"there are more young African-American men in college than in prison."

this is supposed to be some great achievement?

it's like saying more husbands love their wives than beat them.

JOHN EDWARDS IS A RACIST

"Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said if he isn’t elected president, the population of African-American males is likely to either wind up in prison or dead."

Hmmmmmmmmmmm Haven't really heard anything here.......... Where's the uproar

Friday, September 28, 2007

JOHN EDWARDS

Edwards: 'Pretty Soon We’re Not Going to Have a Young African-American Male Population in America.'

Asked about what he could do about "inner-city kids partaking in violence" at the MTV/MySpace Forum yesterday, Democratic candidate John Edwards offered an apocalyptic prediction for young black males:

“We cannot build enough prisons to solve this problem. And the idea that we can keep incarcerating and keep incarcerating — pretty soon we’re not going to have a young African-American male population in America. They’re all going to be in prison or dead. One of the two.”

Hyperbole much? Despite popular misperception and those who find it a convenient talking point to illustrate inescapable racism, there are more young African-American men in college than in prison. In 2005, according to the Census Bureau, there were 864,000 black men in college. According to Justice Department statistics, there were 802,000 in federal and state prisons and jails; between the ages of 18 and 24, however, black men in college outnumber those incarcerated by 4 to 1.

UPDATE: Some readers are finding the numbers above confusing. The first set of numbers (comparing 864,000 to 802,000) refers to all black men of all ages. The 4 to 1 ratio is among black men between the ages of 18 to 24. In other words, a large percentage of that 802,000 are black men above the age of 24.

09/28 02:32 PM

PiSqd---

Nobody cut and paste anything Billo said. Listen to the tape again. Also Jesse Jackson on Billo foolish show even stated he found what he said offensive.

Lowest forms of life? Really? I don't agree with the witch hunt, almost as much as I don't agree with O'Reilly himself, but come on!

I think you people need some perspective.

How come no mention about O'Reilly's interview with Jesse Jackson last night or Al Sharpton the night before? They didn't say anything that would further your crusade to make Bill out as a racist?
At least you and moveon are smart enough not to cut and paste what they said into what you wanted to hear as was done to O'Reilly. You people, and I use that term loosely, are the lowest forms of life on earth.

In context, LMMFAO. Otherwise, depressing.

Good stuff!!!

I think Billo has truly lost his marbles.