headline, but it is actually clever.
 
40below [TotalFark]
2009-03-12 11:55:22 AM  
Great headline, subby.
 
Bloody William
2009-03-12 11:57:07 AM  

Shryke: patrick767: Clever, subby, but you fail at facts.

Lando Lincoln
Chief Information Officers are not part of the Cabinet, btw.

This and what BlueDjinn just said.

Obama "appointee"? Check.
Obama sucks at filling cabinet? Check.
You trying to lawyer the humor? Check.


It's not really lawyering the humor. Lots of the liberals on this thread, myself included, think it's a funny joke. It's just that in this case, it's not really accurate. Not a cabinet position, actual details about what's going on aren't known... eh.
 
Lando Lincoln
2009-03-12 11:57:44 AM  

Shryke: Obama sucks at filling cabinet? Check.


In comparison to other Presidents? I think he's doing better than others. He hasn't appointed a lobbyist that worked against global climate change to head up the committee to investigate global climate change, for example.
 
what_now
2009-03-12 11:58:08 AM  
I like the headline. I RTFA, however, and I'm betting if this goes green, most people won't, so we'll have the ZOMG! SUBBY IS AN BUSHLOVAR!1 vrs: ZOMG!!1 NOBAmA is a KenyaAN Soicalist!!
 
bulldg4life
2009-03-12 11:58:21 AM  

Bloody William: It's not really lawyering the humor. Lots of the liberals on this thread, myself included, think it's a funny joke. It's just that in this case, it's not really accurate. Not a cabinet position, actual details about what's going on aren't known... eh.


I think it is plainly obvious that the libs are stifling freedom of speech and humor itself because it conflicts with their choice of leader.
 
Nabb1
2009-03-12 11:58:57 AM  

burndtdan: Nabb1: The fun of another humorous headline has now been successfully squelched by the:

Come on, it's still a funny headline. And an Obama appointee's office was raided, so it's not exactly inaccurate.

clarifying the details of TFA for the sake of discussion does not take away from the headline. people don't judge the headline AFTER reading the thread.


Yeah, whatever. There's more clenched sphincters in this thread right now than a bus full of tourists leaving a cheap Mexican buffet.
 
Mordant
2009-03-12 11:59:12 AM  

burndtdan: Diogenes: I can't blame Obama for the sins of others, but he and his staff have really done a lousy job vetting some folks.

this is going to be one of those threads where people DRTFA before commenting, so i'll put this in here...

according to what is known so far, they raided the office the DC CTO office. the outgoing DC CTO is vivek kundra, now obama's CIO.

they arrested yusuf acar, supposedly for some involvement in some bribery or something.

important to note: yusuf acar is not a member of the obama administration, and merely worked for said member of the administration. we may later find out that kundra was involved in whatever acar was doing, but we certainly don't know that yet.


We do know that both are guilty of having turrist type names.

Love the headline.
 
FlashHarry [TotalFark]
2009-03-12 12:01:58 PM  
headline is pure win - despite being misleading and fascist, so i'll give it a

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Nabb1
2009-03-12 12:03:03 PM  
Green lit to the main page. Too bad I have to leave and miss the poo flinging storm.
 
Bloody William
2009-03-12 12:04:04 PM  

Nabb1: burndtdan: Nabb1: The fun of another humorous headline has now been successfully squelched by the:

Come on, it's still a funny headline. And an Obama appointee's office was raided, so it's not exactly inaccurate.

clarifying the details of TFA for the sake of discussion does not take away from the headline. people don't judge the headline AFTER reading the thread.

Yeah, whatever. There's more clenched sphincters in this thread right now than a bus full of tourists leaving a cheap Mexican buffet.


Dude. We are laughing at the headline. What the headline actually implies in regards to T particular FA, however, is inaccurate. We're admitting that Obama's past picks have included some big fark-ups, but that doesn't seem to apply in this specific case.
 
7of7
2009-03-12 12:04:09 PM  

Nabb1: Yeah, whatever. There's more clenched sphincters in this thread right now than a bus full of tourists leaving a cheap Mexican buffet.


Yeah there are, way too many people worried that their precious headline is being maligned.
 
burndtdan
2009-03-12 12:05:42 PM  

Nabb1: There's more clenched sphincters in this thread right now than a bus full of tourists leaving a cheap Mexican buffet.


that's just because you came in with a tube of astroglide and that look in your eyes...
 
Nabb1
2009-03-12 12:06:35 PM  

7of7: Nabb1: Yeah, whatever. There's more clenched sphincters in this thread right now than a bus full of tourists leaving a cheap Mexican buffet.

Yeah there are, way too many people worried that their precious headline is being maligned.


Not my headline, Chuckles. I just admire good craftsmanship when I see it.
 
SnakeLee
2009-03-12 12:06:52 PM  
Normally right wing humor is terrible, but that was great. +1
 
what_now
2009-03-12 12:07:49 PM  

burndtdan: Nabb1: There's more clenched sphincters in this thread right now than a bus full of tourists leaving a cheap Mexican buffet.

that's just because you came in with a tube of astroglide and that look in your eyes...


.....

Oh my.
 
bulldg4life
2009-03-12 12:07:54 PM  

Nabb1: Yeah, whatever. There's more clenched sphincters in this thread right now than a bus full of tourists leaving a cheap Mexican buffet.


Are you reading the same thread as the rest of us?
 
Nabb1
2009-03-12 12:08:05 PM  

burndtdan: Nabb1: There's more clenched sphincters in this thread right now than a bus full of tourists leaving a cheap Mexican buffet.

that's just because you came in with a tube of astroglide and that look in your eyes...


Stop. You know it's not your birthday yet, sweetheart. And your last check didn't clear, so I'm going to need cash this time.
 
Shryke
2009-03-12 12:09:05 PM  
My first greenlight. Hooray!
 
Kelbel
2009-03-12 12:10:40 PM  
Kundra left the office on Feb. 4.

The outgoing Chief Technology Officer, Vivek Kundra, was appointed last week Chief Information Officer by the Obama administration. His last day at the city government office was March 4, a spokeswoman for D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty, Leslie Kershaw, said.
 
Dancin_In_Anson
2009-03-12 12:11:44 PM  

Shryke: My first greenlight.


Well done.
 
Magorn [TotalFark]
2009-03-12 12:11:58 PM  

Diogenes: Nabb1: Halfway through reading the headline, my first thought was that the Obama = Messiah schtick is so tired out, but the punchline made it worth it.

Yeah, this instance has some redeeming quality.

I can't blame Obama for the sins of others, but he and his staff have really done a lousy job vetting some folks.


From a quick review of the article and what I know of DC politics from being a local, it doesn't look like any of this actually effects the guy Obama acutally appointed. It appears his underlings might have been corrupt; but there's no mention of any pending charges or investigation against him.

And Since standard vetting for a White House IT position includes and FBI background check, you'd better damn believe that if the FBI were planning a raid that implicated him, they'd have alerted the White House, or heads would already be rolling.
 
lunchinlewis
2009-03-12 12:15:14 PM  
img.photobucket.com
 
Rev. Skarekroe
2009-03-12 12:17:54 PM  
I heard that joke on the radio lat week.
Therefore, I am cooler than all of you.
 
FlashHarry [TotalFark]
2009-03-12 12:18:22 PM  

Shryke: My first greenlight. Hooray!


bravo!
 
what_now
2009-03-12 12:19:49 PM  

Shryke: My first greenlight. Hooray!


Nice job, you fascist piece of shiat.

;)
 
kmmontandon
2009-03-12 12:23:01 PM  
Of course, what people are overlooking is the the person who held that office was actually a Bush appointee (unless Obama was President in 2007, which, as I recall, he wasn't).
 
Shostie [TotalFark]
2009-03-12 12:23:45 PM  

Rev. Skarekroe: I heard that joke on the radio lat week.
Therefore, I am cooler than all of you.


Oh yeah. I WROTE that joke on the wall of a cave, 6000 YEARS ago!
 
This Is Bold Text [TotalFark]
2009-03-12 12:24:58 PM  
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lunchinlewis
2009-03-12 12:32:49 PM  

kmmontandon: Of course, what people are overlooking is the the person who held that office was actually a Bush appointee (unless Obama was President in 2007, which, as I recall, he wasn't).


No no no. Go back and carefully read and understand the article before you post.
 
muck4doo
2009-03-12 12:34:31 PM  

Magorn: Diogenes: Nabb1: Halfway through reading the headline, my first thought was that the Obama = Messiah schtick is so tired out, but the punchline made it worth it.

Yeah, this instance has some redeeming quality.

I can't blame Obama for the sins of others, but he and his staff have really done a lousy job vetting some folks.

From a quick review of the article and what I know of DC politics from being a local, it doesn't look like any of this actually effects the guy Obama acutally appointed. It appears his underlings might have been corrupt; but there's no mention of any pending charges or investigation against him.

And Since standard vetting for a White House IT position includes and FBI background check, you'd better damn believe that if the FBI were planning a raid that implicated him, they'd have alerted the White House, or heads would already be rolling.


If Guantanamo taught us anything it is that the people at the top are responsible for everything any underlings might do no matter how far down the ladder they may be.
 
Lando Lincoln
2009-03-12 12:40:15 PM  

muck4doo: If Guantanamo taught us anything it is that the people at the top are responsible for everything any underlings might do no matter how far down the ladder they may be.


So when is Bush going to jail?
 
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