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Tiha

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I grew up hearing him on the radio, enjoyed hearing it even as a kid.

Came across this and found it to be scary true and interesting.

This is a radio message he gave in 1965 Warning for a nation.

I wonder if this is truly a future prediction or if these things were happening in 1965 as well. It is normal of every generation to feel the next is worthless.



Transcript for those who like reading.
If I were the Devil . . . I mean, if I were the Prince of Darkness, I would of course, want to engulf the whole earth in darkness. I would have a third of its real estate and four-fifths of its population, but I would not be happy until I had seized the ripest apple on the tree, so I should set about however necessary to take over the United States. I would begin with a campaign of whispers. With the wisdom of a serpent, I would whisper to you as I whispered to Eve: “Do as you please.” “Do as you please.” To the young, I would whisper, “The Bible is a myth.” I would convince them that man created God instead of the other way around. I would confide that what is bad is good, and what is good is “square”. In the ears of the young marrieds, I would whisper that work is debasing, that cocktail parties are good for you. I would caution them not to be extreme in religion, in patriotism, in moral conduct. And the old, I would teach to pray. I would teach them to say after me: “Our Father, which art in Washington” . . .

If I were the devil, I’d educate authors in how to make lurid literature exciting so that anything else would appear dull an uninteresting. I’d threaten T.V. with dirtier movies and vice versa. And then, if I were the devil, I’d get organized. I’d infiltrate unions and urge more loafing and less work, because idle hands usually work for me. I’d peddle narcotics to whom I could. I’d sell alcohol to ladies and gentlemen of distinction. And I’d tranquilize the rest with pills. If I were the devil, I would encourage schools to refine yound intellects but neglect to discipline emotions . . . let those run wild. I would designate an athiest to front for me before the highest courts in the land and I would get preachers to say “she’s right.” With flattery and promises of power, I could get the courts to rule what I construe as against God and in favor of pornography, and thus, I would evict God from the courthouse, and then from the school house, and then from the houses of Congress and then, in His own churches I would substitute psychology for religion, and I would deify science because that way men would become smart enough to create super weapons but not wise enough to control them.

If I were Satan, I’d make the symbol of Easter an egg, and the symbol of Christmas, a bottle. If I were the devil, I would take from those who have and I would give to those who wanted, until I had killed the incentive of the ambitious. And then, my police state would force everybody back to work. Then, I could separate families, putting children in uniform, women in coal mines, and objectors in slave camps. In other words, if I were Satan, I’d just keep on doing what he’s doing.

Paul Harvey, Good Day.
 
Always enjoyed listening to him, other than his rants about certain pesticides that are safe.

Edit: He claimed 2-4,d was not safe...it is as long as one isn't an idiot.
 
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not many radio programs that I know of that stop people from what they were doing and have them just stand and look at the radio

that guy could do it
I will be introducing Paul to my 15 year old daughter this evening, she will like him
 
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the one i cant find and i remember hearing was about Jimmy Durante and why he alway said, "Goodnight Ms. Callbash, whereever you are"
 
the one i cant find and i remember hearing was about Jimmy Durante and why he alway said, "Goodnight Ms. Callbash, whereever you are"
IIRC When Durante was doing vaudvelle she was the wife of a cafe owner where he ate late at night after the show in sometown in the midwest. Again I'm going off of memory She would listen to him tell about life an the road and encourage him to keep trying.
 
I havetold this before, in the 60s during the summer it was often only my grandpa and I left at the house at about 11:30 it was my job to go in turn on the old tube radio ( the old tall cabinet one) and while it was warming up I would warm up what food Grandma had left for us for lunch. Grandpa would come in about 5 minutes to 12 to get washed up, and we had it timed so that after he prayed Paul Harvey would come on then the Farm aqnd Agra business report. Grandpa would move to the living room reaad his bible and such and pay bills... while I cleaned up the kitchen. He would have been in his late 60s then probably close to my age now.
In the 90s we used to listen to Paul Harvey for the first 15 minutes of our 30 minute lunch break then take a nap or read study our NEC books
 
I always enjoyed hearing his voice as a kid. My mother had an old radio that looked like an old timey telephone, it hung on the wall. The crank that would have been used to energize the lines was actually where you would dial in the station, AM only.. I'd listen while eating my breakfast, oatmeal, eggs or the like.

 
Whenever I worked in the country with AM only, Paul Harvey was always welcome between the livestock report and tradio. "Hello Bob, I have a Maytag washing machine for sale today, $35. And six cases of 32 oz Mason jars, no rings or lids, someone can have for $5 Bob. Oh, and if anyone wants two old iron bed frames just come and take them. That's 632-4123. Thanks Bob."
 
Whenever I worked in the country with AM only, Paul Harvey was always welcome between the livestock report and tradio. "Hello Bob, I have a Maytag washing machine for sale today, $35. And six cases of 32 oz Mason jars, no rings or lids, someone can have for $5 Bob. Oh, and if anyone wants two old iron bed frames just come and take them. That's 632-4123. Thanks Bob."
I forgot all about the tradio.
 
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