Questioninggeller
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It's been a little over a week since Amanda Berry was saved after being held against her will for a decade. Sylvia Browne, who told the girl's mother she was dead, has been mostly quiet, but issued a statement and a youtube video on her homepage.
The statement:
Then Browne's home page also has an embeded youtube video of one of her Montel Williams appearances, which was uploaded to youtube on May 13, 2013. It is her first video posting in two years. The video:
The uploader has disabled comments so people cannot point out any errors or question any of her claims.
Here is the transcript of the video, which is from a November 24, 2004 broadcast of the Montel William Show titled: "Sylvia Browne: Celebrating 2,500 Shows":
That short clip, we can assume, is the best Browne has of her predictions to respond to the criticism she has recently received calling her a fraud.
Going through this prediction by prediction:
1) On January 6, 1992 Browne said, "Arnold is getting ready for a political career." Schwarzenegger, a republican since 1968, first became involved in politics when he appeared with George H.W. Bush at a 1988 presidential election rally. He ran for his first political office in 2003. How did he gear up in 1992 for what happened in 2003?
2) On January 2, 1996 Browne said two people were involved with the April 19, 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing. Timothy McVeigh "was arrested within 90 minutes of the explosion." On April 21, 1995, Terry Nichols turned himself over to police after finding out police were looking for him. What Browne said at the time was already known: two people were involved. McVeigh received the death penalty, Nichols did not.
3) On April 21, 1998 Browne said the December 25, 1996 JonBenet Ramsey murder would not be solved. When Browne said this police were already grasping at straws for more than a year and had no suspects.
4) On December 30, 1996 Browne said Whitney Houston is "really going to stay with" Bobby Brown. They separated in 2006 and divorced on April 24, 2007, which is just three years after Montel claimed this was an accurate prediction.
5) On April 21, 1998 Browne said Madonna will have another baby with "somebody that we--we don't know yet, not to what's-his-name, you know, Carlo." A year before, as the NY Daily News reported on May 27th 1997: "Madonna and Carlos Leon are no longer living together," and Madonna was linked "to Gabriel Byrne and Benicio del Toro." This was widely known as there are literally hundreds of articles in google news published in 1997. First, it is not surpising that she would want another child after her first and secondly, it is no prediction to say a couple that hasn't lived together in a year won't continue. Browne also didn't predict Madonna's adoptions.
6) On an unknown date Browne said, the anthrax is "coming from right over here in Jersey in a basement." The anthrax laced papers were mailed domestically in 2001 in the United States, known as Amerithrax, one week after September 11th caused much worry. Early focus led authorities to Steven Hatfill, who was publicly named in August 2002, but he was exonerated. On August 6, 2008 authorities said Bruce Edwards Ivins, who died on July 29, 2008, was the sole person responsible. He is from Ohio and lived/died in Maryland. I see no connection to "Jersey in a basement."
7) On December 9, 1997 Browne said "we're going to have a short skirmish". It's unclear with who as there is no context. Considering there were wars in the Balkans from 1991 until 2001 with the US involved and leading NATO forces, this was quite obvious. Also when Browne said this the US bombed Iraq in the previous year in 1996.
According to the Weapons Inspector from 1991 to 1998, Scott Ritter said Iraq had not completed its disarmament obligations, but it had no capacity for WMDs. He had a very public battle with the Clinton administration before resigning around the time of Browne's prediction.
The statement:
At: http://www.sylviabrowne.com/g/Sylvias-Statement-on-Amanda-Berry/189.html
Then Browne's home page also has an embeded youtube video of one of her Montel Williams appearances, which was uploaded to youtube on May 13, 2013. It is her first video posting in two years. The video:
The uploader has disabled comments so people cannot point out any errors or question any of her claims.
Here is the transcript of the video, which is from a November 24, 2004 broadcast of the Montel William Show titled: "Sylvia Browne: Celebrating 2,500 Shows":
That short clip, we can assume, is the best Browne has of her predictions to respond to the criticism she has recently received calling her a fraud.
Going through this prediction by prediction:
1) On January 6, 1992 Browne said, "Arnold is getting ready for a political career." Schwarzenegger, a republican since 1968, first became involved in politics when he appeared with George H.W. Bush at a 1988 presidential election rally. He ran for his first political office in 2003. How did he gear up in 1992 for what happened in 2003?
2) On January 2, 1996 Browne said two people were involved with the April 19, 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing. Timothy McVeigh "was arrested within 90 minutes of the explosion." On April 21, 1995, Terry Nichols turned himself over to police after finding out police were looking for him. What Browne said at the time was already known: two people were involved. McVeigh received the death penalty, Nichols did not.
3) On April 21, 1998 Browne said the December 25, 1996 JonBenet Ramsey murder would not be solved. When Browne said this police were already grasping at straws for more than a year and had no suspects.
4) On December 30, 1996 Browne said Whitney Houston is "really going to stay with" Bobby Brown. They separated in 2006 and divorced on April 24, 2007, which is just three years after Montel claimed this was an accurate prediction.
5) On April 21, 1998 Browne said Madonna will have another baby with "somebody that we--we don't know yet, not to what's-his-name, you know, Carlo." A year before, as the NY Daily News reported on May 27th 1997: "Madonna and Carlos Leon are no longer living together," and Madonna was linked "to Gabriel Byrne and Benicio del Toro." This was widely known as there are literally hundreds of articles in google news published in 1997. First, it is not surpising that she would want another child after her first and secondly, it is no prediction to say a couple that hasn't lived together in a year won't continue. Browne also didn't predict Madonna's adoptions.
6) On an unknown date Browne said, the anthrax is "coming from right over here in Jersey in a basement." The anthrax laced papers were mailed domestically in 2001 in the United States, known as Amerithrax, one week after September 11th caused much worry. Early focus led authorities to Steven Hatfill, who was publicly named in August 2002, but he was exonerated. On August 6, 2008 authorities said Bruce Edwards Ivins, who died on July 29, 2008, was the sole person responsible. He is from Ohio and lived/died in Maryland. I see no connection to "Jersey in a basement."
7) On December 9, 1997 Browne said "we're going to have a short skirmish". It's unclear with who as there is no context. Considering there were wars in the Balkans from 1991 until 2001 with the US involved and leading NATO forces, this was quite obvious. Also when Browne said this the US bombed Iraq in the previous year in 1996.
According to the Weapons Inspector from 1991 to 1998, Scott Ritter said Iraq had not completed its disarmament obligations, but it had no capacity for WMDs. He had a very public battle with the Clinton administration before resigning around the time of Browne's prediction.
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Excellent work, QG!