CFA Media Alert: Larry King Strikes Again!

From Barry Karr
Executive Director, CSICOP
Executive Director, Center for Inquiry

Following fast and furious on the heels of our column criticizing Larry King and CNN for their shameless promotion of "psychics," (See: King of the Paranormal at: www.csicop.org/doubtandabout/larryking/) Larry comes back hard with Sylvia Browne tonight - AIRS: 9-10 p.m. ET -Friday

From Larry King's Website: "Do angels really exist?" The Book of Angels author and psychic Sylvia Browne, inspirational teenage poet Mattie Stepanek and others discuss whether angels are real." www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/larry.king.live/.

Wouldn't it be interesting if a few skeptics called to ask Sylvia and Larry why they continue to dodge the Amazing Randi's challenge since Sylvia agreed to take it more than 700 days ago? see: www.randi.org/sylvia/index.shtml

Wouldn't it be interesting if a few skeptics called to ask Sylvia if she can do a COLD READING on them? Hey, maybe Sylvia can talk to your angel? Wouldn't it be nice to see Sylvia Browne actually get a tough question for a change? Wouldn't it be great if Larry got asked why he constantly panders to the paranormal and ignores the arguments of the skeptics?

But, of course, raising these subjects - or your possible skepticism - to
the screener might guarantee that you don't get through.

These are just a few suggestions for you to think about while watching the show. Perhaps they'll help enhance your viewing pleasure. I would never dream of asking thousands of skeptics to call in and try to get a few good points in amongst the schlock.