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One more thing: I am troubled by the notion that
eliminating Black babies would reduce the crime rate.
This is the one thing about Bennett's statement that
bothers me the most. While it is true that
eliminating the Black contribution to crime would
reduce the rate of crime, it seems racist to me to
singly cite, think first that, or use an illustration
that, elimination of Black babies would be a solution
to crime.
- Wilmot
--- "Wilmot B. Valhmu" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>
> Folks,
>
> Let's be careful how we read and hear. According to
> the quotes below, Bill Bennett said that one
> "could,"
> not "should," abort Black babies to reduce crime.
> (Note: I am by no means defending Bill Bennett.)
> People have the tendency to get emotional about
> things
> without thoroughly understanding what's being said
> or
> advocated. The forwarded e-mail below indicates
> that
> someone already believes that Bill Bennett said that
> Black babies "should" be aborted. From what I read,
> that's false.
>
> Needless to say, the word "could" indicates
> possibility or probability, while "should" indicates
> an imperative. They are not synonymous, nor do
> they
> mean the same. Please, let's note the difference
> before we get all hot under the collars.
>
> Having said that, I think it was stupid of Bill
> Bennett to make the statements or illustration
> attributed to him.
>
> - Wilmot
>
>
>
>
> --- VERA R CROWELL <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
>
> ---------------------------------
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> It already is genocide. From BlackGenocide.org:
>
> Between 1882 and 1968, 3,446 Blacks were lynched in
> the U.S. That number is surpassed in less than 3
> days
> by abortion.
>
> 1,452 African-American children are killed each day
> by
> the heinous act of abortion.
>
> 3 out of 5 pregnant African-American women will
> abort
> their child.
>
> Since 1973 there has been over 13 million Black
> children killed and their precious mothers
> victimized
> by the U.S. abortion industry.
>
> I have often wondered how we have come to the place
> where you have black men and women espousing their
> belief that abortion is right and should be
> preserved
> legally. There was a time when black men and women
> would give their lives to preserve that of a black
> child. It is as if they believe that if they
> espouse
> the beliefs of the majority culture, then they
> become
> more like them. Foolish, foolish. The abortion rate
> for black women is twice that of white women. We are
> destroying ourselves.
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: Devine Akabutu <[log in to unmask]>
>
> Date: Friday, September 30, 2005 10:36 am
>
> Subject: It's Now A Curse To Be Black
>
>
>
> > Atsu,
> >
> > Should I take this toke seriously or just take it
> as
> a joke? An
> > expensive joke ! Reminds me of former Senate
> Majority leader Frits
> > (did I get the name right?).
> >
> > Will it not be "genocide" to abort ALL black
> babies?
>
> >
> >
> > Devine
> >
> >
> > "J. Atsu Amegashie" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > Bennett Under Fire for Remark on Crime and Black
> Abortions
> >
> > By Brian Faler
> > Special to The Washington Post
> > Friday, September 30, 2005; Page A05
> >
> > Democratic lawmakers and civil rights leaders
> denounced
> > conservative commentator
> > William J. Bennett yesterday for suggesting on his
> syndicated
> > radio show that
> > aborting black children would reduce the U.S.
> crime
> rate.
> >
> > The former U.S. education secretary-turned-talk
> show
> host said
> > Wednesday 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." Bennett quickly added that such an idea
> would
> be "an
> > impossible,ridiculous and morally reprehensible
> thing to do." But,
> > he said, "your crime
> > rate would go down."
> >
> > Bennett's comments, flagged by the liberal news
> media watchdog
> > group Media
> > Matters for America, were quickly condemned by
> Senate Minority
> > Leader Harry M.
> > Reid (D-Nev.), who issued a statement demanding
> that
> Bennett
> > apologize. Rep.
> > John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) circulated a letter,
> signed by 10 of
> > his colleagues,
> > demanding that the Salem Radio Network suspend
> Bennett's show.
> >
> > Wade Henderson, the executive director of the
> Leadership
> > Conference on Civil
> > Rights, demanded that the show be canceled.
> >
> > "Bennett's statement is outrageous. As a former
> secretary of
> > education, he
> > should know better," Henderson said. "His program
> should be pulled
> > from the
> > air."
> >
> > A spokeswoman for Salem Radio Network did not
> return
> three calls
> > requestingcomment.
> >
> > Bennett, education secretary under then-President
> Ronald Reagan
> > and director of
> > drug policy during George H.W. Bush's
> administration
> has written a
> > number of
> > books stressing the importance of traditional
> values, including
> > the 1993
> > bestseller "The Book of Virtues."
> >
> > In 2003, he admitted he was a heavy gambler after
> news reports
> > that he had lost
> > millions of dollars in casinos.
> >
> > Bennett's comments came Wednesday, during a
> discussion on his talk
> > show "Morning
> > in America." A caller had suggested that Social
> Security would be
> > better funded
> > if abortion had not been legalized in 1973 because
> the nation
> > would have more
>
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