It isn’t going away
A group of protesters gathered outside the studio Wednesday morning where former education secretary and current radio talk show host William Bennett does his show “Morning in America.”
The group wanted an apology from Bennett for his comments, made one week ago, included talk of aborting African-American babies to reduce crime.
The group was led by the Rev. Leonard Yearwood. He told News4, “Genocide is genocide. Just to call for the abortion of black children in an effort to stop some social concern is not the way to go.”
cellulose: If that were true, why didn’t Clinton resign?
It doesn’t matter what you say. It only matters what people think you’ve said.
The reverend’s comments are dishonest. I have said before that Bennett was wrong to associate blacks with crime when that was not part of the question. However, he did not call for the abortion of anyone. He did the exact opposite with his argument.
Just to call for the abortion of black children in an effort to stop some social concern is not the way to go.
That’s just retarded. Nobody, Bennett included, called for the abortion of black children.
And here’s a little math exercise just for fun: if we killed all white American men between the ages of 25 and 60, would we reduce the number of serial murders? Eh?
Is the Reverend Yearwood articulate
We get a peek inside “Double-Down” Bennett’s brain, and it is really UGLY.
Frank: Depends what your definition is “true” is.
Perception is extremely important Frank – but if you are a victem of mis-perception you work hard to change it. Those of us that perceive should be open that we are wrong about how we rerceive things.
Sorry if that is too touchy feely, but it helps me in the workplace…
I said what I said about Clinton, because I felt he should resign and give the country a break — as Nixon did. Clinton was so enamored of himself that he didn’t resign after he was impeached.
My point was that the truth is not the outcome of a poll. What you say is either true or false. Wasn’t there something I learned in philosophy about the difference between the poet and the philosopher: the poet has to please aesthetically, and personal taste determines his popularity; philosophers have to stand the test of truth, and anyone can simply not believe, but that doesn’t make the philosopher’s statements any more or less true.
To come directly to the point, the articulate Reverend Yearwood’s statements are stupendously overblown. No one even remotely hinted at genocide. Nor did anyone seriously suggest that aborting black babies was a viable method of crime reduction.
The articulate Reverend Yearwood should be pummeled into unconsciousness with Dictionaries, in the hope that, when he wakes up, he will read one, so he can be accurate as well as articulate.
I said what I said about Clinton, because I felt ….zzzzzzzzz
Yes, doug r, I believe you, and millions of Democrats were asleep for eight year, while our nation’s smarmiest acting President grinned and bit his lip through history. Like Alice’s cheshire cat, he left behind nothing but a grin.
“Nor did anyone seriously suggest that aborting black babies was a viable method of crime reduction.”
Agreed. To be fair, Bennett is clearly oppossed to aborting black babies to reduce crime. He did, however, leave open which other options he supports for reducing the number of blacks in America. What a guy.
Why should we go away? We love it here…
It’s you liberals that hate America, and everything it stands for…
>>Yes, doug r, I believe you, and millions of Democrats were asleep for eight year, while our nation s smarmiest acting President grinned and bit his lip through history.
I know…life is soooo much better under George W. Bush with these crazy gas prices and war on two fronts.
I wish you conservatives would find a very large piece of land…like Austrailia….and live there. Just go away.
JK
Oh, I see Frank. You either “love” America (conservatives), or you hate it (liberals). Black and white.
My request that all of you leave for Austrailia is merely personal preference, and does not reflect the opinion of the management (Oliver) or my other liberal collegues here.
Given the preference, I’d much rather share my homeland with smart people. It’s been very difficult, these past 6 years, listening to dumb people defend equally dumb, ineffectual leaders.
I think I’d be better off if you all just left. Consider it.
JK
Given the preference, I’d much rather share my country (”homeland” sounds so 19th century) with all of the people who live here, and all the people who (legally) come here and stay.
I’m not suggesting, as you are, an IQ test for citizenship. What do you propose we do with the senile and the developmentally disabled? Gas, maybe?
Also, JK, even though I know I’d be better off if I didn’t have to read another arrogant elitist post by the likes of you, I certainly could not care less if you left the country, or lived here until you were 108.
That’s where you and I differ. I said I’m not leaving — I didn’t say you should.
You know why? Because I’m not an arrogant, elitist, left wing America hating pig like you. Hundreds of thousands of fine young Americans – some of whom I knew personally – died, so that pricks like you could spout that quasi – Nazi bullshit about wanting to live in a world with only smart people. You should be ashamed of yourelf.
I’m going to copy that little fascistic post of yours, and the next time you’re on your high horse about those “nasty conservatives”, I’ll paste it back in to refresh your memory.
“It s you liberals that hate America, and everything it stands for& ”
Meanwhile I’ll cut and paste this for the next time you bitch and whine about ad hominem attacks. You’re a freakin’ genius Frank.
I wish you conservatives would find a very large piece of land& like Austrailia& .and live there. Just go away.
Now why would you want to go and ruin a great country like Austrailia?!
How about if they just move to Iraq since they’re so confident that it’s a noble and just cause (as long as they’re safe behind their computers).
Of course, we’ve done so much damage to the Iraqi’s I wouldn’t want them to have to endure Conservatism, as well.
frameone: Since I was referring to all liberals, and not a particular individual, and said nothing personally inflammatory, feel free. By the way, “you’re a freaking genius” is an ad hominem something or other. I just don’t know what.
>>You know why? Because I m not an arrogant, elitist, left wing America hating pig like you. Hundreds of thousands of fine young Americans – some of whom I knew personally – died, so that pricks like you could spout that quasi – Nazi bullshit about wanting to live in a world with only smart people. You should be ashamed of yourelf.
Ashamed of myself? For wanting to be happy? Frank, surely you don’t forget those words “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?”
Don’t lecture me about service, you twit. I’ve served. And so have many of my relatives, including the Uncle who’s namesake I keep, who served as a pilot in the South Pacific in WWII.
Do you know what really bothers me about people like you, Frank? (Which means almost all Red-State conservative dullards)? You morons think that the ONLY way you can serve your country is to strap on a rifle and put on some BDU’s.
There are teachers, doctors, policemen/women, nurses, paramedics…I could go on. These are people also doing “God’s work.” Surely they must hate America too, nitwit.
You folks dishonor those very troops in Iraq, EVERY SINGLE DAY, by apologizing for, and coddling a President who DOES NOT give them a snowballs chance in #%$# of WINNING this WAR and putting and END to this WAR.
You, silly little man, are the one who dishonors them. And the fact that you don’t realize it just gets back to my original point. You’re just not that smart. Like most of your conservative brethren.
Thus, my preference, merely personal, that all of you start taking up shop in all of that unoccupied territory in Austrailia.
JK
Methinks thou dost protest too much, JK. You’re still a fascist, arrogant, elitist, prick, who has confused the pursuit of happiness with the acquisition of happiness, as have so many of your left wing, elitist friends [not to mention the fact that "unintelligent" people are entitled to pursue happiness, too, Mr. Aristocrat].
I never said people who don’t go in the military don’t serve their country and / or their fellow citizens. In a desperate attempt to criticize someone who has exposed you for what you really are, you made that up.
If eliminating unintelligent people makes you happy, then it is you who belong elsewhere and elsewhen — say Germany, 1933.
>>You re still a fascist, arrogant, elitist, prick,
I confess to 3 out of 4. I am not a Facist nor do I play one on TV.
Nor did I use the word “eliminate.”
Gee, Frank…I guess YOU made that up. Go figure.
We’re not talking genocide here Frank. I just think I would be better off if people like you decided to go live somewhere else. Please leave. Now.
JK