he
piri
of t
the oppisite things about the
same subject?"
R.C
9m.rpondent
Our children, forced into
living on the surfact of their
live throughout most of the
year, take advantage of in­
dulgent holiday spirits by
battering us with all the
questions that we didn't
have time for as we strug­
gled to make material
Christmas wishes come
true.
"How come seven million
kids vanished from the 1987
U.S: Income Tax returns of
working parents and yet
nobody reported them miss­
ing?"
"Why does the govern­
ment refu e to sanction
sports and recreation equip­
ment that's responsible for
the majority of deaths and
injuries to playing children,
yet it recalls, if not outlaws,
a few toys it considers un­
safe?"
"What purpose does it
serve for Blacks to join the
armed forces and defend
the American Way when
they are denied the oppor­
tun 'ty of participating in it,
the American Way, that is?"
"How is it possible for
Democrats and Republicans
to both be speaking the
truth when they're saying
AT THIS POINT e real­
ize why children should be
seen and not heard. If we
take the easy way out - tell
'em we don't have answers
to their questions - we'll
probably lose what little
remaining influence we have
in their lives. We certainly
won't be the shining ex­
ample of knowledge and
wisdom that we had hoped
to be in their innocent eyes.
Recalling that some baby
doctor once said that
parents should tell their
children only as much of the
truth as the children can
digest, we get a serious look
in our eyes and prepare to
spill our guts. Why not? God'
nows they indulge us by
pretending to believe in
Santa Claus and other such
fantasies.
Republicans, like
Democrats, we hesitantly
begin with a uneasy feeling
of being on stage, are con­
sumed by the same conflict­
ing passions. These passions
prompt them to lead
citizens while, at the same
time seek to offer citizens
the greatest amount of
freed m.
The end result is a con-
Wee of De e ber , 1
e Holiday
fusing collection of con­
tradictory la I, programs,
and policies that combine to
enslave the American
people. This unfortunate
situation incited some tax-
o payers to claim dependants
that they didn't have but in
'87 they had to produce so­
cial security numbers for
these kids. So there are DO
missing kids that concerned
parents aren't 0 dilligently
looking for.
"SO THERE'S no dif­
ference between Democrats
and Republican's?" Yes,
there is. it s one of focus.
Democr ts usually include
more citizens in their focus
on democracy, Republicans
see only a limited number of
people as being eligible for
freedom, justice, and
equality.
"According to T.V. news,
a growing precentage of
Black voters selected
Republican candidates in
the recent elections. Why is
that?"
Before responding, we
fight the urge to raise our
eyebrow in a questioning
manner.
With all the, choices in
television viewing (Black
Entertainment Television,
MTV, and a bevy of cartoon
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Revealed
characters), why did our
child choo e newscast?
Perhaps e should be
more selecti e in hat we
permit our offspring to
watch on T.V , race across
our mindes s we picture
ourselves as ruth-conceal­
ing badguys n a combined
60 Minutes, eet the Press,
and Face the ation.
Hiding ou discomfort,
we calmly tate for the
record:
Unwilling to embrace ex­
isting alternative to the
major parties or to ere te
new ones, some Blacks et­
tied for the GOP, hoping to
punish Democrats to taking
Black votes for granted.
However, Bush's veto of the
1990 Civil Rights Act proves
that the Republican Party
will give us no respect,
Continued on Pag 4
ayor cott elec ed to
National Board of Directors
HIGHLAND PARK -�t the
recent meeting of the arion­
al League of Citie (NLC),
December 1-5, in Houston,
Texa • Mayor Martha Scott
wa elected director-at-large
of the National Black Caucus
of Local Elected Of icials
(NBC/LEO). ·
NBC/LEO °i a divi ion of
the NLC comprised 0 local
elected officiais from the
nation' citles.. A resolu ion
submitted by Scott ocopcern­
ing Zebra mu sels and in­
crea ing funding to support
safe drinking water was al 0
adopted by the NLC.
As a director-at-taIe,
SCOll will assist ne Iy
elected NBC/LEO Pre i ent
Daniel Tabor of Inglewood,
California, in chieving the
outlined goal for thi year
which include member hip
development and training,
achievi ng gOre a te r participa-
tion by BC/LEO member
within th LC, forming
coalition and networking to
po itively impact education
within our citie • village
and town, better health care,
hou ing, and revitalizing
neighborhood .
NBC/LEO wa in trumen­
tal in convincing uie NLC
Board of Directors to
postpone next year's con­
ference in Arizona until
1992. Arizona i one of the
few tates in the nation that
does not recognize the
birthday of Martin Luther
King, Jr. as a holiday.
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