== Negative aspects of his life == 

 There are multiple items covered in his autobiography that should be mentioned in the article; family problems, drug addiction, mental and emotional problems, stuttering, etc.  His mother was quite harsh with him as a child, and put the "fear of God" in him at an early age.  Winchell's recent theological quest, resulting in an online book and the defunct protectgod.com website, are indications that he never resolved the religious "trauma" he experienced as a child.  I find it interesting that his official website  biography dedicated a few paragraphs to his theological ideas in 2003  (last three paragraphs on the page), which were completely removed in 2004 , about the time he relinquished his protectgod.com website.  I'm rather curious why his theological statements were removed.  Did he have a change in beliefs?  Did it negatively affect his public image?  Did his health deteriorate to the point he no longer controlled his website, and his wife or someone else decided to remove them?  There is some evididence his health had been gradually deteriorating over the last year.  Winchell stated on his website (as archived at archive.org) that he would not live to see 90, so it would seem he was aware of some terminal disease process. 

  June 28, 2005 17:12 (UTC)