The weblog TVNewser recently reported that CNN has hired radio host and former Reagan administration Secretary of Education Bill Bennett as a political analyst to replace outgoing conservative columnist Robert D. Novak. According to the report, which CNN would not confirm, Bennett is scheduled to go on air early this year. CNN is reportedly hiring Bennett despite his controversial September 28, 2005, comment on his radio show that "it's true that if you wanted to reduce crime ... you could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down."
Bennett has defended his statement with falsehoods. CNN reported on the controversy surrounding Bennett's inflammatory remarks, and Media Matters for America has documented other examples of Bennett advancing conservative misinformation in the national media.
Here is what I thought about Bennett and his racist remarks. Media Matters has a link to let CNN know what you think about Mr. Bennett.
While everyone has a right to their opinion, not everyone has the right to go on TV and blast it out to the country and world.
4 comments:
I suppose it would also be true that the crime rate would go down if you aborted every white baby in the country, if what you mean by "crime rate" is the number of crimes committed per unit of time. Somehow, I doubt that's what Bennett had in mind.
I you had read my previous post, it was the base assumption that black equals crime. That is racist, offensive and just wrong!
I agree 100%.
I hadn't heard this piece of news. What a disappointment! Wonder what the news will be like when the loonies are reporting on the loonies...
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