More fun with Expelled

Ben Stein continues to trot out his film and try to build support for his ludicrious idea that scientist are a cabal denying the truth...religious truth.

He hasn't been getting good reviews.

Now they want to control what news people who see the film say...about a film trying to claims their ideas are facing censorship. We are in burning copies of Farenheit 451 territory here.

Ben Stein, Walt Ruloff, and Mark Mathis have been rattily scurrying about the country, doing press conferences and radio interviews in an attempt to boost attendance at their upcoming schlockfest, Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed. Their schtick is to claim that academia prohibits free speech, and doesn't allow people to pursue the truth and ask questions.

There's a problem, though. In order to have a media interview, they have to let media representatives into the room. They try to deal with this problem by making them sign a non-disclosure agreement (wait…they're holding a press conference, but they don't want the press to write it up afterwards?) I'm glad to see, though, that some journalists are still willing to report on the sleazy behavior of the Expelled crew.

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I have a suggestion for the Expelled PR team. Stop inviting legitimate journalists altogether — they're going to see right through your pretenses. Just invite the liars for Jesus of creationist apologetics: they don't have any objections to dishonesty and ignorance, and will write much more sympathetic reviews.