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imSally

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I don't have a lot of time for posting on forums, and this post is long overdue.

I've been interested in UFOs and the paranormal for many years and have had some interesting experiences, but nothing as dramatic as many of the stories here and on other sites.

As an "interested civillian" rather than a researcher, I found it nearly impossible to separate the real information from the junk. Other than a scant few well known researchers like Bud Hopkins, I had no way of knowing who to trust.

Listening to "The Paracast" has changed my way of looking at UFO's and the paranormal. The effect is subtle and took place over a period of time. Nevertheless, it's profound. I'm really getting the hang of separating the signal from the noise and it gets better the more I listen.

Thanks for sharing your insights, Gene and Dave. You guys are the best!

Yashir koyech!
 
I second this sentiment. This is truly a wonderful podcast and forum. I had been listening to any thing I could find, and many of it is just ridiculous.

I really enjoy Gene and David's views on the subject, as they are often similar to mine, and often open up new things to think about.

Also, I like the focus on UFOs. I enjoy all aspects of the paranormal, but UFOs is my favorite subject.

I've downloaded every episode and listen to them as I wind bass guitar pickups.

:D
 
imSally said:
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I'm really getting the hang of separating the signal from the noise and it gets better the more I listen.
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I think this show is an eye-opener in that respect, along with these forums. It's crucial to be skeptical of much of the information that is peddled in this field. I don't want to be told what to think or believe, rather I would rather have the evidence presented, questioned and make up my own mind.
 
Before I started listening to the "cast" I had a hard time beleiving anything due to the fact that I had no idea who was credible and who was not. The paracast definatly allowed me to still remain very skeptical of pretty much anything, but it has also showed me who I can rely on for honest opinions.

I second the statements of the OP and would like to reaffirm that David and Gene have the one show out there where I don't feel I have to always be on guard for BS, and for that, I thank you.
 
Xylo said:
I think this show is an eye-opener in that respect, along with these forums. It's crucial to be skeptical of much of the information that is peddled in this field. I don't want to be told what to think or believe, rather I would rather have the evidence presented, questioned and make up my own mind.

methshin said:
Before I started listening to the "cast" I had a hard time beleiving anything due to the fact that I had no idea who was credible and who was not. The paracast definatly allowed me to still remain very skeptical of pretty much anything, but it has also showed me who I can rely on for honest opinions.

The two of you took the words out of my mouth, only you said it better. I consider myself an open minded skeptic, but it was hard with my BS alarm constantly going off. Like methshin, I didn't know who or what to believe before I stumbled onto The Paracast. At least now I have a clue.

I used to be frustrated because I know something is going on. Back in the mid 70's I saw a saucer craft at very close range. I was familiar with the UFO subject before that, but the sighting convinced me that this is no joke.

Next, I need to make time for the forum, even if it's only to lurk :D.
 
imSally said:
... Back in the mid 70's I saw a saucer craft at very close range. I was familiar with the UFO subject before that, but the sighting convinced me that this is no joke.

Next, I need to make time for the forum, even if it's only to lurk :D.
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or maybe to tell us about your experience? Please? :shy:
 
My feeling is that if ALL (no one is left out of this broad "all") media took the approach to their responsibilities like this show does we would have a general public so well informed that we would demand the heads of ALL of our "so called" leaders.

Or (sadly) we would have a general public who would turn off the flow of information and care more about the next winner of American Non-Idol and say the protection of their freedom is better left in the hands of someone else. Kinda like the general public acts right now.
 
ondafritz said:
My feeling is that if ALL (no one is left out of this broad "all") media took the approach to their responsibilities like this show does we would have a general public so well informed that we would demand the heads of ALL of our "so called" leaders.

Or (sadly) we would have a general public who would turn off the flow of information and care more about the next winner of American Non-Idol and say the protection of their freedom is better left in the hands of someone else. Kinda like the general public acts right now.
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In my home, we hardly watch TV, and none of that kind of crap. We never watch the news, except for the BBC News or on PBS. All the other stuff is just brain washing people.

The problem with the media reporting on UFOs is they just can't do it in a serious manner. Maybe it's the personalities of the reporters/anchors, and maybe it's because they are being asked not to. I've heard the latter quite a bit since the late 70's. Prior to that, you would see serious UFO and paranormal reports on the news quite often... and then they just stopped, or they would do them with a smirk. I remember the Today Show having a report about fish falling during a storm. The news anchor was being very serious about it, and Bryant Gumbel then smirked at her and made some remark like "what's next, are you going to tell me they saw little green men". The anchor seemed quite annoyed with him.

Now interestingly the one publication that had the most real UFO reports was the National Enquirer! But they were mixed in with all the other nonsense, which of course made them look like nonsense too.

And who ran the National Enquirer? It's an interesting story...

You can find it at Wikipedia:

Founded in 1926 as The New York Enquirer, it was bought in 1952 by Generoso Pope Jr., allegedly with funds provided by Mafia boss Frank Costello. It has also been alleged that Costello provided the money in exchange for the Enquirer's promise to list lottery numbers and to refrain from all mention of Mafia activities.

Pope pioneered the idea of selling magazines at supermarket checkouts. In order to get into the supermarkets, Pope completely changed the format of the paper in late 1967 by dropping all the gore and violence and instead focusing on more benign topics like celebrities, the occult and UFO's.
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And who was Generoso Pope Jr?

Via: Wall Street Journal:

Like people and anthrax spores, publications have their unique DNA. And, as it turns out, the Enquirer is still true in its fashion to the genetic heritage Generoso Pope Jr. endowed it with 55 years ago.

Pope was the oddball New Yorker who created the National Enquirer, the rag that gave the world headlines like “Mom Uses Son’s Face for an Ashtray” and sold 6.7 million copies in August 1977 with a sneaked cover photo of Elvis Presley laid out in his coffin at Graceland. Pope, who went to the Horace Mann prep school in New York and to MIT and worked in psy-ops for the CIA before starting the National Enquirer in 1952, is the subject of a respectful biography that argues that he belongs in the populist-press pantheon with William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer.
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Psy-ops was the Psychological Warfare Division of the CIA. Do you see where this is heading?

In the 70's when the Winn Dixie chain of stores wouldn't carry the publication, Pope got help from Melvin Laird, who was Nixon's Secretary of Defense. Laird arranged a tour of the White House for Winn Dixie store executives and they were so impressed with Pope's clout, that they finally agreed to let the chain carry the tabloid. In an interview with Forbes magazine, Pope said, 'It's just politics. One hand washes the other.'

When Pope passed away in 1988, Melvin Laird gave the eulogy at the funeral.

The CIA was known to have some media branches such as CBS. Some of CBS' reporters were even former CIA agents.

So the Enquirer became one of their propaganda devices. If you plant enough real UFO sightings amongst the other drivel in the tabloid, who's going to take it seriously?

Pope also ran the Weekly World News, which was pretty much the B&W version of the Enquirer. In the 1960's the Enquirer had a circulation of 250,000. In 1979 it was 5 million!

That's a lot of negative brain washing about UFOs!
 
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