Is Give Me a Break (2004) CHUD or WOKE?
chudrank score: 26 / 100 (CHUD-leaning (right-wing)). 0 is CHUD (right-wing), 100 is WOKE (left-wing).
Book by John Stossel, 2004.
7 votes: 29% WOKE, 71% CHUD.
Why: Memoir by a conservative-leaning journalist on media bias
Ballooning government?Millionaire welfare queens?Tort lawyers run amok?A $330,000 outhouse, paid for with your tax dollars?John Stossel says, "Give me a break." When he hit the airwaves thirty years ago, Stossel helped create a whole new category of news, dedicated to protecting and informing consumers. As a crusading reporter, he chased snake-oil peddlers, rip-off artists, and corporate thieves, winning the applause of his peers.But along the way, he noticed that there was something far more troublesome going on: While the networks screamed about the dangers of exploding BIC lighters and coffeepots, worse risks were ignored. And while reporters were teaming up with lawyers and legislators…