Sunday, June 15, 2014

Is the media's "GREAT Dad" missing the point?

The rate of fatherlessness in the African-American community is as high as 90 percent. The lack of fathers in the home, may be the No. 1 problem in the country for ALL Americans. The State newspaper's Top Father on Father's Day (June 15, 2014) is the manager of the National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse. Shouldn't The State go out and find a father who is in the private-sector, getting up and going to work everyday to support his family? And profile him. Those are the REAL Hero dads. Not sure what this agency - the National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse - does. But is it really doing any good? Or: is this just media lip service to another waste of effort and grandstanding by a "community leader? And is The State's version of a top dad accomplishing anything substantial? It's likely the problem of absent fathers has gotten worse under the Obama administration because his economy has been so hard on men, especially in the African-American community. Just like Obama, who was a "Community Organizer" figure heads, who tell others how to do it, using donations or tax money from WORKING people, are not necessarily who we should be listening to. The media's champions often miss the mark. And that may be the reason we're not seeing improvement toward eliminating the problem of fathers who do not take responsibility. To attack a problem, you must first be honest enough to identify it. The State is failing in that respect.

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