Iowa trooper disciplined in Obama e-mail case

By GottaLaff

Troopergate II:

An Iowa state trooper from Fort Dodge is being punished for forwarding an e-mail that included jail mug shots of people wearing Barack Obama T-shirts.

Sgt. Rodney Hicok received a 30-day suspension on his record, although he won't actually have to leave his job. Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Courtney Greene says labor law means suspending Hicok without pay would jeopardize overtime rules for salaried employees like Hicok.

Hicok also must attend training on department policies.

He forwarded the e-mail from a state-issued laptop. He did it while off duty, and the recipients were both inside and outside of the agency.

The e-mail besmirched 15 people in the photos and said something about Obama having "quite a fan base."

I wonder how big that guy's fan base is. I deserve kudos for not making any jokes about his name.