Ben Stein’s Lunacy and Roger Ebert’s Send-Up
Posted on | January 12, 2009 | No Comments
I have a confession to make. Years ago, I was a fan of Ben Stein. I enjoyed his deadpan and sometimes droll sense of humor, and “Win Ben Stein’s Money” was a sure stop for me while channel surfing.
At the time, I was blissfully unaware of his fundie religious beliefs and his willingness to discard journalistic integrity in the interest of promoting his wacky agenda.
A few months ago, I saw this clip of him, along with other so-called financial experts, telling the world in August 2007 that stocks were cheap and the subprime mortgage problem was “tiny.” Sure, market predictors are wrong just as often as they’re right, but you have to admit, this was a doozy:
I also had read many reviews of Stein’s movie, “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed.” By all accounts, it is a pure hatchet job on the truth and is fundamentally flawed on so many levels that to even call it a film is perhaps being generous. Blaming the theory of evolution for the Holocaust? Claiming intelligent design is a scientific undertaking? C’mon!
Anyway, I just stumbled upon Roger Ebert’s review of the film. He delivered an exquisitely artful response to the film and Stein’s tactics, better than I ever could. So I won’t try. Just read:
Roger Ebert’s review of Ben Stein’s “Expelled”
Thank you Mr. Ebert for having the courage to write an honest review. And thank you Chicago Sun-Times for allowing him to publish a blog post that is sure to be controversial, at least to the weak-minded American populace.
Perhaps there’s hope for this planet after all.
Nah.
Tags: Ben Stein > Darwinism > evolution > Expelled > holocaust > ID > intelligent design > Roger Ebert > subprime
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