"We know the statistics - that children who grow up without a father are five times more likely to live in poverty and commit crime, nine times more likely to drop out of schools and 20 times more likely to end up in prison. They are more likely to have behavioural problems, or run away from home, or become teenage parents themselves. And the foundations of our community are weaker because of it.'' - President Barack Obama, Father's Day speech, 2008.

It would appear that Obama is also a racist homophobic bigot.

More politicians should take a leaf out of Cory Bernardi's book and tell us what they really think. Then we can all decide who not to vote for.

At least this bloke is honestly airing his views rather than many of his cohorts who just bundle out the spin and what they think everyone wants to hear.

Personally, I find Cory Bernardi's comments to be extremely exclusive and divisive. He wants everyone to fit his mold of what he thinks is right and damned be the rest. So if you are gay, a single parent (he means mothers), a blended step family you don't meet his requirements of 'normal'.

Most single parents are in that state due to divorce, the stereotype single mother who has oodles of children from various partners is not the norm.

I would much rather Bernardi more stridently lament the decline of manners and respectful behaviours and work to reduce hate including his own intolerance of people who are different to him.