Family Watch Dog Launches Website to Educate Parents and Children About Sex Offenders in their Communities

Family Watch Dog is the buzz this morning as parents learn about the website and how it’s been put into place to protect our children from sex offenders. Www.FamilyWatchDog.com, which has been featured on popular TV shows like The Oprah Winfrey Show and Dr Phil, is a website aimed toward protecting our children from local sex offenders. It is always a wise thing for parents to learn where these scumbags live and to take steps to protect their children.

The goal and purpose of Family Watch Dog: “Our goal at Family Watchdog is to provide you with the information you need to protect your loved ones. Our service allows you to view known registered offenders and predators in your area. Knowing who these people are and what they’ve done provides you with your best defense to protect your family – awareness.”

The website also points out some very troubling statistics: one of five girls and one of six boys will be molested before their 18th birthday. Ninety percent of all incidents against children are by people the victim already knew.

Filed under: Child Predators, Dr. Phil, Family Watch Dog, Oprah Winfrey, Sex Offenders

The Missteps of Oprah Winfrey, According to the Mainstream Media

The mainstream media is now trying to figure out what is going on with Oprah Winfrey. Many have said that she is losing the Midas touch with a series of missteps, including the fallout from her endorsement of Barack Obama. I came across this article on the Chicago Sun Times website written by columnist Bob Zwecker, detailing her missteps. Read “The Missteps of Oprah” and be the judge of what Ms. O has been experiencing.

I have always felt that the people who had an issue with Oprah endorsing Barack Obama were hypocritical. The woman is free to support whoever she wants. It has nothing to do with her role as a talk show host. If she had supported Hillary Clinton, I believe many of the women who complained wouldn’t have taken offense to her actions, making it all the more hypocritical. A Gallup poll conducted in October, shortly after Ms. Winfrey announced her support of Mr. Obama, found that her “favorable” rating fell by eight percentage points, to 66 percent, from 74 percent in January 2007; her “unfavorable” mark jumped by more than half, to 26 percent from 17 percent. That’s a shame because if she had supported Hillary Clinton, these people would be happy, but then she would run the risk of blacks calling her a sell-out.

The average audience for “The Oprah Winfrey Show” has fallen nearly seven percent this year, according to Nielsen Media Research — its third straight year of decline. But the show, according to Robert Madden, a senior executive vice president at CBS Television Distribution, which oversees the syndication of “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” “ has been the No. 1 talk show for 471 consecutive weeks.” “That’s a good barometer if her show is in trouble or not, and obviously if you’re No. 1, you’re not in trouble.” I agree wholeheartedly with his statements. The mainstream media is hellbent on finding a reason why Oprah’s numbers are falling and they want to create a correlation between her endorsement of Barack Obama as the main reason why. Just my thoughts, you be the judge……

Filed under: Barack Obama, Gallup Polls, Oprah Winfrey, Ratings