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Ben Stein claims he was fired for his global warming beliefs

Jan. 12, 2012 11:15am Eddie Scarry

Actor and conservative commentator Ben Stein is suing an ad agency and a Japanese computer company for breach of contract. Stein alleges he was under contract by the two to appear in commercials promoting the computer company but the defendants backed out of the deal when they learned of his views on global warming.

According to the lawsuit, Stein was to be paid $300,000 for fulfilling the agreement he had with Kyocera Mita America, Inc., and Seiter & Miller Advertising.

From The Hollywood Reporter:

[...] Stein alleges that in Feb. 2011 his agent was called by Seiter employee Grace Jao and told that “questions had been raised by defendant Kyocera about whether Ben Stein’s views on global warming and on the environment were sufficiently conventional and politically correct for Kyocera,” according to the complaint.

Stein alleges he informed the ad agency and Kyocera that he was deeply concerned about the environment but he was not certain that global warming is a man-made phenomenon. “He also told [his agent] to inform defendants that as a matter of religious belief, he believed that God, and not man, controlled the weather,” the complaint states.

Days later, Kyocera allegedly withdrew its offer and hired an economics professor at the University of Maryland to appear in the commercials and, “in an astonishingly brazen misappropriation of Ben Stein’s persona, dressed him up as Stein often appeared in commercials (bow tie, glasses, sports jacket).”

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Edward Cropper
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 12:31pm
Ben Stein endorsed and supported Al Franken for the US Senate, I have had little respect for him ever since..

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baker john
Posted on January 13, 2012 at 5:57am
Kyo who ? hmm might have bought their copier if Ben Stein had pitched for them (cause I like Ben and agree with his opinion on the subject totally) but some unknown professor would not get me to buy a Kyo what.? Way to go Ben.

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roc345
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 6:55pm
ben, listen to lincoln. it was better to stay quiet, instead you have removed all doubt. thanks

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Bonnieblue2A
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 5:46pm
Stien mentioned religious beliefs and God. He may well have been fired not for his disagreement about global warming but because of anti-semitism.

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OneTermPresident
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 4:28pm
Ben: OKAY, OKAY… I believe global warming is man made.

Kyocera Mita America, Inc: Alright.. give the Heretic his $300k contract back.

It’s how funding for GW scientists work. Any scientist that doesn’t believe in it gets Zero funding for studies from The federal government run National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) .

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the old man
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 4:06pm
Congrats to Ben for not caving, like 95% of the Hollywood elite would have.

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- MrObvious
  Posted on January 12, 2012 at 9:10pm
  Anyone who still believes in man made global warming is ignorant.
  Anyone who expects us to tell them we believe (or else) is asking us to lie.
  Anyone who openly asks us to lie, is not trustworthy themselves.
  NASA, NOAA, EPA, Dept of Education, assorted corresponding government agencies around the world, the IPCC, GE and now these guys have been demanding that a whole bunch of folks lie, or else.
  It’s time to kick a whole bunch of progressives out of office, out of a job and off boards of directors.
  
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Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 2:26pm
Well, at least we know, now, not to buy crappy Kyocera printers and copiers. Once you’ve exposed yourself for what you are, you can’t go back.
Ben is a good guy and will find something else. I hope he gets the $300,000 and more.

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SageInWaiting
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 2:02pm
Unfortunate but not surprising in this insane world. Human nature doesn’t change, only the names change. Cultural knowledge trumps truth too many time: the sun revolves around the earth; the earth is flat; man is causing climate changes; Obama isn’t a Marxist.

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Robb714
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 1:57pm
This is good to know. They would sell more copiers with Ben but know they are asshatters and fall for the farce of man-made global warming informs me not to buy their crap because they are stupid!

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Winghunter
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 12:45pm
They were trying to tell you they can’t fix gullible and/or stupid, Ben. Next time, do your homework.

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- OneTermPresident
  Posted on January 12, 2012 at 1:17pm
  After all that’s come to light about the hoax… Anyone who still believes in it would be a candidate for the saying…” A Demitasse would fit your head like a sombrero “
  
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- Chuck Stein
  Posted on January 12, 2012 at 3:33pm
  Oneterm — good one. I never heard it before.
  
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Chuck Stein
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 12:45pm
Kyocera would not want me on the jury.

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