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ABC 20/20: Myths, Lies & Straight Talk Hosted by John Stossel of http://abcnews.go.com/2020/ABCNEWSSpecial/ http://txliberty.dyndns.org/inetpub/wwwroot/webfiles/ABC2020051230.wmv ABC 20/20: Germs, Myths & an Oil King Monk's delight and Barbra Walters interviews the King of Saudi Arabia http://txliberty.dyndns.org/inetpub/wwwroot/webfiles/ABC2020051014.wmv (Due to popular demand, the system is often too busy to respond; so try back often. Right click playbacks to 'save target as...' to download selections to your computer for replay later at your convenience and as often as you want) -Terry Liberty Parker And Find MORE Free On-demand Playbacks On-line via AustinLibertyInterNet Radio/TV at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LibertyProspects/links VoiceCall 1.512.462.1776 every Sunday 6:30pm (central) to ? I host informal disscussion to which all are welcome who want to consider ideas & issues of Liberty & Justice for ALL in Hickory St Grill at 8th & Congress, Austin TX Look for me, MyPicAt http://profiles.yahoo.com/txliberty OnLineAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/chat --- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 12/29/2005 5:01:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > For the last Friday of the year, I will have one of my special hours! We call > it, "Myths, Lies, and Straight Talk." > Looking back on 2005, I see that much of what I heard -- and what the media > said -- turned out to be myths. Newsweek reported that U.S. interrogators had > flushed a Koran down a Guantanamo Bay toilet. After Hurricane Katrina, > reporters said that sharks from Lake Pontchartrain were swimming through New Orleans, > and roving bands of armed gang members were attacking the helpless Myth after > myth. > So to celebrate the New Year, I'll take another look at 10 of my favorite > myths: > 10: We have less free time. > 9: Money can buy happiness. > 8: Republicans shrink government. > 7: The world is getting too crowded. > 6: Chemicals are killing us. > 5: Guns are always bad. > 4: We're drowning in garbage. > 3: We're destroying our forests. > 2: Getting cold will give you a cold. > Is any of it true? > Well, money CAN buy happiness for the two or three billion people in the > world trying to eke out a living on a dollar or two a day. If you can't feed your > family, money makes a big difference. > Many people surveyed say they'd be happier if they "just made 20 percent > more," Would that be enough? Would that do it for you, or would such happiness > fade? > Some researchers say that earning $50,000 a year is enough for happiness, and > more won't make you happier. Do you think it's true? > Still others say it's got nothing to do with "things" at all. ? that it's > about good relationships, doing good deeds, purposeful work. What's up with > happiness? We've got some straight talk. Reporters constantly say gun control would > stop violence, and most reporters would look just as shocked as Rev. Al > Sharpton does this Friday night when I raise the idea of gun "UNcontrol." I think I > confused Rev. Al by asking what life would be like if adults were allowed to > carry concealed weapons. He got very excited and said, "That is frightening. > Can you imagine just walking up and down the street knowing that 90 percent of > the people you pass has a deadly weapon and you could be their next target? I > think that we'd be living in a state of terror!" > A state of terror! He had no idea that most states already allow concealed > carry and those states are among the safest in America. The politicians and the > media are often clueless. > I keep myth number #1 a secret for now, but will reveal that Cato Institute > economist Steve Moore wrote a book about it, and to illustrate it Friday, I > jump into the Hudson River. > All this Friday at 10 p.m.! > And airing on Friday, Jan. 13, at 10:00 p.m. my new special "Stupid in > America: How We Are Cheating Our Kids." Are kids in the United States being cheated > out of a quality education? American students fizzle in international > comparisons, placing 18th in reading, 22nd in science and 28th in math -- behind > countries like Poland, Australia and Korea. But why? School officials complain that > they need more money, but the countries that outperform us spend less per > student than we do. > There are many factors that contribute to failure in school, but according to > some foremost is the government's monopoly over the school system, which > means that most parents don't get to choose where to send their children. In other > countries, choice brings competition, and competition improves performance. I > question government officials, union leaders, parents and students. I also > examine how the educational system can be improved upon and look to some > innovative solutions happening across the country. > Please send your comments and "Give Me a Break" suggestions to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you don't want your e-mail quoted, say you wish to remain > anonymous. > This email was sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > John Stossel 20/20: Friday, December 30, 2005 > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------ Yahoo! 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