Another day, another stupid-ass initiative from Team Obama.
"Promise Zone" sounds so corny and stupid that it could only come from a former lousy community organizer. #WTF
— SAJ (@ShenValleyLife) January 9, 2014
Today, it’s something called “promise zones”:
Pres Obama reiterates objective of 'Promise Zones:' so that a child's future not determined or limited by his/her zip code.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) January 9, 2014
Pres Obama vows to help "Promise Zone" communities "not with a handout, but as partners…every step of the way." And hold them accountable.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) January 9, 2014
Pres Obama shared the stage in the East Room with kids from the Harlem Children’s Zone, a model for the Promise Zone Initiative.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) January 9, 2014
With Harlem Children's Zone, Pres Obama announces first 5 Promise Zone sites. (Pool photo by Greg Clugston, SRN News) pic.twitter.com/aVD4FRUmYD
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) January 9, 2014
The first five Promise Zones are in San Antonio, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Southeastern Kentucky, and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) January 9, 2014
From WhiteHouse.gov:
In a country as great as this one, a child’s zip code should never be what determines his or her opportunity. The government can’t fix this on its own, but it can be a much better partner in helping local leaders develop policies that improve education, protect the most vulnerable, and encourage the entrepreneurial spirit. That’s what we’ll be doing in these Promise Zones, where the federal government will partner with local innovators, advancing their work to expand opportunity in their communities.
Still confused?
https://twitter.com/Tark31/status/421367298398486528
https://twitter.com/JimmyJames38/status/421370546702401536
https://twitter.com/SAMROD2935/status/421368101230223360
what the fuck is a promise zone? sounds a lot like a happy re-education camp or rebranded slum
— RichSpad (@RichSpad) January 9, 2014
Maybe this’ll explain it:
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/421336950143221760
Ah.
If you leave the Promise Zone, your restraining collar explodes. #themoreyouknow
— Dr Hugo Hackenbush (@MangyLover) January 9, 2014
Sounds — dare we say it? — promising:
https://twitter.com/amylutz4/status/421332539668561921
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/421354294257127426
"We're going to create these promise zones just like we closed Gitmo."
— RBe (@RBPundit) January 9, 2014
WTF is a Promise Zone? Is this a new basketball defense?
— MFC (@TheMitch182) January 9, 2014
I've been trying to date Prosperity for a while, but unfortunately I'm stuck in the Promise Zone.
— Jim Antle (@jimantle) January 9, 2014
https://twitter.com/JimmyValhalla/status/421366514714157056
https://twitter.com/katearthsis/status/421372233828007938
Hands off my Promise Zone.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) January 9, 2014
https://twitter.com/CalebHowe/status/421374935915716608
https://twitter.com/chuck_dizzle/status/421378391229493248
Stay the hell away from my 'promise zone'. No means no.
— Princess Consuela Banana-Hammock (@kimmie_c_) January 9, 2014
Even though we ain't got money, we've got a promise zone, honey. — Loggins & Messina 2014
— Jim Antle (@jimantle) January 9, 2014
https://twitter.com/JorElishere/status/421366327232589824
You know, "promise zone" sounds rather like a sad after-prom party.
— William Newton ن (@wbdnewton) January 9, 2014
@RBPundit If you don't live in a "Promise Zone", does that mean you're in a SOL Zone?
— SAJ (@ShenValleyLife) January 9, 2014
Promise Zones!
"Please ignore those promises behind the curtain."— Michelle Ray (@GaltsGirl) January 9, 2014
Yeah, about this whole “promise zone” thing:
Why wouldn't we want the whole country to be an economic "promise zone"?
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) January 9, 2014
You’d think. Call us crazy, but we really dug the notion of a “shining city on a hill.”
America used to be a "promise zone". #ObamaPresser
— Kim Jong-unthony Bialy (@AnthonyBialy) January 9, 2014
And now, it’s just …
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/421369121683423232
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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