Who gets to shape your kids' values?

Posted: September 28, 2007
1:00 a.m. Eastern



By Joseph Farah

© 2007


I just read a stunning quote.

It was so shocking I had to read it over several times to be sure I wasn't seeing things.

It's a quote from Democratic Party presidential candidate John Edwards uttered at the most recent debate televised on MSNBC.

In response to a question of whether he would be comfortable having a fairy tale read to his second-grader that ends with two men kissing and living happily ever after, Edwards had this to say: "… I don't want to make that decision on behalf of my children. I want my children to be able to make that decision on behalf of themselves, and I want them to be exposed to all the information, even in (chuckling), what did you say, second grade? Well, second grade might be a little tough, but even in second grade, to be exposed to all those possibilities. Because I don't want to impose my view – nobody made me God – I don't get to decide on behalf of my family and my children. … I don't get to impose on them what it is that I believe is right."
In all my 53 years on this planet, I have never read a more idiotic, mindless, pandering, scary quote than this – certainly not from a serious candidate for president of the United States.
Let's pull it apart.


"I don't want to make that decision on behalf of my children. I want my children to be able to make that decision on behalf of themselves, and I want them to be exposed to all the information. …"

Here's a guy running for president of the United States. He wants to make all kinds of decisions that will impact your life, the lives of your children, your neighbors, people around the world. But he doesn't want to make decisions about the moral education of his own children?

Do you believe this?

Would nothing offend him?

If his child's teacher read stories about bestiality to the class, would that bother him? Or would he reserve moral judgment? Would he let his own child decide what was right in his own eyes?

I think it should be obvious from this quote that John Edwards is not only disqualified from being president of the United States, he should be disqualified from serving on a local school board.

The man is nuts! He's certifiable. He wants the children to decide. Has he never read "Lord of the Flies"?

You know he doesn't mean it when he says he wants second-graders exposed to "all the information." But he says it anyway, because he doesn't want to offend a constituency he feels he needs to win the nomination. He would rather his children be morally molested in the classroom than take a stand against politically correct state indoctrination of his own children.
This man makes me sick.

He's not only disqualified from serving on the school board, his children should be taken away from him. He's disqualified from responsible parenthood.
But that's not the end of it. Let's continue our analysis of this psychobabble from the trial lawyer.

"Because I don't want to impose my view – nobody made me God – I don't get to decide on behalf of my family and my children. … I don't get to impose on them what it is that I believe is right."

If parents don't get to shape the values of their children, who does?
Evidently, John Edwards believes it is the role of the state.

It's kind of funny that he says, "Nobody made me God," because God actually charges parents with the responsibility of rearing their children. In other words, God wants parents to play God with their kids. He didn't leave it to professionals. He didn't leave it to schools. He didn't leave it to kings. He didn't even leave it to the priests. He left child-rearing to parents – and only to parents.

I've been listening to Edwards make moral pronouncements about what he will do as president. He'll impose on us national health care. He'll impose on us same-sex marriage. He'll impose on us draconian energy measures to fight "global warming."

He has no problem "playing God" with our economy, with our most basic freedoms, with our Constitution, with our way of life.
But please don't ask him to make decisions about appropriate reading material for his 7-year-old.

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Like Bush hasn't played God with our economy, our constitution and basic freedoms?
Again your bucket holds no water, and your position is not on the moral high ground.
I can almost see that you don't want any Universal Health Care for adults, but come on, you also want to deny health care to children?

My God man, you don't have one shred of human compassion.

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Please dank, saying that is not a defense of Edwards statements. VV

I thought Edwards already sold his credibility back when he joined Kerry.

I'm pretty sure the anti-Edwards clan is also anti-Democratic, so what's the arguement really about? Let's see, Maybe, let us keep our humongous tax cuts,~LOL~. I can see you clearly now, Right wing idiots that love money and war. Well, you've certainly got your fill of both during the last 7 years. Hey if we promise to not tell your kids about homos will you vote Democratic. We could do like Ahmadinejad and tell them that there are no homos in the USA,~LOL~, I'll bet you'd like that, maybe start executing them like in Iran,~LOL~. You Idiots amaze even me who is a proven cynic. You know who I'm talking to.

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Isn't it interesting that the two proclaimed "Independents" here in the forum negelected to address anything in the article, but just attacked president Bush and myself instead? How disgustingly Left-Wing Democratic of them. ~lol~

Independents my ass!

Vi

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Liberals are people that will believe anything twice.

After Kerry lost the 2004 election he didn't even bother to show up and thank his supporters who had assembled in the center of Boston in the freezing cold. That was the last nail in the coffin for Kerry. If it was 3 years ago I could cite all the important legislation regarding economic policy or foreign policy that they were either absent from or voted for what became the now unpopular decision. The only thing you see clearly is your own hot air. If you bothered to explore people's viewpoints you might hear something new.

Isn\'t it interesting that the two proclaimed \"Independents\" here in the forum negelected to address anything in the article, but just attacked president Bush and myself instead? How disgustingly Left-Wing Democratic of them. ~lol~ Independents my ass!.............................................. .................................................. .................................LOL.... they love to claim that crap. \" Independent as my left nut\"

What a sad quote. Good thing I never planned on voting for him in the first place. There are simply better candidates.

Lets have a big Sig Heil for Indie,~LOL~. Indie you Nazi, where have you been hiding? Hasn't Bush killed enough for you yet? Come on out and play. Why don't you tell us all the wonderfus stuff Bush and the Repukes have done in the last 7 fucking years, oh thats right, outside of the Tax cuts for the rich, Not much positive to talk about, eh. So why don't we just bash a few Democrats that haven't had a hand in this insane policy that Bush has laid down. You are a hypocrite and an asshole, oh wait, did I mention the asshole part, ~LOL~, geeze, I almost forgot. Sig-Heil!

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