Ronald Reagan’s former Education Secretary and prominent Republican pundit Bill Bennett is under fire for racist comments he made on his radio program. A caller to Bennett’s September 28 radio show suggested that the Social Security system would have money to spare if abortion was outlawed in the US. Bennet responded, saying he didn’t believe in what he called such “far-reaching, extensive extrapolations.” Then came Bill Bennett’s next comment: “I do know that it’s true that if you wanted to reduce crime, you could — if that were your sole purpose, you could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down. That would be an impossible, ridiculous, and morally reprehensible thing to do, but your crime rate would go down.” Former Education Secretary and prominent Republican pundit Bill Bennett. Thanks to MediaMatters for that clip.