July 7, 2008

Hey Obama-Slavery is Illegal in the US!

Slavery:
noun
1. the state of being under the control of another person [syn: bondage]
2. the practice of owning slaves
3. work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay
Dictionary.com

I guess Barack Obama didn't get the memo that a war was fought in America and slavery was abolished. From his own website:
Obama will set a goal that all middle and high school students do 50 hours of community service a year. He will develop national guidelines for service- learning and will give schools better tools both to develop programs and to document student experience. Green Job Corps: Obama will create an energy-focused youth jobs program to provide disadvantaged youth with service opportunities weatherizing buildings and getting practical experience in fast-growing career fields.

Don't you love the way they call it "service learning"? Does that somehow change the definition of his plan?

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