cheesewiz's Comments (39)

“I think the primary issue is Mom's boyfriend, not the adult film industry which, contrary to what many people think, is full of working mothers. Add to that the instability of the jail term and you have at least an entertainable case for the father having physical custody.

Otherwise you're just arguing that moms automatically should get preferential treatment.”

“I agree completely.”

“Yes, please do a fundraiser for the little girl laying down with the pink backpack. Tell us her story. That image is heartbreaking, Please let us help her.”

“Find a little girl near you and make a difference in her life.”

“LOL

You're making my point.”

“Well, I think that it is because we do place so much hope and faith in Obama that we want him to LEAD on some of these very important matters. No, obviously he can't personally fix these extremely difficult problems, but he could LEAD. He is in a unique and extraordinary position to appoint a brilliant, wise, creative commission and charge them to come up with a PLAN, with blueprints for change in America's cities. Yes, it would have to include the mayors and chiefs of police and fire departments and education leaders, et al, but they would be charged to tell us all how to make things change, how to move things in a GOOD direction. We can all sit here and say, "it's the parents' job!" and it is - but what if there effectively aren't what any normal person would identify as a "parent", someone mature and responsible with the courage to actually guide and raise a child? What then? You want to blame and/or hold accountable a structure that virtually does not really exist in these demoralized areas. These are children raising themselves and children do not have the judgment and discipline, knowledge or moral framework to raise themselves (hence Mr. Powell's "Lord of the Flies" reference). They do have NEEDS, however, and they are the same developmental needs that any other child has. If they satisfy those needs in dysfunctional ways, then whose fault is that?”

“Great post and I will add that while Prez Obama has called out absent fathers, we have to remember that in the African-American community, the women are *picking* these guys to have children with. Most of these women know that these guys are felons or on their way to becoming felons yet these women (and in many cases girls) continue to have children with these criminals. As I said before, it is a cycle and in many many cases, these ladies are just feeding the criminal justice system. I have worked in the criminal justice system for over 30 years and you would not believe the number of cases I see where a young girl (15 or 16) has a a baby by a convicted felon on his way to prison. The baby's father is headed to the same prison where HIS father is incarcerated and where the baby's mother's FATHER is ALSO incarcerated. It's crazy....”

“I agree. No Obama fan, but why is he expected to do everything? This is a job for Chicago, not the president. Fix yourselves.”

“Rich people always get the shaft. LOL, so stupid.”

“and he admitted to everything under oath”

“Women who have gone through menopause should have their marriages dissolved. Right? Can't have kids, can't have marriage.”

“Ummmm....t­hat's why she lost her crown for saying things like that, which the author just described as being articulate. If what you said were true, then perhaps the gov't should outlaw divorce and outlaw any marriage that doesn't produce a child within 5 years. It's not an organization of boo birds. It's an organization of people that are tired of hypocrites that complain about gov't intervention unless it interferes with the lives of people that you don't like. When someone who says they're a Christian engages in hypocritical behavior, they're even quicker brought to heel because they don't usually just believe it. They're the loudest critics against something.”

“Actually love is what matters. If children have people in their lives who love them and help them foster a sense of self worth, they will grow up happy and emotionally healthy whether they are raised by gays or straights. Parental love isn't a right extended only to hetero couples.”

“OK, then heterosexual married couples who don't plan on having children should have their marriages annulled immediately. Because it's all about children. Right?”

“Yea so have you all started the PAC's yet that are set on banning divorce and premarital sex? Thought so...”

“Link proving this scandal?”

“Beyond reproach? Hardly.

You're wrong about Prop 8 passing today with an even greater margin. Every year more and more people are accepting of the idea of same-sex marriage. Even with the LDS and Catholic churches' $35 million campaign of lies, Prop only passed by a few percentage points. The scales will tip as older voters die off and young people come of voting age. Even if the CA Supreme Court doesn't overturn Prop 8 (and I think they will), we have time, statistics and justice on our side, and nothing you say can change that.”

“I say we vote to take away YOUR rights. And see how you feel about it. With the number of Latinos we have in this state your rights would EASILY be taken away.”