Bobby Seal? Wow! Haven't heard that name in a long time. How is Bobby? what is he up to these days? He was one of my hang-out buddies my first year at MIU.
--- gullible fool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > By the way, I am surprised that the question of > > Scranton's marriage > > has not yet been an issue. I heard the rumour > more > > than 20 years > > ago that his marriage was either arranged by MMY > or > > that Scranton > > got MMY's blessings and permission before he > married > > her... > > Bob Seal told a few of us the story at the CCP > dining > table in 1983. Bob said Scranton and his eventual > wife > were with MMY at the same time. Scranton was one of > the celibates in M group. The future bride was > finishing with her course and asked MMY what she > should do next. MMY said she should marry Scranton. > She began to follow Scranton around until Scranton > finally told her he wasn't interested, that he was > in > M group. The future bride replied something like, > "But > Maharishi told me that we should get married". > Scranton freaked and went to MMY, who confirmed it. > > --- shempmcgurk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], Peter > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > I just read the article. He is so screwed. It's > > really > > > too bad that he will not be judged by his > > political > > > ability but by his association with the > > "international > > > pseudo religious cult." > > > > > > > > > > I disagree and I'll use the John Kennedy/Pope > > analogy to make my > > point. > > > > When Kennedy ran in '60 one of the issues that was > > raised was his > > Catholicism and whether the Pope as the head of > the > > Catholic Church > > and the person to whom, in theory anyway, all > > Catholics are supposed > > to be obedient to, would have undue influence on > > Kennedy should he > > be elected President (one of the reasons given for > > Catholic > > presidential candidate Alfred Smith's defeat in > > '28). Kennedy > > addressed the concern and responded to his critics > > directly. He > > emplasized the separation of church and state, > etc. > > See: > > > > > http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/democrac/66.htm > > > > And I, for one, can't imagine that Kennedy would > > EVER have let the > > Pope have undue influence upon him or his > > presidency. > > > > However, with Scranton is there anyone on this > forum > > that believes > > for one minute that MMY would NOT be both an > advisor > > and confidant > > to Scranton if he were elected to office? I don't > > doubt it for a > > minute. > > > > Anyone who would: > > > > 1) send their kid to MIU for an education and > > subject the kid to the > > cult influences there (and, by the way, I'm an MIU > > graduate myself); > > and > > > > 2) allow their kid to participate in the MIU > > broshure testimonial > > referenced to in the article (with all the happy > > talk and smiley > > photos) > > > > ...is, if not directly influenced by a cult, can > be > > fairly > > considered under suspicion of BEING influenced by > > that cult. And, > > at the very least, is fair game for the kind of > > investigative > > scrutiny that Scranton is now under. > > > > By the way, I am surprised that the question of > > Scranton's marriage > > has not yet been an issue. I heard the rumour > more > > than 20 years > > ago that his marriage was either arranged by MMY > or > > that Scranton > > got MMY's blessings and permission before he > married > > her... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In my resume I note that I > > > graduated with a BA from Maharishi International > > > University ('78). I have no problems talking to > > people > > > about this and always praise MIU because I had a > > great > > > academic experience there. It has never created > > any > > > problem until several years ago when I applied > for > > a > > > clinical supervisory position at a mental health > > > facility. I met with the facilities board of > > directors > > > and this one guy kept on drilling me about MIU > and > > TM. > > > He wouldn't let it go no matter what I said and > > was > > > trying to make it sound like I had done > something > > very > > > strange by going there. Finally another board > > member > > > got very impatient with him and told him that > she > > did > > > TM and knew all about MIU. By the way, I didn't > > get > > > the job! But that's another story. > > > > > > --- feste37 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Yes, what a catastrophe it would be if it > turned > > out > > > > that he was > > > > interested in better health, longevity, > reduced > > drug > > > > use, and world > > > > peace. I doubt whether Pennsylvania would > ever > > be > > > > able to get over it. > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], > > "authfriend" > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > Someone on alt.m.t posted a link to this Web > > > > article: > > > > > > > > > > The Strange World of Bill Scranton > > > > > Pennsylvania Governor Candidate Must Explain > > > > Ongoing Cult Ties > > > > > > > > > > ** A POLITICS1.COM EXCLUSIVE : Please Credit > > ** > > > > > > > > > > August 1, 2005 > > > > > > > > > > by Ron Gunzburger > > > > > > > > > > Former Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor Bill > > > > Scranton III (R) has > > > > > been less than candid in how he and his > > campaign > > > > are spinning his > > > > > close and continuing ties to the purported > > > > international pseudo- > > > > > religious cult led by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi > -- > > > > despite his claims > > > > > these connections no longer exist. 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