"Look Into My Eyes"

Do any of you recognize the name Svengali? No, my friends, he’s not the host of a “horror movie program”; he is a fictional character created by George du Maurier who had “mystical power” over men’s minds and could control their thoughts and actions. There have been two or three movies about Svengali and they were all pretty creepy.

How many of you remember the name Grigori Rasputin? He has been called “The Mad Monk”, yet he had no religious education or degree. Rasputin held some power in Russia over the Romanov family as he used the “power of hypnosis” to cure hemophilia in the royal family. When the royal family was executed, so was Rasputin; but his legend lived well past his death.

Dr. Franz Anton Mesmer is known as the father of modern hypnosis, as he developed this treatment in the curing of some physical and mental disorders.

People have been fascinated with the practice of hypnosis since its inception so long ago. There are night club acts done by hypnotists all over the world. I remember seeing people act like dogs, chickens and Martians on stage while under the influence of hypnosis. The shows are always funny and entertaining, and when they are finished with their volunteers, the hypnotist always “releases them” from his control.

The hypnotist uses his voice and concentration to obtain power over his subjects. I find that power just a little disturbing, so I never stand up when they look for volunteers. Mind control scares the heck out of me.

President Barack Hussein Obama is, once again, on the road trying to promote the virtues of “Obamacare” to America, even though it has been a program that has seen little success thus far. The millions of Americans that have tried to sign up for this program are unable to access the web-site and only a small percentage of people have gotten through successfully.

I have said in previous articles millions of Americans are having their health-care plans eliminated and lost access to their doctors who don’t qualify because of Obamacare’s regulations.

This week, Mr. Obama has stated this program is “working well” and will be a success. Judging from past performance, this program’s success is dismal at best and can hardly be called “working well” by any stretch of the imagination.

I believe Mr. Obama thinks if he “concentrates” and uses the “power of his voice”, he will be able to “hypnotize” the American people. This President has used his gift for public speaking to great advantage in the past, but now, Americans from all walks of life are feeling the effects of this ill-conceived program and they are not the “willing subjects” he requires to do his “mystic act”.

Sorry Mr. Obama, not Mesmer, Rasputin or Svengali can make this program work. I know you have ultimate faith in your “charisma” to pull this off; but “personality and B.S.” will only carry you so far; facts are a bitch and you can’t get around that Mr. President, even if you think you’re SVENGALI!!