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

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

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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.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

So ? by their logic ? W can run again in 2008 ? ..

[smoothsailing]

No,of course not.It's just a dream I have,that's all.

President Bush will be our CIC for 3 & 1/2 brief years.

As Ben Stein says,we've got work to do to find a man to fill those shoes.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

It's ok,,,, lol,,, I was just being sarcastic, thats all.
I was just trying to point out the absurdity of the liberal mind ( sounds like a great line for a book ).
ABSURDITY of the Liberal mind....... I like that line.

[smoothsailing]

I get it! But I wasn't kidding,I have actually had that dream.

Absurdity of the liberal mind.Sounds like a book by Ann Coulter!

[Prophet in the wilderness]

maybe we can have her consider that title.

[smoothsailing]

Not a chance,UNLESS you get full credit! :o)

[DTogo]

I'm glad Ben Stein's role as the "Pixies" in Fairly Odd Parents has sparked interest in the DTogo household about who this man is.

If only our President would do something about...

[OldFriend]

Reminding us that X42 and everyone in his administration is evil.

[stocksthatgoup]

Fine read. Fine Author. Fine President.

[ConservativeMind]

Beautiful.

[the invisib1e hand]

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

Real New Yorkers would be offended by that.

[varon]

BTTT

[Gunrunner2]

"As Ben Stein says,we've got work to do to find a man to fill those shoes."

Or woman. . .like Rice. . .but come to think of it, even a feminine as she is and beautiful, she is more man than 99% of those girlie-men of the democratic party.

[WestTexasWend]

"It's a word I made up."

Well done...and it fits.

[upchuck]

Cool word!

[Shawndell Green]

Good word. I may borrow it from time to time.

[krunkygirl]

Thanks for the link. I enjoyed it. I wish I knew how to influence my "dyed in the wool" (her words) conservative sister who, for some unknown(to me) reason, has a very unfavorable view of President Bush.

[La Enchiladita]

Ben Stein is a POWERFUL writer: his pen is a sword of truth and his mind is beacon of light.

I'm printing this out to send to some troops. You found another gem, FMC!

[Responsibility1st]

PING TO Purple GOPer

Is there more than one Ben Stein ping list?

[LiteKeeper]

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