{"id":6040,"date":"2008-11-13T15:26:10","date_gmt":"2008-11-13T15:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/11\/obamas-63-questions-for-new-ad.html"},"modified":"2008-11-13T15:26:10","modified_gmt":"2008-11-13T15:26:10","slug":"obamas-63-questions-for-new-ad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/11\/obamas-63-questions-for-new-ad.html","title":{"rendered":"Obama’s 63 questions for new administration officials"},"content":{"rendered":"

Obama’s doing a much better job vetting the people in his administration than the press did vetting him<\/a>:<\/p>\n

If you have ever sent an electronic communication, including but not limited to an email, text message or instant message, that could suggest a conflict of interest or be a possible source of embarrassment to you, your family, or the President-elect if it were made public, please describe.”
\nSo asks question 13 of the questionnaire for potential top-ranking Obama Administration officials.
\nThe mind reels.
\nThe seven-page, 63 question intrusive and extensive list of queries, first obtained by the New York Times and confirmed as legitimate by the Obama Transition Team, offers a revealing glimpse into both the Obama team’s determination not to repeat the mistakes of its predecessors (Any nanny issues? Any discriminatory club memberships?) as well as the new era on which Obama will lead (“Please provide the URL address of any websites that feature you in either a personal or professional capacity (e.g. Facebook, My Space, etc.”).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Well, he’s doing a good job trying to manage gotchas but I bet one slips through \ud83d\ude42
\n
\nHere is a copy of the questions<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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