A Ben Stein/Ann Graham Lotz Commentary

[somocozie6]

The first half was written by Ben Stein and recited by him on CBS Sunday Morning Commentary. The second half was made by Ann Graham Lotz:

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[borghalrantipol]

Sorry to disappoint, but only the first half of this was actually from Ben Stein. The other half, starting around Billy Graham's daughter, came from somewhere completely different.

[almiqui]

Thanks for the tip... I never would have caught that! On the ten-year anniversary of Carl Sagan's death, it looks like I'm in need of a new bullshit detector. *blush*

Reading the speech over again, it looks like the second half was added as a commentary on the speech, and then accidentally blended into the original text. The author of the second half clearly wasn't trying to impersonate Ben Stein; her writing style is completely different, and she doesn't try to transition smoothly from Stein's half into hers.

As far as I can tell, the claim about Dr. Spock's son is indeed false: both John and Michael Spock were alive in 1999. I guess I can't blame the author of the second half for repeating the myth, though... nobody can be expected to check every story.

[almiqui]

p.s. Pachalbel (?) rant = BESTEST THING EV4R!!!!!!111one1one! :) :) :)

[zeromh]

Nice video!