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11-12-2009
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Michelle Obama
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Subject: Make Your Entire Life a Tour of Duty
The following excerpts are from an article by Christine Simmons of the
Associated Press, titled, "Mrs.
Obama says veterans' skills can help at home".
Earlier today, in a Veterans' Day speech, Michelle Obama focused on
how veterans could continue to serve their community and nation
in ways that:
"make their entire life a tour of duty."
"For many of these folks, service is the air they breathe.
They don't just want to serve for a certain number of years of
deployment."
On a day that is set aside to honor our veterans who have engaged in
the difficult and often dangerous task of protecting and defending
this country, instead of simply recognizing their work and offering
an unqualified statement of thanks, the First Lady leads off with
statements designed to cajole those honorable veterans into committing
to an entire life of service to their country. Although we have had
over a year to witness the President and First Lady in action, it
is still breathtaking to see the level of inhumanity exhibited by
these two, as they pursue their social agenda for this country, with
total disregard for the existence of, or impact upon actual human
beings.
Here are additional passages from the article showing that the focus
was on promoting the idea of national service, and not in honoring
the veterans:
"She told service groups, students and veterans at George
Washington University that what servicemembers learn abroad is
very useful for communities trying to overcome challenges at
home."
"Communities need veterans' knowledge in technical skills
such as engineering, logistics and public safety, she said."
"'Whether it's running a rural health clinic or rescuing a
community struck by a natural disaster, our veterans have what
it takes for success,' she said."
"President Barack Obama signed into law earlier this year
national service legislation that includes a Veterans Corps,
designed to engage veterans in service."
And then we finally get to the entire point of this exercise:
"The first lady appeared with Vice President Joe Biden's
wife, Jill, and former Secretary of State Colin Powell's wife,
Alma, at the event that promoted an initiative for uniting
civilian and military service. The first lady encouraged
the public to reach out to veterans and honor them by doing
service of their own."
The march towards universal conscription in this country continues.
And don't think that its going to be a three-month stint either.
As you can see from this speech, the plan is really for life-long
servitude.
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