Ben Stein (famous for Win Ben Stein’s Money, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, and begging a pregnant woman for racy pictures) was on Fox News yesterday, and he dropped a sound bite for the ages, calling President Obama “the most racist president there has ever been in America.”
For complete context, you can watch the full segment above, in which Stein discusses budget cuts with Shannon Bream. But here’s the money shot (emphasis mine):
More people are on food stamps than ever. More people are getting welfare than ever. What cuts are they talking about? And what cuts are they talking about. More people getting government subsidized health care than ever. What cuts are they talking about? It’s all a way to racialize voting in this country. This president is the most racist president there has ever been in America. He is purposely trying to use race to divide Americans. Anyone who investigates it even a little bit knows it’s hogwash.
Now is a great time to remind you, as you listen to Ben Stein tried to back up his sensational remark with economic ramblings, that he once penned the worst business column of all time.
