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November 21, 2008 - 7:53am
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ORP lays blame for 'Plumber' record search on Strickland
By Justin Miller, PolitickerOH.com ReporterThe Ohio Republican Party wants you to remember that Helen Jones-Kelley is part of Gov. Ted Strickland's (D) cabinet.
Jones-Kelly was suspended by Strickland from her position as director of the Job and Family Services Department following the inspector general's report found she improperly authorized searches of files on Samuel "Joe the Plumber" Wurzelbacher in October.
Jones-Kelly was also found to have improperly used state email to raise money for Barack Obama.
"This is another example of the governor turning state government into a political party," said ORP Deputy Chairman Kevin DeWine in a statement. "Now one of his own cabinet members is accused of using state resources to raise money for a political campaign and improperly accessing the government records of a private citizen presumably with political motives."
Strickland's office released a statement Thursday saying he accepted the inspector general's findings and is taking action as a result.
"Therefore, today I have issued a one-month unpaid suspension for Director Helen Jones-Kelley. Additionally, I am issuing a management directive – applicable to all state agencies, boards and commissions – regarding the proper use of state databases to help ensure that a situation such as this never happens again.”
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A simple observation
The same people that complain about Bush's wiretap system, which is used to monitor suspected terrorists overseas, have the audacity to defend the STATE arbitrarily investigating an innocent American citizen who dared to ask Barack Obama a simple question. How they can justify such hypocracy in their minds, I will never know.
Personally, I am outraged about this situation. This is the perfect example of pure governmental power being used to influence our republic's election process. Come on people! This kind of garbage may go on in third world countries, but we're supposed to be an example to the world!
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