If there is any group of people that the President should have been desperately trying to reach with his message of hope and change it is young men like Michael Brown.
We have a generation of people (including conservatives) who in essence worship the government. The govt is the answer to every problem.
The best and only thing I inherited from my Dad was when I asked him how to do something he would tell me, “You have a smart mother and father, you figure it out.” Reagan was good at that and essentially reminded us of our heritage and pushed the issues back down to us.
When was that last time you heard that?
Childbearing in the context of a marriage. The benefits of education, work and self sufficiency. I think it would have been nice had the President addressed these issues, but he’s opted for divisiveness based largely on economic results. And failed to address the reasons for the disparity in results. Which isn’t race. In the end, values have to be taught by the family, not government.