VETTING THE PRESIDENT !

Vetting is a process of examination and evaluation,
generally referring to performing a background check on someone
before offering him or her employment.
Was President Obama vetted?

In addition to in depth intelligence gathering,
assets are vetted to determine their founding and usefulness.

To vet was originally a horse racing term,
referring to the requirement that a horse be checked for health
and soundness by a veterinarian before being allowed to race.

Thus, it has taken the general meaning "to check."
Vetting is a figurative contraction of veterinarian
which originated in the mid 17th century.
The colloquial abbreviation dates to the 1860s;
the verb form of the word, meaning "to treat an animal,"
came a few decades later according to the Oxford English Dictionary
the earliest known usage is 1891
and was applied primarily in a horse racing context.
("He vetted the stallion before the race,"
"You should vet that horse before he races," etc.)
By the early 1900s, vet had begun to be used
as a synonym for evaluate,
especially in the context of searching for flaws.

Politicians are often thoroughly vetted.
For example, in the United States, a party's presidential nominee
must choose a vice presidential candidate
to accompany him or her on the ticket.

Prospective vice presidential candidates must undergo
thorough evaluation by a team of advisers acting on behalf of the nominee.
In later stages of the vetting process,
the team will examine such items as a prospective
vice presidential candidate's finances,
personal conduct, and previous coverage in the media.

Again, did Barack Obama go though the vetting process?
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