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Obama Better Prepared To Handle Alien Invasion, Poll Finds

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The two presidential candidates may be neck and neck in most (un)popularity polls, and according to some metaphorical sources are even the same person just with different Wall Street backers, but when it comes to the critical topic of resisting an alien invasion, Obama is far better prepared, according to two thirds of the population.

From Politico:

Americans may be split on which presidential candidate can fix the economy, but President Barack Obama trounces Mitt Romney in one out-of-this-world scenario — an alien invasion. The majority of Americans, nearly 65 percent, say Obama is better suited than Romney to handle an alien invasion, according to a new National Geographic Channel poll, USA Today reports.

 

The survey, conducted to promote “Chasing UFOs,” a TV series premiering Friday, also found that almost eight in 10 people, 79 percent, believe the government has kept information about UFOs a secret from the public. In addition, 55 percent believe agents similar to those played by Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones in the film “Men in Black” — their mission is to hide information about extraterrestrial beings — actually exist.

 

Meanwhile, more than a third of Americans, 36 percent, believe UFOs exist.

Now there is a discoonect here: as most readers know very well, Keynesian Plan Z for America is to fold like a lawn chair when ET starts shooting, and to have the planet literally leveled and all "windows broken", with the resulting surge in GDP leading the world to a new Golden Age. Sadly for the high priest of Keynsianomics, Paul Krugman, this plan would require a president who is willing to immediately wave the white flag when faced with a UFO invasion.

If Obama indeed is capable of repelling an armada of little green men, then the world truly is doomed.

Then again, there really is no need to worry.

 

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Wed, 06/27/2012 - 20:00 | 2566878 world_debt_slave
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He already lost against the Klingons

Wed, 06/27/2012 - 18:52 | 2566730 twocents
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Thats cos he IS the alien! He has a dead man's social security number FFS, no birth certificate. His mother dies shortly after his election, nobody knows who his real father is...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGo1-EVrsx8

Don't run. We are your friends!

Wed, 06/27/2012 - 19:03 | 2566753 automato
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Why not ask who is better equipped to battle the Anti-Christ, Bigfoot, the Loch Ness monster, the bogeyman, and let's not forget 'He who must not be named'...Lord Bernanke!

Wed, 06/27/2012 - 23:50 | 2567328 monad
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He who must not be named = Ron Paul

Bernanke = Angel Heart

Wed, 06/27/2012 - 19:07 | 2566759 logicalman
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If an alien civilization has the technoogy to travel interstellar distances at will, I doubt that us 'higher' primates will stand much of a chance.

Like native americans fighting against Europeans with superior technology, only more so.

We can only hope that if they do show up, they've learned a lot more than humans have, and have mastered the arts of tolerance and understanding.

If they haven't, we're pretty much f*ked.

Wed, 06/27/2012 - 19:14 | 2566775 Father Lucifer
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I see more like ants (humans) vs. an 8 year old (aliens). Oblivion in minutes.

Wed, 06/27/2012 - 20:14 | 2566907 Dr. Sandi
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Any aliens smart enough to get here are also smart enough to get the hell out of here.

Wed, 06/27/2012 - 23:57 | 2567337 KowPie
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Expand on that idea...

 

...ants on a sidewalk on a sunny day (humans) vs. an 8 year old on a saturday afternoon with a magnifying glass (aliens).

Wed, 06/27/2012 - 19:50 | 2566857 Maos Dog
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My understanding is that you only have to sneeze on them...

Wed, 06/27/2012 - 19:10 | 2566763 CaptainObvious
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People, please.  This isn't news.  The aliens have already invaded.  In November, they will shed their human suits and we will see in the flesh what we have always suspected:  this race is Kang vs. Kodos.  Kang or Kodos will welcome the invasion of the rest of the aliens with open arms and we will spend the remainder of our short, miserable lives slaving away at mindless jobs for peanuts.  Nothing much will change, really, we'll just know for sure what species our politicians are.

Wed, 06/27/2012 - 19:19 | 2566794 rosiescenario
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Obviously it was a trick question....whether these were illegal aliens or plain old spaced aliens was not defined in the questionnaire.

.....also,the pole was conducted in east LA...........

Wed, 06/27/2012 - 19:33 | 2566825 Dr.Vannostrand
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Obamney: "If I had a son, he would look like Kodos."

Wed, 06/27/2012 - 19:36 | 2566833 Joseph Jones
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Two useless (to regular law-abiding citizens) pieces of dung and nothing else to see here...please move along already.

Wed, 06/27/2012 - 19:59 | 2566874 world_debt_slave
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Krugman is in the welcoming committee

Wed, 06/27/2012 - 19:59 | 2566877 thren
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A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier, there's no question about it. 
George W. Bush

 

Wed, 06/27/2012 - 20:16 | 2566911 sickofthepunx
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good.  he'll be able to fend of willard's god when he shows up from planet Kolob

Wed, 06/27/2012 - 20:34 | 2566952 divide_by_zero
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More likely to start a Dream Act for them

Wed, 06/27/2012 - 20:42 | 2566974 widget
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Is it any wonder that Joe Sixpack thinks aliens will invade considering all the conditioning we are exposed to? To make my point, I have saved some links to articles in the MAINSTREAM media. These news outlets are supposed to be the "un-cooky" ones? (not to mention all hollywood productions).

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2157644/Why-aliens-look-l...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/grrlscientist/2012/feb/23/1
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/dec/25/scour-moon-ancient-traces-...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/dec/20/planets-earth-like-exoplan...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/dec/05/habitable-exoplanets-catal...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/dec/02/nasa-bacteria-arsenic-phos...
http://www.expressen.se/nyheter/1.2643060/nasa-ny-planet-paminner-mycket...
http://wikileaks.org/cable/2010/01/10DUSHANBE82.html "MAYOR MEETS AMBASSADOR, CONFIRMS EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE"
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2044523/Telescope-spot-al...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44787381/ns/technology_and_science-space/#.T... ("First threat will be asteroids")
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/05/will-the-aliens-be-nice-...
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jxkXk2N4Df9lC_VfAZ4YA...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44749017/ns/technology_and_science-space/#.T...
http://news.discovery.com/space/the-allure-of-interstellar-space-sex-111...
http://www.showbizspy.com/article/238410/kiefer-sutherland-i-believe-in-...
http://www.livescience.com/16400-ufos-aliens-visited-mayans-mexico.html
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2011/10/02/1760983/asteroid-risk-reduced-...

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/26/idUS333894436320110926
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2040607/Betty-Barney-Hill-alien-...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/13/us-ufo-captive-idUSTRE78C66R20...
http://www.wcax.com/story/15492823/ufo-sighting-recognized-by-nh
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/09/iran-busting-cyber-bomb-looked-like-an...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44555210/ns/technology_and_science-science/#...
http://www.examiner.com/ufo-in-national/aliens-on-the-ground-two-marylan...
http://www.examiner.com/space-news-in-national/new-evidence-for-martian-...
http://www.examiner.com/space-news-in-national/over-50-planets-including...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/aug/28/aliens-iron-evolution-l...
http://www.gp.se/nyheter/varlden/1.724301-luke-skywalker-planet-hittad
http://weeklyworldnews.com/headlines/37647/super-ufo-spotted-over-beijin...
http://www.agoracosmopolitan.com/news/ufo_extraterrestrials/2011/08/28/7...
http://wikileaks.org/cable/2003/01/03MONTREAL1.html

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3772744/UFO-caught-on-film.html
http://uk.ibtimes.com/articles/201550/20110822/oldest-fossils-earth-disc...
http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/08/scienceshot-diamond-planet...
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-08/24/content_13176347.htm
http://www.huliq.com/10282/ufo-sightings-no-accident-say-scientists-who-...
http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a336464/alien-cop-show-stranger-planet...
http://thenextweb.com/google/2011/08/23/alien-attacks-california-destruc...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/23/ufo-evidence-revealed-his_n_934...
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/196052/20110811/ufo-alien-unidentified-f...
http://kalkion.com/news/resistancethe-new-tv-series-about-alien-invasion...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ari-solomon/alien-nation_b_925989.html
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/08/16/139684654/seti-plans-to-r...
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/08/08/scitech/main20089541.shtml
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2011/08/how-meteorites-fit-sea...
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/08/03/swedish-booze-hunters-may-have...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/03/what-aliens-look-like_n_917074....
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jul/31/local/la-me-ufo-20110731
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-07/space-boat-nautical-missio...
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2011/05/another-new-planet-jus...

Wed, 06/27/2012 - 21:42 | 2567098 web bot
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Once this era has passed, sociologists will write about how these programs and the media in general contributed to the ungluing of the population. There`s a lot more to this than just simple entertainment.

Thu, 06/28/2012 - 05:06 | 2567573 icanhasbailout
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in the future they will view it as simply the logical endpoint of a culture geared for flight from reality

Thu, 06/28/2012 - 11:31 | 2569046 web bot
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Great point.

Cognative Dissonance, one of our brethern on this site has written extensively about this. These shows do have an effect on our collective unconsciousness. I know people that have asked me personally about mayan stuff, nostradamus, etc... on tv and they were dead serious and very worried. This stuff has a big impact on populations... and governments know this.

Wed, 06/27/2012 - 22:00 | 2567120 Pampalona
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Aliens exist and they're not coming here because we are lunatic primitives.

Wed, 06/27/2012 - 20:57 | 2567004 sbenard
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Obama IS the best president to deal with an invasion -- if it's little green men from outter space!

Wed, 06/27/2012 - 21:43 | 2567102 Pampalona
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If this is an accurate reflection of society then it means Obama will prob win the election as subconsciously people feel he would be better at handling any major crisis than Rommers.

Thu, 06/28/2012 - 03:01 | 2567504 mkhs
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No.  79% believe the goverment is hiding UFOs but only 36% believe there are UFOs. Therefore 43% are morons and would misread the ballot.

Wed, 06/27/2012 - 21:54 | 2567117 Atomizer
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When the public learns about the Mayans and the Sumerians cultural experience’s chiseled out in plain view. The only fear, Comrade Obama wishes he was an alien to avoid answering the global conscientious questions. By then, his credibility will only be a distant memory.  

We’ll save the banking cartel bedtime story for another time. Your mystery has been told to you. Just look at the pre-internet chiseled rocks that cannot be changed by (HTML code) to carry on the current propaganda points. Trying to help you see the obvious..

Wed, 06/27/2012 - 21:56 | 2567119 Heroic Couplet
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Evidently Obama handed oil speculators and Wendy Gramm a one finger salute. The price of gasoline in my area has done nothing but decline after Obama made speculators put up more of their own money. Election will be a referendum on failed Republican policy.

Thu, 06/28/2012 - 03:01 | 2567503 Moe Howard
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Gasoline is dropping because they ran out of places to store the huge over supply. No job, no need to drive to work. No job, no vacation. Huge one finger salute to the American people by Obama.

Wed, 06/27/2012 - 22:34 | 2567186 Steve in Greensboro
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As an alien himself and the husband of a Wookie, Milhous WOULD be better prepared for an alien invasion.

Wed, 06/27/2012 - 23:09 | 2567232 monad
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I would enjoy watching any form of intelligent life lay waste to everything both of these frauds holds dear, and to all their cronies too. Payback is a motherfucker. Perhaps after Holder is handed over to the ass rape professionals, the Legislature will finally move on the traitors, as Obuyme has entirely endangered their authority, posterity and possessions.

Wed, 06/27/2012 - 23:14 | 2567252 ShakaZulu
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Maybe he will just disappear into a black hole?  (Mooshelle)

Wed, 06/27/2012 - 23:27 | 2567285 Atomizer
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That's why you’re supposed to buy a thing called the tablet. You spend countless hours recording history. In the end, your digital efforts will be vaporized at the eleventh hour. They have their own version of history to leave as a legacy in society growth.

Thu, 06/28/2012 - 00:53 | 2567409 thedrickster
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Operation Bluebeam bitches.

Thu, 06/28/2012 - 02:36 | 2567482 cbxer55
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This thread best viewed while listening to Electric Light Orchestra's Time album.

Provided for you here in full album form, compliments of You tube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zf5aAnpALk&list=PLF573C0A24C98BA8C&index=5&feature=plpp_video

Thu, 06/28/2012 - 02:55 | 2567495 Machination
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Well, what a surprise a poll based on a complete fantasy scenario!  While we are at it, why don't we dig real deep and find out what the public thinks about:

1.  Which president would be best to handle the four horsemen of the apocolypse when they show up?

2.  Which president would be best when godzilla hits the shores?

3.  Which president would shine when people start mutating and have super powers?  

4.  Which president is going to do the best job when the vampires start to execute their plan to get rid of all of us humans?

The list goes on and on.  Although providing a bit of comic relief, what is the point of this obtuse poll?  

And just in case you missed it, here's what Herman Cain would have done: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-april-23-2012/inside-the-political-curtain-with-john-oliver---herman-cain

Thu, 06/28/2012 - 03:06 | 2567508 laosuwan
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The headline actually should read, Obama Better Prepared To LEAD Alien Invasion, Poll Finds

Thu, 06/28/2012 - 03:27 | 2567517 laosuwan
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Obama takes on the aliens

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=fq8BS9Ra_3s&NR=1

 

 

 

 

 

Thu, 06/28/2012 - 03:45 | 2567530 onebir
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Obamney FTW!

Thu, 06/28/2012 - 05:12 | 2567575 Lebensphilosoph
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What? Obama is going to sort out Mexico?

Thu, 06/28/2012 - 05:48 | 2567589 Me_Myself_and_I
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Shit.

Romney can't even be convincing enough to beat Obama when it comes to our number one intergalactic enemy, the aliens.

Hopefully the aliens are not medical marijuana patients.  Else the AG would shut those bitchez down and foil their plans for world domination.

Screw Utah-cum-MA pretenders everywhere. 

Thu, 06/28/2012 - 07:04 | 2567646 giggler123
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Keynsianomics, wouldn't accept they exist.

 

Hey gold bugs and collectors of PM - ever wondered why the world can't accept Aliens?

 

The only thing of value we have here now, is supposedly precious metals; the same things valued by the elites and touted by them but what if you could go anywhere right now at almost zero cost?  you think gold is still rare?  Look in the sky, lots of rocks out there, all of which could easily contain your yellow stuff.

 

They don't need to attack us with bombs, just drop baskets of gold and the world as you know is over... ;)

Thu, 06/28/2012 - 09:28 | 2568023 miltiadis
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I Vote for Superman

Mon, 07/02/2012 - 22:26 | 2582489 Dr. Sandi
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I'm pretty familiar with the Superman immigration story. And it's pretty obvious he ain't got no steenkin' papers either.

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