Ben Stein It's the "Have-Nots" fault that Strauss-Kahn is in Jail
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[quote]In a column for The American Spectator, Former Nixon speechwriter and TV game show host Ben Stein called the U.S. public's reaction to the arrest of IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn in New York City this weekend "shameful," and wondered aloud if "[Strauss-Kahn] is such a womanizer and violent guy with women, why didn't he ever get charged until now?"
"If he's found guilty, there will be plenty of time to criticize him and imprison him," Stein wrote. "But nothing has been proved yet except that the way this case has been handled so far is an embarrassment to this country."
It's hard to pick which part stands out above the others, but here is a selection of Stein's thoughts.
On the facts of the case:
The prosecutors say that Mr. Strauss-Kahn "forced" the complainant to have oral and other sex with him. How? Did he have a gun? Did he have a knife? He's a short fat old man. They were in a hotel with people passing by the room constantly, if it's anything like the many hotels I am in. How did he intimidate her in that situation? And if he was so intimidating, why did she immediately feel un-intimidated enough to alert the authorities as to her story?
On the accommodations afforded to Strauss-Kahn:
Did he really have to be put in Riker's Island? Couldn't he have been given home detention with a guard? This is a man with a lifetime of public service, on a distinguished level, to put it mildly. Was Riker's Island really the place to put him on the allegations of one human being?
On hotel maids, generally:
What do we know about the complainant besides that she is a hotel maid? I love and admire hotel maids. They have incredibly hard jobs and they do them uncomplainingly. I am sure she is a fine woman. On the other hand, I have had hotel maids that were complete lunatics, stealing airline tickets from me, stealing money from me, throwing away important papers, stealing medications from me.
On the real motivation behind the coverage:
...[b]this is a case about the hatred of the have-nots for the haves, and that's what it's all about.[/b] A man pays $3,000 a night for a hotel room? He's got to be guilty of something. Bring out the guillotine.
Give the whole thing a read [url=http://spectator.org/archives/2011/05/17/presumed-innocent-anyone]here.[/url]
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Another gem from Ben Stein's absolutely despicable rant.
[quote=Ben Stein]2.) In life, events tend to follow patterns. People who commit crimes tend to be criminals, for example. Can anyone tell me any economists who have been convicted of violent sex crimes? Can anyone tell me of any heads of nonprofit international economic entities who have ever been charged and convicted of violent sexual crimes? Is it likely that just by chance this hotel maid found the only one in this category? Maybe Mr. Strauss-Kahn is guilty but if so, he is one of a kind, and criminals are not usually one of a kind.[/quote]
:frog:
Is Ben Stein the guy who did that horrid "documentary" on creationism
Ben Stein is a synonym of Idiocy.
"A man pays $3,000 a night for a hotel room? He's got to be guilty of something. Bring out the guillotine."
i endorse this
Anybody else think of this?
[url]http://dresdencodak.com/2011/04/19/dark-science-09/[/url]
Seriously, it's another case of reality taking comedy too seriously.
"Men who commit crimes generally commit crimes. Since he hasn't been convicted of any crimes, that must mean that he won't be convicted of this one. Thus he is innocent." :downs:
Someone please tell me he's just trying to be funny.
[quote]Can anyone tell me any economists who have been convicted of violent sex crimes? [/quote]
[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Bernardo]Yes[/url] and [url=http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2446234&archive=true]yes[/url]
Saw this on the daily show. :v:
[QUOTE=tehaeh;30016833]why would a rich man rape a woman?[/QUOTE]
Hey, you sound just like him.
the people who are by definition powerless are running the show i tells ya
[quote]Former Nixon speechwriter and TV game show host[/quote]
I believe this man 100%. He has the stellar background to convince me that he knows what he's talking about.
[QUOTE=SigmaLambda;30021039]the people who are by definition powerless are running the show i tells ya[/QUOTE]
It's all a conspiracy to usher in the NWO!
Wake up you sheeple!
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Wait a minute...
ben stein is an embarrassment to us jews across the world
it doesn't help that he actively goes out to be a stereotype
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[b]Strauss-Khan[/b]
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[b]Strauss-Khan[/b][/QUOTE]
Shao Khan's second cousin
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[b]Strauss-Khan[/b]
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[b]Strauss-Khan[/b][/QUOTE]
Kahn is a variation of the 'Cohen' last name.
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