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William Bennett: “I thought it was if not a racist comment, a way-out-of-touch comment.”

On the recordJanuary 10, 2010
I thought it was if not a racist comment, a way-out-of-touch comment.
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William Bennett

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William Bennett critiques Reid's comments as being out of touch and offensive.

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