So, yesterday the NYPost reported that the Bureau of Labor Stats massaged data so that it would look like unemployment fell.....just before the election.
So.....
1."Government To Investigate Government Over Jobs Manipulation Report
2. As a result of yesterday's report that Census was caught manipulating the September 2012 jobs report, the BLS provided the following response via CNBC:
"the incident has been reported to the Commerce Dept Inspector General Office for investigation. We no further (sic) comment."
Government To Investigate Government Over Jobs Manipulation Report | Zero Hedge
So...how much faith do you have in the Inspector General?
Wait...read this first:
3. "Barack Obama fired Gerald Walpin. He is the inspector general of the Corporation for National and Community Service that is the federal agency responsible for distributing money to organizations like AmeriCorps, and places like ACORN.
4. ...Walpin was investigating the misuse of federal funds by Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, former NBA star and Obama friend and supporter."
Fired Inspector General Gerald Walpin Responds to White House | Fox News
5. "Obama's move follows an investigation by Walpin finding misuse of federal grants by a nonprofit education group led by Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, who is an Obama supporter and former NBA basketball star. Johnson and a nonprofit education academy he founded ultimately agree to repay half of $847,000 in grants it had received from AmeriCorps.
a. ...Johnson, a former all-star point guard for the Phoenix Suns, had used AmeriCorps grants to pay volunteers to engage in school-board political activities, run personal errands for Johnson and even wash his car.
6. Grassley had written Obama a letter pointing to a law requiring that Congress be given the reasons an inspector general is fired. He cited a Senate report saying the requirement is designed to ensure that inspectors general are not removed for political reasons."
Gerald Walpin: Obama Removes AmeriCorps's IG
7. "....this case appears to be one in which an IG was fired because he criticized a favorite Congressional and executive project (AmeriCorps), and refused to bend to political pressure to let the Sacramento mayor have his stimulus dollars.
8. There's also the question of how Mr. Walpin was terminated. He says the phone call came from Norman Eisen, the Special Counsel to the President for Ethics and Government Reform, who said the President felt it was time for Mr. Walpin to "move on," and that it was "pure coincidence" he was asked to leave during the St. HOPE controversy. Yet the Administration has already had to walk back that claim.
9. ... last year Congress passed the Inspectors General Reform Act, which requires the President to give Congress 30 days notice, plus a reason, before firing an inspector general. A co-sponsor of that bill was none other than Senator Obama."
The White House Fires a Watchdog - WSJ.com
10. Here....see if you can observe the forked tongue:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXWTdTnhebs]Obama-We're the Most Transparent and Ethical Administration in U.S. History! - YouTube[/ame]
Heck....I'm certain that the snake....er, Obama won't pressure the new Inspector General or threaten to fire him.....
...'cause, you know, that would make us look like a back-water banana republic....
So.....
1."Government To Investigate Government Over Jobs Manipulation Report
2. As a result of yesterday's report that Census was caught manipulating the September 2012 jobs report, the BLS provided the following response via CNBC:
"the incident has been reported to the Commerce Dept Inspector General Office for investigation. We no further (sic) comment."
Government To Investigate Government Over Jobs Manipulation Report | Zero Hedge
So...how much faith do you have in the Inspector General?
Wait...read this first:
3. "Barack Obama fired Gerald Walpin. He is the inspector general of the Corporation for National and Community Service that is the federal agency responsible for distributing money to organizations like AmeriCorps, and places like ACORN.
4. ...Walpin was investigating the misuse of federal funds by Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, former NBA star and Obama friend and supporter."
Fired Inspector General Gerald Walpin Responds to White House | Fox News
5. "Obama's move follows an investigation by Walpin finding misuse of federal grants by a nonprofit education group led by Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, who is an Obama supporter and former NBA basketball star. Johnson and a nonprofit education academy he founded ultimately agree to repay half of $847,000 in grants it had received from AmeriCorps.
a. ...Johnson, a former all-star point guard for the Phoenix Suns, had used AmeriCorps grants to pay volunteers to engage in school-board political activities, run personal errands for Johnson and even wash his car.
6. Grassley had written Obama a letter pointing to a law requiring that Congress be given the reasons an inspector general is fired. He cited a Senate report saying the requirement is designed to ensure that inspectors general are not removed for political reasons."
Gerald Walpin: Obama Removes AmeriCorps's IG
7. "....this case appears to be one in which an IG was fired because he criticized a favorite Congressional and executive project (AmeriCorps), and refused to bend to political pressure to let the Sacramento mayor have his stimulus dollars.
8. There's also the question of how Mr. Walpin was terminated. He says the phone call came from Norman Eisen, the Special Counsel to the President for Ethics and Government Reform, who said the President felt it was time for Mr. Walpin to "move on," and that it was "pure coincidence" he was asked to leave during the St. HOPE controversy. Yet the Administration has already had to walk back that claim.
9. ... last year Congress passed the Inspectors General Reform Act, which requires the President to give Congress 30 days notice, plus a reason, before firing an inspector general. A co-sponsor of that bill was none other than Senator Obama."
The White House Fires a Watchdog - WSJ.com
10. Here....see if you can observe the forked tongue:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXWTdTnhebs]Obama-We're the Most Transparent and Ethical Administration in U.S. History! - YouTube[/ame]
Heck....I'm certain that the snake....er, Obama won't pressure the new Inspector General or threaten to fire him.....
...'cause, you know, that would make us look like a back-water banana republic....
