Ray and Bob interview spokeswoman, author, founder and president of the Coalition on Urban Renewal and Education, Star Parker. Parker spent her formative years as an unemployed mother receiving welfare, getting arrested and having abortions. Parker has since converted to Christianity and subsequently became a spokeswoman for conservative Christian political issues. She opposes the welfare system, claiming that stable families and self-reliance are the best way to end poverty. She is also a syndicated columnist for Scripps Howard News Service and the author of three books . .White Ghetto: How Middle Class America Reflects Inner City Decay. (2006), .Uncle Sam's Plantation: How Big Government Enslaves America's Poor and What We Can Do About It. (2003) and .Pimps, Whores and Welfare Brats: From Welfare Cheat to Conservative Messenger. (1998).

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