Supernatural President

I read a blog today that said that Pseudo-Psychic John Edward of “Crossing Over” fame has announced his candidacy for President in 2008. A picture of his book jacket cover was included. This was either an attempt at humor (a fairly good one) or the work of a totally uninformed blogger. I hate to think that it was the latter.

I believe in the supernatural. I believe that there are ghosts; spirits that are have been trapped on this earthly plane between death and whatever places that they might go in the afterlife. I also believe that UFO’s and that Alien Life Forms have been making visits to our Earth for thousands of years.

What I can’t believe in is psychic ability, especially those psychics that claim they can speak to the dead. John Edward has made his fortune talking to the dead. What a scam. But there are people who believe Edward is for real. People believe what they want to believe and I’m not knocking those beliefs.

In the early 1980’s I was enticed by a young lady, that I was dating at that time, to visit a psychic. This psychic was about 90% correct on my past; and I was impressed. She told me three things that would/should happen in my near future. She struck out on all three predictions for my future. I had spent $50 for a half hour of entertainment.

My feeling is that psychics are really mentalists, such as is the “Amazing Kreskin”, who I have seen in person several times. He is amazing! Kreskin claims to have no psychic ability whatsoever, but that he has trained his mind to do the amazing mental things that he does. He debunks those that claim to have psychic ability, saying that, like him, they are just mind readers and mentalists, whether innate or trained.

Perhaps John Edward should run for President, he can’t be any worse than the candidates that we have seen in the past two Presidential elections. With his ability to talk to the dead, he could possibly get some good insight and advice from Lincoln, Roosevelt and Jefferson about running our government.

The Beach Bum