Bill Bennett on Black Crime Rates

[Forester]

Posted: 9/30/05 at 3:40am

"I do know that it's true that if you wanted to reduce crime, you could -- if that were your sole purpose, you could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down. That would be an impossible, ridiculous, and morally reprehensible thing to do, but your crime rate would go down."
Audiot Clip - http://mediamatters.org/items/200509280006

[Bluemoon]

Posted: 9/30/05 at 7:31am

Forester, listen to the entire audio clip. Some rediculous ignoramous was suggesting that there would be no problem funding Social Security if there had been no abortions during the last 30 years. BB was disagreeing and he made this wild-ass statement to show how stupid, gross extrapolations can't be made. Not sure the idiot caller got the point.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 9/30/05 at 8:35am

Are you saying that makes it LESS racist or not racist at all?

Or are you saying he's a fat gambling-addicted fraud who should not be allowed to have preach to the rest of us about morals?

[Bluemoon]

Posted: 9/30/05 at 8:52am

Not saying anything of the sort. It was a stupid statement used to dispute a stupid assertion. I was just putting it in context, not excusing it.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 9/30/05 at 9:27am

I'll give you 10 to 1 he doesn't apologize. Namey needs a new pair of shoes.

[Bluemoon]

Posted: 9/30/05 at 9:45am

I think that's a pretty safe bet. You'd look nice in a new pair of wingtips.

I've argued with him many times before and he gets all blustery and defensive. Days later he will concide a point or two, but never apologizes for being wrong or offensive. He just gets sheepish.

[WOSQ]

Posted: 9/30/05 at 11:12am

Mister Bennett once again secures his place in the family values crowd.

This time however, it is "Racist Family Values".

In or out of context this is a stupid and/or thoughtless remark. He ought to know better than to utter what the right undoubtedly thinks, but even they won't put it into words.

The "Right" is Wrong.

[papalovesmambo]

Posted: 9/30/05 at 11:44am

dammit, namo beat me to the odds post.

or are you saying he's a fat gambling-addicted fraud who should not be allowed to have preach to the rest of us about morals?

hmmm, that whole pesky freedom of speech thing...

Updated On: 9/30/05 at 11:44 AM

[bta212]

Posted: 9/30/05 at 7:53pm

Not so fast--you lefty liberal commie pinko homos. Bill Bennett made a most thoughtful and contrite apology:

(from the New York Times)
"...in a radio broadcast on Thursday, Mr. Bennett called the criticism of him "ridiculous, stupid, totally without merit."

The guru of morals for the Republican Party...

Updated On: 9/30/05 at 07:53 PM