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ABC’s “20/20” – Stossel: “Give Me a Break”

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The ABC host introduced his regular “Give Me a Break” segment: “You’ve heard the reports. The globe is warming. And it’s our fault. And the consequences will be terrible. But you should know there is another side to this story. And scientists who’ve tried to tell it are often threatened. Which makes me say, ‘Give Me a Break.'”

Read the rest of the NewsBusters report:

ABC’s Stossel Takes on Gore Movie, Talks to Dissenting Scientists

Seems a bit like a mini version of TGGWS.

Thanks to Marc Morano for sending the link.

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  1. A mini version of the TGGWS? Is it that bad. I thought they would have lifted the level of debate and only made as many errors as Gore made.

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