Preaching to the choir... article here. Excerpt:

"Never have fathers seemed so disposable, or so overlooked. A report out says 37 percent of all births in the United States last year were to unwed mothers. The figure is now at an all-time high, up a percentage point from last year.

But society does need to say something in defense of fatherhood. Long experience at dozens of honors banquets leads us to decisively say that children from traditional homes have advantages. Listen to an honors list, and you will be struck by how many winners come from those traditional mom and pop, Ozzie and Harriet homes.

The problem is particularly true for boys. A generation of boys has grown up without a father at home. The results have largely been disastrous. Men today constitute only 44 percent of college students. A boy is 30 percent more likely to drop out of school than a girl. A boy is three times as likely to be expelled from school as a girl. A boy is 10 percent more likely to skip school than a girl."

Story here.

The article states that the woman threw things, name-called, displayed outbursts in front of kids, spends lavishly, and is abusive. Excerpt:

'NEW YORK — Hoops superstar Jason Kidd yesterday slapped his knockout wife with shocking divorce papers - claiming he's an abused spouse.

The New Jersey Nets' All-Star point guard - once busted for allegedly hitting his sexy bride, Joumana, in the face over a french fry - charges in the explosive court document that she has been punching, kicking and throwing "household objects" at him virtually since their wedding day in 1997.

"The defendant's behavior has left the plaintiff concerned for his well-being," say the sensational papers, filed in Bergen County Superior Court in Hackensack.'

Story here. Excerpt:

"A woman who pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity after throwing her three children into San Francisco Bay was acquitted Tuesday of first-degree murder but convicted of assault.

Tuesday's verdicts, which came after seven days of deliberation, do not make any conclusions about the woman's sanity. After determining her guilt, jurors will then decide whether she was legally sane at the time of the deaths."

This is good news, via Glenn Sacks' Jan. 9, 2007 e-Newsletter. The producers of "Breaking the Silence" have apologized for their misstatements. It takes them some time but at the end of the letter, they finally get to it, as follows:

"It was never our intent to accuse Dr. Loeliger of physically abusing his daughter or to create harm to his daughter. Although we believe that most viewers understand this, we sincerely regret if some viewers drew an inference from the film that we did not intend and do not endorse."

This is a victory-- but personally, I'd rather see this letter plus a full and public retraction of their anti-male/father biases (preferably on national TV and billboards all across America), with a full admission that they understand the *whole* truth about domestic violence and the rates of battery among all classes of people who live together.

Well, a fellow can dream, can't he?

Story here. Excerpt:

"ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- A woman charged with stabbing her two young children to death and severely beating her father was arrested in Atlanta early Tuesday, nearly a week after the attack, authorities said.

Police had been looking for Felicia Williams since Wednesday, when officers following a 911 call found the bodies of her children, Elexis Nicole Hill, 9, and James Ross Hill, 4, in her parent's home in Bethlehem, a tiny town in northeast Georgia. Williams' father was found injured in the home, authorities said."

She couldn't wait, it seems, to get rid of the poor guy so she could have a nice little party for herself. What do you suppose the spin will be, she was abused? Or perhaps, negelected? Or just plain so overcome with grief, she couldn't think straight-- for weeks on end.

Story here. Keep a barf bucket handy.

And The Truth Continues..

"The Creation Of A Sub Class Of American Citizens With A Diminished Access To Rights Equal To All Americans Through An Instrument Of The Court Is Unconstitutional and Illegal."

-- Richar' Farr, 2007

The Law: USC. 42 Chapter 7 Sub Chapter IV Part D 666 requires each state court in a divorce to create a non-custodial parent and place unequal duties upon this citizen. This is discrimination, This is Illegal, This Argument is enforceable.

Krights Special Video Report "Illegal and Immoral" - Tuesday January 9 - On The Krights Video Channel!

All the news for non-custodial parents and their families.

The Rocky Mountain News reports a crusader against ladies nights has won in a civil rights complaint against a Denver nightclub. However, the report says "state officials said rulings regarding discrimination in public accommodations apply only to the target of the complaint, not to all similar businesses."

There is an interesting case in Canada with a former Olympic gold medalist who has been acting strange lately, and who is now charged with an abduction related to violating her ex-husband's visiting arrangements, a story which has pretty much gone under the radar in the US, while it's front page news here in Canada.

On the heels of cartwheel celebrations over the ascension of Speaker Pelosi comes this latest from the NY Times, via a New Republic senior editor, castigating the Dems for being "too macho".

I don't recall the The Times or TNR castigating them for being "too fem" a few years back.

Politics makes for strange bedfellows; it also makes for some pretty bizarre editorials, too, especially when it's that peculiar brand known as "gender politics". In the mean time, issues get lost in the shuffle and other issues (eg: father's and men's rights) never get a chance to make it to the stage. Bread and circuses!

Story here.. Excerpt:

Fathers from all backgrounds want to help raise their children, and great programs show them how, writes Andrea Gordon

...

"Every week, dads in their teens and early 20s meet for an evening to shoot some hoops or play floor hockey, hare a meal and talk about what's going on in their lives.

For Billey and his children, the benefits of a father support network are huge. It's provided companionship, a chance to blow off steam through sports, and valuable advice.

This wouldn't surprise Ed Bader of Thornhill. The retired family therapist, former priest and grandfather was something of a pioneer in the [Greater Toronto Area] in promoting the father's role. In 1999, he launched Focus on Fathers, which offers free courses in York Region for new dads and immigrant fathers and, this year, teenage fathers. He says modern fathers are "negotiating new turf," often without role models. So mutual support is critical."

Story here. Excerpt:

"A SENIOR judge from a village near Melksham has been singled out by the pressure group Fathers 4 Justice in a campaign targeting judges they believe are treating dads unfairly.

The Judgebuster Campaign has singled out 10 judges who they label as Britain's worst judicial offenders'.

Their personal details, including addresses, have been published on the internet."

Story here. Excerpt:

"NEARLY ONE-THIRD of the time, the man identified as the father of a child is really not.

According to findings being recorded at ChemScreen Laboratory Services Incorporated each month, in 31 per cent of the cases where the man has been named as father, he is not.

An average of eight to ten queries regarding fatherhood are made each month.

Manager of the lab, Tricia Boyce, who said it had been open "four to five years", added there were "a lot of people" unsure who the father of a baby was.

However, she said, what was interesting was that all the men seeking paternity tests were anxious that the result showed that they were indeed the child's father.

"Some of these men have built up a relationship with the child and may not want to do it, but still need to be sure," she said."

ABC's News Show "Primetime" has been awarded a "RADAR Accuracy In Journalism" award for its December 26th, 2006 story Turning the Tables: How Do People React When There's Abuse in Public, But the Gender Roles Are Reversed.

The story took a look at what happens when women abuse men. A video segment consisting of two trained actors in a city park was filmed to document public reactions to female-on-male violence. Reactions by the public were limited to the extremes. 163 passers-by were indifferent. Four women sent an emissary to talk with them, but left after the actress said, "This is not your business". However, one of the women did report it to 911. In contrast, another woman made a fist as she walked by, muttering, "Good for you. You go, girl!" (See video here).

This morning I woke up and listened to the news on the radio. After this, the usual annoying commercials came on. I was appalled to hear the latest one for V8 vegetable juice.

This radio commercial starts with a husband and wife apparently in some sort of courtroom. An incident is recalled where the wife couldn't get the husband to eat healthy, or to eat vegetables or drink V8, so the wife bopped the husband on the forehead.

This is accompanied by a comical "bop" sound used in previous V8 commercials - except that in those the person who "could have had a V8" slaps themselves on the forehead. The female judge then asks the husband what vegetables he has had recently, and he replies “Oysters." The judge then asks the man to approach, which is followed by the sound of her bopping the man on the forehead, and the comment "You could have had a V8!"

Ha ha, very funny (not).

The silly thing is that I, for one, already eat healthy foods and have been buying a large size V8 once a week. Unless the commercial is retracted, I will find another brand of vegetable juice to purchase in the future.