Laurie David's McCarthyism

You always hear those on the Left whining about the chill wind of censorship and bemoaning the "McCarthyism" of the Bush era.

How hypocritical of far Left lib Laurie David to want to silence John Stossel!

In addition to hitting Stossel, David attacks ABC for giving him a forum and suggests that he be fired immediately.

For some reason, John Stossel is often referred to as a journalist. In reality, he's a contrarian blow-hard who believes that government is evil and that corporations would be the most ethical, noble institutions in the world if only they were left to their own devices and not hampered by pesky burdens like accountability and oversight. Riiight.

So it comes as little surprise to me that Stossel belittles the serious threat from global warming.

..."Myths, Lies and Downright Stupidity" is really the perfect description of Stossel's reporting credentials. He's got a right-wing fan club, so ABC lets him off easy for lying, then promoted him when Barbara Walters left 20/20. Now he's not only a "correspondent," he's an "anchor," granted the same prestige as Walters and other respectable network journos. "Give me a break!" would be the understatement of the decade there.

In May, the week his book was published, ABC let Stossel do what amounted to a one-hour infomercial for his new book. It even had the same title as the book.

It baffles me why ABC would continue to let this guy parade as a reporter and mislead the 20/20 audience. ABC ought to fire him now, or start identifying him on-air as a pundit or opinionist.

Nothing is a bigger myth or lie than this guy.

David really should get a grip.

I think she needs to take a vacation, and maybe try not to think about global warming for a while.

I think she's gone off the deep end of a melting glacier.