| Subject: Re: Joe (Joke) Power!!! |
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Lester
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Date Posted: 18:44:38 05/26/09 Tue
In reply to:
Albert Tucker
's message, "Re: Joe (Joke) Power!!!" on 13:36:45 05/26/09 Tue
Regarding the article about Joe Power that appeared in the Liverpool Echo dated May 22nd.
I have inserted my comments throughout the article.
Well here we have it. Another “Fantasy Island” story by Liverpool Echo reporter Greg O’keefe. Clearly he has reported what dear Joe has told him but as always there is not a shred of evidence to backup his own self proclaimed and deluded abilities.
Lets inspect what Joe says:-
“Greg O’keeffe speaks to psychic investigator Joe Power
IT IS disconcerting how casually Joe Power slips into conversation that he has chatted to John Lennon and Princess Diana.”
Well do forgive me but where is the evidence to back any of this up. Answer there isn’t any. However there was a big song and dance made about the “message” that John Lennon gave Joe which he could “tell the world”. What was this gem that allegedly came from John Lennon to dear Joe? It was, now brace yourselves, “The message is Peace”. Wow!! Considering John was well known for his views about Peace this is about as earth shattering as watching paint dry. But hey to Joe this is evidence.
The article goes on to say, “The natural sceptic could be forgiven for instantly confining his claims to the bin marked publicity-seeking psychic personality.”
Well Greg got it absolutely right here.
“But then something about this softly-spoken Liverpool-born and Skelmersdale-raised father-of-three is distinctly different from the showmen of Living TV’s Ghost Hunters.”
Yep got that right. Living TV’s Ghost Hunters are well known and Joe is not, although desperately wants to be.
“For a start you don’t hear of many psychics who are regularly contacted by Metropolitan police detectives for help cracking grisly murder cases.”
Well actually you don’t hear of any and there is no evidence again from anywhere that Joe has helped any police force anywhere in the universe.
“But that is the norm for Joe, who is highly-regarded for the accuracy of his spiritual readings and public demonstrations.”
That’s right he is so highly regarded that he cancelled 87 of his 103 advertised shows last year.
“Now, he is temporarily back in the north west to promote his new book The Man Who Sees Dead People”.
Is he looking in a mirror? I shall not be buying his book as I am sure it is a work of self delusion and extraordinary fiction liberally sprinkled with an assortment of completely unsubstantiated and verifiable claims.
“and has also spoken for the first time about his attempts to help in the Madeleine McCann investigation.
Using the help of his psychic guides Joe believes he has discovered a location in Praia Da Luz where Madeleine was taken to after her disappearance.
The sketch of the remote house which he saw in his psychic trance was sent to Portuguese police last year and more recently to the new British detective team hunting for the missing child.
“If I had a professional team with me I could guide them to that house and I’m convinced Madeleine has been there or is still there,” says Joe. “I believe I have seen the face of the person who abducted Madeleine and it is not dissimilar to the sketch which the detectives released after help from Jane Tanner.
“There is specific information I have coming through that might help to build up the complete picture of what happened. There is a chemists in the resort too and the person who abducted Madeleine would have some association with the area by the chemists.
“If they could find that house I firmly believe that would lead to finding Madeleine. I get the feeling she has not left Portugal. I’d be prepared to go over there and help but at the same time I don’t want people to think I’m trying to cash in on Madeleine. The book isn’t about her and I only mention my visions on her case briefly towards the end.”
This excerpt makes me want to vomit. If he is so concerned in helping in this case why does he not do it quietly with out all the hullabaloo of going public. He has no verifiable track record of any success in these cases.
“Joe’s own personal story makes interesting reading. He started having visions and out of body experiences as a young boy in Skelmersdale and initially didn’t realise he was the only one experiencing it.
When he realised he was alone in his visions he became lonely and withdrawn, and later he claims, a magnet for vindictive teachers.
It also led to teasing and bullying from fellow pupils and he was written off as a lost cause. To protect himself, Joe acted tough and wound up in a series of petty gangs which led to spending time in youth offenders institutions.”
I would love to hear what his teachers have to say about him.
“He continued to deny his psychic abilities until the day one of his brothers was murdered. He saw the grim truth emerge via psychic visions and he decided he could no longer ignore his visions.
There was nothing for us on the streets of Skem,” says Joe. “I had no direction and I fell into crime.”
You do not just fall into crime but have to make a conscious decision to break the law.
“ I got locked up for 18 months for something as stupid as nicking bags of frozen scampi from a supermarket. I’ve also been in prison down south and in Walton when I got caught for credit card fraud up here.”
I find it very hard to believe that it was just the nicking of frozen scampi that he got 18 months for. What else had he done to warrant such a sentence. He also confirms that he is a convicted fraudster. Some people might say that a leopard never changes its spots.
“But I believe my difficult past was preparation for helping people with all levels of problems. After my brother died I decided to use my psychic power to help solve murder cases and give the loved ones of victims some closure.
Joe’s book provides fascinating insight into some of the cases he has worked on; from Shannon Matthews disappearance, Merseyside murder victim Helen McCourt, 16-year-old Liverpool gunshot victim Liam Kelly and 18-year-old model Sally Anne Bowman.”
Where’s the evidence Joe? His exploits on the Shannon Matthews case were farcical. There he was again seeking publicity and getting the Sunday People to photograph him with Karen Matthews who we all know now was deeply involved. But at the time Joe, who believes in what his guides are telling him, did not realise that Karen Matthews was deeply involved. As regards Sally Anne Bowman we all know that in the Daily Mirror Joe told us all that the murderer was a Stephan or Steven White aged 27 and a delivery driver. Some time later Mark Dixie aged 34 and a chef was convicted of her murder. Proving once again he is about as psychic as my door handle. But he still perpetuates the myth that he helped the police.
“The police never like to admit they have come to ask me but I have kept all their emails on past cases,” he says.”
Yes we all believe that statement don’t we.
“Joe also performs live readings on TV and recently contacted a murder victim in Tokyo in front of 25 million viewers.”
Any evidence Joe to back this up? Just a thought.
“I’m not into these flamboyant psychics running around houses,” he says. “I don't do fortune telling either. “I’ve got to take it seriously because I’m dealing with people’s loved ones.”
Not to mention how much cash you make.
“But there is a more light-hearted side to his gift, highlighted when he brought through the spirit of John Lennon on US TV.
Even famous musicians like John and then Royals like the Queen Mother are only spiritual souls like everybody else. My powers work the same way for every level of society; from the Queen Mum to a homeless man on the street.”
Trouble is Joe you do not ever provide the EVIDENCE of your self proclaimed powers.
So there you have it. Joe has confirmed to us all that he is a convicted fraudster with a criminal record for several offences. Now he might be a reformed character but some questions that you should ask yourself bearing in mind his recent track record.
Should I believe anything that he says
Should I attend any of his shows (assuming they are not cancelled)
Will his book be true and accurate
I know where I stand.
Lester
PS I wonder why his alleged followers never come to defend or rebut any of the negative comments made about Joe
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