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Rapture day publicity stunt (and Britney Spears’ underwear)
Just a very short note on the eve of yet another rapture day prediction. To me this looks like a well calculated publicity stunt by Harold Camping and his Family Radio Network.
Next week everyone will be tuning in the hear his excuses and explanations. Camping and his followers will be on every talk show, explaining their purpose and mission. Although they have put money into advertising their prediction, they have not turned over their broadcasting licenses or wrapped up their operations.
To me, this similar to Donald Trump pretending to consider a run for the US Presidency and saying outrageous things to get attention. Whatever effect that may have had on Trump’s political reputation, the overall attention probably won him increased ratings for his television show.
Probably the best way to think of this publicity stunt is that the rapture event is like Britney Spears’ underwear. There will be a great deal of attention generated by the fact that there’s nothing there.
