Okay, I watched the Talking Points. Here is my opinion.
I agree with 90% of what O'Reilly said. I was impressed. I think he made very good points. I agree that part of the black community has made a self destructive culture for themselves. However, it is still important to recognize that unfair racism against black people is still a phenomenon that contributes to this issue. It is unfair to not acknowledge that. Those statistics are just as important.
I was also pleasantly surprised that he criticized Zimmerman's actions. More people on the right need to be more critical of Zimmerman's actions. Morally (but not legally), Zimmerman was in the wrong.
I think the biggest criticism I had of what O'Reilly said is that he expects Obama to address this complicated race issue. He shouldn't. That, in my mind, is not the responsibility of a president. It is however the responsibility of Sharpton and Jackson. I agree. Both of them play soft ball with this issue.
How about the race profiteers start out by putting out public service announcements in the black communities telling them that the path they are on WILL NOT lead to a successful life in this country, and start telling them that gansta BS and teen pregnancy will keep them down more than any man can by limiting their choices.
And just an observation, what most people refer to racism is more an observation of reputation than anything else, the Irish and the Italians have had to over come bad reputations at one time in our history, blacks will have to do the same. That takes work and forgetting the victim mentality and taking personal responsibility.