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Unless you are anti-welfare and wanted a pep rally, the speech given by Star Parker [last quarter], ex-welfare recipient, African-American woman and author of the so sensitively titled Pimps, Whores and Welfare Brats, was a complete waste of time. All I learned at this program was how effectively the Republican Party has manipulated a poverty survivor into preaching propaganda that does not inherently support people like her, and that if you're willing to speak against yourself people will give you a lot of money.
According to Star, the difference between herself and a welfare mom is that she accepted Christianity, along with the work ethic and moral fiber that came with it. The clear solution is for [welfare moms] to: 1) Get an education. Please note that she is against public schools. 2) Get married. Two incomes are better than one. Forget love or independence please. 3) Get a job. Entrepreneurship is her recommendation, which leaves me wondering where the money to open a company should come from. Apparently she had it.
The children? Vouchers for private day care. While pointing out the obvious irresponsibility of women with unwanted pregnancies, Parker asserts that there are only three days out of the month that women can get pregnant. That's obviously not true. If they go on that kind of information, women will either need an abortion or money to raise a child, both of which Ms. Parker is against. She has a solution. No welfare by the year 2000. She suggests, I kid you not, that if you're planning a crisis, such as a pregnancy or an addiction, to change your plans.
The only thing more baffling to me than these bizarre statements is the number of College Republicans who left the forum with a victorious smile saying to each other, "She had a lot of good points."