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If anyone else has comprehension issues with posts 130 or 131 ,please let me know.
In context he says he wants to double diplomacy ( that is foreign) then he goes on to needing internal security forces( who are the enemies and why do they have to be the size and funding of the army ?)Ame®icano;1467348 said:By reading this thread I see that "left" is focused on Glen Beck rather then on issues, while "right" is demanding opposite.
I already replied earlier in this thread and my question (about "civilian national security force") that did not get much attention. I have to agree that both sides have some valid points, but I still haven't seen answers based on facts, maybe because some questions are not completely clear.
To clear it up I had to research on my own and here is the result.
This speech is about 26 minutes long and the part I am referring to is on 15-17 minute mark.
Transcript:
Today, AmeriCorps -- our nation's network of local, state, and national service programs -- has 75,000 slots. And I know firsthand the quality of these programs. My wife, Michelle, once left her job at a law firm and at City Hall to be a founding director of an AmeriCorps program in Chicago that trains young people for careers in public service. And these programs invest Americans in their communities and their country. They tap America's greatest resource -- our citizens.
And that's why as president, I will expand AmeriCorps to 250,000 slots and make that increased service a vehicle to meet national goals like providing health care and education, saving our planet and restoring our standing in the world, so that citizens see their efforts connected to a common purpose. People of all ages, stations, and skills will be asked to serve. Because when it comes to the challenges we face, the American people are not the problem -- they are the answer.
So we are going to send -- we're going to send more college graduates to teach and mentor our young people. We'll call on Americans to join an Energy Corps to conduct renewable energy and environmental cleanup projects in their neighborhoods all across the country. We will enlist our veterans to find jobs and support for other vets, to be there for our military families. And we're going to grow our Foreign Service, open consulates that have been shuttered, and double the size of the Peace Corps by 2011 to renew our diplomacy.
We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.
If you read only bold letter part that Glen Beck is referring to, it's scary and horrifying. If you look at the whole speech, it gets different meaning.
Just to make it clear - as a libertarian I am not defending Obama's ideas, but I am defending the context of his speech.
Please provide a lnk to the post where you have followed the rules of this thread please, please try to refrian from unessarcy derogatory remarks they do not help your caseIf anyone else has comprehension issues with posts 130 or 131 ,please let me know.
Fitnah, you have put forth the proposition that Beck's stupidity has some value and is appropriate social and political commentary. We have answered you with a few examples if you took the time to listen or read.
So now I am waiting for some criticism, speculation or conjecture - that is all he does in my mind - that is substantive. Since what he assumes is so evil and bad now that Obama is president, please tell me one thing, just one that is provable and bad for the nation. This is your chance to show he speaks honestly about the perils facing the nation and is not just a partisan emotionally unhinged bigot.
I realize this is a hard question for you wingnuts as you see only negatives in others and offer no real solutions but give us the bad and not just the rhetorical.
What is this civilian force going to cost, and how do you plan to pay for it?
What does Obama mean when he says: "We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded."?
What are "the national security objectives we've set" that we need a new security force to achieve?
Does no one on the left have a problem with the czars that he has appointed? Has anyone on the left done some background digging on these people? Several are self-admitted communists, they are far-left radicals, their ideals are radical, they want to change this country into . . . I don't know what. Communist? Oligarchy? Something other than what it is, something other than free. And these people are whispering in Obama's ear. They were hand-picked, appointed, answer to no one. Yes all presidents have had czars. But never this many and never people with this radical/questionable background holding this much power. All of this is just fine with you, it doesn't raise any questions? Can't you go to the video clips where he talks about the czars (I think it's day 4) and answer or discuss the questions he poses?
In context he says he wants to double diplomacy ( that is foreign) then he goes on to needing internal security forces( who are the enemies and why do they have to be the size and funding of the army ?)Ame®icano;1467348 said:By reading this thread I see that "left" is focused on Glen Beck rather then on issues, while "right" is demanding opposite.
I already replied earlier in this thread and my question (about "civilian national security force") that did not get much attention. I have to agree that both sides have some valid points, but I still haven't seen answers based on facts, maybe because some questions are not completely clear.
To clear it up I had to research on my own and here is the result.
This speech is about 26 minutes long and the part I am referring to is on 15-17 minute mark.
Transcript:
Today, AmeriCorps -- our nation's network of local, state, and national service programs -- has 75,000 slots. And I know firsthand the quality of these programs. My wife, Michelle, once left her job at a law firm and at City Hall to be a founding director of an AmeriCorps program in Chicago that trains young people for careers in public service. And these programs invest Americans in their communities and their country. They tap America's greatest resource -- our citizens.
And that's why as president, I will expand AmeriCorps to 250,000 slots and make that increased service a vehicle to meet national goals like providing health care and education, saving our planet and restoring our standing in the world, so that citizens see their efforts connected to a common purpose. People of all ages, stations, and skills will be asked to serve. Because when it comes to the challenges we face, the American people are not the problem -- they are the answer.
So we are going to send -- we're going to send more college graduates to teach and mentor our young people. We'll call on Americans to join an Energy Corps to conduct renewable energy and environmental cleanup projects in their neighborhoods all across the country. We will enlist our veterans to find jobs and support for other vets, to be there for our military families. And we're going to grow our Foreign Service, open consulates that have been shuttered, and double the size of the Peace Corps by 2011 to renew our diplomacy.
We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.
If you read only bold letter part that Glen Beck is referring to, it's scary and horrifying. If you look at the whole speech, it gets different meaning.
Just to make it clear - as a libertarian I am not defending Obama's ideas, but I am defending the context of his speech.
Who is Van Jones?
Who is Mark Loyd?
Liberals answer those two questions first, and then try to be honest with yourselves and post your findings here.
It would be much appreciated if you would simply be as open minded and as honest as you claim to be
We will be more than civil with you, if you are honest, and stop with the name calling. The hyperbole is getting old and quite dry.
Please do you and your future a favor, and ask yourselves the tough questions
Maybe the 12 step program would help you to get off the obamacidal ways
What is this civilian force going to cost, and how do you plan to pay for it?
Please provide a lnk to the post where you have followed the rules of this thread please, please try to refrian from unessarcy derogatory remarks they do not help your case - the rules
What is this civilian force going to cost, and how do you plan to pay for it?
At least own up to the fact you are all partisan hacks who dislike democracy because you didn't get what you wanted and now spend your days in idle criticism. When you ruled you failed - FAILED - FAILED - do you capiche?
We have neighborhood watch groups now, it is what societies do to protect themselves from the dishonorable.
What is this civilian force going to cost, and how do you plan to pay for it?
At least own up to the fact you are all partisan hacks who dislike democracy because you didn't get what you wanted and now spend your days in idle criticism. When you ruled you failed - FAILED - FAILED - do you capiche?
We have neighborhood watch groups now, it is what societies do to protect themselves from the dishonorable.