John Stossel on Monday blogged about the fact that ABC bumped a planned segment of his that is skeptical towards universal health care, saying, "Yes, I am sick of the coverage of Michael Jackson. I hate it that ABC didn’t run my piece." According to TV Newser, the report, which would have aired on the June 26 edition of 20/20, has now been rescheduled for the July 17 edition of the show.
The five minute segment will look at the problems that countries such as Canada and Britain have faced with government-run health care. In an online version of the story, Stossel (see file photo above), Andrew Sullivan and Andrew Kirell wrote, "In England, shortages of dentists have caused hundreds of people to wait in line just for an appointment. The queues can be so long that some people have resorted to pulling out their own rotting teeth, using vodka and pliers as tools."
Stossel concluded his blog post by accepting the Michael Jackson coverage as an indicator of the free market: "Free markets sometimes encourage pandering to the masses. I still say, bless the market. The good outweighs the bad."
—Scott Whitlock is a news analyst for the Media Research Center.
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John, If you want your
Thu, 07/02/2009 - 16:03 ET by mattmJohn,
If you want your productions aired, you'll have to stop this limited government, private market shpiel, and get with the socialist program!
mattm... You hit the nail
Thu, 07/02/2009 - 16:13 ET by bigtimermattm...
You hit the nail squarely on the head here.
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That's gotta hurt!
Thu, 07/02/2009 - 16:18 ET by DontFeedTheTrolls"In England, shortages of dentists have caused hundreds of people to
wait in line just for an appointment. The queues can be so long that
some people have resorted to pulling out their own rotting teeth, using
vodka and pliers as tools."
Jack Bauer, say it aint so!
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Dental treatment
Thu, 07/02/2009 - 20:49 ET by UnsaneMark Levin notes in his book Liberty and Tyranny that the average cleaning in Britain takes FIVE MINUTES. I had one done recently that, including X-rays, took well over an hour.
I'll take the one I had done in an hour over the five minute standard in Britain. Then, apparently, neither do many Brits, many of whom head to Hungary (again, according to Mr. Levin) for dental treatment.
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Just look at the teeth of
Thu, 07/02/2009 - 20:53 ET by Radical1979Just look at the teeth of people like Hugh Grant. Not doing a lot of dental work over in Britain, I guess the lines are to long.
You gotta admit
Thu, 07/02/2009 - 22:07 ET by sic7215 minutes is a long time to clean these
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44177000/jpg/_44177181_teeth_203.jpg
or these
http://www.celebritymooch.com/images/bad-teeth.jpg
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A five minute segment?
Thu, 07/02/2009 - 19:16 ET by Kat Outta the BagABC devoted a whole hour show to promoting Obamacare and Stossel gets a lousy five minutes?!
Kat...that amazed me too, I
Thu, 07/02/2009 - 19:26 ET by bigtimerKat...that amazed me too, I was going to mention it, but forgot when I was interrupted here at home for a bit...a lousy five minutes that is all this uproar is about?
Unbelievable.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
This is a liberal demonstration of..
Sat, 07/04/2009 - 09:39 ET by Sergeant ROCK..'fair and balanced'.
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Yeah...
Fri, 07/03/2009 - 07:40 ET by Red Jeep...its not like Stossel was doing an hour.
Stossel must be ABC's token conservative: Conservative? Yeah we got one of those. Hey Stossel, come here...
Why isn't FOX offering this
Thu, 07/02/2009 - 20:14 ET by Dan DiegoWhy isn't FOX offering this guy big bucks? He'd have more time and bring in viewers.
DD... I agree...surely
Thu, 07/02/2009 - 20:21 ET by bigtimerDD...
I agree...surely they could slip in an hour show on the week-end or something of his work....I've always liked him.
Get rid of Geraldo and his show....that nobody watches.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Second that.
Fri, 07/03/2009 - 18:48 ET by Red JeepCan Geraldo and hire Stossel.
Geraldo v Stossel... a no brainer
Tue, 07/07/2009 - 19:03 ET by anneftxI enjoy Geraldo's flamboyance, but would much rather see John do his thing. The problem, as I see it, is Stossel's 'staying power' -- can he sustain an hour long program without becoming a shrill screed? He ain't been there, done that. My guess is that he can, but I fear we'll never see it.
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jessieH
Fri, 07/03/2009 - 12:43 ET by jessieHjessieH Stossel should have taken it to FOX. I think they would have aired it. Hell, they still might.
Yeah, as long as it doesn't
Fri, 07/03/2009 - 18:07 ET by Kat Outta the BagYeah, as long as it doesn't interfere with Michael Jackson's funeral.