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Abort all black babies and cut crime, says Republican
Dan Glaister in Los Angeles
Saturday October 1, 2005
The Guardian
George Bush has distanced himself from comments made by a leading
Republican crusader on moral values who declared that one way to
reduce the crime rate in the US would be to "abort black babies".
Speaking on his daily radio show, William Bennett, education
secretary under Ronald Reagan and drugs czar under the first George
Bush, said: "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."
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He went on to qualify his comments, which were made in response to a
hypothesis that linked the falling crime rate to a rising abortion
rate. Aborting black babies, he continued, would be "an impossible,
ridiculous and morally reprehensible thing to do, but your crime
rate would go down".
The comments brought condemnation from all sides. The White House
press secretary, Scott McClellan, said: "The president believes the
comments were not appropriate."
Democrats called for Mr Bennett to withdraw his comments, and for
his radio show to be dropped. "Republicans, Democrats and all
Americans of goodwill should denounce this statement, should
distance themselves from Mr Bennett," said Jesse Jackson. "And the
private sector should not support Mr Bennett's radio show or his
comments on the air."
Mr Bennett subsequently defended his words, saying that it should
not be taboo to talk about race and crime. "There was a lot of
discussion about race and crime in New Orleans," he told ABC
news. "There was discussion - a lot of it wrong - but nevertheless,
media jumping on stories about looting and shooting, and roving
gangs and so on.
"There's no question this is on our minds," he added. "What I do on
our show is talk about things that people are thinking ... we don't
hesitate to talk about things that are touchy. I'm sorry if people
are hurt, I really am. But we can't say this is an area of American
life [and] public policy that we're not allowed to talk about - race
and crime."
Mr Bennett served as chairman of the National Endowment for the
Humanities under Reagan from 1981-85, and as secretary of education
from 1985-88. He became "drug czar" under the first President Bush
in 1989.
Since leaving government in 1990, Mr Bennett has built a career as
an author and public figure promoting conservative values. He has
written or co-authored a string of highly successful books including
five on virtues and faith for children and young people.
But his image was tainted by revelations two years ago that he had a
multi-million dollar gambling habit, spending hours in casinos in
Las Vegas. Reports at the time estimated that he had lost $8m
(£4.5m) in 10 years. He responded that he had won more than he had
lost.His most recent books include, The Death of Outrage: Bill
Clinton and the Assault on American Ideals; and Why We Fight: Moral
Clarity and the War on Terrorism.
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ningún otro medio, mucho menos norteamericano, preocupados por el
divorcio de algún famoso...
Abort all black babies and cut crime, says Republican
Dan Glaister in Los Angeles
Saturday October 1, 2005
The Guardian
George Bush has distanced himself from comments made by a leading
Republican crusader on moral values who declared that one way to
reduce the crime rate in the US would be to "abort black babies".
Speaking on his daily radio show, William Bennett, education
secretary under Ronald Reagan and drugs czar under the first George
Bush, said: "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."
Article continues
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He went on to qualify his comments, which were made in response to a
hypothesis that linked the falling crime rate to a rising abortion
rate. Aborting black babies, he continued, would be "an impossible,
ridiculous and morally reprehensible thing to do, but your crime
rate would go down".
The comments brought condemnation from all sides. The White House
press secretary, Scott McClellan, said: "The president believes the
comments were not appropriate."
Democrats called for Mr Bennett to withdraw his comments, and for
his radio show to be dropped. "Republicans, Democrats and all
Americans of goodwill should denounce this statement, should
distance themselves from Mr Bennett," said Jesse Jackson. "And the
private sector should not support Mr Bennett's radio show or his
comments on the air."
Mr Bennett subsequently defended his words, saying that it should
not be taboo to talk about race and crime. "There was a lot of
discussion about race and crime in New Orleans," he told ABC
news. "There was discussion - a lot of it wrong - but nevertheless,
media jumping on stories about looting and shooting, and roving
gangs and so on.
"There's no question this is on our minds," he added. "What I do on
our show is talk about things that people are thinking ... we don't
hesitate to talk about things that are touchy. I'm sorry if people
are hurt, I really am. But we can't say this is an area of American
life [and] public policy that we're not allowed to talk about - race
and crime."
Mr Bennett served as chairman of the National Endowment for the
Humanities under Reagan from 1981-85, and as secretary of education
from 1985-88. He became "drug czar" under the first President Bush
in 1989.
Since leaving government in 1990, Mr Bennett has built a career as
an author and public figure promoting conservative values. He has
written or co-authored a string of highly successful books including
five on virtues and faith for children and young people.
But his image was tainted by revelations two years ago that he had a
multi-million dollar gambling habit, spending hours in casinos in
Las Vegas. Reports at the time estimated that he had lost $8m
(£4.5m) in 10 years. He responded that he had won more than he had
lost.His most recent books include, The Death of Outrage: Bill
Clinton and the Assault on American Ideals; and Why We Fight: Moral
Clarity and the War on Terrorism.
Special report
United States of America
World news guide
North American media
Media
New York Times
Washington Post
CNN
Government
US government portal
White House
Senate
House of Representatives
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