Misleading Obamacare Promises, The Original 'Nigerian' Scam Letter, and More

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🗓️ 31 October 2013

⏱️ 54 minutes

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The media start challenging Obama's "you can keep it" promise about health care, a man who challenged hackers to hack him, and a predecessor to "Nigerian" scam emails. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0	It's the double whammy of the false promise and the website that is causing a lot of angst,
0:07.3	and that may be very difficult to recover from.
0:09.8	This week, the media pounced on the president's oft-repeated claim that no one will take away your health insurance.
0:16.6	From WNYC in New York, this is on the media. I'm Brooke Gladstone.
0:20.5	And I'm Bob Garfield.
0:21.8	A journalist has her notes confiscated when DHS searches her property.
0:26.8	The search warrant that they presented was to locate a potato launcher or potato gun.
0:33.2	Basically, it's a novelty item.
0:35.5	Also, the fabled first broadcast of the War of the Worlds
0:38.7	may not have been as explosive as we've been led to believe.
0:42.4	If you were to make a documentary today about the Civil War or the Jazz Age,
0:46.7	don't you think you'd use newer scholarship than from 1940?
0:50.3	All that and much more.
0:53.0	After this.
1:00.5	Music all that and much more after this hi brooke hello catcher rogers our senior producer
1:03.1	i know why you're here
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1:08.3	it was extremely hard work as it is every week and we're almost dead.
1:14.7	And it's the end of a pledge drive.
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1:17.4	And we need to say thank you to everyone who's given who make this possible.
1:22.1	The other thing we have to say is for the rest of you.
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