Abolish First Things First!

Dear Readers,

We always hear that politicians are looking for ways to cut spending. Well I have a great idea. Eliminate First Things First!

First things First is an Arizona tax-payer funded bureaucracy that’s is aimed to help children. It’s founded in the belief that parents aren’t doing a good enough job raising children, so the government needs to takeover.

Last election, Arizona voters had a chance to de-fund First Things First. They blew it. Usually Arizona voters pick conservative candidates who promise to cut wasteful spending. But since voters felt that First Things First was for the children, and since the people whose livelihoods depend on First Things First waged an expensive propaganda war, Arizonans voted to keep throwing cash down the First Things First hole. For shame!

Maybe you’re saying to yourself, “But wait Telemoonfa, what wasteful spending has First Things First done, specifically? And don’t you love children? Don’t you want to help them?”

Of course I love children! And of course I want to help them! I have a daughter who’s two years old, and I just love her so much, and I do my best to take care of her, educate her, and raise her to become a faithful virtuous woman someday.

And here’s a few of the wasteful things that First Things First has done:

Books for Babies

When my daughter was born, we got a book, paid for by First Things First. I think it was a book about the numbers one through ten, and it had a bunch of pictures of babies in it. It’s a sweet little book, really, and books aren’t that expensive, but when you give a book to every newborn in the state, it adds up.

Magazine Subscriptions for Babies

After we had our daughter, we mysteriously started getting Parenting Magazine in the mail. We got it for a year. This can only be the work of the Government!

Movies for Babies

Along with the book, First Things First gave us a set of 6 DVDs about how to be a good parent. Neither my wife nor I have watched the movies, probably because we didn’t have a DVD player until just a few months ago. Which brings up a good question: First Things First is assuming that parents are rich enough to have a DVD player but too poor to obtain good parenting information. That’s a messed-up assumption! Again, 6 DVDs for every new baby in Arizona gets pretty costly.

The Fun Van

If the “free” books, magazines, and movies haven’t convinced you that First Things First should be eliminated, then this next reason should.

Almost every time I go to the library, I see the “FUN VAN: by First Things First” parked in the parking lot. I took the brochure about the Fun Van I found in the library. Here’s some of its propaganda:

“What is the Fun Van? An exciting opportunity for all families in Pinal County with children under 5 years of age. Together we will be working to help enrich your child’s skills and work toward empowering family literacy. We will travel to locations near you for your convenience. We encourage you to join our sessions with your children. We will present methods and techniques ranging from how to play with your child, to reading with your child to understanding how your child is developing through play.”

And sometimes the fun van provides snacks.

The Fun Van is destroying the dream of the Founding Fathers!

One of the most important things to remember about the book, the magazine, the DVDs, and the “education” that goes on inside the Fun Van is that it’s all secular. It’s all politically correct. Now, secularism and political correctness aren’t necessarily bad things. But if our children are being raised not by their parents, but by secular, politically correct government workers, our children will develop a different idea of morality and a different understanding of the purpose of life. In the care of the officials from the First Things First program, our children will most likely learn about endangered species, not about George Washington’s winter at Valley Forge. They'll most likely learn about how to befriend homosexuals and less likely to learn about the Ten Commandments.

Sincerely,
Telemoonfa