Give Me a Break How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media...

Name: Give Me a Break How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media...
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ISBN: 9780060529147

ISBN-10: 0060529148

ISBN-13: 9780060529147

Edition: 2004

Authors: John Stossel

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Ballooning government? Millionaire welfare queens? Tort lawyers run amok? A $330,000 outhouse, paid for with your tax dollars? John Stossel says, "Give me a break." When he hit the airwaves thirty years ago, Stossel helped create a whole new category of news, dedicated to protecting and informing consumers. As a crusading reporter, he chased snake-oil peddlers, rip-off artists, and corporate thieves, winning the applause of his peers. But along the way, he noticed that there was something far more troublesome going on: While the networks screamed about the dangers of exploding BIC lighters and coffeepots, worse risks were ignored. And while reporters were teaming up with…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 1/20/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.232




What Happened to Stossel?



Confrontations



Confusion



Epiphany



Scaring Ourselves to Death



Junk Science and Junk Reporting



Government



Welfare for the Rich



The Trouble with Lawyers



The Left Takes Notice



It's Not My Fault!



But What About the Poor?



Greed or Ambition?



Owning Your Body



Free Speech


Acknowledgments


Index