Talk about the dumbing down of America. Geez.
Beck also accuses Obama of firing Walpin for investigating an Obama friend. ALL of the right wingers have got their heads wrapped around this one. For them, this is gold.
It's ironic that the right wing media cares because they believe that AmeriCorps is a brainwashing boot camp for radicals.
Anyway, it appears Walpin probably got fired because he's a right wing nut, according to the way he's handling himself. According to this letter, he got fired because he's incompetent. The bipartisan board reviewed him and recommended he be fired. See the board here.
Kenneth Bach is the new acting director.
GLENN BECK, HOST: An update for the story that we brought you earlier this week: Barack Obama fired Gerald Walpin. He is the inspector general of the Corporation for National and Community Service — that is the federal agency responsible for distributing money to organizations like AmeriCorps, and places like ACORN.
But Walpin was investigating the misuse of federal funds by Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, former NBA star and Obama friend and supporter. Well, what happened? You're supposed to fire an inspector general with a 30-day notification. It's required by law, and you're supposed to say exactly what you're firing for.
Well, responding to the critics, like me last night, the White House released a statement explaining that Walpin was "confused and disoriented." And they questioned his capacity to serve.
With me now, fired inspector general, Gerald Walpin. He is speaking out about the letter from the White House for the first time.
Gerald, how are you, sir?
GERALD WALPIN, FMR. INSPECTOR GENEARAL FOR CNCS: Fine. Good to see you again.
BECK: Good to see you. Gee, that's not too veiled of a message that you're maybe a little too old for the job, Gerald. You might be a little senile.
WALPIN: Well, I suggest to you that it's really unfortunate when the government suggests that somebody is too old for public service.
BECK: Well, I mean — only the people that are doing it are just the people that, for instance, Robert Byrd is 91, Senator Ted Kennedy is 77. How old are you?
WALPIN: I will be 78 in September.
BECK: Oh, so you're 77. You're the same age as Ted Kennedy. Speaker Pelosi is 69. Representative Dingell is 82. Senator Specter is 79. Charlie Rangel is older than you are. Read the rest at Fox "News"
