Bennett's 'abort every black baby' comment not going over well
Friday, September 30, 2005
"...you could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down."Ya think? I posted yesterday about the above infamous statement made on his radio show. It looks like the media actually picked up this one. I thought it was going to die a quick death. From Media Matters, a list of who's not backing up Gamblin' Man now that the sh*t has hit the fan.
* McClellan quoted in AP: "The president believes the comments were not appropriate"
* Freakonomics author responds to Bennett
* Washington Post: Bennett Under Fire for Remark on Crime and Black Abortions
* ABC News: William Bennett Defends Comment on Abortion and Crime
* AP: Senator Demands Bennett Apology for Remark
* Sen. Harry Reid calls on Bennett to "apologize for racial remarks"
* Rep. Pelosi: Former Secretary Bennett Must Apologize for Appalling Remarks
* DNC Chairman Dean "Calls on Republican Leadership to Repudiate Bill Bennett's Racist Remarks"
* Rep. John Conyers demands Salem Radio take action on Bennett
* Sen. Barack Obama: Bennett's statement "crossed the line"
* Rep. Bobby Rush responds to Bennett
* National Urban League condemns Bennett's comments
* Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Calls for Bennett's Radio Program to Be Pulled
* NAACP: Bennett Should Apologize for Racial Remarks
* PFAW: Toxic Rhetoric from Culture Warrior Bennett
* Salon: Mehlman should ask Bennett to 'shut up'
* Bennett cited Katrina aftermath, Swift's "A Modest Proposal" as inspiring his comments; ABC's Tapper noted that Bennett "did not seem particularly apologetic"
