Monday, November 9, 2009

Education

Jeremiah Wright and Bill Ayers Meet for First Time

November 11, 2008 11:54 AM ET | Alison Go | Permanent Link | Print

Reader Comments

RE READ ME

Obama Quietly Revokes His Plan for a Draft

Politics | Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 8:49:23 pm PST

Earlier today we posted about Barack Obama’s plan to require community service from middle school, high school, and college students. This is how it read at the time:

The Obama Administration will call on Americans to serve in order to meet the nation’s challenges. President-Elect Obama will expand national service programs like AmeriCorps and 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 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. 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.

Lo and behold. Tonight, after the plan was publicized, Obama has quietly thrown that “requirement” part down the memory hole: America Serves.

The Obama Administration will call on Americans to serve in order to meet the nation’s challenges. President-Elect Obama will expand national service programs like AmeriCorps and 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 Veterans 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 $4,000 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.

Change!

UPDATE at 11/7/08 9:36:53 pm:

They’re going through the site and cleaning up the places where it said “require community service,” but they missed a spot on this page

Radicals

Hey DID BO get in the "WHITE" HOUSE today?

Just wandering cause they removed my post from here guess the Marxist and the Socalist did not like my story and like there other friends the COMMUNIST did not like it either.. HAAAAAAAAA

Amazing!

Amazing that these two men live in the same close community where Obama met them both, share ideals and admiration for Black Liberation and after all these years they claim never to have met! I think this is only believable to a journalist--even a six year old of average IQ would find this unbelievable. About that bridge you are selling in NY.....

Unfortunate:

We could have had a hero and a real reformer who took on the corrupt Republican establishment of her state. Now we have desperately turned to a man who's intentions are unknown. It is troubling enough that we've had a President for eight years who used the Constitution so selectively and claimed to be a strict-constructionist. Now we have selected a man who has outright said that he wants to subvert it. It troubles me that there are some in this country that would have loved for Bush to have brought about a full-blown Fascist state after 9/11. Now, with the financial crisis, some may want to bring about a Socialist state. It is troubling. Obama has an obligation to this country to govern within the bounds of our Constitution, our economic system, and our heritage. There will be an "Impeach Obama" movement if he tries to bring about any radical policies advocated by these two America haters.

Wright and Ayers?

Cheech and Chong for imbeciles!

No Fame or Glory

These two men deserve no fame or glory for anything they have done. Everytime one of them opens their mouth it is insulting to the American people. As far as dignity goes, they should have walked away with none, zelch!!! And Rev. Wright granted he is not a known murderer just a racist, he should still be accountable for pollutiing the mind of our youth. Listening to such garbage and taking Rev. Wright on as a possible role model will eliminate any fair opportunities for the innocent children. Ayers garbarge from the start. Not only did he help create the bombs and set them off he killed innocent people with no remorse. This convicted murderer terrorist should not be teaching our kids in classrooms.

sweet retribution

sweet retribution indeed. After putting up with over eight years of Democrats whining and incessant insults we of the party have the next four years to call them all the names they've been calling us for the past eight years. They got a democrat congress two years ago and have done nothing of consequence since to benefit the American people. We honestly wish the new president well even with the awareness that his initials (B.O.) suggest a need for a liberal application of Lifeboy soap.Some of the current vitriol beng spewed forth by these imbeciles, particularly toward Sarah Palin invokes no endorsements, only contempt. VIVA America. We will survive even though the DDD's (damn dumb democrats) will do their darndest to sink the ship.

Here comes all the Radicals

Now that they got their radical friend elected we will see A LOT more of them adn the rest of the gang.

Standby America!!!

Add your thoughts

All comments are moderated and generally will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive. For more information, please see our Comments FAQ.

About The Paper Trail

Nobody knows a college better than its student newspaper. And nobody knows campus newspapers better than this blog. We sift through thousands of student newspaper headlines every day to bring you the latest, most important, or just plain weirdest news from campuses across the country. Heard bigger news or a crazier story? Send tips to papertrail@usnews.com.

advertisement

NEWSLETTER

Sign up today for the latest headlines from U.S. News & World Report delivered to you free.

RSS FEEDS

Personalize your U.S. News with our feeds of blogs and breaking news headlines.

U.S. NEWS MOBILE

U.S. News daily briefings are also available on your mobile device.

Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our Terms and Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy.
Make USNews.com your home page.