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br> -- Rian Amiton /p> p> After reading Ben Stein's special report published Oct 2, 2006, I cannot believe that I once trusted this man. To defend a pedophile, to compare a 22-year-old intern to a sixteen year old boy is despicable. Just as I find Ben Stein to be now. br> -- Nancy Cardoso /p> p> At first, I assumed this piece was written before any real information about Mark Foley was really known. I have a huge amount of respect for Ben Stein, so I waited patiently all day Monday for it to be withdrawn or retracted. It's Tuesday and it hasn't been, so I have to assume that these are Ben Stein's real feelings on the matter. I still have a huge amount of respect for Ben Stein, but sometimes wrong is wrong.... br> -- Ross Glenn br> Longmont, Colorado /p>

He's not doing the GOP any favors, that's for sure. With regards to the Foley scandal -- is "Bill Clinton did it, too" the absolute best you folks can come up with? Is it really the talking point you want to go with? Are you sure? Because all that tells me is, The Republican Party, apparently, can't tell the difference between consenting adult sex, and pedophilia.

Well, that certainly explains some things, right there. Maybe that's why they can't tell the difference between Iraq and Al Qaeda. Maybe that's why they can't tell the difference between a stem cell and a baby. Between valid science and religious propaganda. Between a surplus and a deficit. Maybe that's why they can't tell the difference between the United States Constitution, and a roll of toilet paper.

Let me say that again, very slowly, Mr. Stein: It would seem that you can't tell the difference between consenting adult sex, and pedophilia. To you, they are one and the same. So either you think that everyone who has sex outside of marriage ought to be sent to prison as a sex offender, or you think all the pedophiles should be let out of jail.

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