HUCKABEE: You know Michael, one of the things that's troubling is that people see a Natalie Portman or some other Hollywood starlet who boasts of, 'Hey look, you know, we're having children, we're not married, but we're having these children, and they're doing just fine.' But there aren't really a lot of single moms out there who are making millions of dollars every year for being in a movie. And I think it gives a distorted image that yes, not everybody hires nannies, and caretakers, and nurses. Most single moms are very poor, uneducated, can't get a job, and if it weren't for government assistance, their kids would be starving to death and never have health care. And that's the story that we're not seeing, and it's unfortunate that we glorify and glamorize the idea of out of children wedlock.This is in no way an 'attack'. What it is, is understanding the reality of how hard being a single mom is. He states that "Most single moms are very poor, uneducated, can't get a job, and if it weren't for government assistance, their kids would be starving to death and never have health care."
You know, right now, 75 percent of black kids in this country are born out of wedlock. 61 percent of Hispanic kids -- across the board, 41 percent of all live births in America are out of wedlock births. And the cost of that is simply staggering.
The typical single pregnant woman, will raise her baby alone.. albeit with help from family and community. She doesn't have the luxury of hiring nannies so she can go find a job. What Mike Huckabee said, is that he is fully aware, and understands that. How is that to be considered 'attacking'?
First off. any "pro-life" person should not be critical of people having babies, single or not. Creating an environment where people need to be ashamed and are not supported will only increase the number of abortions.
ReplyDeleteSecondly, Huckabee states that 41% of babies are born to unwed mothers. What percentage of those mothers have partners that they are not married to? From a financial point of view, a co-habitating, or common law marriage is the same as a marriage when it comes to supporting the children. I know that people believe that these partnerships are not as secure as marriage, but the sky high divorce rate in this country says otherwise.
I don't see his comment as being critical of her in particular, or any other single parent. What I see is understanding, of how hard being a single parent really is. He doesn't want young women to fall in to teen parenting, thinking it's a easy ride, because it's not. Yes, the divorce rate is high. But marriage is always the best option. It makes you try harder. Well, it used to anyway. Also, married couples are better off financially, because they pool their resources. Less dependence on the goverment, and more self reliance.
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