The Brody File recently sat down one-on-one with Barack Obama. I asked him if he thought there was a culture war going on in America.
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Brody: Do you believe there is a culture war in America? If so, how would you define something like that?
Obama: Well, I don't there is in the minds of ordinary Americans. I think sometimes Washington tries to create a culture war. I think that most Americans have a pretty sensible attitude about these issues. They recognize, for example, that when it comes to the issues of the black family and inner city poverty that discrimination has played a role, our tragic history has played a role, the fact that there aren't jobs in the communities for African-American men often times weakens the family.
But as I said on Sunday, what I think most people also recognize is you've got a personal responsibility to look after your kids. If we have an epidemic of children being raised without their fathers it's not just enough to blame government or blame racism or blame poverty. It's also important for us to take a look in the mirror and make sure that we're looking after our kids. That combination, as Dr. King said an either or proposition, it's a both and proposition. We have mutual responsibilities towards each other in our communities in our churches, our government. But we also have responsibilities for our selves to look after our families and our children and that's what I was trying to get across.