David Wilcox knows that he's lying his ass off, and is smart enough to make a living off it. This is the only genius that he possesses.

You'd assume that anyone as articulate as he is, would never say the foolish things that he says, for fear of being bounced right out of the lecture hall. But, it's the ridiculousness of what he says that gives him plausible cover in the minds of people who are actually serious about the subjects he claims mastery of. Because they'd never dare make such fantastic claims themselves, they can't imagine that anyone else - other than some flea-infested street corner screamer - would ever do such things either. Unless, possibly, they were telling the truth.

Then, the kid simply piles on the small encounter details, such as a consistently defined diner meeting, or very specific physical descriptions of these freaks that he claims to encounter, and suddenly, it begins to sound as if he's absolutely serious, and maybe even credible. Toss in a few technical facts that can be slightly shaded to somewhat, tangentially support one small aspect of a much larger claim, and he's got the room hanging on his every word.

The guy's a huckster. Plain and simple. Not even a very good one, but with all this 2012 hysteria in certain circles, it doesn't take much to draw attention (and money) if you're okay with doing or saying whatever it takes to turn heads.

Originally posted by dragonsmusic
I'm not an Obama fan, and I'm not defending him. But having the word satan in a reversal only means that. A reference to intense emotions.

Thank you dragonmusic!!!! Finally someone who has knowledge of RS and responded with a VERY INTELLIGENT reply. I had waited for the linguists to come out of the woodwork here at ATS and at least one finally did, that had half an inkling about RS. actually you seem to be very well versed in it, much more than I am.

but i most sadly have to disagree with your assessment of President Obama's RS. Yes I do agree that you can't take it literally. BUT after just becoming the president of the United States AND thanking Satan for it!!!!! To me as David Oates points out, when the person is very emotional, what comes out in reverse is much more direct than in normal speech. For example, David Oates example of someone leaving a burning house... In regular speech 'Fire Fire!' In reverse speech 'Fire Fire!', The same quote, no metaphors, just straight fact.

After winning the most powerful position in the world can be just as emotional, I'd guess as exiting a burning house.

And yes, i believe satan can mean other things. But put 2 and 2 2gether. He's thinking WOW i just became POTUS. and then thanks satan for it!!!!

'Thank you Satan' is what he says in reverse. What an amazing race to the whitehouse. No one would have ever thought it or wrote a book or movie about it. But the story of a black man ascending to the white house is amazing. Now we know the mechanism. The man sold his soul to the devil to become the president of the United States! And then he THANKS HIM!!!!

I don't think any metaphors were involved here. The man was emotional... Same as Fire Fire forward and Fire Fire backwards.

And to the poster who said that certain phrases always produce the same reversals. Buddy please please next time do research or make sure what you are saying is true. That is your guess and it is totally wrong!!!!

You try saying "Yes we can" and see if it comes out so clearly as Obama's "thank you satan"

or say "fire fire" and see if in reverse it says "fire fire"

i think not.

and you are in idiot. reverse speech is real. take your own advice and objectively study it for yourself.

i have and I can CLEARLY hear phrases and sometimes full sentences in my own speech played in reverse. its quite amazing.

you claim one needs to objectively look at it yet your are a hypocrite because you haven't taken your own advice. just because something on the surface seems magical and therefore not possibly real doesnt' mean it isn't.

take scalar interferometry for instance. if i were to blast you with a scalar interferometer you'd say i can't possibly have this 12 inch hole in my torso, because scalar interferometers arent' real. yet they are real and you'd be able to wipe your a$$ without reaching around to do so.

i have seen things 50 years ahead of whats publicly available in the technology sector my friend. we don't spend all this black money on hammers i have seen stuff that would turn your hair white, you'd run home to hide under your mama's skirt and wish it were all a bad dream.

now as far as RS, go do more research and come back to me when you have formed an informed opinion instead of dismissing something out of ignorance.