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Geller on Americorps: "Obama's Private Youth Army: Recruiting 8-Year-Olds"

March 12, 2010 6:16 am ET by Media Matters staff

From Pamela Geller's March 12 Atlas Shrugs blog post:

First of all, it needs to be said: Obama, get your hands off our kids. Seriously. Stop the fascist recruitment. It's sick.

Obama said he was going to build a civilian army -- and he is using our children. How? He uses the classrooms, as I exclusively broke the story here: Organizing for America recruitment in the classroom.

But AmeriCorps (can Obama pronounce the second syllable?) is the machinery for his youth army. And there is huge dough behind it -- yours and mine.

Tags: Atlas Shrugs, Pamela Geller

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    • Author by Dradeeus (March 12, 2010 7:39 am ET)
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      ...The second syllable of "Americorps" is "mer," not "corps."
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      • Author by magnolialover (March 12, 2010 7:49 am ET)
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        I was just going to say the same thing. Beat me to it.

        What is wrong with these people? The President asks Americans (not just kids) to get involved. To do something for their country, and they act as if it's straight to the Hitler Youth with them all.
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        • Author by Dradeeus (March 12, 2010 8:03 am ET)
             
          It's just more of the strategy the RNC donor presentation thinks is the best campaign strategy for the time.

          "Fear. Extreme negative feelings towards administration. Evil Empire."
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        • Author by Leftylib (March 12, 2010 8:03 am ET)
             
          My god, she missed it by two syllables. And the word only has four. What an ignoramus.
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        • Author by aBeck in 10-O-C (March 12, 2010 11:49 am ET)
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          Uhm...didn't Michelle Bachmann's son enlist in this fascist organization?
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    • Author by New Frontier (March 12, 2010 8:04 am ET)
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      My 9-year-old: "Dad, can we go fishing this weekend?"

      Me: "Sorry, son. Obama banned it. Doesn't matter anyway. You're going into the army."
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      • Author by Tbone Slickens (March 12, 2010 8:21 am ET)
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        Now that's funny...I don't care who you are! :)

        But AmeriCorps (can Obama pronounce the second syllable?)


        I don't know about the second syllable but he can't pronounce Corps. Maybe he's thinking of all the democrat corpses come November...
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        • Author by New Frontier (March 12, 2010 8:38 am ET)
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          he can't pronounce Corps.
          Heavens--an impeachable offense, surely.
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          • Author by Tbone Slickens (March 12, 2010 9:31 am ET)
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            We had to endure the ridicule of Bush's pronunciation of nuclear ad nauseum. Take your medicine for Barry's Corp-corpse bungle.
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            • Author by New Frontier (March 12, 2010 9:40 am ET)
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              I forgot that in the wingnut world you live in, two wrongs make a right. It's all about hate. It's all about spittle-flecked vengeance, as you clearly demonstrate with the contempt-ridden "Barry".... My error.
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            • Author by pete592 (March 12, 2010 11:09 am ET)
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              "We had to endure the ridicule of Bush's pronunciation of nuclear ad nauseum"
              "Nookuler" was only the tip of the iceberg.
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              • Author by msu2ba (March 12, 2010 11:24 am ET)
                   
                The biggest difference is that this President won't make that mistake again. He's capable of learning.
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            • Author by aBeck in 10-O-C (March 12, 2010 11:43 am ET)
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              We had to endure the ridicule of Bush's pronunciation of nuclear ad nauseum.


              The "ad nauseum" of your comment highlights the fact that Bush NEVER learned the correct pronunciation.

              If 8 years from now, Obama is still pronouncing the word as "corpse" then I will concede your point.
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      • Author by mikelartist (March 12, 2010 8:31 am ET)
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        Let me know when that "ban" is real. In the meantime, more fishing for me. Enjoy paying all that extra money for your ammo too. You wingnuts sure are chumps when it comes to fear.

        Looks like your fear of the assault on the 2nd Amendment never happened, now did it? In fact, you can now carry in National Parks.

        DOH!!!!!
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        • Author by whatIthink (March 12, 2010 8:35 am ET)
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          "alright, Yogi, last chance. Step away from the picnic basket 'cuz I'm packing heat now...and it's legal. And tell your fairy boy Boo-Boo to get the hell out of my national parks too."

          /snark
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          • Author by Prup (aka Jim Benton) (March 12, 2010 10:36 am ET)
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            From the clearing, just outside of camera range:

            <i>"Bugs, that's desPICable, threatening a poor innocent bear like that."</i>

            <i>"Don't worry, Daffy, it's the guy whoze in trouble. Yogi was over at Yosemite Sam's last night, tradin' Mr. Ranger's hat for one a Sam's six-shooters. You forget..."<i>

            (sound of carrot being chomped)

            <i>"The Supreme Court sez we gotta right to arm bears, too."</i>

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    • Author by mikelartist (March 12, 2010 8:27 am ET)
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      It is a foregone conclusion that this Gellar woman never volunteered for anything in her greedy life. She is part of the "me first and me only" generation of wingnuts.

      You know the type.. flag waving frantically, beating the drums of war loudly until the recruiter walks up to them with a clipboard, then the drums stop and the flag drops as they scamper under a rock to change their soiled pants.
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      • Author by Prup (aka Jim Benton) (March 12, 2010 10:21 am ET)
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        One of Rand's 'mom-fiction' books was called <i>The Virtue of Selfishness.</i> I'm sure Geller ptacyices this 'virtue' politically.
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        • Author by Prup (aka Jim Benton) (March 12, 2010 12:04 pm ET)
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          Next time, wake up first, type second. That should read 'non-fiction books' and 'practices.'
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    • Author by pamom (March 12, 2010 8:56 am ET)
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      Surely these folks know that Obama is not actually the one that created Americorps right?

      AmeriCorps is a U.S. federal government program that was created under President Bill Clinton by the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993 [1] Later expanded by 50 percent under President George W. Bush.[2] The work done by these groups ranges from public education to environmental clean-up.[3]

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      • Author by Mr. Katanga (March 12, 2010 9:01 am ET)
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        Surely these folks know that Obama is not actually the one that created Americorps right?


        Don't hold your breath.
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      • Author by magnolialover (March 12, 2010 9:19 am ET)
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        And the thing is, it's a good group. I've known a few folks who have worked for them, and they have nothing but good things to say about it in general, and it gave them a chance to give back to their country.

        I mean, really, what's so bad about doing something for your country?
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        • Author by pamom (March 12, 2010 9:21 am ET)
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          Exactly! Especially if you want to do something that is not related to the military!
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    • Author by RKAllen (March 12, 2010 9:16 am ET)
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      Pamela Geller... Pamela Geller. Now I know I have heard that name before. Where had I heard that name...?

      OH! Wasn't she the same person who told Ron Reagan that he wasn't in a position to comment about what his father thought of Sarah Palin?
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    • Author by DAWUSS (March 12, 2010 10:37 am ET)
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      But if it were the US Army, it would totally be OK, right?
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      • Author by pamom (March 12, 2010 10:48 am ET)
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        Not if Obama was encouraging it! Then it would be a big evil plot to take over the country by military coup (sp?).
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      • Author by magnolialover (March 12, 2010 3:27 pm ET)
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        Which is kind of funny, because the US military is pretty much a socialist organization. Same clothing. Adherence to certain standards. Giving up some of your rights and freedoms by joining (as in, adhering to the UCMJ, and taking orders from your superior officers and NCOs). Everyone gets health care. Everyone gets food. Everyone gets clothing.
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        • Author by Prup (aka Jim Benton) (March 12, 2010 5:05 pm ET)
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          Excuse me. The description you give is for any heirarchical structure -- which, except for the dress codes, many Leninist groups did have, but so do the Boy Scouts, Japanese corporations, criminal gangs, the Catholic Church and fascist groups all have (and they do tend to have dress codes. Most socialist groups tend to be much looser, in fact tending more towards chaos than order.
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    • Author by grmce (March 12, 2010 11:23 am ET)
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      Strewth! Where do these dingbats come from?
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