Colorado State Employee Faces Discipline For Obama-Insulting E-mail

For the record,This image is an unauthorized photoshop alternation of an original photograph by Ted Szukalski.The original is worth a look and can be seen at the link.

A Colorado State employee is facing discipline for sending the above photo to four of her colleagues at work:

The 73-year-old Colorado Department of Transportation worker forwarded the e-mail to at least four co-workers and others on Dec. 22 using her state e-mail account. One of the recipients outside the agency complained.

The original sender of the e-mail, who isn't a state employee, wrote "It appears he (Obama) has found his niche."

CDOT spokeswoman Mindy Crane says the worker could face discipline ranging from a written reprimand to suspension. Employment rules require that she meet with personnel officials first and have a chance to respond in writing. That meeting is scheduled for next week.

Whatever your feelings above the above photo,there's a huge precedent of cases involving employer ownership of e-mail and computer facilities at the office, and the perp is definitely going to get her hands whacked. Deservedly so.

That also applies to caricatures of Sarah Palin ( many of whom are borderline obscene)or of ex-President Bush sent through the same channels, as opposed to being sent via your own computer and your own e-mail account, or appearing on your own website.

As for Obama finding his niche, that's a decidedly ridiculous comment. Not only would he not have a clue how to run his own business,but as I've noted before, the Obamas got into politics and government to do good and ended up doing very well - for themselves.

Unlike a lot of his fellow Americans, Barack Obama is not going to have to worry about making ends meet, finding a job after he's out of office, dealing with dysfunctional schools for his kids or wondering where his next meal of $100 per pound wagu steak or greens fees are coming from.

And he did it all on other people's money.