Good for you

I'm no expert NLP trainer, and unless you are, you are not qualified enough to disprove the validity of this information. Only a judgment by a panel of experts in the field could decide. This document has been co-authored by William D Horton, Psy. D. CAC Master Hypnotist and NLP trainer, and what he claims are facts are substantiated by extensive references. You may not appreciate the style of the other author but it doesn't invalidate the facts supporting his assertions. That other politicians use some or all of those techniques, albeit with less skills,
doesn't excuse Obama if he does. The gravity of the accusation should bring concern instead of ridicule, but maybe the stake is too high for most to afford an unbiased consideration as they would risk having to admit they have been fooled and made a bad decision. Nobody likes that. Or maybe the knee-jerk reactions are indicative of effective programming? Your use of negatively loaded keywords like "quackery", "tin-foil hat crowd" and "crackpot zealotry" for instance, has it's own social programming appeal and aren't unlike the words "pedophile", "terrorist" and "communists" which have been used to discredit people and their ideas.