when pat moynahan published his report 49 years ago this month, saying that there is a crisis in, amongican-americans because 23.6% of african-american children were born to african-american women. he was called racist. 41% for all american children. this isn't a white-black problem. this is a cultural problem across the board. >> that's what ryan was pointing out. he wasn't saying anything about color. now, we have said that this culture problem here on this program we have attacked the entertainment industry for debasing and marketing to children things that you know are going to hurt them. the crucial thing is when you talk about two parents in the home, you are talking about people who have to emphasize education. they have to look at the report cards. they have to emphasize reading. get kids away from the terrible entertainment. they have to create a structure. if you don't have that structure, what's a child gonna do? a child is going to fall back on unless it's an extraordinary child, what's the easiest path? the easiest path is to hang in the hood. >> family is the primary trans

when pat moynahan published his report 49 years ago this month, saying that there is a crisis in, among because 23.6% of african-american children were born to african-american women. he was called racist. 41% for all american children. this isn't a white-black problem. this is a cultural problem across the board. >> that's what ryan was pointing out. he wasn't saying anything about color. now, we have said that this culture problem here on this program we have attacked the entertainment industry for debasing and marketing to children things that you know are going to hurt them. the crucial thing is when you talk about two parents in the home, you are talking about people who have to emphasize education. they have to look at the report cards. they have to emphasize reading. get kids away from the terrible entertainment. they have to create a structure. if you don't have that structure, what's a child gonna do? a child is going to fall back on unless it's an extraordinary child, what's the easiest path? the easiest path is to hang in the hood. >> family is the primary transmitter of soci

pat moynahan said what is counted is in the budget. 70% is transfer payments. one faction to another. that is what it looks like when a nation begins to retreat. >> i think america is only in retreat to the extent we don't, people don't, get involved. all of the -- in washington too many times, the debate is obsolete with problems in terms of energy and how warfare is going to be conducted how the economy is changing because of technology. and a lot of the reports tonight got to that changing technology. how staff, everything is shifting people need to get more involved in it. >> kirsten? >> yes. i hate to say america is in retreat. i like to think of it as a little pause. but i do think we've had a set back. that comes from the debt and our deficit we have that we have to cut back on certain talking about the defense program, that is a huge, huge part of our annual spending we can't really deal with the economic situation now without cutting the defense budget. cutting the space budget. i think until we can get the economic house in order we're not going to be