See you all in the Free Zone!
Posted on 10/28/2008 7:00:43 PM PDT by robomatik
"Is Barack Obama a brilliant orator, captivating millions through his eloquence? Or is he deliberately using the techniques of neurolinguistic programming (NLP), a covert form of hypnosis developed by Milton Erickson, M.D.?
A fundamental tool of "conversational hypnosis" is pacing and leading - a way for the hypnotist to bypass the listener’s critical faculty by associating repeated statement More..s that are unquestionably accurate with the message he wants to convey. In his Denver acceptance speech, Obama used the phrases "that’s why I stand here tonight," "now is the time," and "this moment" 14 times. Paces are connected to the lead by words such as "and," "as," "because," or "that is why." For example, "we need change" (who could disagree?)"and that is why I will be your next President."
Techniques of trance induction include extra slow speech, rhythm, tonalities, vagueness, visual imagery, metaphor, and raising of emotion. Hypnotists often have patients count. In a speech after the primaries closed, Obama said: "Sixteen months have passed (paused) "Thousands" (pause) "of miles" (pause) "Millions of voices".
Hypnotists call this a distraction technique: sending the dominant hemisphere on an assignment involving linguistic processes, thus opening the nondominant hemisphere to suggestion."
AAPS article link here
Aahhh... OK.
Or maybe a segment of the populace is just !@#$%^& stupid.
Most political speeches have at least one section where they ... and if they're lucky the audience ... repeat some refrain.
It is amazing to me how boring some politicians are to listen to. That is really the only thing they have to do is read speeches. You think that we would have many more Obama's by now, but evidently politicians are not particularly stellar performers.
I haven’t looked at your video yet...but anyone who has studied NLP, meta themes, psychology, or African religion/anthropology knows that Obama is using hypnosis (or, if you are Kenyan, “Whoodo”) to cast his spell on America.
What do you think that thrill is that ran up Chris Matthews leg?
‘A prophet in her own country’ *ping*
“Sixteen months have passed (paused) “Thousands” (pause) “of miles” (pause) “Millions of voices”.
And a partridge in a pear tree.
I thought he just spoke slowly so his followers would have some chance of understanding him. Don’t want to go to fast and lose them, do we?
i’ve been adjusting my tinfoil hat around, but I’m still not falling into the O-trance...
Developed by an MD, not a PhD?
I think Barney uses this too.
I swear I have seen toddlers just stop what they were doing and swoon when Barney comes on.
Barack and Barney, using hypnosis.
voodoo what u do?
It's time for people to quit making excuses for 0bama supporters they know and understand that they like Socialism/Communism. They want it.
my tinfoil hat may be affixed to my head a little too tight tonight, but i thought this was an interesting take. it’s probably total b.s., but who knows?
Have you seen the Oprah session with that little wimp Ekhardt Tolle wherein Oprah ask the audience to listen to their breathing. Standard NLP. Standard hypnosis.
Don’t be a dunce. Hypnosis is a common tool of Obama and Oprah (try a Google of Hypnosis, breathing, and NLP).
Just because you can’t see it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.
I’m not buying this.
At work, many times, my dominant hemisphere gets really bored — and my non-dominant hemisphere follows right along.
Jedi mind tricks only work on the weak minded.
Learned that from Obi-Wan himself I did.
Carol Anne, stay away from the light.
That was kind of a joke.
But it wouldn’t surprise me if they were attempting it.
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