Ticomaya wrote:What would you call it, nimh? It's not "channelling," it's _______________.

Oh god almighty man, get a grip. I dont even believe in heaven and even
I can easily imagine myself saying, "I can just hear T. say, 'good grief'" - or something of the like (T. being my late mom).
Channeling is actually claiming you can physically voice the actual word of a dead person. Whereas going, for example, "I can just hear her saying, 'boy, ya done good'" or "And I just
know that when I meet her up in heaven, she's gonna say 'oh, and about those Labour folks? Ya were right, of course'", or any some such turn of phrase one might go about, is not "channeling". Its just a way of talking.
Badly missing here: sense of proportion. Take off yer "zoom in on political enemy, unveil the hidden vileness and insanity that
must be there" glasses, take a step back, and imagine its yer neighbour, estranged uncle, third cousin twice removed, old study mate, dotty gardener, local pub owner talking. There might not be anything behind it, ya know. Unless you really want to find something there.
WND article is example in case. Put any of those regular folks (neighbour, uncle, cousin, etc) under their determined glare and theyll find something to prove hes criminally insane as well as disgustingly vile.