LOL! Snowden's background check? Outsourced! Company that did it now under investigation.

[MADem]

56. Touchie, touchie!!!! I don't have a problem if my speculations are proven to be incorrect.

I will say, though, having gone through the process myself -- not once, but twice, thanks to the "Walker Scandal" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Anthony_Walker when everyone got their clearance pulled and had to begin again at ground zero--that this guy was poorly vetted.

In the extreme.

I've also been on the other end of the equation, where I've been asked to submit to interviews regarding others who worked for me who were being vetted for clearances.

So yeah, I am an "expert" in the sense that I've had to fill out the paperwork, not once, but twice (and it is a long-ass application and I needed addendum sheets because I moved around--a lot--even as a youngster, and that continued through my adult years) AND I've heard from my family members and friends, close and distant, and acquaintances, old and new, who were visited by "two guys in suits" asking if I was a bum or not, and if I could be trusted.

AND I've had to respond to queries about others from the "two guys (occasionally ladies) in suits."

Back then, though, I don't think they were outsourcing the job of determining who was a good bet for government service. The people doing the job were a bit more professional, they certainly were not gundeckers.

This guy should never have gotten a clearance. It's yet ANOTHER issue in his stack of them.

And when will he stop lying about small things? People who lie about small stuff will lie about anything...