Michelle Obama sent out an e-mail, a dweebish call to service, which reads as follows:

Your call to service

Friend --

One week from today, on January 19th, Barack and I will join thousands of people all across the country for an extraordinary day of service.

I recorded a short video to tell you more about this important effort. Please take a minute to watch it and sign up to host or attend a service event near you.

Volunteers of all ages and backgrounds are committing to renew America together, one community at a time.

Whatever service activity you organize or take part in -- cleaning up a park, giving blood, volunteering at a homeless shelter, or mentoring an at-risk youth -- you can help start this important journey. But this is about more than just a single day of service, it's the beginning of an ongoing commitment to your community.

Monday, January 19th, is also Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Dr. King taught us to live a life of service, and he led by example. He once said:

"If you want to be important -- wonderful. If you want to be recognized -- wonderful. If you want to be great -- wonderful. But, recognize that he who is greatest among you shall be your servant. That's a new definition of greatness."

Barack and I will be volunteering in Washington, D.C., our new home. I hope you'll join us by taking part in this national call to service in your community:

http://www.USAservice.org/calltoservice

It will take ordinary citizens working together with a common purpose to get this country back on track. This national day of service is an important first step in our continuing commitment.

Now is the time to remind all Americans what ordinary people can accomplish when we stand together.

Thank you,

Michelle

Beg Pardon?

The parks in my area are pretty much pristine because the people in the surrounding area feel personally responsible for keeping them that way.   Yes, sometimes illegal aliens do come in and throw their beer bottles (alcohol is actually prohibited), food containers, etc. all over the place but then ordinary people see it and pick up the trash.   One day, I expect the illegals and others will eventually trash the parks but right now, they remain clean.

Give blood?   That's community service?   That's a bit of a stretch especially when what we give is then sold by others.   Give a little blood, get a donut.   Need blood, check out the itemized charges on your hospital bill!

Volunteer at a homeless shelter?   I'm sure there are homeless people nearby but, honestly, they congregate in the cities so as to use vacant buildings or the services the cities provide.   Unless you live in a pretty large city, chances are fairly good there is no "homeless shelter" at which to volunteer and frankly, I'd like to keep it that way.

Mentor an at-risk youth?   At risk for what?   Mentor in what way?   Risk being sued for God only knows what?   No thanks.

You know, people do what they can.   We don't need some wealthy politician's wife (how they got wealthy is anyone's guess), who went to college and obtained a law degree ON THE PUBLIC DOLE, and someone who has never given nor volunteered in a meaningful way, when it was inconvenient for herself, telling us what we must do to make this country right, in her terms.   The last thing this country needs is a bunch of liberal talkers talking and trying to make us feel guilty because we haven't given enough as they take half or more of our earnings and hand it over to people incapable of sitting still in high school or working beyond 30 hours per week or etc., etc.

You can play the guilt game if you don't rob us.   You can rob us but don't make us say thank you as you steal our money.   If you do both while expecting us to smile and then vote you back in again, you;re a dweeb and let's see how that plays out for ya.