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I used to like Ben Stein...

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Ben Stein has rather obnoxious right-wing views, as you might expect from someone who wrote speeches in the Nixon White House.

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[quote]Some have called Stein a "Nixon apologist" due to his fervent defense of Nixon's legacy. As recently as 2005, in the American Spectator, Stein said "Nixon was a peacemaker. He was a lying, conniving, covering-up peacemaker. He was not a lying, conniving drug addict like JFK, a lying, conniving war-starter like LBJ, a lying, conniving seducer like Clinton
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[quote="JulianTheApostate"]Ben Stein has rather obnoxious right-wing views, as you might expect from someone who wrote speeches in the Nixon White House.

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[quote]Some have called Stein a "Nixon apologist" due to his fervent defense of Nixon's legacy. As recently as 2005, in the American Spectator, Stein said "Nixon was a peacemaker. He was a lying, conniving, covering-up peacemaker. He was not a lying, conniving drug addict like JFK, a lying, conniving war-starter like LBJ, a lying, conniving seducer like Clinton
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Hilarious:

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2008/03/expelled.php

Our intrepid adventurers discuss these events here:

http://richarddawkins.net/article,2389, ... s-PZ-Myers

:lol:

I believe this is the movie referred to in the 2nd link above:

http://multimedia.mcb.harvard.edu/
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i just wanna win the dudes money
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Get ready for the onslaught, Expelled opens this Friday... :x
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I am thoroughly disgusted with Ben Stein. Not that I have ever met the guy, or read his books, or even seen the so-called documentary Expelled! he made. However, I don't want to financially contribute to him, so I will not pay to do any of these things.
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