Stossel
Whatever happened to GRIT?
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S4 • E17 May 8, 2013 60mFrom John Stossel's blog: Grit is the stuff of life. Greatness is often achieved by overcoming obstacles. Patrick Dorinson, a radio host who calls himself the cowboy libertarian, says the nanny state robs us of our grit. Deneen Borelli , author of "Blacklash", says the left is driving Americans to a "government plantation." Lenore Skanayzy, labeled the "World's Worst Mom" because she let her 9-year-old son ride the subway on his own, says we can't protect our kids from all danger... and we shouldn't try. John Carney's business, Express Oil Change, was destroyed by a tornado. But Carney has grit. When city bureaucrats told him he wouldn't be allowed to rebuild on his property, he fought them, and rebuilt. Politically correct college administrators manage to get upset about student videos like this. Purdue University's "feelings police" said the video is racist. At least one professor and grad student claimed the video "replaces a multicultural reality with the idea of white supremacy.