-Caveat Lector-
Late Night Radio Storm As Art Bell
Draws Fire For Guest-Bashing
Trouble In Dreamland
By Michael Goodspeed
4-20-1
On April 17th of 2001, national talk show host Art
Bell posted on his web site a letter from his
syndicator, Premier Radio Networks, to National
UFO Reporting Center founder and president Peter
Davenport. In this letter, PRN Vice President Alan
Corbeth asserts that Davenport did not wish to
appear on Coast to Coast AM with Bell replacement
Mike Siegel unless he was compensated financially,
and that Davenport repeated this request to Art
when Art scheduled him for a guest appearance on
February 5th of 2000. Corbeth stated categorically
that this is not the policy of PRN, and criticized
Davenport for appearing on other talk shows
without financial reward.
The decision of Bell to go public with this allegedly
true information has left many in the UFO
community flummoxed, because Peter Davenport
has been one of the most respected independent
researchers in the field of UFOlogy, as well as a
valued guest on Art's show, since the early 1990s.
Some find it a bit too coincidental that this
accusation has been posted just days after the
Seattle Chat Club removed the name "Art Bell" from
their moniker, because of their investigation into the
infamous Jonathan Reed/Robert Raith "alien
burrito" tale. It's been known for some time that a
number of UFOlogists in Washington (where the
NUFORC is based) were doing legwork into the
claims of Reed and Raith. The Seattle Chat Club's
investigation found that Robert Raith and one "Dr."
Chacon, a reported microbiologist who claimed to
have done DNA analysis on Reed's physical
"evidence", are actually co-workers at a gas station
and mini-mart, and that Mr. Chacon is certainly not
a doctor, nor did he "flee the country in fear for his
life," as has been asserted by both Reed and Raith.
It's also worth noting that the UFO Watchdog web
site, which has published numerous exposes on
popular Bell guests, recently posted an email from
Peter Davenport where Davenport states
categorically that Jonathan Reed is a liar and has
confabulated his tale.
So the question is worth asking: Is Art Bell
attempting to damage the credibility of Peter
Davenport, simply because Davenport is not willing
to support apparent hoaxes like the Jonathan Reed
story?
Did Art really believe that his audience needed to
know about Davenport's alleged desire to be
compensated financially? What was the news
worthiness of this information? Why not keep it "in
house" and resolve the matter privately? Is Peter
Davenport not worthy of the most perfunctory
professional courtesy?
I know of no instances when Davenport has
intentionally "dissed" the Bell show, for obvious
reasons. He has always been one of Art's most
loyal, popular, and CREDIBLE quests, which makes
this situation even more perplexing.
Davenport is not the only former Bell guest who has
recently come under fire. Last week on C2C,
Richard Hoagland claimed that Tom Van Flandren
has allegedly doctored a Mars photograph for his
Meta Research presentation. This is especially
shocking, because Van Flandren has long been
Hoagland's most credible ally and supporter. And
like Davenport, Van Flandren is an almost
UNIVERSALLY respected researcher whose ethics
are viewed as above reproach. I personally know
many long time friends and colleagues of Tom's
who are nothing less than appalled by Hoagland's
accusation, which has not been supported by
anything resembling fact.
What gives here? Is Hoagland worried that Van
Flandren might be "stealing his thunder" as the
world's leading proponent of artificial structures on
Mars? Is Davenport being damaged because he
has the audacity to stand on principal and not
support people and agendas he knows to be
fraudulent? Are Art and his compadres sending a
warning shot to all independent researchers, that
they must NOT challenge the Bell agenda, lest they
suffer the most dire consequences to their careers
and reputations?
Consider the fact that Davenport and Van Flandren
are not the first Bell guests to have their characters
assassinated on national radio. Take a look at the
long list of popular "alternative" personalities who
are either banished from C2C or have been actively
smeared:
Dr. Richard Sauder, author of Kundalini Tales.
When Sauder contacted Whitley Strieber about
appearing on Dreamland, Sauder was told that his
book Kundalini Tales and the theories within were
"too conspiratorial" to be presented on the air. This
was very perplexing, because it was WHITLEY
STRIEBER who wrote a positively glowing forward
to Sauder's book.
David Icke, author of numerous books on the NWO,
CFR, Trilateral Commission, Bilderbergers, and
one-world conspiracies. To my knowledge, Bell has
never publicly addressed why Icke is no longer
allowed on his show. Like Sauder, Icke has stated
on other talk shows that he believes C2C to be a
promoter of disinformation.
Courtney Brown, PhD, remote viewer. Remember
the Hale-Bopp fiasco of 1998? Brown refused to
give the name of the man responsible for doctoring
the photo of the infamous Hale-Bopp "companion,"
and was subsequently reamed by Strieber and Bell
in an on air tag team match. Never mind that it was
Bell who mercilessly promoted the photo on his
show for weeks, ignoring public opinion that the
photo was a fake. Did Bell need a fall guy to take
the blame for his own lack of judgment and
scruples?
Sherman Skolnick, independent journalist. Skolnick
was responsible for exposing the largest judicial
bribery scandal in US history in his home state of
Illinois. He does have some admittedly far-reaching
theories, but not any more so than Hoagland,
Morton, Dames, et al. To my knowledge, Skolnick
has never been featured on C2C, even though he is
arguably more credible than the majority of Art's
guest.
David John Oates, founder of reverse speech.
Oates' problems with Bell went way back before the
infamous lawsuit and "feud" of 1999. In 1998, Art
abruptly dropped Oates as a guest, and over the
next year aired accusations that Oates had
doctored reversals (which Art later admitted was not
true), and engaged in cyberstalking tactics against
Art and his show. Most agree that Oates contributed
greatly to his own downfall, as evidenced by his odd
affiliation with the less-than-credible Robert AM
Stephens. But to date, no one has adequately
explained why Oates was banished at the absolute
height of his popularity.
There are numerous other researchers, journalists,
remote viewers, and UFOlogists who have been
overlooked by C2C, while the usual suspects
named Scallion, Dames, Reed, Hoagland, and
Morton continue to thrive. This strikes many people
as just a tad incongruent, as Art continues to feature
blatant frauds and hoaxers while simultaneously
slamming anyone who either challenges him or gets
too close to the truth.
It's also worth noting that Art has never touched any
of the following topics on his show or website:
discrepancies in the official police report of the
Columbine massacre; a possible conspiracy behind
the death of Princess Diana; a conspiracy behind
the FDA's approval of aspartame (or NutraSweet)
and other deadly food additives; theories that
numerous high-ranking NASA officials have ties to
the Third Reich; and don't forget Art's total dismissal
of every Clinton and Bush related scandal over the
past several years.
Is it possible that a show as hugely popular as C2C
has been somehow homogenized or influenced by
the hands of either the black or official government,
to create confusion, disharmony, and tumult in the
already disjointed world of the paranormal? Or is
this simply the case of a giant media monopoly
maintaining it's stronghold through mercenary
force? In either case, an increasing number of
independent thinkers have expressed their anger
over Bell's behavior, and are demanding that Bell
begin treating his colleagues in the alternative
milieu with the respect they have earned.
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