How did such a smart person get so dumb?

Maybe traumatic brain injury. Anyhoo... Ben Stein has surrendered any respect I once had for him. He co-wrote and will star in Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, a movie that defends intelligent design creationism and portrays it's proponents as poor victims of a vast Darwinian conspiracy. It is aimed squarely at influencing the '08 election (which the creators admit freely) so release is scheduled for February. Only time will tell how many morons will be taken in by this crap.