Bill Bennett

scaeagles · 09-30-2005, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

No not racist. Republicans not being a race. But yes, a diss on Republicans, absolutely.

As Nephy pointed out, the point was his assumption that the entire hotel staff had to be minority.

As an aside, I don't think Dean is a racist. Byrd - most definitely. But not Dean. He was trying to be clever and diss Republicans.

wendybeth · 09-30-2005, 09:09 PM

I understood the context in which the statement was made, but if anyone was being intellectually lazy, it was Bennett. He is a public figure, and should know to phrase things better, or not say anything at all. It's cannon fodder to his political opponents, and was incredibly stupid on his part. I agree with NA- if he had to say anything, it should have been a general comment, not one regarding a specific race. Stupid, stupid ,stupid........ Not unlike Mrs. Bush's comment regarding the current residents of the Astrodome. Btw, she's certainly keeping a low profile lately.

09-30-2005, 09:09 PM	#2
wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	I understood the context in which the statement was made, but if anyone was being intellectually lazy, it was Bennett. He is a public figure, and should know to phrase things better, or not say anything at all. It's cannon fodder to his political opponents, and was incredibly stupid on his part. I agree with NA- if he had to say anything, it should have been a general comment, not one regarding a specific race. Stupid, stupid ,stupid........ Not unlike Mrs. Bush's comment regarding the current residents of the Astrodome. Btw, she's certainly keeping a low profile lately. __________________
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