Most people think lawyers are weasels who will claim darn near anything to help their clients. This viewpoint will not be alleviated by the attorney representing TV Psychic Miss Cleo. He claims (in this news story) that "she is a shaman. She has the gift." Of course, he adds, it would be a legal impossibility to actually prove, as she and he claim, that she actually has the ability to predict the future. This is amazing since even I can predict Miss Cleo's future. I see a plea bargain…some admission of deception and token remuneration to her callers, followed by new commercials that are plastered with disclaimers.
All of this will put an end to Miss Cleo's little enterprise, which is kind of a shame. Better it should end with a televised, one-on-one "test" by James Randi…who, by the way, has posted our Peter Hurkos article on his website with our blessing. Randi's weekly commentaries are on my Internet "must-reading" list.