Sadness

A friend: The wife of a friend has just died - so very sad.

A child: A two year old went missing for a minute and has now been found dead in what at first sight seems to be an accident - falling into a drain. The country has been following the search for her for the past week thinking she may have been abducted.

Psychics: The nutters are out and about again in relation to the missing toddler.

Is there life beyond the grave? These are big questions, but at TVNZ the question is - Is there any commonsense or is it just all advertising 'Sensing Murder' which to date has solved how many murders - Zilch, Nil, None, Zero!!

Last week I watched Sensing Murder psychic Deb Webber being interviewed on TVNZ's Breakfast show where she advertised her upcoming tour.

She calls herself a "metaphysical researcher" and said she wanted to become involved with the search for missing two-year-old Aisling Symes. (Cue - Vomit!!!)

The Dom Post reports that at a Police press conference about the case held later that day, TVNZ reporter Amy Kelley said Ms Webber had given them information about what had happened to the toddler, and demanded to know what police planned to do about it. (Cue Vomit again - and how low can you go!!!)

There are many reasons why people believe in psychics. They are probably really thick, gullible, naive, morons etc.

Ms Webber's Breakfast appearance came only a week after the show hosted Lisa Williams, the medium who claims to have foreseen 9/11 but didn't think to mention it to anyone beforehand.

Sensing Murder is a franchise that has been running in several countries for years, and is notable for having failed to solve a single case.

Given the show's strike rate, it's no surprise that none of its psychics have taken up Christchurch businessman Tony Andrews' offer of $20,000 if they can prove their paranormal abilities in a simple test.

Last year, the TV program 'Eating Media Lunch' played a sting by Australia's Channel 7, in which Ms Webber managed to communicate with three dead people who didn't exist. She is certainly clever!!

On the Breakfast show Paul Henry asked why the spirits of murder victims never say who killed them. Ms Webber's answer was: "Let's say we want today to find the murderer. What if the person has a contract with life or the universe to still live and affect other people still? . . . 'cos everyone's affecting everyone" WHAT!!! Does she speak English? Does she know what she is talking about? Does she know how to make (from the stupid) $$$?

The tragedy is an online Poll found about 30% believe a Psychic can help in a murder case!!!

They are as bad as the anti vaccine people.

Television/Sport: Maori TV put in a bid for the Rugby World Cup. With the taxpayers money. As they couldn't show it to 99% of the country the Government have had to say to TVNZ that they would guarantee them even more of the taxpayers $$$ so they can outbid Maori TV. Brilliant - it is like going to an auction and having a husband and wife bid against one another. Then again as we all know it is only our $$$.

Meantime, a point I have just thought about is that in the 7's at the Olympics it will be odd for the U.K. as they will have to compete as Great Britain but Eire (Ireland) will have to compete separately.