[593] in libertarians
New Stossel on Feb 1?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Derek Rose)
Tue Jan 31 18:29:16 1995
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 1995 18:36:32 -0500
To: libertarians@MIT.EDU
From: Derek Rose <rosed@world.std.com>
Here is something I found on an objectivism mailing list; I saw Stossel's
piece on "Are we scaring ourselves to death" and highly recommend it.
>X-Btw: vix.com is also gw.home.vix.com and vixie.sf.ca.us
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>Date: Tue, 31 Jan 1995 12:01:44 -0500
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>To: objectivism@vix.com
>Subject: New Stossel on Feb 1?
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>[ i'm expediting this since it's time sensitive. --vix ]
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>Here is something from Libernet that I have not had a chance to confirm:
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>Date: Thu, 26 Jan 95 14:22:30 PST
>From: liberty@prostar.com (Liberty)
>Subject: More Stossel!
>To: LIBERNET@Dartmouth.EDU
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>Next week's TV Guide (Jan/28-Feb/3) has an excellent feature
>article on John Stossel, ABC's consumer reporter who is making
>a career "tilting at politically correct windmills."
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>On February 1st, Stossel's next special will explore
> the myths of radical feminism. The special is titled,
>"Boys and Girls are Different: Men, Women and the Sex
>Difference."
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>Stossel will reportedly trace his own change of mind,
>regarding gender equality and ability. Equality - yes.
>But, abilities - different.
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>Also included: a "tussle" between Stossel and Gloria
>Steinem, Bella Abzug, and Gloria Allred.
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>As a consumer reporter, Stossel's conversion began when he refused
>to do a piece on exploding Bic lighters - after finding the
>incidents were statistically insignificant.
>
>Stossel's first special, "Are We Scaring Ourselves to Death?,"
>reviewed media and government hysteria over trivial threats.
>His second, "The Blame Game: Are We a Nation of Victims",
>targeted on "whiners" who abuse a bizarre system of ill-
>advised entitlements and frivolous lawsuits.
>
>Both earlier specials received high ratings.
>Stosell seems to enjoy having proven Ralph Nader wrong,
>noting Nader's belief that only PBS could do consumer-
>based reporting. In his regular 20/20 pieces he's done
>his share of exposing corporate abuses. In his specials,
>he balances the scales.
>
>My own view: Stosell has been far more direct in
>exposing liberal dogma and abusive government than any
>twenty "conservative" politicians combined.
>Americans *do* respond to facts - even when those facts
>challenge conventional wisdom. Let's hope politicians
>get the message, and start saying what we NEED to hear,
>instead of what we WANT to hear.
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