I ran across an interesting little piece today. Actually, it was a tweet. And I don’t know about you guys, but I blew a cork when I saw it. Screen shot below:

@PatickOFA tells us on his twitter bio he is the National Press Assistant for Obama’s organizing arm, Organizing for America. We all know what this group is about. So naturally I was pretty darn curious and followed the link and it brought me to this web page at OFA. Two screen shots for you. In case this goes to “URL heaven.” Sorry for the overrun, but I wanted it to be readable and for you to have the full effect.

Last half of the page. Notice the highlighted portion. This writer’s addition:

College credit for an internship with Obama’s OFA.
OFA is offering a National Organizing Internship, connecting students all over the country with our organization on the ground, and working to make the change we fought so hard for in 2008 come to fruition. [sic]
If you would like to receive college credit [emphasis mine] for this program, please make arrangements with your school ahead of time.
So Mr. Obama, if one can receive college credit for working for the change YOU WANTED, does the reverse also hold true? Meaning can one receive college credit for working on the opposition side, FOR THE CHANGE WE WANT? Please tell me where to go to apply for that. I’ll be the first in line.
And note Obama is an “Equal Employment Opportunity” employer. Hey Obama, does that include us teabaggers?? Cuz if you turn me down, I’m gonna sue!! Just like you did Arizona. Count on it.
I asked a friend of mine about this who tells me she was able to receive college credit for internships she had done and what The Thief-In-Chief is offering is perfectly legal. I have a daughter who did internships both her junior and senior years of college and I questioned her about this as well. She told me the university she attended would not grant college credit for internships because it was not a requirement of the program. She also stated to me that other universities do grant college credit for internships if it is a requirement of their program, HOWEVER, it must usually be in their chosen field.
OK Obama. What chosen field could this possibly fall under? Thuggery, intimidation, lying, bribery? Etc., etc., etc? It is this writer’s belief that the Liar-in-Chief could be making a deliberate attempt to bamboozle college kids into working for him. To advance his agenda, I’m sure at minimal pay when they are gullible because “POTUS tells me I’m gonna get college credit. Whoo hoo!!”
All I can say is, caveat emptor. Buyer beware. Kids, you better check with your university first…
Crossposted at Conservative Outlooks
Steve Maley
KnightsofMalta
I gotcher intoinchips right heah.
Kenny Solomon (Diary) Monday, August 30th at 11:38AM EST (link)Yo kid…. Yeah, youz ova dere…. Kollej boy….. C’mere.
Yes sir ?
My name’s Bruno ‘Three Fingers’ Gabbagool from S.E.I.U. Weez lookin fer smart guyz like youz seems ta be. Ain’t gonna pay yaz no money yet, but yer gonna gets da best edumakashun evah. Youz gonna be one o’ doze…… how do ya call it….. Intoinz…… yeah, woikin’ fer kollej credit untilz ya gradumanates, den weez getcher money – tons of it.
But Mr. Gabbagool, I’m just here to learn about science stuff and hopefully go to work for NASA – even intern there while I’m going to school.
Kid, youz can call me Bruno, no worries, ok ? Weez gonna be pals, you and me. You look smart and I know dat da space folks said dey needs people, so I think we can work togedda real good like.
Really ?
Oh yeah….. I tink weez can make it happen dat youz don’ haveta payz fer nuttin’ while yer gettin’ yer edumakashun too. Nuttin’ to da skool, no charge fer books, the dorm room, food…… not a dime. Weez even gonna getcha some wheels – GM of course.
What’s the catch ?
Catch ? Heh….. No catch, youz gonna work fer where yaz want, doin’ whatchaz want. Dat’s da ‘Merican dream, ain’t it ? Weez been lookin’ atcha for awhile. Youz got brains – a real good science mind and yer gonna go far in life. Yer folks wuz and still is good people to ‘da boss’ in DC. Weez juss’ retoinin’ a little favor. Youz remember dat one day, okay ?
==============
==============
I’d like to see a series of internships offered from a joing project of The NRA, GOA and JPFO – Opportunities to work with,learn the ins-and-outs of and become part of the community of Firearms Instructors, FFL legal assistants, gunsmiths, range operatiors and more.
To have a sense of humor through it all, we could call the program “Firearms Undermining Barry’s Assault (on) Rights / Securing Normalcy Again For Us.
———————
Carol:
Awesome and scary-as-hell find on the OFA madness.
We need to keep reminding everyone that it’s NOT just our beloved Jihadist At 1600 ™ doing this…….. It’s Cass Sunstein, Arne Duncan and the rest of the most dangerous people ever to sit in positions of real authority in our nation.
Constitutionality and equally as important, morality mean nothing to every single person in this administration, or there’d be many instances of ‘whistleblowers’ and others from within standing up to the nonsense.
They must be stopped….. legally…… legally and permanently….. God help us all if it comes to needing more.
———–
Sincere apologies for channeling ‘Bruno’, but if I can think of a scenario like that, youz dang well know deyz dun it alreddy.
Thanks Kenny for the Bruno thing...I needed a good laugh today.
ladyimpactohio (Diary) Monday, August 30th at 12:57PM EST (link)FYI this little find almost put an end to my diaries because I was near throwing a brick through the computer.
This directed to OBAMA, “Sir, thank you very much. For today after seeing this, at the gym I was able to do 20 pull ups instead of my usual 15, 70 mens pushups instead of my usual 50, and 100 sit ups instead of my usual 50. So sir, if you keep this up you may just see me in the Olympics. Sincerely, LadyImpactOhio.”
We the people tell government what to do, it does not tell us.–Ronald Reagan in his farewell speech
bloody hell. /nt
Veronica (Diary) Monday, August 30th at 1:14PM EST (link)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Pray as if everything depends on God, and work as if everything depends on us. – St. Augustine
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
What a bunch of horse dookie!
txgeekgirl (Diary) Monday, August 30th at 1:55PM EST (link)Every single Demorcratic Liberal Progressive right to Hell President has sponsored some kind of crapola like this. I mean first it was FDR – He had the CCC which required it’s members to volunteer their time to building and construction to save the federal gov’t a dime or two. Oh – then there’s Kennedy – “Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country,” – unless you are black, hispanic, poor, or an immigrant. – You can sit on the couch – we are going to give you a NEW program – WELFARE. Then we got stupid is as stupid does Johnson – unfortunately a Texan – who upheld every last one of Kennedy’s hand out programs. Carter brought so much dismay, he was hated by most foreighn gov’t and considered illiterate. During the Clinton years, they make your kid have to have so many hours community service to graduate, If you wanted help going to college you had to join the American Jobs Corps – more free labor with an iffy payment at the end. Has any one ever met an AJC success story? Me neither.
Now – Now we have the great socialist himself – Obama. Just give him your kid and you will get back a good “citizen”. Citizen – I use that word specifically because that is what Obama wants – non-thinking, non-dreaming, non-ndividualist children who know how to be a good citizen – which is to do whatever your country asks you to do when they ask you to do it.
http://lenamargita.com
Carol, doesn't this kinda track with Student Loan repayment?
mriggio (Diary) Tuesday, August 31st at 8:54AM EST (link)I seem to remember (sorry, no link) something in the Federal take-over of student loans, that some or all of the debt could be forgiven if the student chose ”public service” careers? Seems they have these kids coming & going; college credit if you do work for us, student loan forgiveness–if you do work for us! Bottom line, you need to work for us! Great write-up, continue the fine work!
Cheers!
mriggio
SMSgt, USAF (Ret)
Precinct Committeeman (R)
Tazewell County, Illinois
Save the
CheerleaderParty, save the World! (Heroes, ed.)mrriggio- I was wondering about that also
Scope (Diary) Tuesday, August 31st at 6:07PM EST (link)Our young neighbors (early to mid 20′s), for about 9 months, moved out in the spring. The female component of the couple had decided to get her master’s in education, and was headed to DC to accomplish that. Great, no problem. She had been taking classes at UVA, and was working in some sort of community service job in Charlottesville. The guy was an archeologist working here at the Montpelier Foundation. They both were from New Jersey, and when family members came to visit, their vehicles were loaded with Obama bumper stickers. I wanted to sneak over there at night, with a magic marker, and write our Republican Governors name boldly and strongly over the O’s, but I didn’t. I know that the Dems. in NJ would sue you in a New Jersey minute, if they could take a buck out of your pocket, and put it in theirs.
When Lauren came over to say goodbye, on the day they were leaving, which was when we learned they were moving, she said she was in some sort of Loan program, that would be reduced when she worked for the community after graduation.OK.
If the Republicans take over the Congress, and win the presidency in 2012, what government program will they be working for? Americorp, ACORN, Center for American Progress? Since the promises have already been made, and the Loan papers signed, I say we put them to work in local police departments, as fireman, as rescue team workers and in any other real community service jobs, where many have been laid off, and, most importantly, they don’t get full pay, they pay for their own benefits, and pensions, and, they should be barred from joining any unions, They already got their deal with Loan forgiveness. How many others have gotten that kind of deal with college tuition over the years. I wonder how many will actually serve the two years for the community?
Moral of the story- Most youngins’ don’t have a clue what they get themselves into, because they know so much more than us out of touch, old foggies.
mriggio Will be doing a post on this soon, however there is something more urgent fomenting..-nt-
ladyimpactohio (Diary) Wednesday, September 1st at 7:12PM EST (link)We the people tell government what to do, it does not tell us.–Ronald Reagan in his farewell speech
Liberal Internships Are Great
lbjgal (Diary) Wednesday, September 1st at 1:34PM EST (link)Internships as the one presented have started great careers for communities that the Conservative movement has failed to reach. Although the conservative movement has great internships, the internships fail to lead to careers in private, non-profit, and government sectors to outsiders.
I am a product of the over looked conservative. I have interned for places where I knew more than the staff, worked more hours, dressed more professional, had outstanding customer service, ect… Instead of being rewarded for my work I am seen as a spy and given another internship. However I continue to intern, while my liberal friends have scholarships to graduate schools, fast tracked careers to top cooperate companies, connected to top no-profits, high paying government jobs, ect.
Overall we have ourselves to blame when we decided to hire our drinking buddies on Capital Hill , hire an illegal than a legal U.S. citizen to do our lawn work, the unqualified applicant that was born into the circles, ect. As conservatives we must set examples. Aware the government is run by liberals, where is the conservative private company owners, conservative non-profits, and conservative colleges? If we are waiting for government to change then we are just like the liberals waiting for government to do our job. We need to change then change government!
lbjgal
I'm surprised you didn't know that internships=course credit.
klausefluoride (Diary) Thursday, September 2nd at 12:23PM EST (link)Actually, internships for college credit are quite common on almost every conservative campaign and in every think tank.
ie: http://www.heritage.org/About/Internships-Young-Leaders/Young-Leaders-Program
This is nothing unique, and hardly newsworthy.
Of course Internships = Course Credit ...
MOlsen6 (Diary) Thursday, September 2nd at 12:42PM EST (link)you can’t get a PharmD without one, for example. It is required by the accrediting agency, and contact hours and credit hours are closely observed, and this is an essential part of the pharmacy education program. Briefly, students are admitted to a pharmacy program, and given a certain amount of didactic training (lectures, workshops, laboratories). Then, they are sent out on an internship, which is called an Initial Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE). They receive course credit for this time, and pay tuition money for the experience. The students then return to campus, and continue didactic training. After the rest of the didactic curriculum is complete, the students are sent out on another internship, this time called an Advanced Pharmacy Practice Internship (APPE). This is where students learn to apply their pharmacy knowledge in a real pharmacy setting. Normally, there are 6 rotations to an APPE, and the course credits received are a critical pare of ANY accredited pharmacy program. Period. The internship experience is absolutely critical for producing high quaility pharmacists. After they graduate, they may choose to do a residency … but that is not required of the basic curriculum. So yes, internships = course credit on a regular basis, and this is an important part of their education, unless you like your health care professionals to have NO practical experience what-so-ever.
MOlsen6