Oct 11, 2010

Scientist Says Signal Is From Alien Planet

Strange Signal Comes From Alien Planet, Scientist Says




Fox News is reporting a story about a signal allegedly being received from a planet within a "habitable zone." The Fox News story reports:

"Following the Sept. 29 announcement of the discovery of Gliese 581g, astronomer Ragbir Bhathal, a scientist at the University of Western Sydney, claimed to have detected a suspicious pulse of light nearly two years ago, that came from the same area of the galaxy as the location of Gliese 581g, according to the U.K.'s Daily Mail online."

Though the story may not be all that, as SETI astronomer Frank Drake asked the scientist for data, which the scientist never provided. Another flash in the pan story? Probably...

Oct 5, 2010

Disjointed Propaganda

Morton Issues Tirade About Ongoing Legal Woes


ABOVE: Sean David Morton is accused of defrauding investors
out of $6,000,000.00 in a psychic investment scheme.



On September 29, 2010, Sean David Morton's e-list distributed a message suposedly written by someone named Vanessa San Souci alleging to be reporting for The American's Bulletin, Tendance Magazine, and International World Press.

What's bemusing is that the message clearly reflects the same style as Morton's writing and no reference could be found anywhere for someone named Vanessa San Souci reporting for any of the above named entities/publications. The American's Bulletin is a small subscription based paper covering personal freedoms, Tendance magazine is a foreign language website, and International World Press is a company focusing on health and wellness. A reasonable person would likely find it evident that this message is from Morton himself.

In the message, it is alleged that a civil lawsuit filed against The Mortons by a New York resident has been dismissed, that the SEC civil suit is going to go nowhere, that Morton has been "liabled" [SIC], that Morton is going to sue and so on. Later in the message, it is stated that the lawsuit will likely be dismissed. The lawsuit is still proceeding and it was Morton who was given another chance to file papers with the courts, not the plaintiff in the case.

The message states, "Sean and Melissa Morton, by the way are to be credited, for defending this entire action without an attorney but as Sui Juris, Pro Se Real Parties In Interest (Defendants)."

Frankly, the complaint and continuing briefs filed by Morton originally attempting to stop the SEC's investigation were nothing more than incoherent, conspiracy laden, finger pointing tirades that would make a first year law student blush. The question is if all of this was "on the up and up" as Morton claimed, why was there an attempt to even stop the investigation instead of just opening the accounting books? You know the saying - if you have nothing to hide...

The message goes on about how Morton was never given a chance to tell his side of the story, "...AND UPON WHICH THE TV SHOW “INSIDE EDITION” DID A SEGMENT, CHECKING NONE OF THE FACTS AND NEVER BOTHERING TO GET THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY!!"

Odd, considering Inside Edition confronted Morton with a camera and a reporter. When asked about the allegations of the investment scheme, Morton, clearly caught off guard, said, "I don't know what you're talking about."

With camera rolling, reporter with microphone in hand, it is nothing but dishonest to say an opportunity was not provided for Morton to tell his side of the story. The message also slams Coast To Coast AM host George Noory and staff for banning Morton from the show after the SEC served subpoenas for copies of Morton's appearances on the show.

All in all, the message is nothing short of a pep rally and back patting session clearly designed to prop the failure of Morton's alleged investment scheme on the shoulders of everyone but himself. The problem with self indulgent media is that after a while you start believing your own media...no matter how utterly ridiculous it sounds.

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