Ben Stein & Intelligent Design vs. Darwin

Any attempt at "Rational Dialogue," which Ben Stein claims to be seeking in Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed is turned in on itself about an hour into his film, when he and his associates claim that Darwinism, essentially, leads to Nazism and genocide. It is intellectually dishonest, and rhetorically disgusting. The implied associations are incorrect, if not totally immoral, in their intent. After that point, the film loses all direction, and forgets what is was trying to do, which is scrutinize the scientific community. Instead it becomes an argument about whether God exists; this is entirely beside the point of the first hour of Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed. Somehow Ben Stein becomes Ronald Reagan on the push for Democracy in the world.
But what about the previous hour?
Darwinism vs. Intelligent Design is such an old and immovable argument that it seems almost moot to try to pull it apart. But I've put together a few thoughts after watching Expelled. First, I watched the film out of interest in the debates between Religion and Science. It doesn't come from my side of the argument, but we should be fair and balanced, as they say.
What I hoped would be addressed in this film with actual intellectual curiosity was the consequences of allowing that Intelligent Design is a scientific theory. I enjoy this thought experiment. It would mean to me that ID cannot claim the identity of its designer. The Christian God seems no more likely than aliens, or that the entire world is a computer program, or produced by magic (J.K. Rowling, I'm looking in your direction). If there is a designer, who that designer is cannot be identified scientifically, right? That's kind of fun. Instead, Richard Dawkins (of all people) is allowed to voice this briefly, only to be berated in voice over by Mr. Stein.
The other problem with this discussion, in Expelled, and in society in general, is that our commitment to Freedom of Speech and Democracy seems to have gotten a bit out of hand. My opinion on evolution is not created equal to others. Evolutionary Biologists outrank me. That's the only way it can be. Same with Lawyers, Economists, Doctors, and HVAC Installers. It's not a freedom of speech issue. Its simply a question of education. Opinions are not equal, no matter how much we would like them to be. Academic freedom is a trickier issue, and I don't like to see folks lose their jobs over their personal beliefs. But Freedom of Speech does not lead to equality of opinions.
But I don't know if the IDers would concede these points. Maybe they would. As much as Ben Stein and his film try to separate ID from religion, they fail miserably. It seems their cause, as put forth by Ben Stein, would be better served by accepting this fate.