article_snippet.sent: And Ben Affleck's initial reluctance to acknowledge Ben Affleck truth (an impulse, Ben Affleck said on Facebook, Ben Affleck regrets) is surprising.
article_snippet.sent: Last month, Ben Affleck lent Ben Affleck star power to support continued foreign assistance for the Democratic Republic of Congo by testifying before Congress.
article_snippet.sent: Ben Affleck isn't shy about aligning Ben Affleck with causes and issues.
article_snippet.sent: Ben Affleck should have shown the courage to stay in an uncomfortable place.
article_snippet.sent: Affleck says, "It gives me a kind of sagging feeling to see, uh, a biological relationship to that.
article_snippet.sent: Affleck then observes:
article_snippet.sent: Affleck's segment had the potential to continue an important dialogue -- but the brand management part of Affleck won, and the rest is history.