George Knapp
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You know, it's really it's kind of come full circle with Netflix because the stigma was so real back then. I had all kinds of journalists, newspapers, other broadcasters who made fun of me, editorial cartoons and all that. I don't mind. I'm a grown man. I can handle that. It comes with the territory. But they'd never done any of the work.
You know, it's really it's kind of come full circle with Netflix because the stigma was so real back then. I had all kinds of journalists, newspapers, other broadcasters who made fun of me, editorial cartoons and all that. I don't mind. I'm a grown man. I can handle that. It comes with the territory. But they'd never done any of the work.
They'd never gone out there hundreds of nights in a row and to go out near Area 51 to see what's flying around or interviewed the witnesses or filed FOIA complaints or read the documents, reams of documents that were already publicly available. They never did any of that. What they could do is make wisecracks. Look, there's Elvis coming back from the dead on a flying saucer.
They'd never gone out there hundreds of nights in a row and to go out near Area 51 to see what's flying around or interviewed the witnesses or filed FOIA complaints or read the documents, reams of documents that were already publicly available. They never did any of that. What they could do is make wisecracks. Look, there's Elvis coming back from the dead on a flying saucer.
They'd never gone out there hundreds of nights in a row and to go out near Area 51 to see what's flying around or interviewed the witnesses or filed FOIA complaints or read the documents, reams of documents that were already publicly available. They never did any of that. What they could do is make wisecracks. Look, there's Elvis coming back from the dead on a flying saucer.
And I just couldn't understand it. So my main goal back in those days, starting, and it's still true to this day, was to get other journalists to take it seriously. And now it's happening. There's a whole new generation of people who now find they can pursue this topic.
And I just couldn't understand it. So my main goal back in those days, starting, and it's still true to this day, was to get other journalists to take it seriously. And now it's happening. There's a whole new generation of people who now find they can pursue this topic.
And I just couldn't understand it. So my main goal back in those days, starting, and it's still true to this day, was to get other journalists to take it seriously. And now it's happening. There's a whole new generation of people who now find they can pursue this topic.
They can put together news reports and newspaper accounts and the stories get past their editors and it's taken seriously and it's being looked at in Congress. That Netflix thing, what appealed to me about it, I didn't really want to go travel the world and leave my wife at home for all those months and everything by herself. But I wanted to be able to have a global platform.
They can put together news reports and newspaper accounts and the stories get past their editors and it's taken seriously and it's being looked at in Congress. That Netflix thing, what appealed to me about it, I didn't really want to go travel the world and leave my wife at home for all those months and everything by herself. But I wanted to be able to have a global platform.
They can put together news reports and newspaper accounts and the stories get past their editors and it's taken seriously and it's being looked at in Congress. That Netflix thing, what appealed to me about it, I didn't really want to go travel the world and leave my wife at home for all those months and everything by herself. But I wanted to be able to have a global platform.
That's really what it was, is to reach the whole world. Just like you said, you weren't up to speed on it. That was the point of it, to get the public up to speed. It wasn't created for UFO world, because I know that they're going to bitch and moan and whine about it no matter what.
That's really what it was, is to reach the whole world. Just like you said, you weren't up to speed on it. That was the point of it, to get the public up to speed. It wasn't created for UFO world, because I know that they're going to bitch and moan and whine about it no matter what.
That's really what it was, is to reach the whole world. Just like you said, you weren't up to speed on it. That was the point of it, to get the public up to speed. It wasn't created for UFO world, because I know that they're going to bitch and moan and whine about it no matter what.
tour with an alien and they're still going to be like fake or whatever they're going to be exactly arrive at the washington hearing in bob lazar's flying saucer sport bottle with a nine foot tall alien and walk in and they'd be gone come on now how do we know he's from alpha centauri you know where's his birth certificate yeah exactly yeah does he have an only fans yeah immediately but i really that would be that would be my white whale if they could somehow we could figure out a way to confirm all that stuff
tour with an alien and they're still going to be like fake or whatever they're going to be exactly arrive at the washington hearing in bob lazar's flying saucer sport bottle with a nine foot tall alien and walk in and they'd be gone come on now how do we know he's from alpha centauri you know where's his birth certificate yeah exactly yeah does he have an only fans yeah immediately but i really that would be that would be my white whale if they could somehow we could figure out a way to confirm all that stuff
tour with an alien and they're still going to be like fake or whatever they're going to be exactly arrive at the washington hearing in bob lazar's flying saucer sport bottle with a nine foot tall alien and walk in and they'd be gone come on now how do we know he's from alpha centauri you know where's his birth certificate yeah exactly yeah does he have an only fans yeah immediately but i really that would be that would be my white whale if they could somehow we could figure out a way to confirm all that stuff
I am comfortable with the idea that I'll die before I know ultimately what the truth is. I'm okay with that because the journey has been so worthwhile, learning about how government works, how the military, how they operate and spread disinformation and muddy the waters to keep this secret. They're good at their job. They're better at their job than I am at mine. But you have to try. Right.
I am comfortable with the idea that I'll die before I know ultimately what the truth is. I'm okay with that because the journey has been so worthwhile, learning about how government works, how the military, how they operate and spread disinformation and muddy the waters to keep this secret. They're good at their job. They're better at their job than I am at mine. But you have to try. Right.
I am comfortable with the idea that I'll die before I know ultimately what the truth is. I'm okay with that because the journey has been so worthwhile, learning about how government works, how the military, how they operate and spread disinformation and muddy the waters to keep this secret. They're good at their job. They're better at their job than I am at mine. But you have to try. Right.