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Unfortunately, in our culture we re being sold a bill of good, thousands of ads bombarding us every day, that tell us the exact opposite, that tell us we re not just citizens, we re mere consumers and that we have to buy our way to happiness. it s making us fat. it s making us addicted to prescription pills. it s putting us in debt, and it s not making us any happier. something we re bombarded by, chapter 5 of your book, it s sex. all these images of sexuality permeating, you know, culture, commercials, the internet, and it s one of your chapters. you just heard my conversation, you know, porn star and a pastor who goes to porn conventions, and i know you re talking about it on your show tonight as well, and specifically sex, it s an addiction, similar to alcohol. let me tell you this, brooke. in researching my book addict nation i decided how long it would take me to get to hard core porn. it took me exactly 1:15, and what i got to was not stuff where we re being sold this post- ....
C mon. there s something, booze, sex, reality shows, your cell phone, pro wrestling smackdowns. telemarketers, spammers, are all geared to grab us, hook us, keep us coming back for more. what have we become? consumer wimps, easily sucked in by false joy that is supposed to make us feel complete, happy and at peace with ourselves. we have to stop the madness. addiction can be a real killer, too. host of issues and a best seller jane velez-mitchell knows what i m talking about. her new book is addict nation. look at the cover. she has all of the addictions on the plate. jane has struggled with addiction herself. um times it is probably still a tough fight and she is always able to speak out about it with passion and conviction. jane joins us live from new york ....
Right now. it s true. you are never one to hold back on this issue, jane. your first book did so well. it was very much your personal story about struggling with addiction. why part two, why addict nation ? kyra, after a couple of years of sobriety under my belt and knock on wood right here, hopefully i make it to scene ye 16 years. my friends are addicted by it s shopping, eating, popping the prescription pills long after the doctor said to stop. addicted to the internet or cleanliness. people say you can eat off the floor. i don t want to eat off your floor. that s not what it s designed for. soap and water does the trick. i held a consumers anonymous meeting in my house, and people started sharing about the guilt and shame they feel about ....
Second book. it s going to hit the top again. i just know it. we re talking to jane about addict nation right after the break. you don t know hey what you do to me what you do to me hey all i see yeah [ male announcer ] you know her. it s new to me, yeah [ male announcer ] we know diamonds. and with an extra 10% off storewide now through sunday, together we ll find the perfect gift. ....
Of violence and take a step back and say, hey, what are we going to do about this? of all days with the breaking news, i could sit here and talk to you for another two hours, jane velez-mitchell. come back, i know it s early for you. your show is later in the day on hln. the book is addict nation. a great read. jane is always very straightforward. you know i love you. delightful to talk to you. love you back. thanks, gain. this is the other breaking news. got a lot coming in. before we hit the top of the hour, the washington post is reporting that its cairo bureau chief and photographer are among two dozen journalists that have been arrested this morning by the egyptian interior ministry. we understand they are safe but they re in custody. as soon as we get more information, we re going to bring it to you. as you ve seen as we have been covering the story throughout cairo, the pro government protesters have been targeting ....