Transmissions From A Dying Planet

with Adam Gorightly and Vyz
Recorded on talkshoe.com 4-20-10

http://beyondthegrassyknoll.com/audio/tfdp4-20-10.mp3

To hear the 2nd hour by itself:

http://beyondthegrassyknoll.com/audio/konformist.mp3

Guests:

Hour 1: Doug Hawes, author of “The Turner Diaries: The Fascinating World of Jeffrey Deane Turner”

To order the article, write:
Secret History
P.O. Box 1251
San Jose CA 95108-1251
Or e-mail:
Dhawes2002@yahoo.com

Hour 2: Rob Sterling, “The Konformist”
In a Sean David Morton/James Randi Smackdown
http://konformist.com/
http://robalini.blogspot.com/

http://thinkorbeeaten.com/theknoll/radio.html

"Transmissions From A Dying Planet"

On the next episode of "Transmissions From A Dying Planet" (2nd hour), our guest Rob Sterling will be sharing his fond remembrances of Sean David Morton's nefarious undertakings in the late 90's re: the Art Bell fiasco... We will probably also get into Rob's never published article on James Randi, which exposed Randi as being amazingly, well, er, randy... All of this in light of recent SDM and Randi revelations!

Use the link below to listen live to the show this coming tuesday, April 20th, at 10am pacific. Rob's segment will be in the second hour.

http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=75423&cmd=tc

If you have any fond memories of Morton or Randi you'dlike to share with the listening audience, you can call in to the following number: (724) 444-7444

Then when prompted dial 75423 followed by #

Cheers,
Adam aka Paul

INSIDE EDITION Investigates a Financial Psychic

http://www.insideedition.com/news/4156/inside-edition-investigates-a-financial-psychic.aspx

INSIDE EDITION Investigates a Financial Psychic
Airdate: 3/18/2010

Would you take financial advice from a psychic? People around the country have given Sean David Morton millions of dollars to invest. He says he can make you rich using his psychic powers.

Morton runs something called the "Prophecy Research Institute." He's a popular radio personality and is well-known at new-age seminars.

"Hey, invest your money with me. Give me money, I'll make you more," said Morton at one seminar.

His website shows him posing with well-known celebrities.

He's quite the name-dropper, saying in one video clip, "Buzz Aldren, Neil Armstrong, I have two godfathers that have walked on the moon."

He even claims his financial forecasts are endorsed by former treasury secretary Henry Paulson, saying, "I've known (him) for about twelve years."

"I was naive. I should have done my fact checking," says investor Carole Dunn.

Carole Dunn saw Morton speak at a new age conference in New York City. The 64 year-old invested most of her life savings, 20,000 dollars, with Morton. So why did she do it?

"He said he was a psychic. He said that when he got his predictions, he would call his trader," said Dunn.

Dunn says five months later, nearly all the money was gone.

"He said, 'Oh, you see what happens. You lose the money and you blame the broker.' He just laughed. He laughed in my face," said Dunn.

Law professor Elizabeth Goldman and her students at Cordoza Law School in New York City, now represent Dunn in a lawsuit against Morton.

"Given that he said he could read into the future, he should never have lost any money," said Goldman.

It appears that Morton's financial empire and that impressive sounding "Prophecy Research Institute" is actually being run out of a second floor apartment in Hermosa Beach, California. On the gate of Morton's "world headquarters" is a warning to authorities that it is foreign soil, A Consulate for the Republic of New Lemuria, an imaginary and mythical place somewhere in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

We didn't want to risk a diplomatic incident, so Sr. Investigative Correspondent Matt Meagher caught up with Morton as he picked up his mail. You'd think someone with psychic skills would have known we'd track him down.

INSIDE EDITION's Meagher asked Morton, "Can you tell us where the six million dollars that investors gave to you went? Can you talk to us about your psychic powers?"

"I don't know what you're talking about," Morton responded as he got into his car.

"Are you a bad investor or just a lousy psychic? Or both?" asked Meagher.

Carol Dunn says it's unlikely she will ever see her life savings again.

"I just hope he is stopped from what he is doing, which is swindling innocent, naive people," said Dunn.

Morton has denied her allegations. The Securities and Exchange Commission recently filed a lawsuit against him for securities fraud, and said his psychic powers were "nothing more than a scam." Morton also denies those allegations.

Sean David Morton Sued By The S.E.C.

http://www.ufomystic.com/2010/03/05/sean-david-morton-sued-by-the-sec

Sean David Morton Sued By The S.E.C.
Friday, March 5th, 2010
Greg Bishop

The New York Times (and other news sources) reported today that Sean David Morton has been sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission for investor fraud.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with Morton, he and his Delphi Associates organization have been jumping on the latest new-age bandwagon for the last decade or more, sometimes turning a decent profit. Friends and acquaintances of mine have claimed that they were swindled out of large sums of cash by Morton and his wife. Morton has also claimed to be the “World’s Foremost UFO Researcher” and has been a regular on the lecture circuit and paranormal talk shows.

For more on Morton, see the UFO Watchdog site (now hosted by the Paracast.) Morton sued site owner/ reporter Royce Meyers for libel for $1 million 2003 based on the material Meyers wrote and published. Morton could not prove that any false statements were made and was ordered to pay $16,000 in legal fees to the defendant.

Personally, I have always had a pretty negative opinion of Morton based on some limited interactions with him over the years.