In a recent appearance on The Ellen Show, President Barack Obama was quizzed about the subject of aliens, by a little girl. In typical Obama style, the President responded with some light humor, though, as some UFO sources are saying, did not completely deny the subject. This may, according to UFOs On Earth, “lead to many possible interpretations, or maybe not” (1). When the little girl quizzed Obama whether aliens were real, the President rather noncommittally asked the girl what she thought about aliens. The girl admitted she thought aliens were real after she watched a TV program about them. After the attempt at light-hearted humor, the President replied: “The truth is we haven’t actually made direct contact with aliens yet, but when …show more content…
we do I’ll let you know.” This recent quizzing about alien existence on The Ellen Show isn’t the first time President Obama had been asked for his views on extra-terrestrial life. In 2015, Barack Obama was asked about aliens by late night chat show host Jimmy Kimmel. When asking the President to “come clean” about UFOs, Obama responded with, similar to his recent response on The Ellen Show, a series of noncommittal and blithe responses. At one point Obama hit back with: “The aliens won’t let it happen. You’d reveal their secrets, and they exercise strict control over us. Can’t reveal anything” (2). Is the President Hiding a Secret? Kimmel pressed the President further, teasingly informing him that Clinton had admitted to looking into government files on UFOs and finding nothing. Obama hit back with an even more teasing reply saying: “Well, you know, that’s what we’re instructed to say.” As the Huffington Post points out, there have been times during his presidency that Obama has made other bold remarks related to UFOs and aliens, including being probed about alien existence when the president visited Roswell, New Mexico. So is President Obama’s noncommittal and tongue-in-cheek responses when grilled about extra-terrestrial existence merely light-hearted humor, or do the responses suggest the President has something to hide and the possibility that aliens really do exist? Talking to the Huffington Post, Jan Harzan, executive director of the UFO research network, Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), believes that being probed about such topics poses difficulties for any president, namely because if they admit to not knowing anything about the subject they do not “look too smart.” Tongue-in-Cheek Comments “If [presidents] do know something they can’t talk about, then they can’t really talk about it.
Making a joke out of it at least diffuses the situation. Now, that said, I honestly don’t think we’re ever going to get an admission from a sitting president that the US has any knowledge of UFOs or ETs. I just don’t see it happening.” Of course the fact President Obama doesn’t immediately dismiss the idea of extra-terrestrial life and chooses to make light of the situation and provide noncommittal answers, is enough to give many a UFO believer fodder. To UFO believers, they simply deem it as testament that alien life does exist and that ‘those in higher places’ know it exists but are unwilling to share their knowledge with Joe Public. Being quizzed about aliens at least shows politicians have a sense of humor about secret alien files (3). What are your thoughts on President Obama’s tongue-in-cheek comments about ETs and UFOs? Proof aliens do exist and the government is covering them up or testimony that the President acknowledges the ludicrousness of the suggestion? References & Image Credits: (1) UFOs on Earth (2) Huffington Post (3) TSW: Dmitry Medvedev and the Joke about Secret Alien
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Located 90 miles north of Las Vegas sits a high-security military base widely known as Area 51. For decades people have had suspicions about whether or not alien life forms exist and if so, whether or not they are imprisoned at Area 51. This curiosity has been fueled by not only interest in extraterrestrials, but also reported sightings of foreign life forms not from planet Earth. The conspiracies, other life forms exist and are being kept at military base, have largely been fueled by the government’s involvement in nearly all reported sightings. Area 51 not only has discovered other forms of life from outer space but also is most likely conducting strange experiments there.
UFOs invoke hysteria in society and cause people to believe other worldly beings are among us. The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, talks about the hysteria surrounding the Salem Witch Trials. These two topics are similar because in both cases society tends to have seen things; in this case witches and UFOs/aliens, meanwhile other people didn't witness it nor have it happen to them yet, if not ever. Also, in both cases, there is a huge split between people who believe that UFOs/witches are real and people who don't believe they exist thinking that they are myths and hoaxes. The difference of these two topics is the fact that during the Witch Trials people were killed for being accused a witch meanwhile the mass hysteria surrounding UFOs
All of these definitions are exact and significant to this research because sometimes it is obvious people are unaware of the true meanings of these words. The meanings of extraterrestrials and aliens have been commonly misinterpreted. An extraterrestrial is something, living or nonliving, which is not from earth, while an alien can be something from earth, but is not native to its surroundings. An unidentified flying object is something that has never been officially recorded. In this case, the witnesses refer to th...
Ever look up at the sky and just wonder if there is life anywhere else? Have you seen anything in the sky that is almost unexplainable? What if your thoughts really came true? The thought of the existence of aliens seems to have been around since the beginning of time. There is one incident in particular that really hits home when talking about the subject, the UFO incident of Roswell, New Mexico.
In so doing, this allows public opportunity to view and judge via the internet or print media the validity of a U.F.O. A number of weeks ago, I saw this exact video online which not just caught my eye, but also millions of people’s attention as well. This U. F. O. sighting shows a light hovering above the Dome of The Rock, in Jerusalem, Israel. This location is known as arguably one of the holiest sites in the history of the world according to both Judaism and Islam. Not only did the object hover, but it displayed a flash-like strobe light and sped upwards towards space afterwards. After viewing this video clip on the internet, I, a skeptic who does not believe in the concept of U.F.O.’s, began to think that perhaps this was credible.
Despite recent failures on a variety of political aspects, Obama has managed to maintain his “cool.” That would be much harder if it weren’t for occasionally guest starring on shows such as Ellen; he definitely has a niche for keeping up with the talk-shows and media. Once introduced, he isn’t afraid to show off his dance skills, but then quickly get to business. As a marvelous orator, complicated topics and issues can be dissolved for the common folk, thus, providing a trivial insight into his moral fiber. On top of it all, he has ten years experience in public office. The...
The UFO crash site in Roswell New Mexico in 1947 was the start of people’s interest in extraterrestrials, the discovery of military secrets and experiments kept from society, and the start, in search of answering are we alone in this universe.
Whether or not the Roswell incident truly involved a UFO remains unclear. How ever, the military cover-up only served to fuel the fire of our imaginations. Interest continues to grow, as questions remain unanswered. Even Bill Clinton has been quoted as saying “…If the United States Air Force did recover alien bodies, they didn’t tell me about it either, and I want to know”(qtd. in Wright 105).
...e period. Others, however, remains persistent that there are real UFO’s inside the gates of Area 51 and they are trying to prevent the public from finding out. No matter what opinion you have about the activities going on inside Area 51 it will most likely never be fully known.
We may never know what lays beyond our night sky. It may be nothing, or our Government may be hiding everything from us, perhaps our President is behind these cases as well. This is the mystery that will trouble us for generations, but using evidence such as the LA shooting back in World War II, It is easy to gleam that: Aliens, Do, Exist.
I went onto Google and typed in ‘Is the government hiding aliens?’ and around 625,000 results appeared in 0.74 seconds. I clicked on the second result which took me to www.dailymail.com.uk which talked about how an old defense minister claims that aliens have visited earth before and that the government is most definitely hiding them. The next website I explored was www.telegraph.com and the value of their website was very important. I learned that Area 51 supposedly does not do research on aliens, but a NASA worker claims that there is aliens the government is hiding. This information will definitely help me answer my research question later on in my
There are numerous of different movies, books, and TV shows on how humans think aliens interact, look similar to, and what the media portrays aliens to be like. Occasionally, most will stumble across news articles with a variety of related headings about aliens, UFO’s, or recent known abduction stories. Every person has their own theories and or thoughts on these basic questions: do aliens exist? Could the government be covering up real life “space ships” or encounters? Countless folks have claimed to witness or have fanciful stories that have fascinated countless while several others are turned away. There are Videos, pictures and pieces of physical evidence to support nearly all of these stories. Even more alarming,
The thought of government cover-ups have been long discussed. The government has always, in the past, tried to keep any sign of aliens, whether it be pictures from space, to crashes on earth, to a low or nonexistent level. Just recently has the government been harassed to the point where they actually gave us clues to alien existence. It has in some ways been believed that the government has worked in partnership with popular movie directors, to produce alien movies to ease the thought that we may not be alone. Such movies as ôThe Arrivalö and the ever popular ôIndependence Dayö are very good examples of well convincing alien movies. If this is true, they did a good job, because statistics state that 75% of people today believe that there is some kind of intelligent life forms besides ourselves in the universe. That is very convincing compared to the 20% whom believed 25 years ago. ô New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common.ö (MacGowan 261)
Just because the military doesn't tell civilians about their aircraft does not mean that there must be alien intervention. It simply means that the government is trying to protect it new toys. They have every right to keep their top secret aircraft a secret.....that's why it is called top secret, right? The government is like a little kid. How many of you when you were little wanted to share your new toys? I didn
Do aliens exist? For eons, mankind has pondered over this peculiar question and a revealing truth has yet to be answered. However, one thing is known for sure, the discovery of intelligent alien life outside of Earth would provide support to prove and/or disprove fundamental beliefs that have been held for centuries. In any case, the discovery would serve as a cornerstone for humanity to make the quantum leap in understanding the purpose of our existence. Based on numerous examples, it is impossible to deny the existence of extraterrestrial life outside of Earth. Reportings of sightings, ancient civilizations beliefs, and scientific proof from scientists and astronomers are all key factors that contribute to this statement.