CWT, Washington, D.C. A knowledgeable source inside the National Institutes of Health revealed to reporters at CWT's Capitol Bureau the details of a genetic map confirming President Barack Obama has the recently identified "conservative gene" as part of his unique DNA profile.
"When the liberal gene was identified in 2010, we logically assumed there would be a corresponding conservative marker," our source, requesting complete anonymity, reported to CWT; "When we began our search for the conservative gene, we did not request blood samples from the President, nor did we know his blood was in the control group. Had someone - and we don't know who - not left a flash drive activated on a common terminal, we never would have found out."
The "liberal gene" made headlines in late 2010, and was reported in the October '10 issue of Science Daily:
ScienceDaily (Oct. 28, 2010) — Liberals may owe their political outlook partly to their genetic make-up, according to new research from the University of California, San Diego, and Harvard University. Ideology is affected not just by social factors, but also by a dopamine receptor gene called DRD4. The study's authors say this is the first research to identify a specific gene that predisposes people to certain political views.
Repeated calls from CWT staffers requesting confirmation of the report remain unreturned by The National Institutes of Health. When asked by CWT's Capitol correspondent why he chose to come forward with evidence of the newly discovered conservative gene in President Obama's DNA, our source responded:
"Who ordered the President's blood to be tested for conservative tendencies? Who left his identity open on a common computer? That's no coincidence by any stretch of the imagination, so I decided to go public with the information."
