Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 50491
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2025/07/09 [General] UID:1000 Activity:popular
7/9     

2008/7/7-9 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:50491 Activity:kinda low
7/7     Obama: "We cannot continue to rely only on our military... We've got
        to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful,
        just as strong, just as well funded."   Wait, what does THAT mean?
        http://csua.org/u/lva
        \_ If you read the article and didn't cut out important words
           with that eplisis it would be a lot clearer.  But then you
           couldn't take a quote out of context, removing the words that
           it obvious the quote is out of context, and make it look like
           Obama is spouting nonsense.
           \_ Isn't that guy some kind of Marxist or something?
           \_ Sorry, full quote is still nonsense.
        \_ we already do.. every able bodied american citizen has the
           right to bear arms
        \_ "Obama repeated his pledge to boost the size of the active military"
           Gee, that sounds so hopeful and changey!  I bet that will cut the
           deficit!  Health care and boosted military and peace corps expansion
           and who knows what else!  Obama has a tax dollar for everyone.
           \_ The military could be 5X as large and it would still cost less
              than blowing shit up in Iraq.
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7/9     

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Cancel Thank you for submitting your comment or question to AARP Bulletin Today. Your post is now on its way to the appropriate Bulletin writer. Due to the large volume of communications we receive, we regret that we cannot answer or acknowledge all correspondence. As grads move on more teachers choosing to delay retirement By John McCormick Jul. Some found success, while others fell short of their lofty rhetoric. Roosevelt formed the Civilian Conservation Corps and Kennedy created the Peace Corps with strong support and participation, while Clinton's AmeriCorps has never fully realized its full potential, hampered by ongoing funding struggles since its 1994 inception. Barack Obama called for greater public service Wednesday, some experts predict the potential now exists for programs seeking an expansion of volunteerism to succeed, despite a slumping economy and the nation being at war. "This may be a moment in time that is different from when earlier calls did not prove that effective," said Stephen Goldsmith, a former Indianapolis mayor who is now chairman of the Corporation for National and Community Service. Goldsmith, a Republican and professor at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, said bipartisan support, serious societal problems and heightened interest in service among young people could offer new or expanded service programs the ability for growth not seen in decades He said surveys show today's youth, a group sometimes called the "9/11 generation," is deeply attracted to service and has maintained that interest, even as it has fallen off for other age groups following the attacks in 2001. "It may represent a real shift to interest in community service," Goldsmith said. With that environment behind him, Obama outlined several proposals to boost service, both at home and abroad, during a speech in Colorado Springs. "Loving your country shouldn't just mean watching fireworks on the 4th of July," he said. "Loving your country must mean accepting your responsibility to do your part to change it. If you do, your life will be richer, our country will be stronger." In his speech at the University of Colorado campus, Obama pledged that enhanced public service and active citizenship would be a central cause of his presidency. "We will ask Americans to serve," the Illinois Democrat said. "We will create new opportunities for Americans to serve." For supporters, Obama's credibility on the topic is enhanced because he proved during the primary campaign that he could captivate and then mobilize young voters. His campaign argues they might also follow him into community service. Clinton had a similar, though not quite as powerful, pull among youth. 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