Ben Stein & Trapper John Destroy Billo the Clown

[Grassy Knoll]

Run time: 09:42 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_dXGI6539E   Posted on YouTube: August 23, 2011 By YouTube Member: benhess Views on YouTube: 8   Posted on DU: August 23, 2011 By DU Member: Grassy Knoll Views on DU: 5000

 
**Billo talks out his ass, then gets it handed to him**

[Pirate Smile]

1. OK, that was pretty good,mainly because I fast forwarded (yanked the counter at the bottom forward)

past all of O'Reilly's ridiculous BS at the beginning to where Ben Stein started trying to talk to the lunatic like a sane person.

Truly, could he sound like a more pompous, ignorant, condescending oaf if he intentionally tried? I doubt it.

That was funny though. Do you think he thought they were both going to agree with him? And Stein isn't a Democrat. Is he still a Republican or have they gone too crazy for him now? He used to be a Republican.

[Bette Noir]

11. Stein is a Republican, and a very right-wing one.

But, apparently, not an insane one. At this moment, he stands to the left of every Republican candidate except Jon Huntsman.

[Pirate Smile]

13. Huntsman raised his hand on the 10 to 1 question at the debate and

said he would support Paul Ryan's budget so I don't think people should read too much into him.

[AlbertCat]

26. Stein is a Republican... But, apparently, not an insane one.

Wwwow!


Actually, he is an insane one. He thinks evolution is a joke.

[Cervantes]

2. Very surprised at Ben Stein

He's very right wing usually

[rpannier]

7. Stein opposed the tax cuts since 2003

He argued that tax cuts during time of war was a disastrous idea.

[Enthusiast]

22. Anyone with half a brain would take

that position.

But the GOP objective was to starve the beast. So the GOP did exactly what they wanted. They stopped talking so openly about their "starve the beast" strategy as they did in the 1980s but their goal has never changed.

[Hulk]

17. ditto!

I usually can't stand the stodgey turd...but he actually makes sense in this clip...and that is so "anti-stein".

[Cowpunk]

3. When Ben Stein is making more sense then anyone...

Either you've had a lobotomy or you're watching Fox News.

[mucifer]

4. Why is Trapper John discussing the economy? That is so weird.

[rpannier]

6. He moved away from acting in the 80's

He has moved into business and investment -- mostly property related
He is on one of Fox News' shows quite often. I think that's why O' LIElly had him on. He was expecting him to agree with Sill-Oh and it didn't happen

[rpannier]

5. Ben has a degree in Economics and Bill is a greedy shill

That segment proved it

[concreteblue]

8. a very important point ALL progressives need to memorize...

Higher Tax rates on Capital Gains and Corporate profits ARE DIRECTLY tied to higher employment. When these rates are high, companies and investors leave money in the company and find ways to use it to grow the company, not take profits or pay bonuses. More cash for Rand D means more jobs, more jobs mean more competition for best workers, means higher wages and benefits leading to.....take a wild guess....CONSUMER DEMAND, which drives MOST of our economy. I know it is probably too much info to get in when arguing with a foaming mouthed teabagger, but it absolutely is true and supported by the anecdotal evidence of both post-ww2 America and the Cut cut cut Bush Jr years. Memorize it. Use it.

[underpants]

19. But if the inverse it true then were are the jobs in this time of low capital gains taxes?

banks and corporations (and their employees - everyone basically) are sitting on trillions that normally would be flowing into the system.

I agree that consumer demand (poor and middle class spending) drives the economy by the way I just think that it is a few steps away, a matter of degree, and a bit of a stretch to say that capital gains lead to consumer demand being hiring.

[Enthusiast]

30. I believe you misunderstood

the post. The poster is saying higher taxes on capital gains and profit leads to greater employment and higher consumer demand. At least that is how I read it.

[Enthusiast]

23. Thank you.

Welcome to the DU.

[DearAbby]

35. Deleted

[ProgressoDem]

9. Job-killer no question?

Sometimes these guys make me want to rip my face off.

[mckara]

10. Bravo, Ben! I Adore Objectivity!

[CleanGreenFuture]

12. Holy shit! Is that Trapper John? Wow! I didn't eve know he was

still kicking. But then, why wouldn't he be?

Please don't tell me he's a right-winger...Please!

[BeyondGeography]

14. Billo could barely recite his own bullshit by the end of that

[pnorman]

15. K & R!

I had been looking for that one!

[pnwest]

16. k&r - great to see someone disagree with him. nt

[blackbart99]

18. I'm just happy that someone got those points across

on the air on Fox. That is the only way the ditto heads are going to hear it.
I know my Dad heard that and he needs to hear more. Thank you Mr. Stein.
I didn't expect that from him.

[madlefty]

20. To much of Billo's lies, Had to fast forward half of the vid.

[Enthusiast]

21. What an asshole.

Billo I mean.

[Ineeda]

24. As usual, Bill-O is wrong, wrong wrong.

even to the insignificant "...Buffett, no relation to Jimmy, by the way..." In fact, Warren and Jimmy are cousins. It's good to see him confronted with truth, especially presented by conservatives, but facts never get in the way of his opinions.

[tclambert]

25. Mr. Stein and Mr. Rogers were quite rational. And it didn't matter a bit.

Mr. O'Reilly wouldn't budge from his preconceived notions at all. He only cared about what he believed, not about what Mr. Stein informed him was the actual historical truth.

[MrMickeysMom]

27. I can't get through the 1st minute without laughing in disgust

After all these years, you would think O'Reilly could "act" like he had a show and not cue cards with talking points. What a fucking joke. Who needs to listen to this low-brow useless shit anyway?

[KansDem]

28. O'Reilly sounds like he's living in 1980

Sounds like he's shilling for Reagan and pumping up the American people to accept his "trickle down" scam.

It's been 30 years, Bill, and it didn't work! Give it up!!!

[joanbarnes]

29. George Bush and Ronnie Rayguns on perpetual vacation was never discussed.

[Vinnie From Indy]

31. It is always important to note when discussing O'Reilly that he is an intellectual moron

He is perhaps the highest paid idiot on cable television. His maturity level is that of a 12 yr. old and his understanding of issues is less than superficial.

[underpants]

32. "He doesn't want to photographed having a good time" as BillO shows footage of Obama having fun

:eyes:

[underpants]

33. What makes the economy, run let alone "soar", is middle class and poor spending

that is the foundation. O'Reilly directed the discussion towards adding on to the attic.

[Dollface]

34. Maybe Stein is trying to make up for being SO wrong on the suprime mortgage fiasco by applying

actual economic theory to the current situation.

[gadjitfreek]

36. Did anyone read the video description

and the rabid right-wing talking points that the person who posted this video was spouting in it?