News Hounds: FOX News Uses Race-Baiting To Give Bill Bennett An Image Make-Over On Hannity & Colmes. Bennett Gives The Facts Surrounding His Racially Biased Remarks A Make-Over, Too.

October 14, 2005

FOX News Uses Race-Baiting To Give Bill Bennett An Image Make-Over On Hannity & Colmes. Bennett Gives The Facts Surrounding His Racially Biased Remarks A Make-Over, Too.

Bill Bennett's appearance on Hannity & Colmes last night was nothing less than a blatant attempt by FOX News (or, at least, Sean Hannity) to shore up Bennett's image in the wake of the outcry over his racially-charged remarks on his radio show a few weeks ago. Rather than have a real fair and balanced discussion about what Bennett said and why some people are upset, FOX News dragged out yet another clip of Louis Farrakhan, their African-American uber-boogyman, to be their straw man for Bennett to knock down. Even then, Bennett and Hannity seemed unable to present their side of the issue without seriously distorting the facts and showing signs of further racism underneath the surface.

As ABC News described the original incident on Bennett's radio show:

(On), "Bill Bennett's Morning in America," syndicated by Salem Radio Network, a caller raised the theory that Social Security is in danger of becoming insolvent because legalized abortion has reduced the number of tax-paying citizens. Bennett said economic arguments should never be employed in discussions of moral issues. If it were your sole purpose to reduce crime, Bennett said, "You could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down.
"That would be an impossible, ridiculous and morally reprehensible thing to do, but your crime rate would go down," he added.

Last night was Bennett's second attempt at image-polishing on Hannity & Colmes. Following his first appearance, I wrote that not only were Bennett's remarks offensive, he seemed to misunderstand why. Last night, he showed the same thick-headedness and lack of empathy. He also misrepresented and twisted the truth.

Before the discussion, Hannity played a long clip of Farrakhan making a lot of inflammatory statements. But the only thing he said about Bennett was absolutely true and irrefutable. Farrakhan called Bennett "a man who said that the crime rate would go down if all black babies were aborted."

Comment: The choice of Farrakhan to speak for the African-American community is just one more example of racial bias if not outright bigotry on FOX News. Does FOX News think Farrakhan's extremist views represent mainstream Blacks? Or are they purposely ignoring the views of mainstream African-Americans? For example, why not have someone like Congressman John Conyers, hardly a radical, explain why he found Bennett's remarks objectionable? In a letter to Salem Radio Network, asking that Bennett's radio program be canceled, Conyers wrote, "The fact that Mr. Bennett later acknowledged that such abortions would be "morally reprehensible," but added again that if it was done "the crime rate would go down," is equally outrageous.

Bennett assailed Farrakhan as "a divider by race." Meanwhile, Bennett seems blithely unconcerned about the divisions his own remarks have caused. He has consistently shown no remorse nor any interest in looking for anything he can do to soothe the hurt or heal the rift.

Instead, Bennett and Hannity condescendingly dragged out the old "some of my best friends are black" ploy when they started talking about a recently deceased African-American woman that Bennett had worked with along with Senator Joe Lieberman.

Next, Hannity went on a self-righteous attack against Farrakhan over something he never said. Looking shocked (as well he should have, for he was not telling the truth), Hannity accused Farrakhan of distorting Bennett's remarks. Hannity repeated Bennett's cover story that because he called it morally reprehensible, that because he was talking about a hypothesis and talking about a book he was reading (which is also false, see below), that was proof that Bennett's remarks were not racist. Like Bennett has all along, Hannity overlooked the insult of equating race and crime.

Hanitty's version of Bennett's remarks were, "Let me tell you about a book that I've been reading and a hypothesis put forward."

Bennett nodded his head and said, "Right. That's right."

Hannity: "Isolated quote, taken out of context, the meaning reprsents nothing the way it was meant but now this becomes repeated by people like (Farrakhan) for political purposes."

I repeat: I'm no fan of Farrakhan but there's simply no disputing that he accurately represented what Bennett said.

In fact, it was Bennett doing the misquoting because, as Alan Colmes pointed out, the book Bennett was supposedly referring to, Freakonomics, did not discuss the racial implications of abortion and crime. As co-author Steven D. Levitt said, "None of our analysis is race-based because the crime data by race is generally not deemed reliable."

Points go to Alan Colmes for challenging Bennett at least somewhat. Bennett attacked Colmes viciously on the air during their previous get-together and, considering that Bennett is a FOX News Contributor, it must be at least somewhat tricky for Colmes to confront him. Colmes asked why Bennett brought up African-Americans in the Freakonomics discussion when the book had not.

Bennett insisted that the book in the foreward to Chapter 4 discusses race (but I'll bet it's in a different context. I'm going to try to find out later today). He also insisted that press reviews of the book were "all about race and crime." He specifically cited The New York Times and The Washington Post. I don't have access to old New York Times reviews but I did find the Time Magazine review (May 2, 2005 p73) and there was no mention of race in relation to crime. I also found a number of reviews, including one from the Washington Post, at Amazon.com. I searched the term "race" on the page and found no matches.

Bennett also told Colmes that "There's been a lot of discussion of race and crime since the situation in New Orleans... It's the kind of thing, unfortunately, that's on people's minds." Comment: Hasn't the discussion on race and New Orleans been related to disaster relief and disaster vulnerability as opposed to race and crime?

As he did during his previous appearance, Bennett seemed to think that because he said it would be "morally reprehensible" to abort black fetuses, that nobody should be offended by what he said. He told Colmes, "If my critics think morally reprehensible means approved, that's unfortunate. My critics got it exactly backwards."

Comment: By refusing to recognize the issues raised by Colmes and Rep. Conyers and obstinately focusing on the abortion part of his statement, Bennett showed that he's the one who has it exactly backwards. Also, just as offensive as Bennett's remarks is the fact that FOX News would use its news show as a public relations event for one of its employees. The Bennett scandal is a bona fide news story and the public deserves to know the full and complete picture.

Reported by ellen at October 14, 2005 03:42 AM

Comments

you should rename News Hounds "BITCH CENTRAL"

Posted by: jim allen at October 14, 2005 04:50 AM

It should come as no surprise to any fair minded person what Fox's agenda is about. They simply love to push the "us and them" party line. The "them" in this case are the African Americans. Farrahkan is just the scape goat but the over arching agenda for Fox is put blacks in some kind of negative light, "them." Case in point, they never have "them" sit in on any of the talking head shows to provide analysis, a different perspective. Yes, they do have a few, very few tokens that are on the payroll but they make it a point to screen "them" before being aired. Is Fox sickening? They certainly are.

Posted by: callawar at October 14, 2005 04:54 AM

you should rename News Hounds "BITCH CENTRAL"

I am not sure or why such a comment was entered but organizations such as News Hounds is what we need to provide "analysis" and "opionion" from another view point. Fox is simply too dangerous for the country to be left unchecked.

Posted by: callawar at October 14, 2005 05:04 AM

What saddens me is the fact that if the ratings are to be trusted and the numbers bear out, this country still has a real racial hangover.Why else would this crazy asshole draw so many viewers and listeners. My guess is the average loyal listener to Limbaugh and Hannity is white and lives in the middle of the country and south of the Mason-Dixon line.

I haven't ventured south of the Santa Fe,New Mexico since maybe 1994 but in my extensive travels before that I spent time on the road between Dallas and Miami. I would find that when talking to just ordinary, working class people alone the way, that blacks where still considered second class, if not third class citizens. I don't believe anything has changed or if it has , not much.

The republicans keep telling the minority voters that they're on their side and will help them. Yet there goal seems to be to eliminate Affrimitive Action while at the same time encourage the illegal aliens to stream across the boarder to fill the menial jobs they say no one else will take. Never mind that a few terrorists have probably walked right into the country alone side them.

I have, I hate to admit, stopped by Burger King and while waiting for my dead cow, talked to a couple of managers through the drive thru window. Both stated during our conversation that they would kill to hire anyone who could speak english.

When does this stop? We'll I don't believe it will ever stop until we stop electing from the old two party system. We need a viable thrid party candidate bestowing to no one. And yes I still believe in the Easter Bunny. Until this happens were going to go round and round for the forseeable future and slowly watch this nation become second class behind China and India.

Posted by: edfromned at October 14, 2005 05:05 AM

Posted by: edfromned at October 14, 2005 05:07 AM

sorry about the double post

Posted by: edfromned at October 14, 2005 05:08 AM

Bill Bennett is definately a racist.

The scary part isn't really that he is racist.

The scary part is that he really doesn't think he is racist, and doesn't see how his comment mean racism.

I think someone should explain to him that its morally reprehensible to think that a race correlates directly to the crime rate in this country.

Poverty maybe?

Whats worse that Bill Bennett's innate racism is that FOX News Corp (pun intended) keeps bringing him on air to clarify his statement, which needs no clarification. And that they still waste air time on this man.

That is scary.

Thank you newshounds for existing to catch up fox.

No thank you newshounds for thinking big government will solve your problems. In the case of Bush WH, you should already see it can't. In CLinton's WH, the small government model worked.

much love,

Dickie

Posted by: Dickie Simpkins at October 14, 2005 05:25 AM

This may be OT, but the immigration thing has always bugged me. Specifically the idea that "they" take jobs no American wants. Well, at the wages those jobs currently earn, I suppose that's true. If that BK manager really wanted better choices among job applicants, he could bump that starting wage up by a couple of bucks... if the home office will let him, that is.

Posted by: RobW at October 14, 2005 05:56 AM

I've read the "Freakonomics" book that Bennet supposedly cited in his original remark. It does point out that crime dropped precipitously in the early-mid 90s, 20 years after Roe v. Wade, and also that crime in Rumania skyrocketed within 20 years after Ceasesku (sp?) completely banned abortion in that country. The thesis is that legal abortion reduces the number of *unwanted* children who are more likely to be poor, neglected, abused... that is, more likely to become runaways or join criminal gangs. It seems a reasonable thesis, though clearly provocative. The book NEVER mentions race in that argument- it's the poverty and neglect that turn kids into criminals.

This is just one of many questions the book attempts to answer.

Posted by: RobW at October 14, 2005 06:03 AM

Sweet Jeezuz, what... are Hannity, O'Reilly, Hume and the rest of the Fox News ghouls "PAID BY THE LIE"?

... is it "piece work" over at FNC? $1,000 per lie. Work hard, and you'll be set for life inside of six months.

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Posted by: BIORsGhost at October 14, 2005 07:10 AM

Some one should ask Hannity about his best friend, i think from New Jeresy, who is an admitted racist, i can't recall his name at the moment, i wish someone could get that information and post it.

Posted by: JOHN T at October 14, 2005 07:53 AM

Some one should ask Hannity about his best friend, i think from New Jeresy, who is an admitted racist, i can't recall his name at the moment, i wish someone could get that information and post it.

Posted by: JOHN T at October 14, 2005 07:53 AM

Some one should ask Hannity about his best friend, i think from New Jeresy, who is an admitted racist, i can't recall his name at the moment, i wish someone could get that information and post it.
Posted by: JOHN T at October 14, 2005 07:53 AM
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Hal Turner. Here's an article. http://www.thenation.com/doc/20050620/blumenthal

Excerpt:
"This year a man named Hal Turner sat before his computer at his suburban home in North Bergen, New Jersey, posting bomb-making tips on his website, hailing the firebombing of an apartment containing "Savage Negroes" and calling for the murder of immigrants. "When enough illegal aliens get killed they will stop coming to the country!" Turner wrote.

Turner was once a prominent activist in New Jersey's Republican Party. To area conservatives, he was best known by his moniker for call-ins to the Sean Hannity Show, "Hal from North Bergen." For years, Hannity offered his top-rated radio show as a regular forum for Turner's occasionally racist, always over-the-top rants. Hannity also chatted with him off-air, allegedly offering encouragement to Turner as he struggled to overcome a cocaine habit and homosexual leanings. Turner has boasted that Hannity once invited Turner and his son on to the set of Fox News's Hannity and Colmes."

Posted by: BIORsGhost at October 14, 2005 08:03 AM

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Posted by: jim allen at October 14, 2005 04:50 AM
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Posted by: BIORsGhost at October 14, 2005 08:28 AM

You almost have to feel sorry for Hannity and Bennett. They're living the wingnut nightmare -- angry black people, a failed war, an insane president, tightening criminal investigations and a slowly-awakening media.

Smearing an entire race to make Bill Bennett's comment seem "reasonable" is just the beginning. Before this is over, expect to hear Hannity babbling about "genetic differences" between liberals and conservatives, the secret pact between the ACLU and the space aliens, and the plot by Mexican illegals to sneak into Americans' homes at night and inject them with drugs that make Ann Coulter seem "bony."

Face it: These guys need enemies as badly as Bill O'Reilly needs manufactured boogeymen, and George Bush needs a drink.

Posted by: Rotwang at October 14, 2005 09:04 AM

edfromned,
I'm not sure where you got the ratings for Bill Bennett's show, but I just found this and it looks like he is still small time and kind of boring if you look at the rightwing blogs.

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While knocking Air America in an op-ed piece for the LA Times another right-wing nutcase tried to make the silly comparison between Air America Radio and conservative Bill Bennett's morning talk show, which was launched at the same time as Air America. Bennett, the right wing ethic czar turned gambling addict “reaches nearly 124 markets,” he said. However, there are several hundred conservative talk stations across the United States and for Bennett to land on 124 of them, is not that big a deal.
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That is what I found looking for his ratings anyway. Even if Bill Bennett does have strong ratings it means little we would have to look at the station line up to get a feel for what is really going on. I know that the radio ratings are much like the older TV ratings system. Unlike the new TV rating system that Nielsen Media Research is implementing the one Fox is fighting to keep the old non-participant system intact to keep the higher ratings, which I believe that the radio ratings are still using. Meaning that you can turn on your radio and go to work or just mute it you are still a participant and being counted, but that is how it is believed Fox gets it’s ratings. Wait a year when Nielsen done with the upgrades for Middle America and the South that is when the real ratings will show just how many people really do watch Fox. I have to wonder will they start bashing the Chimp when the new ratings system is finished being installed?

http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/07/27/133238.php

Posted by: Nix at October 14, 2005 09:19 AM

JohnT - you mean Hannity's pal, Hal Turner? http://www.thenation.com/doc/20050620/blumenthal

Paid by the lie - that must be it, BIORsGhost. How else would the like of Hannity be able to sleep at night? Cha-Ching! And, that Become Republican cartoon is great. I'm going to pass that link along to others.
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Bennett, a great "moral leader and preacher of virtues" in our country, says something stupid & racist and has been discredited even further than he was when his gambling habit was uncovered (and his alleged dominatrix fetish was exposed). Super Hannity, defender of the idiot Right, can't let this stand and he goes into rescue mode donning his cape and gathering his crack "news" team around him to have a strategy meeting on how to get his buddy, Bennett, out of this "misunderstanding".

So what does he do? He pulls out statements by probably one of the most inflammatory African-American leaders around and presents them as mainstream. Hannity and Bennett then proceed to attack Farrakhan because HE is one making racially divisive comments - not Bennett. Instead of having a truthful discussion on the issue of race, they are able to make Farrakhan look MORE RACIST THAN THEM thus cleaning up Bennett's image. There, mission accomplished. Bennett has been officially re-legitimized.

Unfortunately for Hannity and Bennett, some of us are smart enough to see through their attempt to whitewash Bennett's comment. Gee, that was a real nice try though, fellas - just what we've come to expect from Fox "news".

I've actually disliked Bennett from way back when I heard him say in the mid 80's something to the effect that the federal gov should cut back on financial aid to college students because they just spend it on beer and stereos. If it hadn't been for NDSLoans and Pell Grants (in addition to working 2 jobs/honor scholarships), I would have never been able to pay for my tuition/lab fees.

OT: you must check out JibJab.com for their latest called "Big Box-Mart". It's a poke at the big box stores (obviously Wal-mart). Very funny and very true.

Posted by: dd at October 14, 2005 09:20 AM

The real problem I have with Bill Bennett and many one the extreme right is they never seem to admit a mistake. It would be so refreshing to hear them say, "Oh, I am sorry I did not say that correctly..." Senator Durbin went on the floor of the Senate and said he was sorry for some comments he made. I still like the Senator. Bill Bennett (Mr. Virtues) has never taken responsibility for his words or actions, I do not respect him. Too bad he gets so much air time.

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Posted by: wokeupinbienhoa69 at October 14, 2005 09:32 AM

Frist, Rove, Bennett, dubyah, Santorium , Cheney, Libby.....the list just gets bigger by the day of radical right-wingnuts being exposed for their hate, crimincal activities, and failures. No wonder the country is at its lowest support for the chimp and his reich-wing GOPigs. The GOPigs are sinker faster than the Titanic. This is getting good. Keep spinning faux, you are no longer a threat to freedom and truth.

Posted by: Dr. Matt at October 14, 2005 09:48 AM

I agree with you edfromned, we do need a third party,check out my blog.

I hate I missed the program. As I understand it Sean Hanity is part Mexican so I don't think he is as racial as I used to think he was.

But I do think being African American myself, that whites are directly intimidated by blacks.
Whites don't give other minorities as much play.
Education isn't really a factor. Most of the people in my family are well educated.
So I really don'r care about what Bennet has done for the poor blacks.

If what blacks have to say isn't true why do
these people on FOX get so upset?
They don't want to even talk about race.
And hold up people like Condi Rice as an image of what they want blacks to be. Please.

I think the best thing blacks should do is ignore them and let people like Bennett continue to defend themselves, say too much and implode. I'm glad that Conyers wrote a letter to Salem Radio Syndicate.

Posted by: Dixie Belle at October 14, 2005 10:00 AM

I hate when anyone at Fox uses the word, "we."

Usually I throw something at the radio or TV.

Fox will win, (which means everyone loses), because America doesn’t have a people we are a completely fractured nation.

The reason I know this is because no in the new world order even notices you are alive unless there is something in it for them. Globalists really do think if you can’t do anything for them then you are a liability.

In the end all that will be left are the owners and the slaves, because as racist as people like Bennett and Hannity are they are first and foremost mammon worshipers and see every person as nothing but a stepping stone on the road to Shambala.

Posted by: Ervin at October 14, 2005 10:12 AM

I just want to take issue with what RobW said earlier about crime being related to poverty rather than race.

While this seems to be true for some crimes, wealthy upper class men are much more likely to commit crimes such as violating election laws, corporate looting, and other so-called "white collar" crimes that do more harm to the country than car thefts and gang fights.

I am not attempting to minimize the impact of the crimes that take place in poorer communities on the people in those communities, the effects at the national level are minimal.

Look at the effect that frist's crimes have had on the healthcare system for the entire country, and he is only one criminal!

bennet is a distraction more than anything else, I should care less what an ignorant fuck like him thinks of anything let alone something he has no knowledge about. What qualifies that whore to make comments about race, the crime rate, or abortion? He is no sociologist. Don't pay attention to what is behind the curtain, you just might see what is really going on.

Posted by: J at October 14, 2005 10:29 AM

Bill Bennett is racist, but he thinks that he isn't because he is not a cross burning Klansman.

He is, like many of his generation, somewhat in denial of the fact that they obsess over race and do not see us all as equals.

There is an amamzing amount of ignorance coming from this side of the political ideology spectrum when it comes to their constant harping on racial topics. It's easy for them to get outraged by Farrakhan's ignorant statements, but when Trent Lott, Jesse Helms, Bill Bennett, etc. let their ignorance and insensitivity shine in their statements, it's always the fault of the liberal media.

I'm sorry, but when you have the Ku Klux Klan and Aryan groups agreeing with your basic philosphies about this country, you are responsible for racism in this country.

AAR

Posted by: adamannapolis at October 14, 2005 10:33 AM

I just wonder if Sean Hannity and Bill Bennett just spit nonsense to prove that their right? I mean what's going on with Hannity! I don't understand whether he's just trying to attack the minister Farrakhan for being a scapegoat! I mean what's this clip suppose to be of "Oh, he's black, so every black person is just like him!" That's the thing that Bennett fails to realize! He uses FOX News to promote his agenda. To think of a man to say such words after the lastest wall-to-wall coverage of the aftermath of Katrina, is plain idiotic! Now deceased C. Delores Tucker (black activist, rap critic and civil rights leader)and him share something in common, foot-in the mouth disease and I think it's spreading! Watch out Sean and Bill, you're catching it!

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Posted by: wokeupinbienhoa69 at October 14, 2005 09:32 AM
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Posted by: GOP LieBot V2.0 at October 14, 2005 11:05 AM

J,
Nice Post.

I didn't want to, but I'm going to say it:

If all WHITE people had abortions the crime rate would go down AND there would be fewer wars.

Dispute THAT, Bennet, Hannity, et al...

Posted by: GOP LieBot V2.0 at October 14, 2005 11:10 AM

I think you could make a case that Bennett is not just racist but criminally insane based on his comments.

The way he came back at the end even though he didn’t have to and said, “but your crime rate would go down,” seems to insinuate not only that he thinks the idea would work but if he were king of the world and it were up to him he would give it a try just to see.

Crime is just a matter of degrees. Genocidal maniacs like Bennett are far more dangerous than a run of the mill murderer.

Posted by: Ervin at October 14, 2005 11:42 AM

And don't forget -- Bill Bennett is the same guy who claims that a million-dollar gambling habit and a fondness for Las Vegas casino comps AREN'T an addiction or a moral vice...as long as you have money to burn.

Bill Bennett could justify murder and child-rape. Making racism sound "so-what" is a cakewalk for this deluded, self-serving monster.

Posted by: Rotwang at October 14, 2005 11:42 AM

I was totally repulsed by that racially charged spectacle. I find it so offensive that Hannity continually uses Louis Farrakhan in his spin.

Posted by: deborah at October 14, 2005 11:47 AM

In defense of Farrakhan, at least he is honest about his racism. I don't feel as though his attacks on my people are stealthy or hidden, he comes right out and says it, which makes him a better person than benet.

Posted by: J at October 14, 2005 11:52 AM

Sorry people I know this is OT but anyone seen this,

http://www.freeenterprisefund.org/media/media_top.php

The Dogs of War are on the move.

Posted by: Ivor at October 14, 2005 11:53 AM

Later on in the show they had a black panther on who pointed his finger back at Vannity. The guest also told him he would see him in court for putting out false information on him. I really got a kick out of that. I very rarely watch anymore but that segment caught my attention.

Posted by: jason at October 14, 2005 11:55 AM

Ivor,

Which video are you suggesting we watch?

Posted by: ervin at October 14, 2005 11:58 AM

Jason,
I saw that part of the show. Hannity said he had proof of what he accused the guy of saying. But amazingly he couldn't find it. He said he'd have him back on another time when he found it. That means when he can edit a clip to his liking.

Posted by: john t at October 14, 2005 12:04 PM

Sorry Ervin I meant click on
Bad Ronnie, Bad

Posted by: Ivor at October 14, 2005 12:08 PM

Was that J.C. Watts giving Bennett a shine yesterday?

LOL.

Lenny

Posted by: Liberal Lenny at October 14, 2005 12:36 PM

Great post!

Finally one with some real information, rather than some mindless regugitation of Fox News.

keep up the good work

Posted by: ari at October 14, 2005 12:50 PM

While I agree that neither Louis Farrakhan, Jessie Jackson, or Al Sharpton ought to have been given so much attention, all three were "stars" in the liberal media long before Fox News ever existed.

And to be consistent, wouldn't you have to call Mike Wallace a "race-baiter" for conducting two lengthy interviews with Farrakhan for 60 Minutes?

John Conyers? Please. He is a conspiracy theorist with a large Muslim constituency in crime-ridden Old Detroit.

And his staff stole a bunch of Christmas turkeys one year that were meant for the homeless.

Posted by: Jose Chung at October 14, 2005 01:00 PM

Jose,
Once again for Gods sake give some kind of proof to your ramblings.

Posted by: john t at October 14, 2005 01:04 PM

Its a sad commentary that persons like Obama and Harold Ford Jr. do not speak out on behalf of black people. Cosby is right but is too controversial. Where is Oprah?If the so called liberal media would showcase these folks Fox would not be able to throw crazy Louis in our faces. In my day (the old hippie said)Bennett would have been so sorry that he had opened his big mouth.We would have had his head on a platter.To Dickie--He knows that he is a racist and is very comfortable with it.

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