# John Edward fans: has he had, or been asked to, contact with 9/11 victims? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 26, 2001, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-edward-fans-has-he-had-or-been-asked-to-contact-with-9-11-victims/89701 "2001-10-26T02:54:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sycorax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@Sycorax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sycorax)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2001, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-edward-fans-has-he-had-or-been-asked-to-contact-with-9-11-victims/89701/1 "2001-10-26T02:54:39Z")
I’m a believer, but I don’t watch the show regularly. Has he spoken about it, or has anyone (in his audience, the media) asked him about contacting victims of 9/11? ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2001, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-edward-fans-has-he-had-or-been-asked-to-contact-with-9-11-victims/89701/2 "2001-10-26T02:57:32Z")
I hesitantly offer you [this link](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=95249) ---
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2001, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-edward-fans-has-he-had-or-been-asked-to-contact-with-9-11-victims/89701/3 "2001-10-26T05:43:45Z")
I was listening to _The Dori Munson Show_ on KIRO-AM (talk radio) this afternoon on my way home from work, and this was the topic. Apparently, he (John Edwards) will be talking to family members of 9-11 victims on a show to be broadcast during the November sweeps period. Dori was rather pissed about this, calling Edward a fraud and an opportunist. ---
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2001, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-edward-fans-has-he-had-or-been-asked-to-contact-with-9-11-victims/89701/4 "2001-10-26T05:45:58Z")
Oh… KIRO-AM is out of Seattle, by the way. ---
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2001, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-edward-fans-has-he-had-or-been-asked-to-contact-with-9-11-victims/89701/5 "2001-10-26T07:43:21Z")
Just heard (on KIRO again - 12 hours later) that they are pulling the WTC episode. Anyone else heard this? ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2001, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-edward-fans-has-he-had-or-been-asked-to-contact-with-9-11-victims/89701/6 "2001-10-26T13:04:47Z")
Oh, Jesus, that’s so fucking reprehensible that I’m an inch away from taking my own life in shame. Anybody up to join me in a Straight Dope Edward Lynching Fest? ---
**Author:** ![buddy1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6a8cbe/32.png) [@buddy1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddy1)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2001, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-edward-fans-has-he-had-or-been-asked-to-contact-with-9-11-victims/89701/7 "2001-10-26T13:10:28Z")
I have watched Edward, I think he is a total fraud. One question i have-he always makes the remark…“it was validated…”, after he gets someone to respond to his statement. I guess he is letting himslef off the hook-in effect, he is telling the person"yes, the old man who passed from cancer was your father, you have validated this". So he is nothing more than a fast-talking cold resder. Why he remains popular is beyond me. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2001, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-edward-fans-has-he-had-or-been-asked-to-contact-with-9-11-victims/89701/8 "2001-10-26T13:26:36Z")
Some companies will send out a recommendation on several different stock to a number of people. If and when one of them actually rises in value, the comapny will recontact the subset that received that recommendation with a second group of recommendations. Whichever one of those rises in value, the company will again recontact that smallest subset of the original mailing and say “hey, we’re two for two… invest with us.” That Edwards **charlatan** is up to the same despicable game.