I love Ben Stein. I think the man is just hilarious, and if you’ve ever seen his show “Win Ben Stein’s Money” you’ll also know just how smart this man is. Funny and brilliant. A rare combination. However, even the smartest of men say the dumbest things sometime.
The good folks over at Yahoo Movie News give us the following:
The conservative humorist, writer and political pundit said movie stars and film industry professionals failed to highlight the sacrifices of soldiers during the awards ceremony on March 5. “Not one prayer or moment of silence for those who have given their lives,” Stein said, speaking Thursday at a Republican Party fundraising dinner.
“Stop spitting in the face of Americans and maybe we will go to the movies,”
Wait a minute… hold the phone for a second Benny boy. So are you saying that by not “saying a prayer” or having a moment of silence at the Oscars, Hollywood was “spitting in the face of Americans”???? Umm… that’s just dumb.
I guess the NBA hates the men and women in armed service since they don’t have a prayer or moment of silence before every game. Same goes for the NFL, NHL and Baseball too. I guess schools everywhere “spit in the face of America” because they don’t have that moment of remembrance at the beginning of each school day.
Come to think of it Ben… I don’t recall ever seeing you start your show with a moment of silence to think about the men and women in service overseas either. I guess that was just an oversight though.
The Oscars did not spit in the face of Aids victims around the world, or families of the 9/11 tragedy, or the struggles of the poor and starving around the world for not mentioning their causes. Nor was it a “Spit in the face” of the brave troops who serve for not mentioning them either. It was a BLOODY MOVIE AWARDS NIGHT! Nothing else.
I love ya Ben… to me you’re one of the best. But that was really a stupid thing to say.
