{"id":17085,"date":"2013-01-10T14:09:23","date_gmt":"2013-01-10T19:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=17085"},"modified":"2013-01-10T14:09:23","modified_gmt":"2013-01-10T19:09:23","slug":"the-questionable-value-of-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=17085","title":{"rendered":"The Questionable Value Of Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Scott Johnson at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.powerlineblog.com\/archives\/2013\/01\/father-of-the-year.php\">Power Line<\/a> posted an article today about a recent <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Award\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Award\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia\">award<\/a> received by former President Bill Clinton. The National Father\u2019s Day Council has chosen <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Bill Clinton\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/celebrity\/1061981-bill_clinton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"rottentomatoes\">President Clinton<\/a> as a recipient of its <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Australian Father of the Year award\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australian_Father_of_the_Year_award\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia\">Father of the Year<\/a> award. Huh??!!<\/p>\n<p>The article reports:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>The not-for-profit group awards Father of the Year to \u201ccontemporary lifestyle leaders of our culture\u201d and raises money for its philanthropic efforts. Past recipients from the world of politics have included <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Michael Bloomberg\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/mayor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"homepage\">Michael Bloomberg<\/a>, <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Andrew Cuomo\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Andrew_Cuomo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia\">Andrew Cuomo<\/a> and his father, <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Mario Cuomo\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mario_Cuomo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia\">Mario Cuomo<\/a>, and <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Rudy Giuliani\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rudy_Giuliani\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia\">Rudy Giuliani<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"John Edwards\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Edwards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia\">John Edwards<\/a> was given the award in 2007. I don&#8217;t mean to be difficult, but it would seem to me that in order to be &#8220;father of the year&#8217; some degree of faithfulness and commitment to your wife might be necessary. If the group giving the award were truly encouraging family values, there are many political (and other) figures who better exemplify the total responsibilities of fatherhood.<\/p>\n<p>Bill Clinton may be a wonderful father, but the example he set for his daughter of how a man should treat his wife is not one that should be applauded. That example is part of his legacy both as a father and a husband.<\/p>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;\"><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/?px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" style=\"border: none; float: right;\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" src=\"http:\/\/img.zemanta.com\/zemified_e.png?x-id=3b2c6dbc-7953-4527-b2f1-4650d62b6a6e\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scott Johnson at Power Line posted an article today about a recent award received by former President Bill Clinton. The National Father\u2019s Day Council has chosen President Clinton as a recipient of its Father of the Year award. Huh??!! 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