Posted on 09/20/2016 5:51:45 AM PDT by simpson96
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Rahm Emanuel is planning to deliver a speech later this week on public safety and Chicago's violence problem, but he's made some adjustments.
The original plan had the mayor speaking Tuesday to reportedly call on some African-American parents to do a better job raising their children. The blowback has caused him to delay and rethink his speech.
After helping rename the South Side Water Filtration plant after the late former Mayor Eugene Sawyer, Rahm Emanuel confirmed his speech will call for better parenting as a means to reduce violence in African-American neighborhoods.
"There's significance in making sure that our kids have the right kinds of role models and values in their lives so that they can make decisions today that will impact their lives in an appropriate, positive way," Emanuel said.
"Parenting is an issue, but I hope the mayor does not come out and blame the parents," former U.S. Sen. Roland Burris said.
Some black community leaders who attended the event were skeptical and said City Hall should focus on economic development in the African-American community.
"If neighborhoods aren't getting financial support, getting investment, then there's no hope," said Matt McGill, WVON-AM radio talk show host.
The Washington, D.C.-based Economic Policy Institute says Illinois has the highest black unemployment rate of all 50 states. At the same time, Chicago has a higher level of violence and murder than the much larger cities of New York and Los Angeles.
"The government is not providing people the very basic needs that you have in a free society," former Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy said.
McCarthy, the one-time police superintendent fired by Emanuel, discounted parenting as a factor. During a City Club speech, he blamed "empowered" criminals and racism.
"I think its failure of the government to recognize the roots of where we are," McCarthy said.
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What? trying to put the blame where it belongs? not blaming Whitey? of course they will pounce on him for that.
How could he even entertain this thought? A “Jewish white man” lecturing blacks? Who came up with this optic?
no guts, no glory
Why can’t I get a water filtration plant named after me?
Mayor Emanuel is on the right track here.
Parents, or lack thereof, are the source of the problem. Sure, there are extenuating circumstances where correct parenting is impossible, but in the main Mom and Dad who care and make the daily effort are what Johnny needs most.
He is correct on role models as well. Who’s a better role model - Colon Kaepernick or Tim Tebow? The answer is obvious.
LOL. Yeah Mayor....I’m sure they’ll suddenly start being better parents ‘cause you asked ‘em to.
The real way to get people to straighten up is to yank their benefits. But that will never happen unless there is a total societal collapse.
I wonder if Rahm has become a conservative yet?
“The government is not providing people the very basic needs that you have in a free society,” former Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy said.
Here is the root of bass-ackwards thinking of the left.
In a free society, government does not provide basic needs, it provides national security from invasion and some basic infrastructure.
What does that mean exactly?
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"The government is not providing people the very basic needs that you have in a free society," former Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy said." Gimmedat, gimmie, gimmie.
How do they square a free society with the expectation of the government providing things?
As long as the government plays the role of the father, you're just pissing up a rope, Rahm.
'Course, Rahm probably makes love to the rope.
Rahm is going to lecture blacks on raising their kids? LMAO What a fool. It’s liberal policies that rotted the black inner city families and he’s going to lecture them?
It doesn’t matter how anyone defines the problem — the solution is always the same: gimme mo money.
I would support reduced government support for each additional child after the first one. Children are not a source of income. Parents are responsible for their children. I am not responsible for their children.
It is NOT the job of the damn government to “Provide the basic needs in a free society.”
The job of any government is to enable the individual citizen to be the best that he/she can possible be. Some rise to the very top and others just go along, giving to society that which they can. PERIOD.
Of course, there are those who through infirmity, ill health or other difficulties cannot provide for their own needs. Few can rightfully object to assisting the TRULY unfortunate, but not the able bodied.
We’ve had enough of those demanding to get back onto the plantation....gimme dat, please, please. That doesn’t work.
“Investment” means the gov’t handing out free money on a regular basis.
“Better parenting as a means to reduce violence in African-American neighborhoods”..........
How sad since most of those “parents” were never raised in a mother/father household and have little to no parenting skills to pass onto their children. “Fear not, the government is here to help”, ANOTHER “How Sad”!
Democrats always try to convince people that Rahm is a real bad-ass. Let’s see it (snicker).
They already do that and it ain't helping.
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