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RSLancastr

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I received an email yesterday at StopSylvia.com from someone who wanted to make sure that I knew of Browne's mistake regarding Shawn Hormbeck.

Why yes, I am aware of that. thanks!
 
I looked up Shawn Hornbeck (Google changed it to that) and that was an interesting story.
 
Hilarious!

You'd be surprised, though, at how often people say things like that. There are a lot of moments in life that are a combination of Captain Amazingly Astonishing Unbelievably Obvious and the guy who just woke up and blurted out something that was big news four hours ago.
 
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EeneyMinnieMoe said:
Hilarious!

You'd be surprised, though, at how often people say things like that. There are a lot of moments in life that are a combination of Captain Amazingly Astonishing Unbelievably Obvious and the guy who just woke up and blurted out something that was big news four hours ago.
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At least he/she didn't say "Were you aware that there is a web site which seeks to Stop Sylvia Browne?" I do occasionally get emails from folks who evidently don't realize what the site is all about! Perhaps I should be clearer.
 
it appears on wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Browne#The_Montel_Williams_Show
In 2003, Browne claimed that eleven year old Shawn Hornbeck had been abducted by a very tall man with long black dreadlocks and a blue sedan, and that his body could be found near two large, jagged boulders in a wooded area about 20 miles southwest of Richwoods.[6] Her claims led to a refocusing of search efforts of numerous people calling in with tips regarding possible spottings of the rock formations Browne had mentioned.[41][42] Hornbeck was found alive four years later, having been abducted by a white man with short brown hair who drove a small white Toyota pickup. Browne told the New York Daily News, "I'm terribly sorry that this happened, but I think my body of work stands by itself. I've broken case after case
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RSLancastr said:
I have always obtained permission before publishing emails on the web site, whether they were pro or con. I felt less of a hesitation about posting them in this forum. Perhaps that was wrong of me. I posted it (and a couple of the others) not to expose the correspondents to ridicule, but mostly to show examples of Browne's fans blaming my stroke on my web site. My apologies to the correspondents if this was unwise or uncharitable of me.
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I think you do your website a disservice with this thread. Your site. Your call. I'm just saying that from where I sit, it's not something I would expect you to do. The person was just trying to help.
 
GreenLines said:
I looked up Shawn Hornbeck (Google changed it to that) and that was an interesting story.
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Yes, sorry for the typo. darned stroke... the (attempt at) humor in the OP is that the news of Browne's being so wrong in the case was first broken on my site, resulting in national television and newspaper coverage of it. Just about any reference to Browne and the Hornbeck case is (directly or indirectly) because of my article, which was published the same day that Shawn was found alive. So yes, I was aware of the case. And if the correspondent had bothered to look at my site a bit, they would have known that.
 
Mr lancaster:

This , to me illustrates a problem within the skeptic movement. Whenever a psychic, paranormal phenomenon, or other supernatural event " takes place" it is big news. From Sylvia, to Edwards, to a Baked potato with a cross in it, it is plastered across newspapers, news stations, msn, etc etc.

Yet when we make a breakthrough, or find something amiss. It pretty much stagnates. To the point where thins like Shawn Hornbeck are still news to a lot of people. I mean i cannot think of any time i have seen a news show with " psychic shown to be fraud" or " supernatural phenomenon explained" i believe the technical term from a media point of view, is non story.

There must be some way to combat this. I love being a skeptic, always will, bit it seems like we are usually preaching to the choir , versus getting our message out there.
 
sadhatter said:
... i cannot think of any time i have seen a news show with " psychic shown to be fraud" or " supernatural phenomenon explained" i believe the technical term from a media point of view, is non story...
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Also known as the "Man Bites Dog" conundrum.

Wikipedia said:
The phrase Man bites dog describes a phenomenon in journalism in which an unusual, infrequent event is more likely to be reported as news than an ordinary, everyday occurrence (such as Dog bites man). The news media generally consider an event more newsworthy if there is something unusual about it; a commonplace event is unlikely to be taken as newsworthy. The result is that rare events often appear in headlines while common events rarely do, making the rare events seem more common than they are.
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I can see the Eureka moment: "Aha! Finally, some compelling evidence that she's a fake. Now how can I get the word out there so everyone will know...?"
 
"I can see the Eureka moment: "Aha! Finally, some compelling evidence that she's a fake. Now how can I get the word out there so everyone will know...?" "

You know i don't know why but that brought up a scene from Trailer Park Boys into my head. If you've seen the show, at one point ricky is talking on the phone and says " who can go f*** who's self?" and you don't really know why for a moment. And i can just picture Mr. Lancaster on the phone saying the same thing to a news network, when he has definitive proof of sylvia's fakeness.
 
Browne told the New York Daily News, "I'm terribly sorry that this happened, but I think my body of work stands by itself. I've broken case after case...
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It sure does stand by itself. She's broken more records at being wrong than I've ever seen before. What a twat!
 
Looking on the bright side, at least when they heard the news they thought of telling you!

How funny that people refer you to your own web site. I'm surprised they don't refer you to your own articles! I know we're all living fast paced lives, but that's really funny.
 
I got a laugh out of that, especially after reading the subject and getting excited. "Oh, is she going to be on Larry King tonight? Make an appearance somewhere? Radio show?"
 
UncaYimmy said:
I think you do your website a disservice with this thread. Your site. Your call. I'm just saying that from where I sit, it's not something I would expect you to do. The person was just trying to help.
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I just found it humorous, and thought others here might too. Sorry I disappointed.
 
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