Posted on 09/29/2005 9:07:37 AM PDT by jettester
This morning while driving to work, Rick Robert's was going off on Bill Bennet for a statement he made either during his show or an interview. The clip he played was of Bennet saying (as best as I can remember): "If you really wanted to lower the crime rate - even though that would be horrendous and unthinkable, would be to abort all of the African Amercian babies." Robert's was saying how stupid this was and that Bennet had given all of the liberals/race baiters/etc. something to be critical of.
However, Robert's did not play enough of the tape to allow what Bennet was talking about to be fully understood in context. Does anyone know what Bennet was speaking about? Bennet has made some stumbles in the past, but I enjoy listening to him debate political issues. This statement of his is either taken so entirely out of context or Robert's was right - Bennet must have been "smoking something."
I'd love to hear the context that would make that statement somehow reasonable. I cannot imagine what he could have been thinking.
I'd love to hear the context that would make that statement somehow reasonable. I cannot imagine what he could have been thinking.
Ugh! The point is being missed entirely.
I posted the call above. If he had stated it as a rhetorical question it would have sounded much better. But his statement as it is a matter of fact, makes it kind of dicey.
Good grief.
That ain't right.
Right. Thanks for posting the transcript. I was having a little trouble explaining how he made the exact comment.
I would like to lower corruption. So let's abort all democrats.
Bennett was most likely referencing this repulsive study and his criticism of it was decontextualized.
It's supposed to be politically incorrect…it's the REAL motive of the NAGS, though THEY'LL never admit it publicly.
Bennett was trying to illustrate that some statistically viable methods of reducing crime are morally reprehensible, physically impossible, and idiotically simplified. He chose a pretty dumb way to say that, though.
What percentage of inmates are black? Now, what percentage are blacks in the US? His premise was correct and he also said it would be morally wrong to do it. All he said, is blacks have a higher probability of committing crimes. Do you disagree with that?
Nice name BTW Lib Lover oh and welcome to FR. I guess all the rapists and murders in jail are innocent... I'm not saying ALL of them are black, just that I can guarantee more than 14% of them are.
Agreed.
I don't care if he was taken out of context or not. The Libs and the Demonrats are LOOKING for crap this like to skewer anyone who is a Conservative.
Bennett, I thought, was smarter than this. Apparently not.
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