Comments on: Father's Day: Time To Accessorize

Ben Stein Says Reports Of The Death Of The Necktie Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

[skidmarkcat]

By the way Ben: Service/Hard Work is what drives this country. For you to dimish the working class for their attire is abhorrent. You are absurdly famous and overpaid for your talent of being BORING.

[skidmarkcat]

Ben, David Letterman WORKS in sweatpants and a t-shirt. He hosts his show, yes wearing a tie...but he''s also wearing wrestling shoes! You quoting Bill Buckley is equally laughable! How many photos of Bill, working hard, could I send you where he is NOT wearing a tie!? How many research scientist performing all manner of miracles a day wear a tie? A tie is simply a hindrance to hard work as I''m sure you yourself see routinely in the bowels of news offices where they are loosened if not removed...or even worn at all. You''re not going to reincarnate Ward Cleaver into this generations work force! Did you catch the segment on hats earlier in the program???? Ehh??

[excbser]

When Ben says "The necktie is a sign of a man who is there to work, not to play. It''s what a man who takes his responsibilities seriously wears," does he include those tieless military personnel in Iraq fighting a war based on false pretenses, a war that he supports?

[incog-nito]

Well, now we know who really are the "elite".

[incog-nito]

Well, now we know who really are the "elite".

[husein_pasha]

Every day is father`s day!
I wish all farhera nicw celebrations

[rushlimpdrug]

"My fellow men: stop dressing like children."


ben you should have enough money to fix your nose.

CBS could look into getting a person who could
write something of REAL value.

Of course ben would think ANY labor is immoral.

Please ben move to china, they respect a
necktie there.

[juliarose4]

"Men who want to look and act like small children dress like small children, or surfers, or hoboes, or something. "
"When I was a lad and a younger man, men wore these to show they did not work with picks and shovels and pitchforks. "
This upsets me. What is wrong with surfers? Or men who do physical work? Nothing. Construction workers aren''t less important or less of a man then those who work in big buildings or offices. My father surfs and is a construction worker, with his own business. He has class. He is polite, respectful, and is more than a man then YOU Ben Stein. He doesn''t judge people on what they do, wear, or enjoy but on the character of the person. He is no snob, unlike YOU Ben Stein. And your telling me that he looks and acts like a small child and is less important then men who practice the silly ritual of tying a useless piece of cloth around the neck? That doesn''t make any sense to me. All you are, Ben Stein, is a judgmental coward with the comfortable security of a TV screen separating you from everyone your offending.

[fredhetz]

I enjoyed Ben Stein most when he was in John Hughes movies and doing his game show. Ever since his documentary, I feel the urge to beat him over the head with a book by Charles Darwin.

[diogeron]

CBS should be embarrassed to have Ben Stein still on their program after the dishonest and intellectually bankrupt "documentary" he produced attempting to debunk evolution. As a former academic, I lost all respect for Ben Stein after seeing that piece of junk film and as soon as I saw the teaser for Ben Stein''s piece on "Sunday Morning," I switched the station.