Juan Williams was right in his exchange with Newt during the MLK debate.  Newt was insulting.  When a lot of people stop short search their conscience about race. 

They ask themselves, "Do I hate or fear minority X; believe that they are biolically inferior; or think it is OK to deny them human decency and civil rights?  No.  Therefore I am not a racist!"

They then feel free to make sweeping generalizations about groups of people and be a patronizing buttheads--just like Newt.  I know I would bristle (and do!) when I hear generalizations about my people: Americans, whites, Arizonans, Italians, males, etc.

Which makes me ask: What is the evidence supporting the "Culture of Poverty?"  After immersing myself in education research over the past several years I have learned that after accounting for race, poverty, teachers, peers, and a host of other observable factors, there is still a lot that is unexplained about why one kid learns more than another.  What objective, observable factors do the Cult o'Pov's have that backs their explanation of why minorities learn or earn less?