Giuliani - Lost in Space

As if the thick stream of lies out of Giuliani’s mouth could get an more inane than they have, the Associated Press shares this tidbit:

“If (there’s) something living on another planet and it’s bad and it comes over here, what would you do?” the boy asked.

Giuliani, grin on his face, said it was the first time he’s been asked about an intergalactic attack.

“Of all the things that can happen in this world, we’ll be prepared for that, yes we will. We’ll be prepared for anything that happens,” said Giuliani, who spent the day campaigning in key early voting state.

This reaction says several things…

1. Giuliani is clueless about the nature of space and the technological advancement that would be required for a species to actually reach Earth from another system. If they can get here, we’re at their mercy.
2. Real defense exists in his mind if we only say that “we’re prepared”.
3. Giuliani would rather make a blatant lie, steaming with propaganda, than to actually think for even a moment about a question asked.

None of these are flattering traits, to be certain.

In the meantime, an invading alien force has decided to spare the energy needed for particle and beam weapons and are flinging our own asteroids at the Earth using parasitic rockets, left over from 2,000 year old technology they bought at an intergalactic discount warehouse using expired Betelgeuse food stamps. Rudy is in his yard, prepared to knock the asteroids away with a baseball bat and a thick curtain of Star Wars defense system puffery.

UPDATE - 2007-10-29: Comet 17p/Holmes brightened by over 1 million times its previous magnitude in just 24 hours on Oct. 17th. The first wave of the attack is coming, Rudy! Get your bat ready. (Note for the humor impaired, this is ironic boutade.)