Let's see if the folks who bring us Good Morning, America, the Today Show, The View, 60 Minutes, and other top network shows invite two British journalists -- who basically say Al Gore and his minions are full of baloney -- to be guests on their shows.

A book that has been touted by the London-based Daily Mail newspaper as a must read for every politician, journalist, and consumer of journalism willing be making its way to the United States.

First released in the UK, Scared to Death, by Christopher Booker and Richard North, shows how the major scares of the last two decades follow an overarching pattern, reveals the devastating fiscal repercussions of such scares, and debunks Al Gore's version of global warming while exposing how political forces have driven global warming debates.

Scared to Death tells the inside story of each of the major scares of the past two decades by providing the real facts and demonstrating how these scares have followed a remarkably consistent pattern. It analyses the crucial role played in each case by scientists who have misread or manipulated the evidence; by the media and lobbyists who eagerly promote the scare without regard to the facts; and finally by the politicians and officials who come up with an absurdly disproportionate response.

The end result is often that the public pays a colossal price for the scare through
misplaced and often ill-conceived legislation that addresses illusory and scientifically unfounded concerns. The book features analyses of all of these scares, among others: Asbestos, Global Warming, Second-Hand Smoking, Lead, and Salmonella.

Christopher Booker was one of the founders of Private Eye and its first editor. He has a weekly column in the Sunday Telegraph and a regular column in the Daily Mail. He has published several books. Richard North is a political analyst who has been a research director in the European Parliament, and was formerly a nationally known consultant on public health and food safety.

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