Obama urges citizens to undertake national service

AP/Yahoo News ^ | 04/22/2009 | Ann Sanner

[bushwon]

By ANN SANNER, Associated Press Writer Ann Sanner, Associated Press Writer – 6 mins ago

WASHINGTON – Calling on Americans to volunteer, President Barack Obama signed a $5.7 billion national service bill Tuesday that triples the size of the AmeriCorps service program over the next eight years and expands ways for students to earn money for college. "What this legislation does, then, is to help harness this patriotism and connect deeds to needs," said Obama, a former community organizer in Chicago.

"It creates opportunities to serve for students, seniors and everyone in between," he said. "And it is just the beginning of a sustained, collaborative and focused effort to involve our greatest resource — our citizens — in the work of remaking this nation."

Joining Obama was Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, who has been battling brain cancer. Kennedy championed the legislation with Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and the bill was named in honor of the Massachusetts Democrat.

Kennedy told the audience that included former President Bill Clinton, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former first lady Rosalyn Carter that Obama's efforts echoed those of his late brother, President John F. Kennedy.

"Today, another young president has challenged another generation to give back to their nation," Kennedy said, citing his brother's advocacy for the Peace Corps.

The service law expands ways for students and seniors to earn money for college through their volunteer work. It aims to foster and fulfill people's desire to make a difference, such as by mentoring children, cleaning up parks or buildings and weatherizing homes for the poor.

[bushwon]

"What this legislation does, then, is to help harness this patriotism and connect deeds to needs,"

So similar to "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need (or needs)" is a slogan popularized by Karl Marx 1875

Change....

[Radl]

Brownshirts are needed.

[rightwingextremist1776]

I wonder if he can see my single finger salute in response to his call...

[partyright]

Thus the creation of an army of community organizers.

[freeangel]

First of all they are not “giving back” anything. I thought they were getting paid to VOLUNTEER.

[9YearLurker]

Yes, because that’s something we have a real shortage of within our communities: opportunities to volunteer. (Jeesh—Obama’s admin is specializing in finding things without a single problem just so they can gum them up!)

[CindyDawg]

We have a great community service program already. It’s called the military and kids can come out with a trade and degree or choose to go to college after they get out. As far as seniors...they don’t have as much time to volunteer as they used to. They are WORKING!

[joesjane]

Screw his national service plan. I don’t have time to volunteer, I gotta work just to pay all the taxes so he can pay for his service plan, self licking ice cream cone! Hey can I get money for tuition for all the taxes I pay? Isn’t that service to the @#*&!^*%$ poor?

[True Republican Patriot]

Barf Tsunami!
Take a hundred or so of them to follow The Swimmer around to prevent him from drowning “accidently” anymore young interns and to shovel him home from th Scotch Binges until The GOOD SATAN collects him for his final Judgment:-)

[LasVegasMac]

said Obama, a former community organizer in Chicago.

Hello, Lurch, you out there?

Got to go puke now...............

[EBH]

focused effort to involve our greatest resource — our citizens — in the work of remaking this nation."

Remaking this nation...wow, just wow. I don't think we need to remake this nation. I like my freedom just fine, in fact I'd like a bit more please.

The tree is dying folks.

[KJC1]

Yes, because that’s something we have a real shortage of within our communities: opportunities to volunteer.

Well said. This is just crazy.

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2229885/posts?page=164#164

President Obama is always looking for “change” you can believe in.
www.whitehouse.gov/change/

There are so many ways to serve, apparently.
www.serve.gov/

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OPINION:

I think the T-Parties are a great way for change.

Supporting our military who are serving to protect
us is a great way to serve.

Electing candidates to office (from local to the presidency)
who are truly patriotic Americans and pro-America
is obviously ... priceless.

164 posted on April 21, 2009 3:19:41 PM PDT by Cindy

[GnuHere]

I have already undertaken national service - putting up with this traitorous clown for 4 yrs.

[paul51]

The service law expands ways for students and seniors to earn money for college through their volunteer work

Is it job or is it volunteer work? Oh I get it. It's 'public service' like being a senator where you get wealthy doing the 'people's' work

[LasVegasMac]

said Obama, a former community organizer in Chicago.

Hello, Lurch, you out there?

Got to go puke now...............

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

My thoughts exactly..funny how he uses phrases that are sooooo Left!

Hey, Obozo! why dont you start with the Welfare Queens and the Pimps in Da Hood?? That should fulfill our national duty...ha!

[Tublecane]

“Obama urges citizens to undertake national service”

Tublecane urges citizens to pursue profitable careers.

[Viking2002]

'Obama urges citizens to undertake national service........'

[skimask]

Lets see just how many of the chosen ones supporters rush out and join up.

[lonestar]

Paid "volunteers"? Call it WORK and they won't "answer the call."

What a circus of clowns!

[4Speed]

Well certainly we need some Infiltrators to work this Organization.....Track the Administrators who most certainly are gonna join this PAY TO PLAY scheme just getting expanded.
We need some empty nest hosewives to join, some retirees who wanna join....and we can blow the whistle on this un-American organization eventually.

[Radl]

I wonder if my 93 year old mother-in-law will be required to work for the good of our fellow comrades.

[kcvl]

Dear Obama,

K M A !!!

[bushwon]

First of all they are not “giving back” anything. I thought they were getting paid to VOLUNTEER.

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Funny, when people are

1. Paid

2. Mandatory (soon coming to a service program near you—seriously it is in bill to ‘explore’ making it mandatory)

it is NOT VOLUNTARY!!!

[OpusatFR]

It’s another FDR-type WPA program.

Difference is that unlike the Great Depression when people would work at anything to get money, Zero’s prospective volunteers already get paid by different entitlement programs.

*It’s always the same, just the lyrics are different.

[San Jacinto]

An alliance among government-funded ACORN and the government-enabled national unions assisted by the government-funded and managed, politically correct youth service corps, all promoted and protected by a captive national media could be the basis for the propagation of power which Hitler could envy. All we are waiting for, I suppose, is the domestic security apparatus — “equally well funded as our military forces”.

[SteamShovel]

Is it job or is it volunteer work?

We need a list of words and phrases that the left redefines to suit their desires.....

.....marriage=man marries man or woman marries woman

.....volunteering=a government job

.....welfare=family values

.....taxes=investment

.....global cooling=global warming=climate change

.....

[SteamShovel]

.....anti American radicalism = patriotism

[bushwon]

The only careers that his administration seems to value are governmental (for the ruling elite) or unionized :(

[kcvl]

I have been VOLUNTEERING ALL MY LIFE! I don't need some stupid, arrogant, narcissistic former PAID community organizer to tell me what I need to do!

[Seaplaner]

...a $5.7 billion national service bill...

So far, all that is available it the title...

TO SERVE MAN

.

[SteamShovel]

.....Conservatism = Terrorism

[ezcritter]

I would not lift a finger to help obama. We should somehow find out his real life story. I wish only the worst for him.

[SteamShovel]

.....scientific consensus = real science

[MHGinTN]

Kappa Mu Alpha?

[SteamShovel]

.....CO2 = pollution

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Brownshirts are needed.

Sorry, I already joined the Browncoats.

In my heart, I'm still free
They can't take the sky from me.

[johnthebaptistmoore]

If leftists are “so nice”, then why are leftists refusing to even replace Senator Kennedy with another leftist, since Senator Kennedy still has a brain tumor? It’s Massachusetts, and the majority of voters here refuse to vote for anybody with an “R” next to their name, no matter what-be it RINO, elitist, or conservative! If this situation happened anywhere in the U.S. with a Republican (either a RINO, a elitist, or a conservative)instead, then they would usually step down for health reasons or else end up listening non-stop to the worldwide MSM assiduously attack negatively such Republicans for refusing to step down and be replaced!

[Syncro]

...said Obama, a former community organizer in Chicago.

LOL, and they taut that as a good thing, and it was his only qualification to be president.

Oh My!

[freeangel]

That’s my point—volunteers do not get paid. This is the first step towards being snatched off the street and made to fight in the monkeys third country regime against anyone who would protest his “policies”.

[bushwon]

5.7 Billion...wow...Just heard Jeb Hensarling (Republ. House Study Group) stating the total amount that has been spent is 12.8 triiiilllion—when will it end???!

[angelcindy]

screw obama !!!i’m not one of his lil commies

[bushwon]

...said Obama, a former community organizer in Chicago.

LOL, and they taut that as a good thing, and it was his only qualification to be president.

Oh My!

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“Oh My” is right!!!

[Twinkie]

My husband is in his 66th year and works every day that the Lord sends, just about. I suppose I’m semi-retired at 62, but I’m not able at this particular time to volunteer for outside work beyond what I already have to do in the scheme of things just keeping things going around our house and office.

[freebird5850]

The only service to our nation I will be a part of is to have this usurper removed from office and prosecuted for what he is doing to our country!

[TruthConquers]

Firefly!!!!

I would like to see the zero try to tell Mel to go and do mandatory “volunteer” service, ah!

[Uncle Meat]

Orin Hatch is pushing this crap,too?What a puke,he needs his ass voted out.Fat Teddy won’t fade away quietly,I’m sorry,I don’t feel bad about his condition either.I don’t care if that makes me mean spirited .He’s a national disgrace along with the rest of the whole rotten bunch.That includes John McCain who I know backs this also.

[wtc911]

This bill (HR1388) is the pre-cursor to HR 1444 which is in committee and has language that makes this mandatory.

I've read the newly signed bill in its entirety out of concern. It is not a horrible bill and is so over-loaded with rules and conditions that I see very little coming of it.

The only genuinely disturbing language allows for acorn-type organizations to receive $1-10 million in annual grants.

HR1444 though is truly fascistic and bears close watching.

[I_Like_Spam]

Paying people to volunteer makes it just a job.

Nothing wrong with working a job, mind you. But that’s just what it is.

Glorying these new jobs as “volunteer opportunities” is just spin.

The real questions are whether or not (1)these new jobs are the business of the federal government in the first place and (2) if so, are the taxpayers going to get a good value for the billions being put out for the work?

The answer to (1) is no and to (2) is hell no. Afterall, if the people would already be hired and on the payroll if the work was needed.