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Fwd: UFOs and Jimmy Kimmel

From:slatham@hillaryclinton.com To: john.podesta@gmail.com, mharris@hillaryclinton.com Date: 2015-11-04 18:01 Subject: Fwd: UFOs and Jimmy Kimmel

UFO clearance....for Jimmy Kimmell ---------- Forwarded message ---------- he thinks it would be awesome and funny, if she explained that you don't use the term UFO anymore... 'Jimmy if you talk about UFOs, people think you're nuts - you have to use the term, UAP - unexplained aerial phenomenon. this is an issue I think the govt should take this more seriously the govt has been too stingy on what information we should know and when I'm President, the american people will find out !! John's line is - the american people can handle the truth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unidentified_flying_object On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 2:35 PM, Sara Latham <slatham@hillaryclinton.com> wrote: > ha yes, I am v familiar with JDP's area51 and X Files obsession..... > > the question seems odd ? is there any further context on why Jimmy is > going down the alien road ?? > > which skit did we agree, in the end ? > > > On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 2:30 PM, Betsaida Alcantara < > balcantara@hillaryclinton.com> wrote: > >> Sara, >> Jimmy Kimmel is planning to ask HRC about UFOs and area 51. Jimmy >> Kimmel's producer noted that Podesta is particularly interested in the >> topic. The producer cited the Mother Jones story below titled “ETs for >> Hillary: Why UFO activists are excited about Clinton presidency”, in it >> they quote Podesta's comments on the topic. I'm also including comments >> Bill Clinton made on the topic. Schake thinks Podesta could help us develop >> a fun answer to this. The memo is due at 6:30pm tonight. Let me know if you >> can help. >> >> Potential Q: >> *Two of your closest advisers Bill Clinton and John Podesta have spoken >> out about their strong interest in UFOs and area 51. Mother Jones had an >> article this spring titled, “ETs for Hillary: Why UFO activists are excited >> about Clinton presidency”. Is there a reason they should be excited? Are >> you ready to make a campaign promise to this critical constituency tonight?* >> >> >> >> *BACKGROUND* >> >> *MOTHER JONES STORY:* >> >> >> http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/03/hillary-clinton-ufo-aliens-podesta >> >> The UFO activists' hopes for Hillary are pinned on the assumption she >> believes in their cause—despite having never spoken publicly about it. In >> particular, they are encouraged that John Podesta, Bill Clinton's former >> chief of staff, will likely chair Clinton's campaign and would likely serve >> in another Clinton White House. As a self-described "curious skeptic," >> Podesta has openly called forgreater government transparency on UFO-related >> matters. In his forward to UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials >> Go on the Record, a 2011 book by journalist Leslie Kean, he wrote, "It's >> time to find out what the truth really is that's out there. The American >> people—and people around the world—want to know, and they can handle the >> truth." >> >> Podesta's interest in extraterrestrial phenomenon is nothing new. In >> 1998, theWashington Post described his "fanatical devotion to 'The >> X-Files'—especially FBI agent Fox Mulder, with whom he shares a penchant >> for obsessiveness and paranoia." Grant Cameron, a Canadian UFO researcher, >> unsuccessfully tried to get the Clinton Library to release records >> detailing Podesta's X-Files-themed 50th birthday party, which was >> apparently thrown by the first couple—who may have dressed up as the show's >> main characters. >> >> Asked for clarification of Hillary Clinton's stance on UFO disclosure, a >> spokesman from her office responded via email. "Our non-campaign has a >> strict policy of not commenting on extraterrestrial activity," Nick Merrill >> wrote. "BUT, the Truth Is Out There." >> >> *BILL CLINTON COMMENTS ON UFOs:* >> http://www.openminds.tv/bill-clinton-talks-ufos-area-51/26772 >> >> "What do we know now? We know we live in an ever expanding universe. We >> know that there are billions of stars and planets, literally, out there, >> and the universe is getting bigger. We know from our fancy telescopes that >> just in the last two years more than 20 planets have been identified >> outside of our solar system that seem to be far away enough from their suns >> and dense enough that they might be able to support some form of life. So, >> it makes it increasingly less likely that we are alone." >> > >