The American Spectator

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/p> p> Hello there. I have just finished reading Ben Stein's truly lovely article. Please convey to him that it warmed my heart. Lucianne.com often links to Mr. Stein's writings, so I read what he has to say every chance I get. br> -- Peg DeLong br> West Union, Ohio /p> p> I'm not sure why, but Ben's latest tribute to America the Great reminds me for some reason of the late Harry Golden, a journalist who pursued his trade in the American South of the fifties and earlier. While Mr. Golden often noted that the South of that time still retained some of the less-than-admirable qualities of its history as related to race and religion, he also often wrote of the innate goodness of the people and how he was regarded as a special person, as "Our Jew," and a link to the ancient peoples of the Holy Bible. Perhaps in looking at this with the luxury of fifty years later the attitudes might be viewed by some as either condescending or patronizing but I prefer to believe that they were just a step in the progress of our great Nation to what Mr. Stein describes today. Again, as I have noted before Mr. Stein's memories of both his remarkable father and father-in-law are always inspiring. br> -- Jack Wheatley br> Royal Oak, Michigan /p> p> Would you please pass on to Mr. Ben Stein my gratitude and appreciation of his article today about the miracle of the United States. I have always been grateful to my grandfather for the gift he gave me of being an American. "Just to live in America is a gift beyond telling". Please thank Mr Stein for reminding us of that. br> -- Theresa Howe /p>

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