... and that's probably a good thing.

NY Times Wrote:For a Washington Job, Be Prepared to Tell All
A seven-page questionnaire being sent by the office of President-elect Barack Obama to those seeking cabinet and other high-ranking posts may be the most extensive — some say invasive — application ever.

The questionnaire includes 63 requests for personal and professional records, some covering applicants’ spouses and grown children as well, ...

Only the smallest details are excluded; traffic tickets carrying fines of less than $50 need not be reported, the application says. Applicants are asked whether they or anyone in their family owns a gun. They must include any e-mail that might embarrass the president-elect, along with any blog posts and links to their Facebook pages.

The application also asks applicants to “please list all aliases or ‘handles’ you have used to communicate on the Internet.”

We're all screwed.

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Oh this Clown is Thick with Goofunctary ain't he ????

1) Yes I inhaled, but I didn't hold it.
2) Cocaine, Yes, but my Lines were always the Shortest.
3) Sex with a child under 12, Yes, but we were both only 6 and in the 1st Grade !!!
4) Bad Emails, Yes, here it is: @#$#%^&$ %@#@$# %$$@#@ &(^%% #@#@$@%$ %^&^&*%# @$@#%% ^&^&*^& !@!@#$$%% and shove it far too !!!!!!
5) Guns, Yes, about 300 but I haven't counted since the last Cocaine Party - the count either goes up or down depending on if the Police Show Up.

GIVE ME A BREAK WITH THIS UNWASHED "DUDE" trying to make himself out to be Mr. Clean.

He is no better than Me, You, or Anyone else on this Planet.

Man what a Few Votes will do to a man's Ego and Insanity !!!!
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This is just another example of the "creep" of government. BM is just taking what has been done in prior administrations and applying their mistakes to his reign. Nothing really surprising here.

I have news for him...It won't work. Politicians are mostly immoral scumbags that have no conscience. Hiding of past sins, and lying on a application are surely worth the risk... of the reward of power.

Well I guess that puts an end to Bill Clinton ever working there........

It says "please list" not just "list" therefore I'd decline to respond.

Yeah, or just erase the embarassing stuff from your facebook page. Like most college students do before they apply for that first real job.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20202935/

Prospective employers now examine your criminal record, credit report, "facebook" type pages, everything.

Personal privacy has become a relic of the past.

They might as well tag us like wildlife....oh wait, they already are.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1577276/posts

I45owl Wrote:... and that's probably a good thing.

NY Times Wrote:For a Washington Job, Be Prepared to Tell All
A seven-page questionnaire being sent by the office of President-elect Barack Obama to those seeking cabinet and other high-ranking posts may be the most extensive — some say invasive — application ever.

The questionnaire includes 63 requests for personal and professional records, some covering applicants’ spouses and grown children as well, ...

Only the smallest details are excluded; traffic tickets carrying fines of less than $50 need not be reported, the application says. Applicants are asked whether they or anyone in their family owns a gun. They must include any e-mail that might embarrass the president-elect, along with any blog posts and links to their Facebook pages.

The application also asks applicants to “please list all aliases or ‘handles’ you have used to communicate on the Internet.”

We're all screwed.

Damn, no job for me in the Obama Administration.....

I knew I should have never signed up for that Dwarf-Amputee Porn Website/Chatroom.

since this could be the future of Job applications in general.


If you lied about, or failed to mention say your account at NCAABBS
could they ever possibly figure it out? All you have here is an email address correct?

GGniner Wrote:since this could be the future of Job applications in general.


If you lied about, or failed to mention say your account at NCAABBS
could they ever possibly figure it out? All you have here is an email address correct?

Depending on the job in the Administration, if they ever polygraphed you and asked if all the information you provided on the application was correct, you might get caught.

For my State Department internship, I had to endure being asked by a semi-retired, creepy-old-man - IN PERSON, so I couldn't just put down the phone and laugh - if I was sleeping with all of my (male) room mates

Not one.
Not two.

ALL OF THEM.

WMD Owl Wrote:

GGniner Wrote:since this could be the future of Job applications in general.


If you lied about, or failed to mention say your account at NCAABBS
could they ever possibly figure it out? All you have here is an email address correct?

Depending on the job in the Administration, if they ever polygraphed you and asked if all the information you provided on the application was correct, you might get caught.

I don't think polygraphs are worth a crap - it's mostly a way to force you to lie or tell the truth on the record and later use that record against you if other evidence comes up.

But, I wouldn't expect that GTS will roll over like a telco executive and pony up the information without a fight. Just a sense.

Presidential candidates should take polygraph tests to see if they're telling the truth about their histories and campaign promises.

Well...Let's see if I could be a member of this newly chosen gang.

I need to find my ass a new job... I've had to draw an Ucheck 14 weeks this year due to the last dumb mofo's in office. I have 25 years of work experience...That should count for something.

Question 1:
Have you every partaken of an illegal drug?


Man $hit...that's one tough ass quiz!!

I actually like that they are asking about potential conflicts of interest involving families.

smn1256 Wrote:Presidential candidates should take polygraph tests to see if they're telling the truth about their histories and campaign promises.

In theory, they do - it's called primary season. But, that doesn't seem to work out very well.

I45owl Wrote:

smn1256 Wrote:Presidential candidates should take polygraph tests to see if they're telling the truth about their histories and campaign promises.

In theory, they do - it's called primary season. But, that doesn't seem to work out very well.

I don't think the primaries are lie detectors. The primaries allow the best bullshitter to represent his party. And you're right, they failed miserably this year....

smn1256 Wrote:

I45owl Wrote:

smn1256 Wrote:Presidential candidates should take polygraph tests to see if they're telling the truth about their histories and campaign promises.

In theory, they do - it's called primary season. But, that doesn't seem to work out very well.

I don't think the primaries are lie detectors. The primaries allow the best bullshitter to represent his party. And you're right, they failed miserably this year....

In the context of what I said above about lie detectors, primaries only work to make candidates say things on the record. Those can (or should) comes back to haunt them in the general election.

As for the idea that a magical machine with two wires and a battery can tell you more about what humans think than they can themselves ... I'd suggest you give Tom Cruise and company a wide berth.