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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBen Stein: "I Have Not Heard A Racist Word" Out Of Donald Drumpf's Mouth
http://mediamatters.org/video/2016/03/15/ben-stein-i-have-not-heard-a-racist-word-out-of/209278NEIL CAVUTO (HOST): But it bothers a lot of folks who say -- even in the Republican Party, Ben, that he might be alienating Latino voters who he seems to be targeting. He says no, he's just talking about illegals. It's very clear in his statements and press releases that's exactly what he is saying, but it's sort of been morphed together, as sort of an anti-Hispanic rant. What do you say?
STEIN: (INAUDIBLE) Morphed together by the Democratic establishment. There's so much talk about the Republican establishment, and I don't even know who is in the Republican establishment. I would think I would be, by virtue of age and the fact that both my father and grandfather were fairly prominent Republicans. But, what I'm looking at here is the Democratic establishment, is the one trying to cut off debate, trying to keep Mr. Trump from speaking. I don't think there's ever been a case before where a major political party in the US has had, on a systematic basis, an attempt to silence the other party's leading presidential candidate. That is an outrage. That is the real anti-Democratic thing that is going on here. It's not Trump, who is the anti-democratic here, it is the other side. My old childhood next door neighbor, dear friend Carl Bernstein, obviously on very different sides of the fence politically, says Mr. Trump is a neo-fascist. He's the exact opposite of a neo-fascist. He wants government of, by, and for the people. It's the other side trying to shout him down, and have government by a screaming, un-elected elite.
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CAVUTO: Do you know, or see right now, Ben, any dangers for Donald Trump? I mean, you know, If he has a good night tonight, wins five out of the six, you know, big events here, he could be well on his way. And you hear the establishment trying to make overtures to him, kind of, Donald Trump trying to make overtures to him, kind of. Can they all get along and hug, when all is said and done?
STEIN: I think they can get along and hug, and I think Mr. Trump is a rising star. I think he has caught on to the national mood, I think Mrs. Clinton is a falling star, trying to play race based, identity based politics. Mr. Trump is saying let's all stand together as Americans. I have not heard a racist word out of that man's mouth. He wants a peaceful, calm America, he wants a strong military. How's he going to pay for it with his tax plan, god only knows, and I certainly don't know. But I think people should be listening to him. He's not a ranting, blubbering fool. He's making a lot of sense, and I don't see what's anti-democratic about him.
STEIN: (INAUDIBLE) Morphed together by the Democratic establishment. There's so much talk about the Republican establishment, and I don't even know who is in the Republican establishment. I would think I would be, by virtue of age and the fact that both my father and grandfather were fairly prominent Republicans. But, what I'm looking at here is the Democratic establishment, is the one trying to cut off debate, trying to keep Mr. Trump from speaking. I don't think there's ever been a case before where a major political party in the US has had, on a systematic basis, an attempt to silence the other party's leading presidential candidate. That is an outrage. That is the real anti-Democratic thing that is going on here. It's not Trump, who is the anti-democratic here, it is the other side. My old childhood next door neighbor, dear friend Carl Bernstein, obviously on very different sides of the fence politically, says Mr. Trump is a neo-fascist. He's the exact opposite of a neo-fascist. He wants government of, by, and for the people. It's the other side trying to shout him down, and have government by a screaming, un-elected elite.
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CAVUTO: Do you know, or see right now, Ben, any dangers for Donald Trump? I mean, you know, If he has a good night tonight, wins five out of the six, you know, big events here, he could be well on his way. And you hear the establishment trying to make overtures to him, kind of, Donald Trump trying to make overtures to him, kind of. Can they all get along and hug, when all is said and done?
STEIN: I think they can get along and hug, and I think Mr. Trump is a rising star. I think he has caught on to the national mood, I think Mrs. Clinton is a falling star, trying to play race based, identity based politics. Mr. Trump is saying let's all stand together as Americans. I have not heard a racist word out of that man's mouth. He wants a peaceful, calm America, he wants a strong military. How's he going to pay for it with his tax plan, god only knows, and I certainly don't know. But I think people should be listening to him. He's not a ranting, blubbering fool. He's making a lot of sense, and I don't see what's anti-democratic about him.
"I have not heard a racist word out of that man's mouth." He must be going deaf.
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Ben Stein: "I Have Not Heard A Racist Word" Out Of Donald Drumpf's Mouth (Original Post)
KamaAina
Mar 2016
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Stein began his political career as a speechwriter and lawyer for President Richard Nixon, and later
Jackie Wilson Said
Mar 2016
#6
Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)1. Well, Mexican is a nationality
Never mind most are brown not all are so... there is that. Muslim isn't a race either... so there is that. But, if you ask me if Trump is a racist a-hole, I would say he most definitely is. He just knows where the line is that if he crosses it there is a sound bite of proof for that assertion.
spanone
(135,781 posts)2. ben should consult with a doctor.
what is your talent, ben? what do you do?
Jackie Wilson Said
(4,176 posts)6. Stein began his political career as a speechwriter and lawyer for President Richard Nixon, and later
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Coventina
(27,052 posts)3. Time for a hearing aid.....
Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)4. Hard to hear much of anything when you keep your head in your rectum
Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)5. Somebody please take Ben Stein's money
He's deaf and dumb.
merrily
(45,251 posts)7. And here I thought Stein had lost his comic chops.
Enrique
(27,461 posts)8. of course all of Trump's lackeys are going to say he's not racist
he's going to have a lot of black lackeys saying it, that will be more of a challenge to rebut, compared to it coming from Ben Stein (who I seem to remember saying racist things himself).
Loge23
(3,922 posts)9. Whistling past the graveyard
All Stein heard was a high-pitched whistle.
lpbk2713
(42,736 posts)10. Then he must not have any idea what racism is.
If he can support someone like Trump he just hasn't been listening.
Atman
(31,464 posts)11. It doesn't sound racist when he's saying the same things you're saying.
Just sayin'.
Person 2713
(3,263 posts)12. For real. And he has been at it for some time