I recall when this came out. So what ?
I make no apologies for John Stossel. Like anything other reporter, if you really want to put faith in what he/she says...double check it.
As to his "prostitution" ? He did quite a bit of interviewing for this show. Were the statements by teachers union leaders made up ?
I just want to make sure that I heard you correctly:
1. We know that someone lies.
2. We know that this person that lies does so by taking things out of context.
3. Now we should consider this a valid source.
AND 4. Now we have a supreme court case that allows this kind of bullshit just in case all other visions of integrity backfires.
No, you don't listen very well.....
1. We should never assume anyone is telling the truth. We should, in fact, weight the basis of their arguments on their own merits (which means doublechecking their so-called claims) and draw our own conclusions. Fully understanding that such conclusions have to be presented in terms of the original premises.
2. See 1.
3. See 1.
4. I have no idea what you are talking about.
And this really has become quite a game of shoot the messenger. Stossels argument is pretty cut and dried and it isn't like it is an original one anyway. He is just one more voice in the loud public arena of debate on public education. Whatever his claims or point of view....they don't start and they certainly don't end with him.
But, I listen to what he says. He does a much better job of presenting facts than most so-called journalists, but he certainly carries and agenda too.
BTW: I also still listen to what Bill Clinton has to say in spite of some of his misteps with regard to devotion to truth.
