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Dear Juan Williams, Even My 10-Year-Old Daughter Understands the Value of Hard Work
Mental Recession Blog ^ | 01/18/2012 | Rusty

Posted on 01/21/2012 3:43:55 AM PST by rustyweiss74

I was watching the debate last night with my wife and daughter.  At ten years of age, she does occasionally surprise with her interest in current events.

She sat quietly as bed time approached, with quiet being a rarity at that time of night, and listened as Juan Williams injected race into a question about hard work.
Speaker Gingrich, you recently said, “Black Americans should demand jobs, not food stamps.” You also said, “Poor kids lack a strong work ethic,” and proposed having them work as janitors in their schools. Can’t you see that this is viewed, at a minimum, as insulting to all Americans, but particularly to black Americans?
We then watched as Newt skillfully responded, defending his stance:
Juan, the fact is that more people have been put on food stamps by Barack Obama than any President in American history. I know among the politically correct you are not supposed to use facts that are uncomfortable. 
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I believe every American of every background has been endowed by their creator with the right to pursue happiness, and if that makes liberals unhappy, I'm going to continue to find ways to help poor people learn how to get a job, learn to get a better job and learn some day to own the job.
Off to bed she went...

The Gingrich response may prove to be a pivotal point in the debate, or it may not.  But it clearly left an indelible mark on my daughter.  The following day she penned a letter to whoever may serve as the next President of the United States.  In it, she wrote:
In Social Studies, we are learning about how the patriots put in the hard work to change America, even in the most difficult of times
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My point is, even in the most difficult times in the office always remember, this country was founded upon freedom, liberty, justice, but most of all hard work.  Hard work made America what it is today.  Hard work made America so revolutionary, and if you become President, it's YOUR responsibility to keep it that way.
Hard work - a universal attribute of Americans.  Not blacks, not whites - Americans.

Do you get it now, Juan?








TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: foodstamps; juanwilliams; newtgingrich; racism

1 posted on 01/21/2012 3:44:00 AM PST by rustyweiss74
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To: rustyweiss74

Welcome to FRee Republic, daughter of N00b...

Your Dad is welcome too..

:)


2 posted on 01/21/2012 3:48:53 AM PST by Tennessee Nana
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hard work never killed anyone.

corallary:
Without prayer, hard work rarely amounts to anything.


3 posted on 01/21/2012 4:08:50 AM PST by campaignPete R-CT (and I will go to southern Maine to campaign.)
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To: rustyweiss74

Obama and his media are about establishing a more or less permanent welfare class. Once fifty plus percent of the voters have a financial stake in income redistribution...America as we know it is over.

This election is all about that.


4 posted on 01/21/2012 4:21:04 AM PST by kjo
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To: rustyweiss74
What a wonderful girl with a wonderful mind!!

The future of America needs to embrace her and never let her go!!
5 posted on 01/21/2012 4:32:23 AM PST by trailz
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To: trailz

What a precious child. Out of the Mouth of Babes!


6 posted on 01/21/2012 4:41:18 AM PST by sr4402
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To: rustyweiss74

“Do you get it now, Juan?”
Juan and the rest of his liberal media ilk will never get it. IMO they are genetically programmed to destroy conservatism and the Republican party by what ever means and however long it takes.


7 posted on 01/21/2012 4:44:30 AM PST by duckman (Go Newt...)
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To: duckman

Juan is only protecting his Rice Bowl,the guy is a One trick Pony,The Color of his skin Feeds his family so thats how he sees Everything,very Sad


8 posted on 01/21/2012 4:57:05 AM PST by ballplayer
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To: rustyweiss74

Very intelligent and intuitive girl. She will go far in life and you should be very proud.


9 posted on 01/21/2012 6:11:58 AM PST by momtothree
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To: rustyweiss74
When it comes to Juan Williams, NOTHING (except obama) makes me change the channel faster when he comes on.

Never have I seen such a whiny racebaiter; I fail to see how such a narrow-minded person ever got a job on the National media. You can bet the house that if he is on TV, the next words out of his mouth will be something about race.

I - for one - am tired of hearing it. It's the same old mantra that has permeated our society since the dawn of civil rights, and it never ends.

He is totally off my radar screen, and when that happens you no longer have an audience to sell your ideas...they're gone.
10 posted on 01/21/2012 7:18:23 AM PST by FrankR (When you vote based on race...race is all you get.)
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To: trailz

Can it be that there is hope for our system of education? Somewhere, someplace there is a TEACHER who has set this young lady on the path to self reliance. The seeds have been sown, and the tender young fruit that it bares show much promise for the future.


11 posted on 01/21/2012 2:06:42 PM PST by 41Thunder (The SUPPLY of Government is GREATER than the DEMAND of the people)
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To: rustyweiss74

Congratulations to the young lady. She sees what so many “adults” fail to see.


12 posted on 01/21/2012 2:13:07 PM PST by thecodont
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