Bennett Story Meritless

Bennett's Gambling - A Non-Story

And here’s why:

He participated in a legal activity.
He broke no laws whatsoever.
He used his own money and always paid his debts.
He did not, REPEAT DID NOT, say anything bad about gambling in any of his books.

With these facts in mind, the criticisms against him just wither and die. Is he a hypocrite? No, he never said gambling was wrong. Is he a deadbeat who spends money like there’s no tomorrow? He used his own discretionary income to have a good time. Did that good time involve hookers or drugs or any of the things he has railed against in his books and speeches? No, not a one.

He has made millions from his books and speaking engagements. He spent some of that money to have a good time doing a legal activity.

Some religious individuals believe that gambling is wrong but the majority of people in the US see nothing wrong with gambling as a past time. So what’s the big deal?

CNN.com - GOP moralist Bennett gives up gambling - May. 5, 2003

"A number of stories in the media have reported that I have engaged in high stakes gambling over the past decade. It is true that I have gambled large sums of money. I have also complied with all laws on reporting wins and losses," he said.

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