How not to be poor (Walter E. Williams)

Townhall.com ^ | May 11, 2005 | Walter E. Williams

[pageonetoo]

I'll gladly take one Milton Friedman or one Thomas Sowell or one Victor Davis Hanson or one Mona Charen or one Walter E. Williams or one William F. Buckley, Jr. over all the Al Frankens, Michael Moores, Jeanenne Gerfooldos (spelling, sorry!), Bonnie Erbes (not to mention Molly Ivans and Helen Thomas), etc. etc. etc. in the world.

Conservative, not Republican, Bump!

Bigotry is an amazing thing. It shows in everything we do and say! It is subtle, and colorblind.

We question the words, and motives, of other people to determine whether they "think like us". We try to determine whether we should have 'fellowship" with them, or shun them.

Color is a fact of life, and so is intelligence. We are all granted enough of each, to make us who we are...

Sorry if I am offensive. I just want us all to get along...

[Darnright]

> Dunno, but he cracks me up when he talks about Mrs. Williams.<

His conversations about Mrs Williams must send every militant Code Pink-O into foaming-at-the-mouth fits. Heh, heh. Makes me love Dr Williams even more.

[BufordP]

Dyson? I'll be sure NOT to watch.

[FrogMom]

on Hannity & whats his face

That's Hannity and Puke, don't you know nothin'?

[rdb3]

Color is a fact of life, and so is intelligence. We are all granted enough of each, to make us who we are...

Don't stop now.

[Aquinasfan]

It should come with a "do not try this at home" disclaimer.

LOL!

[peacebaby]

There is no blame game here. The article owns responsibility. It's a good thing that there are black leaders who recognize their responsiblities to themselves and their black community.

[pageonetoo]

Don't stop now.

I'm heading out to the mountain, to go walking with my dog! He will run for about five miles, in front of the car. Then, I walk 3-5 miles on the trail, while he is incessantly criss-crossing and backtracking, running constantly. I get back in the car, and he runs another 2 miles to the lake, where he goes for a swim. I like that part, because he rarely misses a puddle...

I think my time will be better used this morning! My feet are getting in the way!

[traviskicks]

This chart generally supports what the good Dr. has to say. This is before welfare reform, so it is likely the results have equalized further. A much higher precentage of black single females were on welfare than white single females and that is the main reason for the disparity.

[Quilla]

It should come with a "do not try this at home" disclaimer.

I'd be willing to bet Mr. Williams rarely tries any of his claims at home. I was driving once when he mentioned he was purchasing Mrs. Williams an ironing board for their anniversary. It was most entertaining.

[The Great Yazoo]

Jennifer Roback Morse, Professor Williams's former colleague and Professor Sowell's current colleague, several years ago let slip on Rush's show that Mrs. Williams definitely does NOT put up with what Professor Williams claims he does. In exchange for allowing her husband's public braggadocio, I'll bet Mrs. Williams says "jump" and Walter says "How High?"

[KDD]

Excuse me Mr. Williams but "Bill Cosby had the courage to speak out against individual irresponsibility." should have read, "Bill Cosby had the courage to speak out for individual irresponsibility.

We know what you meant though.

[Taffini]

bump

[ArrogantBustard]

I can never figure out if Walter E. Williams is the smartest man in the world or if it's Thomas Sowell,

The two of the are almost always refreshing voices of sanity in an otherwise very insane world.

[RichInOC]

When I grow up, I want to be Walter Williams. Which, considering I'm white, would be a pretty neat trick.

[anniegetyourgun]

But then, we all knew that. ; 0

[anniegetyourgun]

OMG.....it's it amazing how common sense can be so uncommon these days?

[stremba]

I think it was a poorly constructed turn of phrase, but he stated it exactly as intended. Cosby spoke out against individual IRresponsibility. He spoke out for individual responsibility, which probably would have been a clearer way to state the point.

[El Gran Salseron]

"If you don't want to be poor, go out and look at what the poor people do. Then don't do it! it's so simple!"

The simplicity staggers the imagination, doesn't it?

[El Gran Salseron]

It's obviously Superman. Captain America is a wimp.