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The absolute best thing that ABC has going for it is John Stossel. He’s a libertarian, and he’s particularly good at showing mindless liberalism for what it is … mindless.
Stossel has an ABC News Special coming up in a few days. It’s called “Tampering with Nature” and it’s about global warming, cloning and genetic engineering.
When Stossel was preparing the piece he asked the parents of some children from the Pacific Palisades section of Los Angeles if their children could be a part of the program. They said yes. Now the parents are upset, and they don’t want their children included in the special? And just why? Because they say that Stossel’s questioning of their children was unfair and that Stossel was dishonest.
OK .. so what’s the real problem here? Evidently it centers around one particular question that Stossel asked the kids.
Here’s the rub. Stossel asked the children for a show of hands on how many of them believed scientists were unanimous on the dangers of global warming.
Damned good question, folks. We’ve known for ages that the media presents a virtual one-sided view on global warming. We’re always being told about all of the scientists who believe that global warming is real and caused by humans. The other side – the only side with any real scientific data – is left out of the picture.
Stossel wanted to know if the children were getting the same one-sided presentation. A simple un-biased question showed that these children were, indeed, being given only one side of the issue.
Behind all of this is a crowd of eco-leftist-radicals called The Environmental Working Group. They don’t like Stossel one little bit. When they got wind of the program they started contacting the parents of these kids. One parent said that it was this group that finally convinced him to make a complaint to ABC. Other parents are actually threatening lawsuits if their children are shown when the piece is aired.
So, there you go, folks. By asking a simple question of a group of school children John Stossel shows that these kids are only getting one side of the issue when it comes to important environmental issues. This doesn’t set well with the eco-radical crowd. They have to find a way to stop this special from airing. They contact the parents of these kids and start stirring the puddin’.
Now --- let’s wait to see if ABC caves on this one. Just three days until the special is supposed to air.
The absolute best thing that ABC has going for it is John Stossel. He’s a libertarian, and he’s particularly good at showing mindless liberalism for what it is … mindless.
Stossel has an ABC News Special coming up in a few days. It’s called “Tampering with Nature” and it’s about global warming, cloning and genetic engineering.
When Stossel was preparing the piece he asked the parents of some children from the Pacific Palisades section of Los Angeles if their children could be a part of the program. They said yes. Now the parents are upset, and they don’t want their children included in the special? And just why? Because they say that Stossel’s questioning of their children was unfair and that Stossel was dishonest.
OK .. so what’s the real problem here? Evidently it centers around one particular question that Stossel asked the kids.
Here’s the rub. Stossel asked the children for a show of hands on how many of them believed scientists were unanimous on the dangers of global warming.
Damned good question, folks. We’ve known for ages that the media presents a virtual one-sided view on global warming. We’re always being told about all of the scientists who believe that global warming is real and caused by humans. The other side – the only side with any real scientific data – is left out of the picture.
Stossel wanted to know if the children were getting the same one-sided presentation. A simple un-biased question showed that these children were, indeed, being given only one side of the issue.
Behind all of this is a crowd of eco-leftist-radicals called The Environmental Working Group. They don’t like Stossel one little bit. When they got wind of the program they started contacting the parents of these kids. One parent said that it was this group that finally convinced him to make a complaint to ABC. Other parents are actually threatening lawsuits if their children are shown when the piece is aired.
So, there you go, folks. By asking a simple question of a group of school children John Stossel shows that these kids are only getting one side of the issue when it comes to important environmental issues. This doesn’t set well with the eco-radical crowd. They have to find a way to stop this special from airing. They contact the parents of these kids and start stirring the puddin’.
Now --- let’s wait to see if ABC caves on this one. Just three days until the special is supposed to air.
