65% of Americans say Obama better suited to handle alien invasion than Romney

[RecycleMichael]

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/sixty-five-percent-americans-obama-better-suited-handle-171143465.html

In the event that Bill Pullman isn't available, two-thirds of respondents to a new survey say that President Barack Obama would be better suited to handle an alien invasion than presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. "We wanted the pulse on people's opinions," said Brad Dancer, senior vice president of research and digital media for National Geographic, who conducted the survey for the new series "Chasing UFOs." "We wanted to get a sense of how Americans view UFOs, what people believe and how mainstream pop culture may or may not be playing into their opinions on it."

Nearly 65 percent of respondents said Obama would be better suited to handle a theoretical alien invasion than Romney. In fact, Obama trumped Romney across the board, winning a majority of support from women (68 percent), men (61 percent) and those aged 18 to 64 (68 percent). Romney's strongest bracket was with senior citizens, where he split the vote with Obama at 50 percent each.

During a May visit to the White House by the actor Will Smith and his family, Obama was quizzed by Smith's 13-year-old son, Jaden, about the possibility of extraterrestrial life. In an interview with the BBC, Smith recounted Obama's reaction to his son: "OK, I can neither confirm or deny the existence of extraterrestrials," Obama reportedly said from the White House Situation Room. "But I can tell you if there had been a top secret meeting, and if there would have been a discussion about it, it would have taken place in this room.".

[DolfanBob]

I think they both are equally capable of handling the non existent aliens.
It's those pesky ones from the South that they need to look into.

[Townsend]

I think they both are equally capable of handling the non existent aliens.

Finally, someone with proof.  Whatcha got?

[AquaMan]

My youngest son just enrolled for college. I told him the most often asked question of an incoming freshiman is "what do you want to major in?" or some variation.

My counsel to him was to tell them he would like to be an "Ancient Alien Theorist".

[Conan71]

Well Hell, Obama has the Trekkie vote now.  It's doom for Romney, I tell ya!

[dsjeffries]

Well Hell, Obama has the Trekkie vote now.  It's doom for Romney, I tell ya!

[RecycleMichael]

If fighting aliens mattered, Sigourney Weaver would be on the ticket.

[Conan71]

If fighting aliens mattered, Sigourney Weaver would be on the ticket.

Hey, a Chuck Norris/Sigourney Weaver ticket!  Because we all know there's nothing that can kick Chuck's donkey!

[Townsend]

Hey, a Chuck Norris/Sigourney Weaver ticket!  Because we all know there's nothing that can kick Chuck's donkey!

Chuck Norris and his Boy Scout thing...I don't think he can be on the same ticket as Weaver.

[Ed W]

I think they both are equally capable of handling the non existent aliens.

I wouldn't go so far as to say they're non-existent. Given the nearly infinite number of suns in the universe, it's reasonable to assume there are planets similar to ours.  The biggest argument against it would be if you believe that this planet and this one alone was created by some supreme being.

But from what we know of physics, it's unlikely that interstellar travel is possible.  It takes an enormous amount of energy to approach light speed and an equally enormous amount to decelerate.  The time required and the distances to be traveled are just too vast.

And then there's the whole question of Arkansas.  Assuming that interstellar travel is possible using physics that we have not yet discovered, just how smart are those space travelers if they keep abducting people from Arkansas? 

[Red Arrow]

But from what we know of physics, it's unlikely that interstellar travel is possible. 

It's what we don't know that will make it possible.   Think of all the technology that's happened in just the last century.  When my grandparents were born, the Wright brothers hadn't yet invented the controllable airplane.  (There had been some less than successful efforts at manned flight.)

[Conan71]

Okay, so he may have an edge on an alien invasion, but how will he do against a zombie invasion?

[Townsend]

Okay, so he may have an edge on an alien invasion, but how will he do against a zombie invasion?

He deals with Boehner.  He'll do fine.

[TheArtist]

I wouldn't go so far as to say they're non-existent. Given the nearly infinite number of suns in the universe, it's reasonable to assume there are planets similar to ours.  The biggest argument against it would be if you believe that this planet and this one alone was created by some supreme being.

But from what we know of physics, it's unlikely that interstellar travel is possible.  It takes an enormous amount of energy to approach light speed and an equally enormous amount to decelerate.  The time required and the distances to be traveled are just too vast.

And then there's the whole question of Arkansas.  Assuming that interstellar travel is possible using physics that we have not yet discovered, just how smart are those space travelers if they keep abducting people from Arkansas?  

When I was younger they said, "You will never be able to see an atom, it's impossible because...."
Then one day I picked up Time magazine and saw IBM spelled out in individual atoms.
You will never be able to see a planet around another star, it's impossible because...
 Then one day, there one was, glowing faintly in an image on my computer screen.

We is some crafty little critters on occasion.  Think of how far we have come in only 100 years. If there are any other intelligent critters out there, it's likely that they are not just a few hundred years more advanced, or even a few thousand years, but likely hundreds of thousands if not millions of years ahead of us.  

[patric]