Talking tough on Father’s Day, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) challenged African-American men on Sunday to play more of a role in raising their children and warned them that “responsibility doesn’t just end at conception.”
“Too many fathers are MIA. Too many fathers are AWOL,” he told a huge African-American congregation in Chicago. “There’s a hole in [...]
Obama suggested that if she were to become first lady, she would take on women’s and family issues, prompted by the stories she has been hearing from females on the campaign trail.
“And if I have the honor of becoming the next first lady, I want to continue these conversations like the ones I’ve had with [...]
NEW ORLEANS — Republican Sen. John McCain, campaigning through poverty-stricken cities and towns, said Wednesday he opposes a Senate bill that seeks equal pay for women because it would lead to more lawsuits.
Senate Republicans killed the bill Wednesday night on a 56-42 vote that denied the measure the 60 votes needed to advance it to [...]
“What is absolutely true is that people don’t feel like they’re being listened to,” the Democratic presidential contender said. “So they pray and they count on each other and they count on their families. You know this in your own lives.
” And what we need is a federal government that is actually paying attention. A [...]
“Parents if you don’t parent, we can’t improve our schools,” he said. “You’ve got to parent. You’ve got to turn off the television set in your house once in a while, you’ve got to put the video game away once in a while.”
Obama, who aspires to be the first black president, dwells a little longer [...]
