Sorry, not buying: so Republicans want black people to be grateful for their attention? Forgive me, but we're not quite as bowled over as they'd like us to be.
American Prospect, The, December, 2005 by Packer, Z.Z.
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> NOT LONG AGO, WILLIAM BENNETT--FORMER education secretary, self-styled moralist, and gambler--philosophized, "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." A few beats later Bennett reminded himself and his radio audience that such a crime-fighting method might be "morally reprehensible." For me and other blacks, hearing Bennett uphold his racist "blacks = crime" premise was unbearable, and hearing him discuss black genocide in the language ...
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