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Offline thundley4

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White House Creates Office Of Innovation
« on: May 28, 2009, 09:35:01 AM »
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Morning Edition, May 28, 2009 · The Obama administration has created the White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation. The idea is for the government to work with nonprofits to identify programs that have had proven success in tackling social problems, such as homelessness and joblessness, and then to expand those programs across the country. The office will in effect provide seed money for the most innovative ideas.
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Sounds like another way to funnel money to "community organizers".
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Re: White House Creates Office Of Innovation
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2009, 09:41:20 AM »
Why does ACORN come to mind?
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Re: White House Creates Office Of Innovation
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2009, 09:44:09 AM »
Quote from: StantheTaxMan on May 28, 2009, 09:41:20 AM
Why does ACORN come to mind?

Pond scum always comes to the top.
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Re: White House Creates Office Of Innovation
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2009, 09:55:16 AM »
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The idea is for the government to work with nonprofits to identify programs that have had proven success...

Yes, because if something is actually successful the best thing to do is bring in the government.
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Re: White House Creates Office Of Innovation
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2009, 10:06:20 AM »
It amazes me, really--I'd accuse this administration of spending money like drunken sailors, but even drunken sailors only spend THEIR OWN MONEY.
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Re: White House Creates Office Of Innovation
« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2009, 11:07:48 AM »
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The idea is for the government to work with nonprofits to identify programs that have had proven success in tackling social problems...

There are plenty of churches that already do that.  Hmmm, what are the odds that any of them will have access to funds and services from this "office"?   :whatever:
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Re: White House Creates Office Of Innovation
« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2009, 12:06:45 PM »
Quote from: lug-nut on May 28, 2009, 11:07:48 AM
There are plenty of churches that already do that.  Hmmm, what are the odds that any of them will have access to funds and services from this "office"?   :whatever:

Didn't President Bush have something that was designed to help support "faith based" initiatives, and 0Bama was going to continue that?  If so, what is this new game of his?  Maybe it's to remove the "faith based" part from being tied into the funds?
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