"what's wrong with a little depression or vulnerability Reg?"

 Nothing at all Mick, we all live with it, but watching Icke was a bit nerve shattering. I don't think it's right to take advantage of someone's vulnerabilities though. Mainly because you are correct, Icke comes across as a decent human being who's earnest about what he professes. I would not have been disturbed watching him if I had disliked him. Alex Jones, as Herring points out, seems to be a better salesman than Icke and like his website, he's pretty slick. In a greasy sort of way.

  I found watching the whole proceedings fairly haunting, it actually reminded me of the movie "Network". Icke seems very much like the Howard Beal character, a guy that's gone mad but there's a profit to be made from his madness. Icke has handlers, but I don't believe they are ever shown on camera. In the film Beal suffers from depression and wants to commit suicide. Icke in the documentary last night, admits in some vulnerable moments he would rather not be doing this and that he'd like to go back to sportscasting. It's painful to watch, if you're paying attention he seems to be a guy that would like to escape his own skin, do some shapeshifting of his own if you will. Problem is he can't, he admits he's considered a joke and the people back home all think he's "a nutter". So there's no going back for him.

  He seems perplexed at times about what's going on with his life and how he's making a living. He basically says in more than one moment that it does not seem to be a proper way to make a living. He also seems to find it odd that people keep wanting to talk to him. I just really got the feeling that the poor guy has been placed on a "hellbound train" and the thing is not slowing down and there's no way off. He seems horrifically sad through most of the proceedings. Again, I don't think I've ever seen someone that reminds me more of Howard Beal.

  I think it's obvious he's not well and the attacks on him thoughout the documentary, by the ADL, are weirder than anything Icke says. It pretty clearly shows they are out to get him and they are quite sick themselves. It would be my hope after watching this last night that someone sees this and trys to help Mr. Icke before it's too late. The situation he's in, either under constant attack and ridicule at the hands of "nutters" like the ADL, or being praised and supported by his loyal following, are pretty dangerous for a guy that appears as sick as he does. This all feeds into his sickness and it's pretty obvious he's never clear what's going on around him. It's all the more heartbreaking because he does seem to be a loving father to his boy. Very tough stuff to watch.

                                                                Reg