tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post4470319663835643289..comments2024-03-29T01:11:38.037+00:00Comments on Retro-Forteana: Alien PoliticsAndrew Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17073306343984931484noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-90747731308744032142012-04-04T13:18:25.367+01:002012-04-04T13:18:25.367+01:00Thanks very much for your comments. I have to admi...Thanks very much for your comments. I have to admit I'd never heard of James E McDonald... I will certainly read up on him.Andrew Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073306343984931484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-7921048244371741132012-04-04T12:52:21.036+01:002012-04-04T12:52:21.036+01:00What a well-expressed post. I suspect we're se...What a well-expressed post. I suspect we're seeing human nature in its unflattering nakedness. <br /><br />Politicians are cravenly terrified of public ridicule and Warsi chose dishonour above ridicule. On the other hand, to reach the lofty heights of the European Parliament she must be aware that politics has a short memory and her own reputation will have long recovered. <br /><br />I can't imagine what made Simon Parkes feel the need to share his beliefs/experiences with his electorate. Then again, honesty like this should be cast in statuary and placed on a Trafalgar Square plinth.<br /><br />On a slightly different tangent, do you remember about James E McDonald? He led a determined effort to prevent environmental damage to our skies by airline corporations. By and large, his 1960s concerns have been vindicated. Unfortunately, he was laughed out of the Congressional hearings and made ridiculous for his interest in UFOs. <br /><br />Serious politicians can be dishonest, hypocritical and publicly believe in God and ghosts; a curiosity about UFOs is simply not cricket, what?!Kandinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11598864214791609926noreply@blogger.com