John Edwards - Racist?

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Questioner to John Edwards: What would you do to help eliminate inner city kids partake in violence?

John Edwards: "We start with the President of the United States saying to America, we can not build enough prisons to solve this problem. And the idea that we just gonna keep incarcerating, pretty soon we not gonna have a young African-America male population in America. They're all gonna be in prison or dead.

Source: http://think.mtv.com/044FDFFFF0002D79C0017...tentDetail.aspx

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

Questioner to John Edwards: What would you do to help eliminate inner city kids partake in violence?

John Edwards: "We start with the President of the United States saying to America, we can not build enough prisons to solve this problem. And the idea that we just gonna keep incarcerating, pretty soon we not gonna have a young African-America male population in America. They're all gonna be in prison or dead.

Source: http://think.mtv.com/044FDFFFF0002D79C0017...tentDetail.aspx

Universal healthcare will stop inner city violence? Pointing his finger and talking #######. Rambling on means he does'nt have a clue.

[Jasman0717 9]

Politics......ugh.....I have a headache

[Jamie76 0]

Guess what? None of them have a clue. Pick your poison.

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

Guess what? None of them have a clue. Pick your poison.

Your right, but this boy needs a nose condom!

[eric&gen 0]

Fuc Politics.

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Questioner to John Edwards: What would you do to help eliminate inner city kids partake in violence?

John Edwards: "We start with the President of the United States saying to America, we can not build enough prisons to solve this problem. And the idea that we just gonna keep incarcerating, pretty soon we not gonna have a young African-America male population in America. They're all gonna be in prison or dead.

Source: http://think.mtv.com/044FDFFFF0002D79C0017...tentDetail.aspx

So no one finds his answer to that question racist?

[Jenn! 918]

Questioner to John Edwards: What would you do to help eliminate inner city kids partake in violence?

John Edwards: "We start with the President of the United States saying to America, we can not build enough prisons to solve this problem. And the idea that we just gonna keep incarcerating, pretty soon we not gonna have a young African-America male population in America. They're all gonna be in prison or dead.

Source: http://think.mtv.com/044FDFFFF0002D79C0017...tentDetail.aspx

So no one finds his answer to that question racist?

It's true that there is a higher percentage of African American males incarcerated than any other racial group. If he had said that the reason for it was that blacks were somehow genetically predispositioned to crime, then that would be racist.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Questioner to John Edwards: What would you do to help eliminate inner city kids partake in violence?

John Edwards: "We start with the President of the United States saying to America, we can not build enough prisons to solve this problem. And the idea that we just gonna keep incarcerating, pretty soon we not gonna have a young African-America male population in America. They're all gonna be in prison or dead.

Source: http://think.mtv.com/044FDFFFF0002D79C0017...tentDetail.aspx

So no one finds his answer to that question racist?

No. It's not racist.

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It's true that there is a higher percentage of African American males incarcerated than any other racial group. If he had said that the reason for it was that blacks were somehow genetically predispositioned to crime, then that would be racist.

Interesting.

When I heard it, my thought was, he's saying that all African-American males will end up in prison or dead if only we had enough prisons. IOW, they're all criminals but the only reason they're on the outside is because we don't have enough prisons.

Clearly, my reading of his statement was wrong. Thanks for correcting me.

[Jenn! 918]

It's true that there is a higher percentage of African American males incarcerated than any other racial group. If he had said that the reason for it was that blacks were somehow genetically predispositioned to crime, then that would be racist.

Interesting.

When I heard it, my thought was, he's saying that all African-American males will end up in prison or dead if only we had enough prisons. IOW, they're all criminals but the only reason they're on the outside is because we don't have enough prisons.

Clearly, my reading of his statement was wrong. Thanks for correcting me.

Oh man, yeah reading it like that does sound pretty racist. I hope that's not what he meant!

[almaty 19]

i do not think edwards meant that....he wants to get elected..and cannot afford to alienate any potential voter

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Oh man, yeah reading it like that does sound pretty racist.

You have entered the no spin zone

[joelunchbox 0]

Questioner to John Edwards: What would you do to help eliminate inner city kids partake in violence?

John Edwards: "We start with the President of the United States saying to America, we can not build enough prisons to solve this problem. And the idea that we just gonna keep incarcerating, pretty soon we not gonna have a young African-America male population in America. They're all gonna be in prison or dead.

Source: http://think.mtv.com/044FDFFFF0002D79C0017...tentDetail.aspx

So no one finds his answer to that question racist?

No. It's not racist.

I believe what he was attempting to say was that if no one does anything, there won't be enough prisons to house everyone who gets into trouble. And this applies to all races even though it was directed at one race. this is me now, prisons are not the answer--we must work to find the root causes. And no, that isn't very easy--but it is necessary.

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From the National Review, a "right wing" media outlet:

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.

http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/pos...DhmZTlkODhkMWI=