“But let me mention another thing, and that is parents. We need moms and dads helping raise kids. Wherever possible, the benefit of having two parents in the home—and that’s not always possible—a lot of great single moms, single dads, but, gosh, to tell our kids that before they have babies, they ought to think about getting married to someone, that’s a great idea, because if there’s a two-parent family, the prospect of living in poverty goes down dramatically. The opportunities that the child will be able to achieve increase dramatically. So we can make changes in the way our culture works to help bring people away from violence and give them opportunity and bring them in the American system.
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Mitt Romney on preventing gun violence.
I’m sad this isn’t getting more coverage, because it was one of the most insane and horrible things Romney said in last night’s debate.
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Mitt Romney’s solution to gun violence: Heterosexual marriage?
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