Bulletin From Ben (Ben Stein hits it out of the park)

The American Spectator ^ | 8/18/2005 | Ben Stein

[Former Military Chick]

Print Article         Close Window

Bulletin From Ben

Published 8/18/2005 1:42:28 AM

A few humble theses: There is such a thing as evil in this world and such a thing as good. It is simply not true that all is relative and similar. Beheading Iraqi civilians with a saw on the Internet is absolutely evil. Helping children in Mosul get pure water is absolute good. Sending homicide bombers to blow up elementary schools at a kibbutz is evil. Treating the children of your enemies in the finest hospitals in Israel is good. In Europe and Asia and South America and in much of North America, this idea is unknown. All is relative and the only point is to get away another day without having the evil ones attack you. Appeasing the terrorists, ignoring them and their instigators, pretending that the good guys are the bad guys -- all of these are now standard practice in the capitals of the world, and in the academies of America and in the Democratic Party at high levels. There is one great man standing between us and this capitulation to evil: that man is George Bush, and he has two great allies, Tony Blair and John Howard. If we did not have George Bush at the helm, if we had a moral relativist like Kerry or Gore, we would even now be playing the same appeasing games as Chamberlain played with Hitler, and which France and Germany, Spain and Italy, Norway and Belgium, tragically, even Canada, play with the enemies of the human spirit. By a great providence, we were sent George Bush. In his mind, there is such a thing as evil. Terrorism is evil. Racism is evil. The murder of unborn babies is evil. Torturing a totally innocent Terri Schiavo to death is evil. He sees it, acts on it, actively works not just to get along day by day, but to keep evil at bay and to overcome it where it can be overcome. As time goes by, I come to realize that George Bush, with all of his faults, is the spiritual heir to Abraham Lincoln, to Martin Luther King, Jr., to Winston Churchill, to the late Pope John Paul II. How unbelievably lucky we are to have him, and how grateful we should be. The terrifying part is that he will be gone from power in less than three years. Then what? The evil will remain in men's souls, and who will be there to fight it? We have to start thinking right now of who sees and recognizes the difference between good and evil and start energizing ourselves to make that man or woman President. George Bush's shoes will be terrifyingly difficult to fill. Ben Stein is a writer, actor, economist, and lawyer living in Beverly Hills and Malibu. He also writes "Ben Stein's Diary" in every issue of The American Spectator.

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT

[BradyLS]

I hope Ben Stein is around with us for a long, long time. Great read!

[bray]

Thank God for President George W Bush!

Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters

[mercy]

That's because George Bush is an American.

As opposed to some pencil necked frenchie wannabee raised by socialist one worlders.

BUMP.

[TNdandelion]

Well Ben....what are you doing in 2008? Interested in the Presidency? Just don't do the State of the Union address in your trademark tone. ;)

[konaice]

This is old, but I love it, and I fire it up about once a week just to get my heart pumping...


http://www.evilconservativeblog.com/files/whitehouse.htm

[nopardons]

bttt

[agincourt1415]

HUGE! And RIGHT ON!

[kalee]

bump

[AZ_Cowboy]

Excellent piece.

[pollyannaish]

Amen and Amen. And thank God for Ben Stein too. These next three years are going to go way, way too fast.

[PISANO]

I was brought up in an era where GOOD and EVIL were easily recognizable and understood and like Mr. Stein am very grateful that the man in the White House knows the difference and does not waiver from this truth.

[Reagan Man]

Short and sweet.

As time goes by, I come to realize that George Bush, with all of his faults, is the spiritual heir to Abraham Lincoln, to Martin Luther King, Jr., to Winston Churchill, to the late Pope John Paul II.

Compare Bush43 to Lincoln, Churchill and even the last Pope. Okay. I see no need to include MLK.

[Former Military Chick]

PING

[citizencon]

Profound...
Makes me proud to have voted for the man.

[bethtopaz]

Loved it and love President George W. Bush!
Thanks!

[Prophet in the wilderness]

Terrorism is evil.
Racism is evil.
The murder of unborn babies is evil.
Torturing a totally innocent Terri Schiavo to death is evil.
Allowing the Clintons ( both Clintons ) to get away with covering up the Able Danger information is evil.
What the Democrats/Liberals are doing to America is evil.
N.O.W. is evil
Homosexuality is evil, purely demonic and satanic.

[185JHP]

An attitude of menschitude...