# Bush's space alien. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 12, 2005, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bushs-space-alien/330762 "2005-11-12T21:12:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2005, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bushs-space-alien/330762/1 "2005-11-12T21:12:42Z")
Did anyone else see this? I was watching a news report of Bush’s vet’s day speech and noticed something odd. In this video [clip](http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?) (click “top videos” then “president Bush challenges”, right over Bush’s left shoulder, you can see a being in Army uniform. Look closely. _He has no eyes_!. It was much more obvious in the full report, but you can see it here. Sorry I couldn’t find a better video. So now we know for sure who’s whispering in Bush’s ear in all his speeches. Wonder where he/she’s from? mangeorge ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2005, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bushs-space-alien/330762/2 "2005-11-12T21:19:08Z")
I do see what looks like an “alien” t-shirt in the very upper right corner of the screen, but all the people seem to have eyes. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2005, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bushs-space-alien/330762/3 "2005-11-12T21:32:36Z")
Looks like a T-shirt to me too – but I wonder how someone got into that audience, where everyone else looks extremely well-dressed, wearing an “alien” T-shirt. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2005, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bushs-space-alien/330762/4 "2005-11-12T23:37:55Z")
No, the white guy right behind the prez, close to his neck. It looks kinda like the eyes are closed, but if you look closely you can see sort of a glow. On the news program the glow was much brighter, and very obvious. His eyes wouldn’t be closed for that long anyway. He does close his eyes later when Bush say’s “behind them” and the applause begins. You can really see a flash then. The dude in the t-shirt is a relay android to the home planet. You probably couldn’t see him IRL, only on the tape. The shirt, you’ll notice, never moves. And they play _Hail to the Chief_. How weird is _that_, huh? mangeorge BTW; Is there a way to see a better copy of the video? ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2005, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bushs-space-alien/330762/5 "2005-11-12T23:51:31Z")
He’s wearing glasses. There are very bright lights involved whe something is televised. At the begining, you can clearly see the lights reflected in his glasses. Right before the applause, the “glow” appears brighter because the guy is nodding his head “yes” as he is applauding. That would cause the reflected light to appear more intense on camera, because the camera cannot focus fast enough on the moving light. It’s just a blur. To the naked eye, the reflected lights woud appear to be moving up and down as he’s nodding his head. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2005, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bushs-space-alien/330762/6 "2005-11-13T00:11:28Z")
> [@Batsinma Belfry](#): > > He’s wearing glasses. There are very bright lights involved whe something is televised. At the begining, you can clearly see the lights reflected in his glasses. > Right before the applause, the “glow” appears brighter because the guy is nodding his head “yes” as he is applauding. That would cause the reflected light to appear more intense on camera, because the camera cannot focus fast enough on the moving light. It’s just a blur. To the naked eye, the reflected lights woud appear to be moving up and down as he’s nodding his head. That’s just what they want you to think.