Media Matters - Bill Bennett and Abortion

Media Matters - Bill Bennett and Abortion http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/bill_bennett_and_abortion This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Bill Bennett and Abortion en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America CNN's Jonathan Klein: Bennett "had explained himself very clearly and well" on controversial remarks http://mediamatters.org/items/200602140001 In a New York Times article, CNN president Jonathan Klein asserted that recent hire Bill Bennett "had explained himself clearly and very well" regarding his September 2005 comment, in which Bennett said that "you could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down." However, Bennett has defended himself by falsely claiming that the topic "was a matter that had been under discussion in articles and newspapers and in some discussions of books." http://mediamatters.org/items/200602140001 Tue, 14 Feb 2006 09:22:42 EST Unapologetic about "every black baby" comment, new CNN hire Bennett repeated false reference to articles and books purportedly discussing the "matter" http://mediamatters.org/items/200601270001 In his first appearance since being hired by CNN, Bill Bennett defended his September 2005 comment that "you could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down" by falsely asserting that the topic "was a matter that had been under discussion in articles and newspapers and in some discussions of books." http://mediamatters.org/items/200601270001 Thu, 26 Jan 2006 19:16:17 EST Hannity repeated Bennett's Freakonomics falsehood http://mediamatters.org/items/200601190010 Sean Hannity repeated radio host Bill Bennett's false claim that Bennett was simply quoting from the book Freakonomics when he made controversial comments regarding blacks, crime, and abortion. http://mediamatters.org/items/200601190010 Thu, 19 Jan 2006 18:40:24 EST Despite controversial comments and GAO investigation, Bill Bennett reportedly joining CNN as political analyst http://mediamatters.org/items/200601050002 CNN has reportedly hired conservative commentator Bill Bennett despite a controversial comment he made in September 2005 on his radio show, when he said that "it's true that if you wanted to reduce crime ... you could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down." http://mediamatters.org/items/200601050002 Thu, 5 Jan 2006 13:05:15 EST NewsBusters editor falsely accused Media Matters of taking Bennett "out of context" http://mediamatters.org/items/200510130002 http://mediamatters.org/items/200510130002 Thu, 13 Oct 2005 16:00:46 EST Bennett suggested his critics are racist: "I hit too close to what they believe, not what I believe" http://mediamatters.org/items/200510080001 http://mediamatters.org/items/200510080001 Fri, 7 Oct 2005 20:00:55 EST NRO's Goldberg defended Bennett, falsely claiming "his argument wasn't about race at all" http://mediamatters.org/items/200510070010 http://mediamatters.org/items/200510070010 Fri, 7 Oct 2005 18:39:28 EST Salem Radio Network president responds to Conyers, who then fires back http://mediamatters.org/items/200510060010 http://mediamatters.org/items/200510060010 Thu, 6 Oct 2005 19:15:46 EST Defending Bennett's comments, Rev. Peterson cited alleged violence at Superdome to claim that most blacks "lack moral character" http://mediamatters.org/items/200510030005 http://mediamatters.org/items/200510030005 Mon, 3 Oct 2005 16:16:14 EST Limbaugh falsely accused Media Matters of taking Bennett out of context http://mediamatters.org/items/200509300009 http://mediamatters.org/items/200509300009 Fri, 30 Sep 2005 17:35:20 EST Bennett defended racial comments with falsehood http://mediamatters.org/items/200509300008 http://mediamatters.org/items/200509300008 Fri, 30 Sep 2005 17:10:12 EST Bennett cited Katrina aftermath, Swift's "A Modest Proposal" as inspiring his comments; ABC's Tapper noted that Bennett "did not seem particularly apologetic" http://mediamatters.org/items/200509300004 http://mediamatters.org/items/200509300004 Fri, 30 Sep 2005 14:33:55 EST Media Matters exposes Bennett: "[Y]ou could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down" http://mediamatters.org/items/200509280006 http://mediamatters.org/items/200509280006 Wed, 28 Sep 2005 15:18:15 EST