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Rubio Says He’s Heard Shocking ‘Firsthand’ Accounts of UFOs

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Re: Rubio Says He’s Heard Shocking ‘Firsthand’ Accounts of UFOs

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If he heard it from someone who saw the UFO, doesn’t that mean the account was second-hand for him?

First-hand would be reserved for the person who saw the UFO, wouldn’t it?

(Maybe that’s why they put quotes around that term, or maybe I’m wrong, I’m just not familiar with how he’s using the turn of phrase.

Re: Rubio Says He’s Heard Shocking ‘Firsthand’ Accounts of UFOs

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There's no aliens anywhere near earth. There really aren't.

Given the staggering, likely impossible task of traveling between the stars, it's essentially impossible that they'd turn up on a planet with this many people and be so in tune with our technology and media that they manage to stay out of sight entirely, except for some government secret Area 53 base or whatever.

If you think that traveling between the stars is even remotely practical then maybe watch this video that illustrates the distance only to the closest star, let alone any further away: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCSIXLIzhzk

Re: Rubio Says He’s Heard Shocking ‘Firsthand’ Accounts of UFOs

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post #5

If he heard it from someone who saw the UFO, doesn’t that mean the account was second-hand for him? First-hand would be reserved for the person who saw the UFO, wouldn’t it? (Maybe that’s why they put quotes around that term, or maybe I’m wrong, I’m just not familiar with how he’s using the turn of phrase.

You are changing the reference from the whiteness to Rubio.

Rubio didn’t claim he saw first hand accounts himself; the ones that talked to him did.

Re: Rubio Says He’s Heard Shocking ‘Firsthand’ Accounts of UFOs

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post #5

If he heard it from someone who saw the UFO, doesn’t that mean the account was second-hand for him? First-hand would be reserved for the person who saw the UFO, wouldn’t it? (Maybe that’s why they put quotes around that term, or maybe I’m wrong, I’m just not familiar with how he’s using the turn of phrase.

When he heard the account, it was first hand. He heard first hand accounts.
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