Updates On Joe And West

Here are some updates for things that I've blogged about recently.

Remember how someone looked into some private government files of Joe the Plumber to try to dig up some dirt?  Well, now we know who did it:

Ohio's inspector general is investigating why a state agency director approved checking the state child-support computer system for information on "Joe the Plumber."

Helen Jones-Kelly, director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, confirmed today that she OK'd the check on Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher following the Oct. 15 presidential debate.

She said there were no political reasons for the check on the sudden presidential campaign fixture though the Support Enforcement Tracking System.

Amid questions from the media and others about "Joe the Plumber," Jones-Kelley said she approved a check to determine if he was current on any ordered child-support payments.

"Our practice is when someone is thrust quickly into the public spotlight, we often take a look" at them, Jones-Kelley said, citing a case where a lottery winner was found to owe past-due child support. "Our practice is to basically look at what is coming our way."

Ohio Inspector General Thomas P. Charles confirmed today that he is investigating the incident to determine if "Joe''s" records were legally accessed by Job and Family Services employees.

Democrat Gov. Ted Strickland [who appointed Jones-Kelly this past January] is satisfied that there are no political overtures to the check on Wurzelbacher, a spokesman said.

Ace of Spades offers this pithy bit of commentary:

Ah, I see. Everyone's satisfied.

His name was also searched at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, in the Toledo Police Department's criminal records, and in the office of the AG.

Is such a deep concern for each of its citizens standard service under the Strickland administration?

And, by the way, we now also know that Jones-Kelley "just happens to be a maximum $2300 contributor to Barack Obama." But I'm sure that's just a coincidence.

Also, if you recall the interview just days ago in which a TV anchor in Florida asked Biden to explain why Barack Obama isn't a Marxist despite pledging to do things with taxpayer money that Marx suggested, that anchor, Barbara West, is now being attacked by the Obamessiah's minions:

You know those organized mobs of digital brownshirts that the Obama campaign brags about? The ones that they activate to "take on" and "get in the face" of their political opponents? Digital brownshirts, meet Barbara West. Barbara West, digital brownshirts:

ACTION ITEM: Tell WFTV Orlando And Barbara West To Apologize For Biden Hatchet Job. Here's Orlando wingnut TV personality Barbara West "interviewing" Joe Biden. My favorite part is when she implies that a return to Clinton-era tax levels is akin to Marxism. Local news is an advertising-driven business. It's all about eyeballs, and station managers really, really hate it when they lose them over stupid shit like this. And WFTV deserves to. West is married to a GOP media consultant, and her bio, in which she delights in covering Clinton's impeachment and seems to brag about scuttling HillaryCare, tells you everything you need to know about her objectivity. Let them WFTV know we're not amused. Sign the petition and pass it on.

These geniuses actually think that they've cracked some outrageous scandal. A biased journalist was allowed to interview a political candidate! They couldn't be more smug or more proud of themselves: "did you forget that long time locals have long memories", "I know people who worked with Wade West", etc. Like this was some orchestrated cover-up. Like Barbara West is in the closet about being a conservative journalist, and now they're going to destroy her life by outing her.

Liberal journalists are allowed to open fantasize about shooting GOP candidates. They are allowed to be so willfully oblivious and one-sided that Joe Biden - who, let's remember, is an idiot - ends up seeming smart. But a Republican-connected journalist? Talking to a Democrat? Important Action Alert! Barbara West must be made to grovel! Over to you, DKos cretins.

Just for completion's sake: here are progressives telling "the bitch to F off and Die" and here are progressives calling her a "dumb bitch" and here is some brave Southern California hipster saying the exact same thing, except with an air of defiance because "sorry it has to be said." I was going to punchline this post with "at least they're not calling her a [c***] yet" but of course they are.

Next up: this Philly station.

Keepin' it classy...!  Seriously, though, this is just the latest in a line of incidents that firmly establishes a pattern of silencing dissent (here, here, here, here), which is also classic Marxism.  This is what we can expect from an Obama presidency - if he's not calling for Justice Department investigations, his minions on the street will enact his thugocracy.  Brace yourself.

Now, speaking of Obama's Marxism, remember the 2001 interview in which he clearly states that the form of limited government laid out by the Constitution, as well as his regret that the Supreme Court has not engaged in redistribution?  He's getting hammered for it, so he finally put out a response: that's a distraction from the real issue of hope-n-change.  Riiiiight...  Um, how is the long-held economic philosophy beliefs of this man who has a good chance at becoming the next President a distraction?

Things are heating up, and the Left is getting more desperate in their attempts to achieve power and control.  They'll do literally anything to including -- voter fraud, bully, intimidate, silence dissent, even destroy civilians -- in order to win this election.  Is this the kind of leadership you want in the White House?

There's my two cents.