Moronic Convergence

Proving that he has only one functioning ear and no functioning brain, Nation of Islam Imam "Calypso" Louis Farrakhan has declared a fatwah against radio talk show host and cultural crusader Bill Bennett:

In a statement released Tuesday by Farrakhan's "Millions More Movement," the group says it will use a press conference on Wednesday to "issue a response to the racist comments of former Secretary of Education William Bennett who proposed genocide, or 'aborting all Black Babies,' as a remedy to America's crime problem."

"Specific action will be announced to deal with William Bennett and his financial sponsors," the statement warned.

In fact, rather than advocate a plan to abort black babies, Bennett said such a proposal would be "morally reprehensible."

In a related story, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has announced that he is laying off 3,000 city workers. That they will all be bus drivers is reputed but has yet to be confirmed.