Ben Stein Tells Unemployed They're Lazy, Again

[babylonsister]

http://mediamatters.org/strupp/201008270042


Ben Stein Tells Unemployed They're Lazy, Again

August 27, 2010 5:03 pm ET by Joe Strupp


You have to hand it to Ben Stein of American Spectator, he's consistent.

Just last month, he wrote that most unemployed have "poor work habits, poor personalities."

In another post today, he did it again, writing:

... here is an interesting note: there are high levels of unemployment but the employers I talk to say there are severe labor shortages of skilled labor at every level from carpenters and plumbers to CEO's of biotech companies. And, as noted before, in my small circle of friends, anyone who has good work skills and a decent personality can get a job. I am not talking about the national scene. Just my little world. The chronic complainers and the malcontents and the unrealistic are the ones who cannot find work they want. The people who really want to work can get work. It might not be great work, but it's work.

[SoCalDem]

1. On the whole, poor people are the LEAST lazy people on earth

Ben Stein is a FOOL.

Look at any low-wage worker & you will see a very tired, frustrated person, who just does not have enough hours in the day or patience for another job.

I know a woman who works part-time at a 99cent store, waitresses on the weekends and she also does seamstressing in her home. This woman meets herself coming & going, and yet every day is a struggle for her, especially since her daughter & 3 kids have moved in with her..in her 2 bedroom apartment.

they are poor and always on the verge of being unemployed.

[nosmokes]

10. As if Stein has ever done an honest day's work for a day's pay. n/t

[Hannah Bell]

17. ben stein's idea of "work" is making ads trying to convince people to get a "free" credit report

that's not free.

he's a whore. his idea of "work".

all these damn whores, liars, scammers, teat-suckers, parasites -- telling poor people *they're* inadequate, it would be funny if it weren't so deadly.

[Book Lover]

Book Lover says Ben Stein has never been in a position to hire or fire anyone, again (nm)

[Angry Dragon]

2. I know it is not great work

but I would lower myself to take one of those CEO jobs.
Just have Ben give me a call

[NICO9000]

3. "Small circle of friends...little world"

What a fuckwad. Severe labor shortages, my ass. Severe job shortages thanks to Stein's CEO pals who've spent the last decade sending as many jobs out the country while low-balling the remaining wage slaves they deign to keep on the payroll.

DOUCHE!

[Rex]

4. Why would a poor person want to work 70 hours a week at 7 dollars an hour

when they hear a RICH IDIOT blab on and on about bullshit and makes millions working a no skilled job (working for the Amercian Spectator)? The hardest workers are the poor and the laziest workers on earth are the rich elites like Benny the Idiot.

[no_hypocrisy]

5. Take THAT, Bret Schundler!

Ben's talking to you!

[Brickbat]

6. Ben Stein's a great example about how you don't have to have a great personality to get a job.

[catgirl]

7. Yuck n/t

[mike r]

8. Delusional scumbag

Not everyone was born into the world of privilege like him.

[RandomThoughts]

9. I wouldn't want to be in his class.

Ferris Buellers Day Off.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1rRrPXbMKM


How many caught the Hercules vest he wore. It was a Greek movie, with concepts of some having everything go right for them.

But a great movie, sorta :rofl:


The humor is how meticulously someone cut together that clip, Stiff neck is biblical, then they have a cursing in it, and use black and white, and the wink, lots of stuff in that. Plus the regular clips of that were blocked from youtube.

Pretty funny.

Although I like parts of it :)


Here is the movie version :) Found a clip of it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgd46QiHz4I

[47of74]

11. Yo, Ben Stein...

[TK421]

12. no, I can't do it...it would get me banned n/t

[Initech]

13. Bueller? Bueller?

[MineralMan]

14. Give Away Ben Stein's Money!

This raucous new game show has it all!. Watch as unemployed workers decide how much of Ben Stein's money to give away to other workers in need of assistance. See Ben Stein's excruciating facial expressions as the tote board shows a running total of Ben Stein's money as it slowly slips away, week after week. Join the audience in applause when the season ends with Ben Stein entering a homeless shelter!

On CBS Daytime, every Wednesday at Noon*

*Number of episodes will be determined by how long Ben Stein's money lasts.

[The Wizard]

15. Some say Ben Stein

is closeted. When will Ben open the closet door?

[OneBlueSky]

16. Ben Stein is a very intelligent moron . . .

otherwise known as an oxymoron . . .

[Mimosa]

18. Ben Stein: propagandist in the war against the poor

*gag*

What a mean horrible creature.

[MrScorpio]

19. If Ben cares so much for the unemployed...

Maybe he can open his own employment agency and put his supposition into practice.

Otherwise...