As an aside re waitresses: having owned a restaurant for years I can tell you that wait staff are excellent profilers and it is not an ethnicity thing. They will tell you that cheap skates are old people (they’ll even fill their pockets with the sugar and creamers), rich people (that’s how they got rich), Canadians (caught one of our staff with a pin that said “Tip” is a verb), and Euro’s (who pretend that they thought it was included like back home…even though they have lived in the US for decades). And yes, these are stereotypes…but with some foundation.

Small bit of editing for grammar things here and there and you’ve got one suitable for the WORLD, Cory.

Luda has a pessimistic expression that says “ya..whateva..sucka”
Cory has a an optimistic expression that that says “Hey, how are ya? how’s it going? cool”

I swear, the left are such downers…

I bet Ludacris would have fought to get away from that pic if only he’d known the philosophies of whom he was standing by.

Excellent work. I look forward to more articles from you in the future.

Judge people by their words and actions. The prejudice people perpetuate is a fear of the unknown, and a resentment based on a variety of factors, including: ethnic heritage, economic class, societal class, intelligence, etc. It would be naive to believe that prejudice is solely based on ethnicity.

I, for one, fear and resent those who accept that life is not fundamental, that individual humans lack an inherent dignity, that people should submit to involuntary exploitation, and that they should bow to presumed superior human beings. The latter continues to be contradicted by facts on the ground.

People need to take responsibility for their lives and strive to be productive members of the society in which they live. The goal is to establish a civilization that is sustainable and respects the individual’s unalienable rights endowed by their Creator.

Once again, Bob, your son honors you. Yup, wisdom that transcends the ages, “Honor thy father and mother”.

Do they try to educate themselves so they can pull themselves, their family and their neighborhood out of poverty? No. And infact someone who does try to do that, gets made fun of for trying to “act white” or called a sellout or uncle tom.

It reminds me of GTA San Andreas. The main character is called “CJ” and hes pissed about some gang violence that got his mother or grandmother or someone whom he loved killed. So what does he do? Move away? End the cycle? No. He goes on a rampage of murder, theft and property damage. Killing people that did no wrong to him and stealing innocent peoples property.

Now, I understand that this was just a game, and infact there wouldn’t have been a game if the story went the other way. But it exemplifies the attitude. Someone wrongs you, thats unacceptable. Wrong other people…meh, thats life in the ghetto.

With Utmost Respect ~ Semper Fi, Hank

hate when I leave crucial words out..

that’s right, pardon the pun, and these days, I think it’s fair to say Bob is one of MY biggest influences. I mentioned this before to him, when some moron at possibly the Washington Post said Bob was “strong black leader”..pfft….I think, regardless of ethnicity, Bob is a strong CONSERVATIVE leader (he could be any color under the sun and STILL be a kick to the left’s crotch), and I look to him for a great deal these days for a number reasons. He definitely reminds me of my late grandfather – a conservative man who stuck by his beliefs and convictions, putting his foot down with real force, yet having a great sense of humor and solid connection to family

how exactly did “crash” win the oscar again (didn’t it, unfortunately?)

also, this describes liberals to a “T”..

“What’s scary is that those who yell racism, discrimination, and prejudice, aren’t ignorant because they are unaware, but because they refuse to be aware of the fact that they are the one who perpetuate the very racism of which they complain.”

they do INDEED REFUSE to acknowledge the truth, kind of like a spoiled brat sticking their fingers in their ears screaming “NAH NAH NAH NAH CAN’T HEAR YOU!!! NAH NAH NAH NAH!!”

it’s a pathetic reality and as Mason Weaver said “…they [DemoKKKrats] have us divided by our differences..”.

I do think with fresh faced, young guys like you and I (no offense Bob), we certainly can get the message across to our college age group hopefully easier, if at all possible

lastly, even though I’m a few years older than ya, you sound like a really cool guy that I could hang out. It would be awesome to meet you and your dad someday

Cory, wonderful essay. And that particular bliss will hold you throughout your life.

Igor

I’ll never understand why young blacks and whites choose to emulate convicts and gang bangers(hats on sideways, baggy pants pulled down, flashing finger signs etc) Why not emulate Tiger Woods or Michael Jordan?

People like Condoleeza Rice, Martin Luther King, Michael Steel, Dwane Wade, Troy Brown, Kevin Garnet, Big Papi, and Paul Pierce among others, are those types of people who work hard for their success. They are respectable people, and they are the ones who should be looked at as role models.

Hey! Role models such as Bob Parkes should be emulated as well!

Y’know – everyday people just doing a job the best they know how…
The kind of people that make America work. Non-Rock-Stars that actually Get ‘er Done.

The Rest of America, know what I mean?

Igor

The black community’s biggest problem is that it fails to take responsibility for it’s actions.

Unlike other minority races in this country, the black community has a plethora of historical injustices at its disposal; ready to be used dually as a weapon against those it considers the enemies of its interests, and a shield against its poor stewardship as heirs to the promise of a better future left by those who paid for it in blood and life itself.

Until there’s a realization that the wounds we have are self inflicted, we’ll continue to be a community in decline.