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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."
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Ohio's Head of Job and Family Services Approved a Child-Support Search on Joe Wurzelbacher Immediately After Third Debate; Her Excuse? "Oh, We Always Do That"
Ace of Spades HQ — Ohio's Head of Job and Family Services Approved a Child-Support Search on Joe Wurzelbacher Immediately After Third Debate; Her Excuse? "Oh, We Always Do That" Yeah. Okay. 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 ...

Ohio Child Support Chief Ordered Check In Joe The Plumber’s Record
Say Anything — She ordered it right after he was pushed into the public limelight, and she claims that it wasn’t political.  Just standard operating procedure. 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 ...

Welcome to '1984'
RIGHTWINGSPARKLE — I just cannot get over the media investigating and smearing Joe the plumber for simply asking a legitimate question of Obama. It's just so wrong. I can't wrap my head around it. The more I discover, the more incredible it is. Such an invasion of privacy for an ordinary citizens. I just remember the left going ballistic thinking that with the Patriot Act the govt would know which library books we checked out. Remember that? But the same people have no problem with the govt looking into the most private part of our lives. Case in point: Helen Jones-Kelly, director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, approved the check by the media on Joe the Plumber to check the ...

Big Lib Obama Donor Behind Background Checks On Joe the Plumber
Gateway Pundit — ... Obama Lib snoops into Joe's background for dirt. Helen Jones-Kelley, a maximum Barack Obama donor, approved illegal checks into Joe the Plumber's records after he confronted Obama. She denies any wrongdoing. Good-bye America-- Hello Tinpot Dictatorship. The director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services approved checking into state records on Joe the Plumber after the final presidential debate. The Columbus Dispatch reported: Ohio's inspector ...

Obama Donor Authorized Investigation Into Joe’s Background
Pirate's Cove — To follow up on the story where several Ohio agencies did investigations into the background of Joe The Plumber, we get 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 ...

Person Who Authorized Background Investigation On Joe Is Obama Donor
Stop The ACLU — To follow up on the story where several Ohio agencies did investigations into the background of Joe The Plumber, we get 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,” ...

Obama's Plumbers
A Blog For All — ... of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, confirmed that she approved a database search on Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher following the Oct. 15 presidential debate. Kelley said there were no political reasons for the check on the sudden presidential campaign fixture though the Support Enforcement Tracking System. There was absolutely no reason to check on Wurzelbacher other than the fact that he asked Sen. Obama questions that resulted in highly uncomfortable answers. Ohio's Inspector General is now investigating this and several other unauthorized database searches into ...

Ohio official who snooped Joe the Plumber’s records is an Obama donor
Michelle Malkin — ... *** More: Ohio’s inspector general is investigating … hio’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 ...

Ohio Democrat ‘Abuse Of Power’ … Who Looked Into Joe The Plumber’s Records?
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — ... on election day next Tuesday a local TV reporter is waiting outside where I vote and sticks a camera and microphone in my face because I got a thing or two to say about the Secretary Of the State of Ohio, ACORN, and the Ohio democrats in general … Not sure the TV station would be able to air it without ‘bleeps’. Inspector general investigating access to Joe the Plumber’s personal information By Randy Ludlow - The Columbus Dispatch Ohio’s inspector general is investigating why a state agency ...

Ohio official OK’d records search on Joe the Plumber
Hot Air » Top Picks — Ohio official OK’d records search on Joe the Plumber posted at 11:00 am on October 28, 2008 by Ed Morrissey Send to a Friend | printer-friendly The Columbus Dispatch reports that at least one culprit has emerged from the misuse of public information to attack Joe Wurzelbacher — and to no one’s surprise, she’s a Democrat and a big Barack Obama supporter .  Helen Jones-Kelly decided to check on Wurzelbacher as soon as he became an issue in the third presidential debate.  But this maxed-out donor to Obama swears that she had no political reasons for her sudden curiosity about Wurzelbacher: Ohio’s inspector general is investigating why a state agency director approved ...

Ohio Government Official Who Invaded Joe’s Privacy Is A Obama Supporter
Flopping Aces — Shocker! The Ohio Head of Job and Family Services who approved a child support search on Joe Wurzelbacher immediately after the third debate is a max donor to Obama. (h/t Ace) And we’re supposed to believe her excuse for the invasion of privacy, which was “we always do that” more or less: 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 ...

“Ohio official OK’d records search on Joe the Plumber”
protein wisdom — From the Columbus Dispatch : 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 ...

Illegal 'Joe the Plumber' Searches - Update
Little Green Footballs — As we reported Friday, shortly after the third presidential debate Ohio government computers were used to look up personal information on “Joe the Plumber.” Today, one of the people involved in checking the state child support system to try to dig up some dirt has been outed: Inspector general investigating access to Joe the Plumber’s personal information. 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, ...

Its A Good Thing for Obama That Helen Jones-Kelly Isn’t a Republican Working For The Hawaii Department of Health
Patterico's Pontifications — [Posted by WLS Shipwrecked] Apparently, in Ohio if you ask a political candidate a question, that’s sufficient “probable cause” to generate an inquiry by state officials into whether or not you’re delinquent on your child support payments. 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 ...

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