Kevin Trudeau
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Kevin Trudeau is an author and keeper of information that they don't want you to know. He is also one of the current incarnations of the Lord of Darkness, Satan, as well as a TV star who has appeared in numerous infomercials where he teases the viewer with bits and pieces of information that they don't want you to know; if you pay him money, he will reveal these "secrets", which usually amount to no more than common conspiracy theories and alternative medicine indoctrination, both of which help set a sucker up for further exploitation.
He has written a book entitled Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You to Know About which provides information on how to go to his website to find out about non-drug/non-surgery cures for diseases and ailments such as cancer, herpes, arthritis, AIDS, multiple sclerosis, lupus, chronic fatigue syndrome, attention deficit disorder, muscular dystrophy and many more. Not one to pass up an opportunity for a quick buck, Trudeau has also written on weight loss and (in a stunning display of chutzpah) debt relief.
He also compulsively misuses quotation marks, in one of his books actually putting quotes around "Cures" in the title.
He is NOT to be confused with Garry Trudeau, the award-winning cartoonist who does Doonesbury, or with Pierre Trudeau, the former Prime Minister of Canada.
His book Weight Loss Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About actually includes the recommendation, "use Dianetics for psychomatic and emotional ills". Trudeau was heavily involved in both Scientology, and more recently Neo-Tech, putting him within the long tradition of quacks who make the rounds among several other quack gurus before going into the business on their own.
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Kevin Trudeau pioneered a fascinating multimedia technique. He used an infomercial to sell a glossy book which, in a fascinating twist, turns out to be mainly a teaser/advertisment for his pay website. Thus he transcends the need for any actual product - everything is marketing. You pay to receive more advertising. Wanna bet that the main content of his pay website is advertisments for his next book?
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