Barack Obama was right

[Ethelk2044]

http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/opinion/51730.php

CHARLESTON, S.C. - One of presidential candidate Barack Obama's biggest applause lines at a rally at Burke High School recently came when he praised James Brown, a young black man who was cradling his infant daughter.
Fathers needed to be involved in their children's lives, Obama, the son of a black father and white mother, told a predominantly black audience.

Answering questions about drugs, crime and education, the Democratic senator from Illinois said the government had a role, but added: "Parents are going to have to parent" and "the government can't do everything."
Applause lines all.
"He answered it perfectly," said Burke High School Senior Jordan Walton. "We need to get our children back out of the street, back into school. Parents need to parent."
Fifteen years ago this month, in the middle of another presidential election, Republican Vice President Dan Quayle delivered a similar fatherhood message. In Quayle's May 19, 1992, "Murphy Brown" speech, he decried the number of children being raised without fathers, especially in black families.

[illinoisprogressive]

1. He keenly feels his dad's abandonment. Wonderful post. thanks.