Presidential Advice
The good folks at Loop 21 asked “10 leading young voices,” what we would like to hear from the President in his jobs speech that would make a huge difference in the lives of young people in America? Never one to shy away from giving advice, my two cents:
“As conservatives have succeeded at demonizing public servants — especially overworked and underpaid teachers — the economic crisis has forced state and local governments to lay off thousands of teachers, first responders, and social service workers. I hope to hear President Obama speak about restoring the public’s faith in the role of government as an integral part of the solution, starting with challenging Congress to pass Rep. Jan Schakowsky’s Emergency Jobs to Restore the American Dream bill that would help create more than two million jobs for teachers, police officers, firefighters, health care workers and education workers.”
Feminist trailblazers, Tiffany Dufu, L.Joy Williams, and Keli Goff also weighed in:
Tiffany Dufu, President of The White House Project:
“For a lasting solution, we need to create a pipeline of strong leaders. So I’d like to see the President allocate time, energy, and resources to train the next generation. President Obama built his 2008 campaign on grassroots organizing — now it’s time to harness the power of diverse groups of young women and men so that their innovations will help to bring us out of this recession into a thriving economy.”
Keli Goff, Contributing Editor for @theloop21:
“The Economic Cycle Research Institute has argued that at this point there’s very little that can be done to significantly move the needle on jobs before 2012. If that’s true, I think it would be really bold of the President to simply be upfront about it, and to position himself as the only grownup in the room. He could legitimately argue that he’ll leave it to Congress and the GOP presidential field to politicize the issue while saying that he’s going to shoot straight with us — no matter how much it hurts — and then focus on some of the other economic policy issues the fed has greater control of. While he’s at it, he can announce a tax credit for businesses that hire those from particularly disenfranchised groups, in addition to the tax credit he recently launched to spur greater hiring of veterans. Of course, neither scenario I laid out above will probably happen in this lifetime. But a girl can dream.”
L. Joy Williams, principal consultant at LJW Community Strategies, and co-host of “Blacking it Up!”
“Amidst the President’s speech, Americans need to hear the word ‘JOB.’ While arguably tax breaks and spending cuts are necessary elements in the overall plan to fix our economy, the 14 million Americans unemployed need to know how his plan will result in a job directly for them.”
Watched yoy on OReilly on 9/29.
You need to watch “Bait Car” on TRU TV and then quit the bullshit.
I saw you on the O’Reilly show and even as a democrat, I have to disagree with you about the massive social justice programs. Just look at Detroit……most of the guys I grew up with had no reason to look for work or even to get an education because it was so damn easy to benefit from the various social entitlement programs.
I heard many times, my buddies say such things as, Hell…I don’t need no job, I can collect this, or I can sign up for that.
I went in the military, served this country and used my benefits to get an education.
I’m African-American and nobody stopped me from making something of myself. That’s why, even as a Democrat, I deeply respect Herman Cain. He made a success of himself, and he admits it wasn’t easy…but he did it. That’s the kind man our African-American youth need to be able to look up to.
When I see African-American youth making babies, not working, not even considering the military for a job, education benefits and maybe even a career and they say “the cracker is holding me down” I have to agree with Herman Cain that these idiots are “brainwashed” and have adopted learned helplessness as their frame of mind.
Hi Ms. Greene,
I admire your spirit and conviction of belief.
But when you state the OWS is a populist movement, which it is, and because of that, Its a “just” cause is a bit ridiculous.
If my history serves me correct, Columbus sailed the open seas and most of the populists, which you so embrace and enamor, thought he to be a fool because the world is flat and he will fall off the ends if he sails too far.
And If history serves me correctly, for a second time, Galileo supported Copernicus’ heliocentrism view of our solar system. He too went against populist beliefs. Copernicus unfortunately was deemed a heretic.
If we were all Commies, you and the OWS fools wouldn’t have that right to complain. Or better yet, would have taken care of things in their on way. Sort of the way the SS did during WWII.
Count your blessing Jehmu as you live in the greatest country that has existed in this god given universe of ours.
Joseph Ruggiero
Lackawaxen, PA
Every time I see your smug face on television, I have to turn the channel. You don’t have an original thought in that clueless head of yours. You’re nothing but a shill for the dim/communist party and that half black clown you fawn over like some god. Your racist Soros party couldn’t even give you a black man, he had to be mixed. lol
When you actually learn something besides dim/media matters talking points and the destruction of this country caused by your Marxist, Musilm non vetted president, you’ll have have a chance at being relavant. Until then the dust on the cobwebs in your dizzy head is getting thick and needs a shaking. You’re boring, dumb and a robot.
Jahmu is a liberal Socialist who thinks the Government is the solution. She keeps saying the same thing over and over. If she doesn’t like this country, she needs to move back to Africa and enjoy Socialism.