Bill Bennett: Obama's win means 'You don't take excuses anymore' from minorities

[meegbear]

Bill Bennett last night on CNN put the most sickening spin possible on Barack Obama's victory (which at that point was only looming):

Anderson Cooper: I mean, if he does become president, and it still is an if, does anyone know what this means in terms of change of race relations in the United States, or perception of?

Bennett: Well, I'll tell you one thing it means, as a former Secretary of Education: You don't take any excuses anymore from anybody who says, 'The deck is stacked, I can't do anything, there's so much in-built this and that.' There are always problems in a big society. But we have just -- if this turns out to be the case, President Obama -- we have just achieved an incredible milestone. For which the rest of the world needs to have more respect for the United States than it sometimes does.

Wow, Obama is even more powerful than I thought. I guess his election just wiped out all the remaining institutional bigotry -- particularly the persistent job discrimination against black men -- with a magical wand. Whoda thunk?

I guess Bennett wants us to forget that this "milestone" was achieved over the strenuous opposition of people like himself. Funny how he seems to want to claim credit for it.

Fortunately, David Gergen (who has been a consistent voice of conservative good sense throughout this election, actually), chimed in to observe: "I don't think we have taken care of the issue of racial prejudice."

Nonetheless, I'm sure we can count on the wingnutosphere reiterating this little nugget a lot over the coming four years.

http://crooksandliars.com/david-neiwert/bill-bennett-obama-wins-means-no-mor

[KG]

1. they just can't keep a lid on their racism can they?

[aquart]

4. Nope.

[Wickerman]

2. David Gergen was subtley saying, Yep, we got your prejudice right here

sitting at the table with me. Now go fuck off, Bill. Isn't there a slot machine in Atlantic City calling your name?

[Jim__]

3. Did Bennett think any different BEFORE Obama was elected?

Somehow, I doubt it.

[surrealAmerican]

13. Bingo. Vapid remarks from a vapid individual.

[Kerrytravelers]

5. Isn't Bennett the same guy that said to lower crime rates we should just abort black babies?

I can not understand why these people are allowed into polite society.

[marmar]

6. This man is a vile racist POS blob.....

..... I guess he's just waiting for the bar to open.

[JHB]

7. That would be something for real Journalists to look up...

Since he was speaking "as a former Secretary of Education", what exactly did he say on this subject when he wasn't "former"?

[arcadian]

8. Yeah, and if Obama is a failure we can just blame the blacks.

:sarcasm: <- if needed

[Solly Mack]

9. POS

[asjr]

10. Did CNN hire him in order to help

him pay his gambling debts? They sure hired a winner in spouting bullshit.

[still_one]

11. bennett is a racist asshole, and it is time that we don't take any excuses from these racists

who get to spew their racist vomit on the airwaves, and are never called to task for it

[El Pinko]

12. Oh brother.

The deck is stacked against WHITE people who were not born into the right socioeconomic class.

It is even more stacked against blacks in the same situation.

Obama made it where he has by EXCEPTIONAL talent and hard work.

The president he will replace PROVES how unfair things are by the fact that he had NO talent, never did a good job at anything and yet STILL became president.



Obama winning the presidency proves that blacks (or poor whites, or women) get a fair shake about as much as a black man winning the lottery does.


Why is it that Republicans always point at SUPER RARE examples as proof that EVERYONE can make it.

If EVERYONE can make it, why don't they? 99.999% of all people are all just lazy morons?

[LeFleur1]

17. Why, Why, Why...

...do they allow people like Bennett to have a microphone?

He has nothing of value to say.

[Sheets of Easter]

14. I was wondering how long it would be before this talking point was trotted out.

Not long, apparently. :eyes:

[DemoTex]

15. Bill Bennett's racist sour grapes. Speaking of Bennett and grapes ..

[Neshanic]

16. When he said that last night, I knew he was laying the foundation of future republican talking.

points.

Fat Bastard!

[hamsterjill]

18. Gergen's Frustration with That Comment was Evident

I'm glad that Gergen gave it back to Bennett in the way he did.

[TexasObserver]

19. a Tub of Shit sued Bennett for Trademark infringement

He's an idiot.

[Bluenorthwest]

20. Bill Bennett racist reprobate

This bigot is gambling addict with 7 figure losses in a world where children starve. Ah those 'christian values'.