Posted on 12/18/2008 5:45:09 PM PST by PghBaldy
Barack Obama is calling for a national day of service to take place on Jan. 19, the federal holiday for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.s birthday and the day preceding Mr. Obamas inauguration as president.
Mr. Obama and Joseph R. Biden Jr. are planning to roll up their sleeves themselves that day and perform some as-yet-unspecified service work in Washington, D.C.
The Presidential Inaugural Committee is putting the wheels for the project in motion with calls and e-mails to national service organizations. The committee is reaching out to organizations of all sizes and ideologies, including faith-based groups, unions and businesses as well as political groups from Moveon.org on the left to Focus on the Family on the right to motivate their members to participate.
(Excerpt) Read more at thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com ...
I didn't know there were that many brain dead voters in Minnesota and Illinois. The Minnesota election shouldn't have been even close. Here in Illinois most voter have completely lost their minds to elect Obama to ANYTHING above dog catcher. Illionois has terminal DemocRATitis and it's incurable.
Not if you're The Barry.
Great idea!
I'm calling for a 'National Day at the Range'.
January 19th is mighty close to the anniversary of the bombing of Saddam Hussein’s presidential palace. Nice of Saddam’s namesake to try and make it a special day of Code Pink service.
Somebody black wants to ignore the Involuntary Servitude clause in the Constitution.
I believe that qualifies as irony.
Lol. What?
Go screw yourself. You work for me, pal. I pay your salary.
Thirteenth Amendment - Slavery And Involuntary Servitude
Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
is probably the best but we need a more descriptive word
that combines idiot, self destructive, one who is used,
brainwashed, mentally sick , etc.
I’ll be performing the service of increasing my carbon footprint.
Obamalist?
My Chinese Daughter-in-law told me about regular “big Saturdays” in her homeland, when everyone (except those excused) would be volunteered to do work for the government.
>>Mr. Obama and Joseph R. Biden Jr. are planning to roll up their sleeves themselves that day and perform some as-yet-unspecified service work in Washington, D.C.
Suggestions:
1. Donate more than 1% of their bloated salaries to the Salvation Army;
2. Collect all the lies and calumnies uttered by RATs over the last 8 years;
3. Harvest all the hot air in Versailles for alternate energy useage; and
4. Give one of our servicemen the day off and do their job.
I thought 0 was taking a train ride to his inauguration so more people could see how great he was... looks like he would still be on the train on MLK day... what kind of service will he do on the train....
“Obamalist?”
No, something liberals would find repulsive. Get the digs in at the same time.
One damn day??? I'm working until about June for national damn service via my taxes!
“...I’m calling for a ‘National Day at the Range’. “
I’m in for that, or “National Reloading Day”...
“...Mr. Obama and Joseph R. Biden Jr. are planning to roll up their sleeves themselves that day and perform some as-yet-unspecified service work in Washington, D.C....”
I’d like to see them making little ones out of big ones, myself...
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