Bill O'Reilly decried the “corroding culture” and “derelict parenting” in America today and claimed that President Obama has “never addressed” the issue. In fact, the president has discussed the issue several times -- including during the administration's push for gun control legislation and as recently as last month following the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial.

On August 21, Fox News' Bill O'Reilly discussed the recent murder of Australian college student Christopher Lane and connected it to the “corroding culture” and “the corruption of certain groups in this country.” When O'Reilly Factor guest Kate Obenshain wondered why President Obama is not “jumping in right now to say 'we have a serious problem among our young people.'” O'Reilly responded saying, “He doesn't believe we have a serious problem among our young people.” Fox contributor Kirsten Powers challenged O'Reilly's assertion, but he continued, “Five years in office. He's never addressed it one time -- the culture, the coarse culture, the derelict parenting -- he's never made it a centerpiece. We've had healthy gardens. We've had 'let's do some exercise.'  We've had a whole bunch of other outreach programs. Nothing about this.” 

But as recently as July 19, President Obama spoke at length about issues young African Americans face while giving remarks on race and the death of Trayvon Martin. The president said, “We need to spend some time in thinking about how do we bolster and reinforce our African-American boys,” before continuing:

OBAMA: And this is something that Michelle and I talk a lot about.  There are a lot of kids out there who need help who are getting a lot of negative reinforcement.  And is there more that we can do to give them the sense that their country cares about them and values them and is willing to invest in them?

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I'm not naïve about the prospects of some grand, new federal program.  I'm not sure that that's what we're talking about here. But I do recognize that as President, I've got some convening power, and there are a lot of good programs that are being done across the country on this front. And for us to be able to gather together business leaders and local elected officials and clergy and celebrities and athletes, and figure out how are we doing a better job helping young African-American men feel that they're a full part of this society and that they've got pathways and avenues to succeed -- I think that would be a pretty good outcome from what was obviously a tragic situation.  And we're going to spend some time working on that and thinking about that.

And during the administration's recent push for new gun control legislation, Obama addressed a crowd in Chicago to stress the need for stronger families to help reduce crime and violence. According to an NBC Chicago transcript of the speech, Obama said, “There's no more important ingredient for success, nothing that would be more important for us reducing violence than strong, stable families -- which means we should do more to promote marriage and encourage fatherhood.”