The American Spectator

Knives Out for Ben Stein , and Hypocrisy Held Over : /p> p>I want to thank Ben Stein for explaining to me, a 46-year old gay man, “…that a big part of male homosexual behavior is interest in young boys.” I must have missed that day in gay school. I also appreciate the fact that he thinks gays are “great people.” I wish I could say the same for him. br> — David Mason Eichman br> Los Angeles, California /p>

Thanks for printing this. Because of this article, I have now lost all respect I once had for Ben Stein. This will save me a lot of time that would otherwise have been wasted reading future Special Reports from him.

With regard to the Ben Stein article, “Hypocrisy, Democrat Style,” I would like to know what credentials Mr. Stein can produce to justify his expertise with the gay community. I cite this comment from his “special report”:

“I hope it won’t come as a surprise to anyone that a big part of male homosexual behavior is interest in young boys.”

Then Mr. Stein goes on to name the source of his expertise: observing the persons in his video store renting a moving entitled: “Endless Summer.” That alone is enough to completely discredit the comment. But it begs the question: What kind of logic makes you think that the observance of what person rents which movie at a video store is a reasonable way to judge people? You really shouldn’t embarrass yourself like that, Ben.

Let me rephrase your comment in a way that is not only more accurate, but more enlightened and intelligent: