A rebuttal to The Donald's "President Obama isn't a role model to 'Black' children"

Dear Mr. Trump,

I know you love the spotlight and self-promotion is your number one game. I understand a capitalist like yourself knows how to manipulate the media to your best advantage and in America, controversy pays dividends --well, some controversy-- the kind that you're expert at.

So when you take on nonsensical issues like the President's birth certificate and go after it even more rabidly than a Birther, I get that's your way of trying to stay relevant politically. When you make outrageous statements -- even advocating America break international laws like take Libya and Iraq's oil or "sock it to China" when we are not exactly in a position to dictate to one of our biggest creditors -- I understand the shock value of it. Seems to work for you, along with your unique hairstyle.

But when you team up with "New" Gingrich and propose we circumvent child labor laws so poor "Black" kids could learn some work ethics from the both of you, like cleaning their school toilets so they don't grow up to become pimps, prostitutes or drug dealers -- I take issue with that. As an aside, where is the "ethics" when your pal The Newt, pockets millions from a federally funded company like Freddie Mac for "advising" them? The mortgage giant almost collapsed and had to be propped up with more federal bailout billions. Maybe he should give back the taxpayers their money seeing that his expensive "advice" did not do them any good?

But I digress, sorry. When you go on television and say "Black" children have no role models and President Barack Obama is not a role model, I take issue with that. Again, I get your drive to stay relevant as a mover and shaker and a credible political figure but spewing verbiage like that does the opposite. It doesn't clothe you in the power and intellect that you profess to have, it makes you appear like a jealous child with some matches in his hands.

I don't care if you like the president personally. I don't care if it's Ivy League envy. I don't care if it's covert racism. I don't care if it's your insatiable appetite for "media-mongering." I don't care if your ideology is the polar opposite to the president's.

What I do care about is that my son and all other "Black," "White," "Brown" children and all the rest in between, poor or rich, know that coming from humble beginnings as President Obama did and going on to attain an Ivy League Education without having a silver spoon in his mouth like you had, having a "White" mother and "Black" father but considered "Black" nonetheless," giving back to the community after his education instead of going directly to corporate America, becoming a senator, then the first "Black" president to sit in the White House --all under the age of 50-- is not only audacious but a spectacularly wonderful example of high achievement and a role model anyone can look up to.

Plus, there are numerous role models out there, famous or otherwise. That father who gets up everyday to work 2 or 3 jobs to put food on his table and comes home to his family is a role model. That mother who is serving in the military while her children are home needing her is a role model. That janitor who cleans up after you in one of your gaudy gold hotels then goes home to his wife and children has work ethics.

He might not know how to manipulate the bankruptcy laws to shelve his debt, but he is displaying more ethics and courage than many corporate sharks or shady investors out there.

We can't all be rich but we are all relevant. That person who's cleaning the street is relevant. That maid who is making your hotel beds, is relevant. The doctor saving a life is relevant. We are all inter-connected; inter-dependent. Let's see you and your family run your many hotels by yourselves. Society needs each and everyone one of us for we are all spokes in that well-oiled wheel of everyday life.

Sorry, got sappy on you for a minute and I know how your type hates compassionate outbursts. Again, I apologize. Now where was I?

Yes, and I haven't even started on the President's personal life. Married to the same woman since he walked down that aisle once. Two beautiful children. Gets along with his mother-in-law--(now that is not always an easy feat!) No embarrassing sex scandals, divorces, affairs, or alimony wars out there to haunt him. Now I know you have a colorful personal as well as professional past--I'm not knocking you. Just a bit baffled at you pointing fingers and throwing stones when your glass house is already fragile and exposed.

So the next time you decide to talk role models, what better way than be one yourself? Just a humble suggestion and no, having loads of money alone does not a role model make.

P.S. This "poor Black" mother has been married to the same man for eons. Walked down the aisle only once. We take care of our family to the best of our abilities. Respectful, smart children just to toot my horn a little bit (I know you would understand being an expert at tooting your own) -- no drugs, pimping or prostitution here. We walk the talk -- practice what we preach, ethics, 100 percent strong.

Regards,

Concerned "Poor Black" mother