Comments on: Change: Obama to extend D.C. voucher program — then kill it in a few years

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Oakland charter school for poor kids a spectacular success teaching hard work, discipline, capitalism

Sat, 30 May 2009 21:29:54 +0000

[...] to national reform along these lines — if he’s so subservient to unions that he’d kill the D.C. vouchers program, imagine his reaction to demanding rigorous performance standards for teachers — but why the [...]

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » “Genocide”: AIDS activists go nuclear on Obama over broken promises on funding

Wed, 20 May 2009 00:13:35 +0000

[...] Of course not — remember, this is a guy who couldn’t find a few million to keep that D.C. vouchers program going past his first [...]

By: Obama Tries Flinging More Nonsense at the D.C. Voucher Issue | Think Tank West

Fri, 08 May 2009 17:49:41 +0000

[...] Air’s Allahpundit puts the fight over this program in its proper and insulting context: You’re a real sport, champ. [...]

By: More Change … Obama Extends DC School Voucher Program … No One New Need Apply | Scared Monkeys

Thu, 07 May 2009 15:44:57 +0000

[...] through the program and accepting no new applicants so that he can end it in a couple of years. As Hot Air eloquently states, the Obama Administration racks up a “$1 TRILLION federal deficit as the eye can [...]

By: seven

seven — Thu, 07 May 2009 14:05:49 +0000

The data show vast improvement. Private schools are better. Obama however is about a power grab. These schools are not union.
D.C. school expenditures per student are 3-4,ooo higher for government school students than the voucher

By: hawksruleva

hawksruleva — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:22:14 +0000

He just doesn’t want to anger black voters until after his re-election campaign.

By: Barack Obama Is Generous « Beltway Snark

Barack Obama Is Generous « Beltway Snark — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:25:12 +0000

[...] Obama Is Generous Jump to Comments Thanks a mil pal. President Obama will seek to extend the controversial D.C. school voucher program until all 1,716 [...]

By: Kralizec

Kralizec — Thu, 07 May 2009 11:56:08 +0000

In a March 6, 2009 letter to Obama, the NEA president Dennis Van Roekel…urged Obama to “use your voice to help eliminate this threat” by opposing “any efforts to extend this ineffective program.”

The program is ineffective in conferring any advantage on the union.

By: Mommypundit

Mommypundit — Thu, 07 May 2009 11:47:23 +0000

The comments on the link are disturbing. Some are thanking Obama for saving the program…O couldn’t risk losing their votes until next term, I guess. He has to keep them believing he is their personal savior. Too bad for those other kids who will not have the chance their kids have.

Also, the libs on the site are screeching about the religious nature of the schools being attended, rather than the CHOICE factor. I thought liberals were all for choice? heh. Guess that only applies to those who want to mutilate their kids in their most vulnerable state, just not what school they want to send their kids to.

Above all, this is about liberals wanting to ideologically control and shape entire generations. They have had this for so long, and BILLIONS of dollars pumped into these schools with union control and ZERO impetus to change. These people lament their situation, yet, refuse to compete side by side with other schools. It’s insane. The NEA and public school system needs to FAIL.

By: Obama’s Promised Budget Scrub Yields .5% in Cuts | The Great Illuminator

Thu, 07 May 2009 11:29:31 +0000

[...] school year and would like to continue the funding until the kids in the program graduate. He would not allow new students into the [...]

By: stenwin77

stenwin77 — Thu, 07 May 2009 11:09:45 +0000

All of the black children in DC are equal (special). Some are more equal (special) than others.

And SOME are even MORE equal (special) (i.e., Sasha & Maleah -however you spell that stupid name).

By: eaglesdontflock

eaglesdontflock — Thu, 07 May 2009 06:41:54 +0000

Obama: Poll Dancer.

profitsbeard on May 7, 2009 at 2:23 AM

No, puppet dancer. To the master, George Soros. Soros is behind the Spanish Inquisition of our interrogation methods. Look behind every Obama Rock and you’ll see Soros.

Rattner? Soros. Soros employees in every key area of government.

I wish something could be done about him.

By: profitsbeard

profitsbeard — Thu, 07 May 2009 06:23:14 +0000

Obama: Poll Dancer.

By: LASue

LASue — Thu, 07 May 2009 06:01:08 +0000

That mom makes me want to cry. How hard it must be to know what your kids need in order to have a better life and not be able to give it to them.

AZfederalist’s idea is excellent and I hope it gains traction.
O yeah, and Obama is a hypocritical and dangerous tool.

By: omnipotent

omnipotent — Thu, 07 May 2009 04:01:12 +0000

Barry Obama hates black people.

/Kanye F*cktard

By: AZfederalist

AZfederalist — Thu, 07 May 2009 03:18:14 +0000

How about conservatives making this a cause, starting a non-profit and offering scholarships through a similar lottery? Make this a very public effort with publicity through talk radio if no MSM will carry it. This would do 2 things: 1) show the DC citizens that they don’t have to be dependent upon the government, and 2) show DC citizens that conservatives care.

By: cpr

cpr — Thu, 07 May 2009 02:38:39 +0000

Obama doesn’t like black people. why won’t he let his girls go to school with poor people?

By: PattyJ

PattyJ — Thu, 07 May 2009 02:09:38 +0000

If only this teen would get pregnant, flunk out of school and get hooked on crack–then, and only then, would the Dems “care” about her.

By: Resolute

Resolute — Thu, 07 May 2009 01:33:08 +0000

If there is not enough funding both for these vouchers and public schools, then why not end government run schools and instead give every child one of these vouchers. What do you know, I must be a crazy extremeist to have such a thought.

By: tessa

tessa — Thu, 07 May 2009 01:27:39 +0000

Obama is the perfect example of a malignant narcissist. His mother and father both abandoned him at one time or another so he was unable to form any core or the ability to trust. He is a chameleon who will change his persona to achieve his goals, ie: ability to spiel the communist mantra while in the presense of Ayers. Able to hang around and tolerate Wright. It is because he is totally empty inside. He stands for nothing and has a hollow core. Those that he deems to be above him, he will grovel in their midst for approval ie: bowing to the Saudi King. Obama is so transparent.

By: AUINSC

AUINSC — Thu, 07 May 2009 01:19:43 +0000

That’s ok, the left had the same problem with Dubya: Evil Genius who orchestrated 911 yet so dumb he could barely speak.

Bishop on May 6, 2009 at 9:08 PM

But, the left had virtually no material to work with…aside from their own fevered hallucinations. Obama’s really doing this stuff. Tough sometimes to tell if he really is evil or a moron…but the moron signs are very strong with him.

By: Spectreman

Spectreman — Thu, 07 May 2009 01:19:25 +0000

This has nothing to do with kids education or realizing that he made a mistake taking away an excellent program. He knows about the backlash from BLACK families in the program who voted for him. He is letting them back in to keep their votes. Those who are not in the program won’t know any better and are guaranteed to vote for him again. The plan is to cut the program after he is elected for his second term.

The citizens of the US are nothing but tools to be used to gain and keep more power. He only cares about himself and I hate him for it.

By: tessa

tessa — Thu, 07 May 2009 01:15:15 +0000

AUINSC on May 6, 2009 at 9:11 PM

If they have younger siblings and can’t get them in the schools they may raise their voices. Maybe those that graduate will want it for their own. Anyway, all of it is sickening. Gazillions of dollars for the public school troughs, with so little results.

By: AUINSC

AUINSC — Thu, 07 May 2009 01:11:38 +0000

The real problem here is that (I’ll wager) virtually all of the beneficiaries of this program voted for Obama…and despite this, will do it again and again…so, they have already forfeited their voice. Unless they are willing to publicly denounce Obama and refuse to support him, they don’t deserve this program. If they have done that, I haven’t heard it.

By: Bishop

Bishop — Thu, 07 May 2009 01:08:57 +0000

You have a point, and a good one. I vacillate between them being plain stupid and evilly intelligent.
Oldnuke on May 6, 2009 at 7:58 PM

That’s ok, the left had the same problem with Dubya: Evil Genius who orchestrated 911 yet so dumb he could barely speak.