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The slightly disturbing 'joke' made by Valerie Jarrett on online privacy in a college commencement speech

The slightly disturbing 'joke' made by Valerie Jarrett on online privacy in a college commencement speech

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During her commencement speech at Pomona College, a leading liberal arts institution located in Claremont, California, President Obama's senior advisor Valerie Jarrett made remarks about the president's focus on the so-called "pay gap" between men and women (repeating the dubious claim that women make 77% of what men make), Obamacare and other administration agenda items.

But it was when Jarrett deviated to talking more generally about political service that she let loose a joke that some might find a bit unsettling (though the audience seemed to think nothing of it).

Judge for yourself Ms. Jarrett's comments on the government's ability to find information about prospective job hires via the internet (the below is queued up to the applicable section of Ms. Jarrett's remarks):

 

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Ben Weingarten

Ben Weingarten

Ben Weingarten is a writer, commentator, and editor at large at RealClearInvestigations. He is a senior contributor at the Federalist and writes columns for Newsweek and the Epoch Times.