Posted on 08/08/2005 8:32:05 AM PDT by Purple GOPer
“Every morning, I get up, get out of bed, and get on my knees and thank God for waking up in America,” declared Ben Stein at the Young America’s Foundation Conference in Washington, D.C.
The actor, comedian, and writer reflected upon America’s increasing prosperity, which is often criticized by the liberal media and Hollywood elites. Stein praised America’s role as the leading engine of free enterprise and free trade for the whole world.
“Free men and women are able to live up to their full potential,” said Stein, “and we continue to see the astonishing power of letting hardworking men and women use their minds and their backs and their hands to do the work that suits their abilities and not do to whatever the state hands out to them.”
Once filled with patriotic actors, Hollywood now makes excuses for American principles. Following a recent trend to mesh entertainment with partisan politics, many actors devote their money and efforts to promote liberal organizations like Rock the Vote.
Stein pointed to movie stars of the past such as James Stewart, Clark Gable, and Charlton Heston-- who all fought in World War II before beginning their acting careers. Yet very few, if any, current American idols are willing to fight in Iraq.
“How many of today’s incredibly buff, muscular, well-toned, super-healthy muscle men stars do you think volunteer to fight terrorists in any part whatsoever” Stein asked a group of 200 students. He considers American soldiers to be the real stars.
“The real stars are wearing body armor on top of their battle dress uniforms in 130 degree heat and they do not have stunt doubles to come in for them when the going gets rough and the bullets and the shrapnel start flying,” said Ben. “They are the real stars, fighting terrorism and trying to free a nation.”
Stein considers America “the light of the world” with a “nation of heroes.” But he claims the media powers distort the past and present reality and college professors place Americans on an equal scale with terrorists. Stein says they are plagued by “moral blindness and historical myopia.”
“They have tried to make America seem like the villain on its own stage,” said Stein. “They have robbed us of our certainty that we are the good guys.”
He calls for young Americans to follow the example of Martin Luther King Junior, fighting back with truth and love.
“Do not let the haters have the floor,” pleaded Stein. “The fact that the haters talk so loud does not make them right.”
Miss Burke is an intern at HUMAN EVENTS through the Institute on Political Journalism and is currently a junior at Marquette University, where she serves as vice chairman of the College Republicans.
I saw Ben Stein poo-pooing the Chinese threat on Cavuto over the weekend.
>>I am starting a Ben Stein Ping! Tell me if you want on
I'll take 'er for a spin! :) Thanks!
Anyone know what this is? Class? Anyone? Anyone? Anyone seen this before.
The Laffer Curve. Anyone know what this says? It says that at this point on the revenue curve, you will get exactly the same amount of revenue as at this point. This is very controversial. Does anyone know what Vice President Bush called this in 1980? Anyone? Something-d-o-o. economics. "Voodoo economics."
(I loved Stein as the Economics teacher in Ferris Bueller's Day Off.)
Stein said either completely idiotic things and he does not really have much intelligence or knowledge or he's not an idiot and knew he was propagating rank ChiCom talking points.
Either way it looks bad.
Ben Stein at Young Americans' Foundation ping
You'll want to read this. :)
Ping me.
>>Ping me.
Dsmatuska, it's "Purple GOPer" who's setting up the ping list for Ben Stein.
Ping.
Thanks.
is there a HOllywood Republican Ping List?
I want on! Ben Stein rocks!
I think they recently made that against the law in Flagstaff, AZ. On two counts. Here you get up, get out of bed, don your spandex and ride around on a bicycle like an idiot, disrupting traffic and getting high on diesel fumes.
The great gap in his mind is what may be roughly called the lack of patriotism--that is to say, he lacks altogether the faculty of attaching himself to any cause or community finally and tragically; for all finality must be tragic. He admires England, but he does not love her; for we admire things with reasons, but love them without reasons. He admires England because she is strong, not because she is English. There is no harshness in saying this, for, to do him justice, he avows it with his usual picturesque candour. In a very interesting poem, he says that--"If England was what England seems"
--that is, weak and inefficient; if England were not what (as he believes) she is--that is, powerful and practical--
"How quick we'd chuck 'er! But she ain't!"
He admits, that is, that his devotion is the result of a criticism...
-G.K. Chesterton, On Mr. Rudyard Kipling and Making the World Small
Add me to your Ben Stein list. I just love him!
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