I found this video by Penn Jillet very moving. He was clearly very hurt and very rattled by the experience. In the end, however, I don’t think he’ll allow himself to be intimidated by his idol. As he says, the antidote to bad speech is more speech.
I especially like the line about Hitler. Tommy Smothers aksed him, “If Hitler had a talk show, you’d go on that show?”
Penn responded, “Yes, Tommy. Yes I would. And I’d speak the truth.”
I’ve always been a fan of Penn & Teller, but in the last few years I have become ever more impressed with them.
