If this is true ....

[LORDDAL]

found this on another forum and was wondering is this really one of Obama plans and if it is for real haven't we seen Youth Corps before only the last time they wore red arm bands and spouted Heil Hittler

© 2008 WorldNetDaily

The official website of President-Elect Barack Obama, Change.gov, originally announced that Obama would "require" all middle school through college students to participate in community service programs; but after a flurry of blogs protested children being drafted into Obama's proposed youth corps, the website's wording was softened.

Originally, under the tab "America Serves" Change.gov read, "President-Elect Obama will expand national service programs like AmeriCorps and Peace Corps and will create a new Classroom Corps to help teachers in under served schools, as well as a new Health Corps, Clean Energy Corps, and Veterans Corps.

"Obama will call on citizens of all ages to serve America, by developing a plan to require 50 hours of community service in middle school and high school and 100 hours of community service in college every year," the site announced.

The language of requiring students to serve and the creation of a "Classroom Corps" sparked a surge of criticism from bloggers for bringing back memories of the much-publicized video of marching Obama youth and Obama's "civilian national security force," which the candidate said in July would be just as powerful and well-funded as the U.S. military.

Gateway Pundit called Obama's plan the "creation of his Marxist youth corps," and DBKP commented, "'Choosing' to serve should be approved by parents – not required by the government. No amount of good intentions can sugar-coat words like 'mandatory,' 'compulsory' or 'required.'"

Following the furor raised by bloggers, however, the website's wording was changed.

The word "require" was stricken from the website yesterday, replaced with the phrase "setting a goal" and now also listing tax credits toward college tuition.

The original wording is captured below:
America Serves
"When you choose to serve - whether its your nation, your community, or simply your neighborhood - you are connected to that fundamental American ideal that we want life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness not just for ourselves, but for all Americans. That's why its called the American Dream."

The Obama Administration will call on Americans to serve in order to meet the nation's challenges. President-Elect Obama will expand national sewrvice programs like AmeriCorps and the Peace Corps and will create a new Classroom Corps to help teachers in underserved schools, as well as a new Health Corps, Clean Energy Corps, and Veterns Corps. Obama will call on citizens of all ages to serve America, by developing

a plan to REQUIRE

50 hours of community service in middle school and high school and 100 hours of community service in college

EVERY YEAR.

Obama will encourage retiring Americans to serve by improving programs available for individuals over age 55, while at the same time promoting youth programs such as Youth Build and Head Start.


The current website's content now reads:

When you choose to serve - whether its your nation or your community or simply your neighborhood - you are connected to that fundamental American ideal that we want life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness not just for ourselves, but for all Americans. That's why its called the American Dream.

The Obama Administration will call on Americans to serve in order to meet the nation's challenges. President-Elect Obama will expand national sewrvice programs like AmeriCorps and the Peace Corps and will create a new Classroom Corps to help teachers in underserved schools, as well as a new Health Corps, Clean Energy Corps, and Veterns Corps. Obama will call on citizens of all ages to serve America, by setting a goal that all middle school and high school students do 50 hours of community service a year and by developing a plan so that all college students who conduct 100 hours of community service receive a universal and fully refundable tax credit ensuring that the first $4000 of their college education is completely free. Obama will encourage retiring Americans to serve by improving programs available for individuals over age 55, while at the same time promoting youth programs such as Youth Build and Head Start.

Elsewhere on the Change.gov site, however, it still describes the plan under the heading, "Require 100 hours of service in college." (Editor's note: Since this article was posted, this reference on the Change.gov website was also deleted.)



SOFTEN WORDING BUT STILL MEANING REQUIRED>>>>

J.D. Tuccille of the Civil Liberties Examiner also points out, "Most public schools depend on federal dollars. As Obama elaborated in a speech last December, 'At the middle and high school level, we'll make federal assistance conditional on school districts developing service programs, and give schools resources to offer new service opportunities'

Can you say "Heil Hussein?"

[FinsnFur]

Holy keeeeeee rap
I'm gonna have to try and read that in the morning.
Did you really type all that?

[Silencer]

I've read that as well and dont like the idea of the govt. forcing my children to work when certain people can sit back and collect for free.
My kids already work ( the oldest ) or will work and are being taught work ethics by me. 
 

[vvarmitr]

Part of that "encouragement to serve" will be you have to work the hours to get into your 401K.   
Then you have to work for the $ you already worked for.   

Speaking of 401Ks there is a lot of change going on there now as well.  It's all about spreading the wealth around.