the book i got came from americorps.f we had over 100,000 people on americorps, they are counted as being poor, and they give them food stamps, they give them a medicaid, and they give them this book. essentially, it is fiction, and nevertheless, what the government is doing, it seems to me, is they are using americorps for political purposes like acorn and all the rest of it. it is very, very sad. obviously, we should do is eliminate poverty. this guy came from the same place as obama, i think columbia and harvard. these are fictional schools -- they teach fiction. objective truth -- truth is obviously in the eyes of the holder -- host: 10 i jump in and ask you to ask a question? guest: the other thing -- caller: the other thing is why is the government cooking the books? guest: one. to clarify -- one point clarified -- there have been a lot of discussions over the poverty measure, at a standard set across the country regardless of whether you live in alabama or new york, you are subjected to the same measurement. it ha

fact is there is a scandal, we talk about the underreported stories of the year, involving the americorpsinspector general butryn out on ceremoniously, his name was joe, he was smeared by the administration has somehow in content. why? while if you look what he did i think it speaks volumes he had been investigating all sorts of corruption and misuse of the americorps funds by people who happen to be obama cronies, and from the reports of conservative media outlets primarily by renewed york at the washington examiner it appears that michelle obama may have had a role in that. where -- imagine if laura bush had her fingerprints on something like that it would have been on all the front pages. this has also been a common theme of the books and my blog and columns over the years is the double standards and scrutiny of the conservative republicans versus these liberal democrats and progressives who always get a pass. >> host: next call butch in jackson wyoming. please, go ahead. you know the rules you've got to keep that volume turned down. we've got to move on to randy of williamsburg's virg

the book i got came from americorps.e had over 100,000 people on americorps, they are counted as being poor, and they give them food stamps, they give them a medicaid, and they give them this book. essentially, it is fiction, and nevertheless, what the government is doing, it seems to me, is they are using americorps for political purposes like acorn and all the rest of it. it is very, very sad. obviously, we should do is eliminate poverty. this guy came from the same place as obama, i think columbia and harvard. these are fictional schools -- they teach fiction. objective truth -- truth is obviously in the eyes of the holder -- host: 10 i jump in and ask you to ask a question? guest: the other thing -- caller: the other thing is why is the government cooking the books? guest: one. to clarify -- one point clarified -- there have been a lot of discussions over the poverty measure, at a standard set across the country regardless of whether you live in alabama or new york, you are subjected to the same measurement. it has g

he was investigating all sorts of corruption and misuse of americorps funds and happened to be american -- obama cronies. from the reports of conservative media outlets, byron york at the washington examiner, michele obama had a role in that. can you imagine if laura bush had her fingerprints on something like that? this was a common theme of the book in my blog and my columns. the government standard and scrutiny from conservative republicans versus the liberal democrats. >> host: keep the volume turned on. randy in virginia. please go ahead. >> caller: good morning. happy new year. thank you for your efforts on behalf of those of us in the real world. let me give you an example of those not for profits in the hospitals and schools and how they are connected in this not for profit industrial complex along with the educational industrial complex. i own a small business called virginia is for education that has visited a thousand schools with a mobile city that has a physical fitness and educational component, all within this mobile trailer. not only do i go to school but i follow the ch

since its passage, organizations like americorps have been able to significantly expand their membership, receiving more applications than they have capacity for at a ratio of four to one. this year kings day of service provides each of us with the opportunity to follow in dr. king's footsteps. through service to our communities on this day and throughout the year to come. madam speaker, i proudly support this resolution and thank congressman platts for bringing this bill forward. i urge my colleagues to support this bill and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. paths: thank you, madam speaker. -- mr. platts: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. platts: i rise today in support of house resolution 1002 which provides martin luther king jr. day as a day of national service and recognizes the efforts of the countless americans who will volunteer their time and efforts on behalf of many worthy causes. i'm proud to have in