Watch the Reason.tv-inspired 20/20 Special "Bailouts and Bull" In Its Entirety!

Nick Gillespie | March 15, 2009

On Friday, March 13, John Stossel and 20/20 teamed up with Drew Carey and Reason.tv to bring you "Bailouts and Bull," an hour-long special that looked at failed and stupid policies related to medical marijuana, immigration, early childhood education, and more.

Get the behind-the-scenes story of the Reason.tv-20/20 collaboration by clicking below.

And watch "Bailouts and Bull" by clicking on the image below or clicking here.

Comments

Patrick|3.15.09 @ 7:17PM|#

The full episode hasn't been posted yet, just the low quality clips.

Lefiti|3.15.09 @ 7:33PM|#

Jesus Christ! Reason inspired! Reason inspired! You guys feeling a little hungry for recognition?

Lefiti|3.15.09 @ 7:36PM|#

Even after the special, the number of people who know who the fuck you are will be still statitiscally insginificant. Donate now!

Taktix®|3.15.09 @ 7:47PM|#

Even after the special, the number of people who know who the fuck you are will be still statitiscally insginificant.

As long as we have you, Lefiti, we don't need anyone else...

*breaks into song*

hotsauce|3.15.09 @ 8:14PM|#

I watched it with my wife, a Democrat and Obama supporter. She thought was good, concise and informative. Unlike Bullshit! (which I like), Stossel didn't pick on the lowest common denominator. It's also telling how many elected representatives refused to be intereviewed. Cowards, all of 'em.

..|3.15.09 @ 8:22PM|#

Please don't feed the...oh, never mind.
Friggin' enablers.

Mike Laursen|3.15.09 @ 9:06PM|#

The full episode hasn't been posted yet, just the low quality clips.

I saw the full special at the http://abcnews.go.com/2020/ given above.

Orange Line Special|3.15.09 @ 9:53PM|#

You MONSTERS! All five Reason readers have already "spent" themselves watching the preview, the preview's reposting, the reposting of the preview's reposting, the live event, the reposting of the live event, and all the rest. Do you know what's going to happen? They aren't just going to run out of 'rags, they're going to hurt themselves. Some might even go blind!

MONSTERS!

P.S. Here's how John Stossel of 20/20 on ABC News is wrong about the border fence. That was written before the airing, but he didn't say anything exculpatory.

Flex Nasty B.I.G.|3.16.09 @ 12:09AM|#

So, did reason.tv get a traffic bump from the show?

SIV|3.16.09 @ 12:32AM|#

So, did reason.tv get a traffic bump from the show?

Hit&Run sure didn't thanks to the fucking autoplay.I'm not too happy with the commenter who suggested I run noscript as a solution either.How am I supposed to "whitelist" all the internet I haven't even visited yet?

shecky|3.16.09 @ 2:23AM|#

Fuck. Stossel always comes across like a snake oil salesman with cheesy Onion-fodder theatrics. He should have handed over the show to Carey, who's Reason spots are much more watchable and informative.

TofuSushi|3.16.09 @ 8:47AM|#

I enjoyed the genetically modified foodstuffs offered at the viewing party. I could not tell the difference between freakfood and organic!

Count me as one of the converted.

|3.16.09 @ 9:45AM|#

I enjoyed the show, but could have done without (1) Stossel throwing around the pile of cash and (2) the megaphone in front of the Capitol. Surely somebody could have illustrated the amount of money being wasted in a more creative way. And the megaphone in front of the Capitol reminded me of a certain fatso filmmaker who's none too popular in these parts.

|3.16.09 @ 9:46AM|#

SIV - how about just hitting the mute button if you don't want to listen?

Citizen Nothing|3.16.09 @ 10:02AM|#

So, I'm thinking that by 2012, Carey will have made his shitload of money on TPIR, his soccer team will have won the MLS Cup (damn you, Sounders!) and he'll be looking for something else to do for kicks.
LP nomination?

|3.18.09 @ 2:54AM|#

I TiVO'd the special and just got around to watching it tonight. I thought it was really good. I'm a new convert to Libertarianism, but I've already learned I have a lot more in common with this party than I did my old party. Yeah, Stossel can come across as a clown sometimes, but I thought they made great points throughout the show. I would have liked to see them focus more on the actual bailouts, and although I didn't agree with their take on border security, I thought it was an excellent show. Congratulations on a job well done to everyone at Reason and 20/20.

Bart|3.21.09 @ 9:04PM|#

The links go to the main page of 20/20 and I can't find the full episode you are talking about.

Could you put a direct link to it?

Thanks