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Monday 24th August 2009

Glenn Beck Transcript; Suggestions on Getting Video?

4:35 pm | AmeriCorps | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Comments: 9

Following is the transcript of the interview on AmeriCorps with Glenn Beck late last month.
I have not been able to track down a video of the interview. (Fox didn’t come through…) Is there someplace where it is possible to order a DVD/video of a Beck interview?
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Copyright 2009 Fox News Network, LLC.
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SHOW: GLENN [...]

Friday 8th May 2009

AmeriCorps Vindicated in Baltimore Sun

9:49 am | AmeriCorps | Attention Deficit Democracy | Uncategorized | Comments: 8

From today’s Baltimore Sun:
In his recent Op-Ed criticizing the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act (”AmeriCorps boondoggle grows, April 28), James Bovard missed the boat on the essence of AmeriCorps and its engagement of professional volunteers to implement sustainable social change in America.
By allocating increased funds to AmeriCorps, the federal government places resources [...]

Tuesday 28th April 2009

Saluting AmeriCorps in IBD

9:08 pm | AmeriCorps | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Obama | Comments: 6

Good ol’ AmeriCorps just can’t get as many salutes as it deserves. This is the first time I have seen the phrase “bogus idealism” in a headline.
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Rife With Bogus Idealism, Waste, AmeriCorps Doesn’t Need To Exist
By JAMES BOVARD
President Obama signed legislation Tuesday to triple the number of AmeriCorps members from [...]