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Serious journalism died today at Politico
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14219.html
Psychics: Stars not aligned for Palin
Well-known
psychic Elizabeth Joyce has doubts there will be an election this
November. Her instincts tell her that come next week, there might be
?rioting in the streets and martial law,? and that President Bush will
henceforth carry out his term indefinitely.
But that?s next week. Tonight, there?s a vice presidential debate. And
Joyce?s predicted outcome runs closer to conventional wisdom on the
much-anticipated matchup between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden. She
believes that the debate will ultimately go a long way in determining
the next president, and that Biden will take the day so long as he
doesn?t push her too much.
Joyce, whose website claims she was ?born with the authentic gift of
psychic ability,? was one of a handful of prominent psychics Politico
surveyed to get a better ?sense? of how the Palin-Biden matchup might
shake out. According to their occult minds, Biden has the edge and,
ominously, the moon and stars are not aligned in Palin?s favor.
Deanna Fitzpatrick, a Reiki Master from Biden?s home state of Delaware,
also got the vibes the senator would win. Her psychic instincts tell
her that during the debate, Palin ?should take some pauses, instead of
trying to answer too quickly. I think she?s going to struggle at that.
I think she?s going to have a tendency to grab at things too quick and
she just has to take her time.?
A Politico reporter predicted that Fitzpatrick was a supporter of the Obama-Biden ticket; she confirmed the premonition.
Before the Thursday evening debate, the gang over at Psychic Source
TV (self-promoted as ?the nation?s oldest and most respected psychic
service?) will do a debate preview, the first of its kind they?ve done.
Psychic Moira O?Dowd, numerologist Paige Kelley and
?not-just-a-tarot-card-reader? Therese Baxter broke it down for
Politico on Wednesday.
When asked how many customers have asked of them questions about the
election, O?Dowd said that they?ve gotten quite a few requests to do
astrological readings of Obama and Biden, but not really any of McCain.
?Maybe that?s an indication of our client base,? O?Dowd said.
Biden?s astrological sign is Scorpio, which according to the Psychic
Source website means he?s ?deeply and emotionally connected to his
career? and ?focuses his passions on the task at hand.?
Palin is an Aquarius, which, O?Dowd says, means she?s free-spirited,
free-thinking, innovative, outspoken and articulate ? ?although she
hasn?t shown that lately.?
That means Mercury?s retrograde could really stultify Palin. ?There?s a
slight astrological possibility that Mrs. Palin would pull out?Or she
maybe just have one of those long Ms. South Carolina pauses,? O?Dowd
said, referring to a notorious and excruciatingly embarrassing beauty
pageant flub that occurred in 2007. She pegged its likelihood at 50
percent.
?It should be very interesting, with moon square Neptune, it is going to make it problematic for her to find her words.?
Palin supporters might find comfort in numerology, where Palin checks in with a ?life path number? of six.
Sixes ?can be compassionate,? says Kelley. ?They can try to pick up the
burden. ? What I?m sensing in her life path is these are the
characteristics that you?ll see her exhibit when she does the debate.?
Biden, Obama and McCain turn out to have the same ?light path number?
of 11, which denotes someone who ?is highly intuitive about situations?
and ?a very deep thinker.?
Both vice presidential candidates have the same ?destiny number? of 8.
This is determined by a computation involving the letters in their
name. Kelley says this suggests that both are ?status-oriented,
power-seeking and have high material goals.?
?They also have expression and are very equipped in managerial sense,
outstanding with organizational and administrative activities.?
Unfortunately, she says, this value also suggests both are filled with a certain level of intolerance.
Finally, those most interested in the entertainment value of the vice
presidential debate will be heartened by the vibes Baxter has picked up.
?I think they are going to tussle, and I think the fur is going to fly,? she said.
?This thing I?m seeing: Biden will underestimate her ? he does that
sometimes with women ? but she is going to lose her cool. She?s going
to go off script and it?s going to get interesting.?
Overall, the consensus among the psychics was that the presidential race has at times been too unpredictable for them.
?I am a very good psychic, but every four days everything has changed for me in the last month and a half,? Baxter said.
Baxter and others say that the debate could very well affect the
remainder of the race. But you hardly need a psychic to tell you that.
So in the end, it turns out, your guess is as good as theirs.
?At this stage of the game,? says Kelley, ?this race is too close to call.?
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If I didn't know this was from Politico I would have thought it was an Onion piece. I read the entire thing searching for the punchline and I was going to shorten up the c&p to just the ridiculous parts but that turned out to be the entire piece.
This just in from the cosmos: Politico is now a joke.
The question is, what is the most hilarious part of this pap:
- the description of a psychic as ?not-just-a-tarot-card-reader?
- the comment about no McCain supporters requesting sign readings (that's only funny for McCain supporters I guess)
- that "Mercury's retrograde" is sexist (alluding to Palin as a ditzy beauty pageant contestant).
- that McCain and Obama have the same light path number and both VPs have the same "destiny" number.
(I should have made this a poll)
Re: Serious journalism died today at Politico
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My questions is....according to whom???
So did I until I realized there was no punchline and it was listed right there amongst the other top stories of the day.
You can still have psychic abilities, just not "authentic" ones. You know, as opposed to fake ones.
They've finally run out of things to say about Palin and the debate.
Errr, according to the psychics!
"I'm the most respected psychic evah."
"How do you know?"
"Because I'm psychic!" <--- works every time!
LOL!! This reads like an Onion article.
And speaking of kooks, I saw Dennis Kucinich on TV the other night and the first thing I thought of was caden's old alien sig pic. I just don't think I'll ever be able to see him again without thinking of that.
LOL! LOL!!!
(btw, caden, the DMV didn't happen today, hence my latest new thread)
Did anyone see the SouthPark episode where Cartman convinced everyone he was psychic? Someone should send it over for analysis to the folks at Politico.
Shadow, I'm glad to know there's still hope for me.
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Um, I had to see this for myself to verify that it was indeed from politico. It is. I am appalled.
Man o man.
Our nation really is going through a process of endumbening.