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If I were the devil- Paul Harvey Warning the Nation
      #227809 - 04/03/12 08:49 AM

I'm not sure as to the validity of this clip, if it was actually recorded in 1956 or at a later date. I know Paul Harvey didn't die until 2009, so if it was one of his later recordings it doesn't seem all that prophetic. Or, either we had the same problems in 1956 as we do in 2012, and there really hasn't been any change. What do some of you ol' timers say?




"Do you remember the famous ABC radio news commentator Paul Harvey?
Millions of Americans listened to his programs which were broadcast over 1,200 radio stations nationwide.
The following commentary was broadcast 47 years ago.... April 3, 1965.
I hope you will listen to this. It's short...less than 3 minutes.
Notice especially what he said in 7 seconds, from 1:57 to 2:04 in the broadcast"


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJc8Mzg0C-c

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Re: If I were the devil- Paul Harvey Warning the Nation [Re: duko™]
      #227823 - 04/03/12 01:33 PM

Got posted over on ADT too. Didn't know if you saw it there or not.

Paul Harvey

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Re: If I were the devil- Paul Harvey Warning the Nation [Re: duko™]
      #227857 - 04/05/12 12:24 AM

Hmmmm. Well, I miss Paul Harvey and I agree with the sentiments expressed - but I think that YouTube clip is a little TOO perfect and on-point, especially to have been written in 1965 or whatever. It's been messed with, changed, and read by someone who's real good at imitating P.H.'s voice. Well, pretty good anyway - he didn't get the high note right in Good DAY!

Here's the original, much different, "If I Were the Devil" column as written by Paul Harvey and copywrited by WorldNetDaily in 1999.

If I Were the Devil
By Paul Harvey

"I would gain control of the most powerful nation in the world;

I would delude their minds into thinking that they had come from man's effort, instead of God's blessings;

I would promote an attitude of loving things and using people, instead of the other way around;

I would dupe entire states into relying on gambling for their state revenue;

I would convince people that character is not an issue when it comes to leadership;

I would make it legal to take the life of unborn babies;

I would make it socially acceptable to take one's own life, and invent machines to make it convenient;

I would cheapen human life as much as possible so that life of animals are valued more than human beings;

I would take God out of the schools, where even the mention of His name was grounds for a lawsuit;

I would come up with drugs that sedate the mind and target the young, and I would get sports heroes to advertise them;

I would get control of the media, so that every night I could pollute the minds of every family member for my agenda;

I would attack then family, the backbone of any nation. I would make divorce acceptable and easy, even fashionable. If the family crumbles, so does the nation;

I would compel people to express their most depraved fantasies on canvas and movies screens, and I would call it art;

I would convince the world that people are born homosexuals, and that their lifestyles should be accepted and marveled;

I would convince the people that right and wrong are determined by a few who call themselves authorities and refer to their agendas as politically correct;

I would persuade people that the church is irrelevant and out of date, the Bible is for the naive:

I would dull the minds of Christians, and make them believe that prayer is not important, and that faithfulness and obedience are optional;

I GUESS I WOULD LEAVE THINGS PRETTY MUCH THE WAY THEY ARE!"



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Re: If I were the devil- Paul Harvey Warning the Nation [Re: Ozark]
      #227883 - 04/06/12 10:04 AM

You decide. Snopes gets a lot of criticism for being left leaning and "filtering" their responses accordingly. I don't know if they do or not. Truthorfiction.com is another source. I don't know if they have an agenda or not. Either way, here are two thoughts on the legitimacy of it...

Snopes version

Truthorfiction.com take on it

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