It’s a ridiculous claim, indeed. However, speculation persists nonetheless among certain individuals about whether our Commander in Chief might be from elsewhere in the cosmos:

With His Head in the Stars: Obama’s Strange Spirituality

Apparently I’m also one of these individuals, though to be fair, my speculation on the matter extends no further than lighthearted humor. Nonetheless, it brings to mind a few aspects of Obama’s presidency thus far that have actually had to do with UFOs, and which could be examined in a somewhat more serious capacity than the notion of his residence on this planet as a law-abiding Earthling.

One of the earliest incidents that comes to mind took place during the 2008 presidential debates among Democratic candidates. When asked by the late Tim Russert whether he believed there was life beyond earth, Obama responded accordingly:

“I don’t presume to know. What I do know is that there is life here on earth, and that we’re not attending to life here on earth. We’re not taking care of kids who are alive and who are unfortunately not getting health care. We are not taking care of senior citizens who are alive and who are seeing their heating prices go up. So, as President those are the people that I will be attending to first.”

Based on this statement, Obama seems to make it pretty clear what his feelings toward UFOs and ufology are. Nonetheless, some have argued that this is not the case. For instance, while attending a lecture by Dr. Stephen Greer of the Disclosure Project a few months after Obama’s inauguration, I listened as Greer made claims that he and his team had already been to Washington, where the new President had been briefed about the UFO presence here on Earth. Greer implored those of us in the audience to assist in the disclosure effort by placing pressure on Washington through grassroots efforts, asking that the truth about UFOs be released during Obama’s tenure in office.

This reminds me of one particular question I am constantly asked, being an individual who takes a skeptical approach to both the study of the unexplained, as well as the study of politics. Often during interviews, I’m asked, much like Greer and others, whether I feel UFO disclosure will ultimately occur during Obama’s Presidency. I always respond with something like, “I should hope not, considering the other important issues at hand, such as the failing economy which continues to spiral toward a full-blown depression.” Add to this the new evidence (courtesy of the somewhat radical and hasty WikiLeaks organization) that suggests Pakistan may have groups working in collusion with the Taliban in Afghanistan, and it’s clear that Mr. President has plenty on his plate already. Besides, I’d argue that the almighty “disclosure” we’re waiting on here in the U.S. has been occurring gradually for decades already. By visiting this link, you can view not only UFO documents from various places around the globe, but a variety of documents already released here in the States by agencies including NASA, the FBI, the US Navy, the US Defense Department, the CIA and the National Security Agency, having been declassified and existing now in the public domain. This just goes to show that good things, it seems, always come to those who are willing to wait.

But something else this reveals is that while many people adhere to the notion of “conspiracy theories” (or worse, serious researchers are branded as conspiracy theorists), when obvious facts exist already, you can often circumvent having to call what you’re delivering a “theory” in the first place. During an interview I did last night with Nick Redfern and Raven Meindel on their program “Exploring All Realms,” I joked that Redfern and I, in spite of our mutual examinations of government cover-ups and the like, probably don’t fit well under the title of “conspiracy theorists” either. My reasoning for this, as outlined somewhat above, is simple: when you’re armed with facts (and facts stemming from government files, no less), what you’re describing is hardly a theory: if presented correctly and accurately, it becomes history instead. Perhaps “conspiracy historian” is the new term that should be applied to the research of Jim Marrs, Nick Redfern, and other guys like ourselves who spend our days reading and researching, and our nights digging through the facts we uncover to write about the stranger truths this world has to offer us.

Sadly, the notion that President Obama will be revealed someday to have been an alien from outer space probably isn’t one of these truths. Still, things could always be stranger; when compared with some of the weird stuff I’ve heard about, studied, and witnessed over the years, it might not be too hard to believe after all!

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