[zoyd]

My point is that BENNETT IS A MORALIST. HE COVERS ALL THINGS MORAL. EVERYTHING THAT IS MORAL IS ON HIS BITCH LIST. You can't just EXCLUDE that bit of morality you happen to dislike, disco. Can't you get that? He preaches himself to the world as a moralist. Whether or not HE says it's on his bitch list, it is, de facto, on his bitch list, because HE'S A MORALIST. That's all.

[discostu]

He's a moralist, yes. And he does not discuss gambling as immoral behavior. So maybe that means you're full of crap. Maybe Bennett understands that life is full of risks and that to a degree we're all gamblers. Or maybe he knew a bunch of whiney people would get all uptight and it just wasn't worth the headache.

[MHGinTN]

Wait just a damn minute. You mentioned drugs; are the drugs evil, or is the addiction to the drugs evil; or is the taking of the drugs evil? Is gambling immoral; or is placing a wager immoral; or is accepting winnings immoral; or is offering moral advice while not being absadamnlutely perfect immoral? What Bill is doing is stupid from a couple of perspectives, but to moralize on the man and try to persuade us to stamp him immoral over his 'controlled' gambling, is just plain hypocritical in and of itself!

[robertpaulsen]

The Catechism of the Catholic Church (2413.)

"Games of chance (card games, etc.) or wagers are not in themselves contrary to justice. They become morally unacceptable when they deprive someone of what is necessary to provide for one’s needs and those of others. The passion for gambling risks becoming an enslavement. Unfair wagers and cheating at games constitute grave matter, unless the damage inflicted is so slight that the one who suffers it cannot reasonably consider it significant."

Get a grip, zoyd. If Bill Bennett's gambling fits the above (which it does), it is not immoral. And who the hell are you to tell Bill Bennett where he should spend his money. My guess is that he donates more to the needy than you ever could.