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originally posted by: BigDave-AR
originally posted by: Jay-morris
originally posted by: BigDave-AR
Corbell has beeen rubbing me the wrong way big time and this interview pretty much finishes it off for me his arguements are weak and petty. I especially find it laughable that because Bob’s business has government contracts that he must be some super scientist, Bob might have real scientists on his payroll but I believe Bob was just a technician turned business owner. IMO him and Lear cooled this whole thing up together riding off prior hoaxers like Meir, and there is plenty of evodence of this in prior interviews from both Lear and Lazar I think AlienScientist on YouTube does a good job of breaking down some of the absurdity of their claims.
Why did lazar do it?
He hasn’t gained any wealth or notoriety? Good story to pick up women? There are plenty of possibilities, then again maybe picking up women isn’t such a big motivator seeing as he’s a fan of prostitutes.
ETA I see your previous post and just because he didn’t make money directly off this doc he still is gaining notoriety for proceeds being donated in his name. Also I’m sure that his business has not been harmed by these claims, also there was the previous lazar tapes and other avenues for him to profit. Also don’t know that his wife didn’t get paid for being in the doc and thus him being paid indirectly.
originally posted by: Krahzeef_Ukhar
a reply to: Jay-morris
Ahh Travis Walton!! That's the guy.
I've researched it all, they all seem to be conmen.
His gameshow answer isn't exactly common knowledge, that's gotta show I've done a little research.
If Bob Lazar wanted to live a life of anonymity he could have easily done so.
But the fact remains that we both know his name.
originally posted by: zazzafrazz
a reply to: Jay-morris
I think he might have gotten to the point he believes what he says.
Keep in mind people don't tell tales for money.
Plenty just tell tales.
originally posted by: Blue Shift
I don't see Friedman's problem. They both feed into the fantasy that Roswell was a crashed alien saucer, so they should be tight as ticks.
originally posted by: Jay-morris
originally posted by: BigDave-AR
originally posted by: Jay-morris
originally posted by: BigDave-AR
Corbell has beeen rubbing me the wrong way big time and this interview pretty much finishes it off for me his arguements are weak and petty. I especially find it laughable that because Bob’s business has government contracts that he must be some super scientist, Bob might have real scientists on his payroll but I believe Bob was just a technician turned business owner. IMO him and Lear cooled this whole thing up together riding off prior hoaxers like Meir, and there is plenty of evodence of this in prior interviews from both Lear and Lazar I think AlienScientist on YouTube does a good job of breaking down some of the absurdity of their claims.
Why did lazar do it?
He hasn’t gained any wealth or notoriety? Good story to pick up women? There are plenty of possibilities, then again maybe picking up women isn’t such a big motivator seeing as he’s a fan of prostitutes.
ETA I see your previous post and just because he didn’t make money directly off this doc he still is gaining notoriety for proceeds being donated in his name. Also I’m sure that his business has not been harmed by these claims, also there was the previous lazar tapes and other avenues for him to profit. Also don’t know that his wife didn’t get paid for being in the doc and thus him being paid indirectly.
Sorry, but what money did he make? If he done all this for money, then he went the wrong way about it as he could have made more documentaries, books, joined the ufo conference circuit. He done none of this. And like i said earlier, he donated the money he made from the documentary to a good cause.
It is obvious he did not do this for money. Most people, even skeptics who know about the cause agree this was not money motivated. The only people saying it is are the same old people who label every ufo case a money motivater.
originally posted by: Jay-morris
No one knows what happend at Roswell.
originally posted by: BigDave-AR
originally posted by: Jay-morris
originally posted by: BigDave-AR
originally posted by: Jay-morris
originally posted by: BigDave-AR
Corbell has beeen rubbing me the wrong way big time and this interview pretty much finishes it off for me his arguements are weak and petty. I especially find it laughable that because Bob’s business has government contracts that he must be some super scientist, Bob might have real scientists on his payroll but I believe Bob was just a technician turned business owner. IMO him and Lear cooled this whole thing up together riding off prior hoaxers like Meir, and there is plenty of evodence of this in prior interviews from both Lear and Lazar I think AlienScientist on YouTube does a good job of breaking down some of the absurdity of their claims.
Why did lazar do it?
He hasn’t gained any wealth or notoriety? Good story to pick up women? There are plenty of possibilities, then again maybe picking up women isn’t such a big motivator seeing as he’s a fan of prostitutes.
ETA I see your previous post and just because he didn’t make money directly off this doc he still is gaining notoriety for proceeds being donated in his name. Also I’m sure that his business has not been harmed by these claims, also there was the previous lazar tapes and other avenues for him to profit. Also don’t know that his wife didn’t get paid for being in the doc and thus him being paid indirectly.
Sorry, but what money did he make? If he done all this for money, then he went the wrong way about it as he could have made more documentaries, books, joined the ufo conference circuit. He done none of this. And like i said earlier, he donated the money he made from the documentary to a good cause.
It is obvious he did not do this for money. Most people, even skeptics who know about the cause agree this was not money motivated. The only people saying it is are the same old people who label every ufo case a money motivater.
Once again there’s the noteriety factor and like I said he gets the recognition for *his part* (still don’t know that his wife didn’t get a good chunk of money for it) being donated in his name. Also he can be saving whatever credibility he has from taking the but I didn’t do it for profit road for the big long run cash in.
originally posted by: zazzafrazz
a reply to: Jay-morris
I think you'd be surprised how much research people have done. They may not have access to my favorite reporter Knapps archives, but plenty of people here are well versed in UFOlogy as a result of decades of research.
In fact, I would put a handful of them up against any of the panelists there and they'd run rings around some of their statements.
originally posted by: Krahzeef_Ukhar
a reply to: Jay-morris
My point is that I don't believe he's had no benefit.
If everything he says is true then he definitely deserves the benefit.
And even if it's all lies it's given countless people entertainment so it still deserves benefit.
There's a few different options, he could be honest and true, he could be a conman, he could be deceived, or he could be crazy. He could be a mix of all of them.
But like all of the alien guys out there they only have proof of a coverup.
There's never actual proof of what is being covered up.
The fact that they have nothing to cover up is the real conspiracy.
But now I'm just spouting unjustifiable nonsense like that guy...
What's his name again?
The raid on Lazar's 'shop' by TPTB during the making of the documentary (only the second raid in two decades IIRC) is probably the most fascinating element of all his Alien/UFO films to date, especially since the authorities made it known they were aware of Corbell's ongoing interviews. Corbell milked it for all it was worth, but it was probably the best evidence of Lazar's disputed past employment and supposed retention of Element 115 material.
originally posted by: Jay-morris
originally posted by: BigDave-AR
originally posted by: Jay-morris
originally posted by: BigDave-AR
originally posted by: Jay-morris
originally posted by: BigDave-AR
Corbell has beeen rubbing me the wrong way big time and this interview pretty much finishes it off for me his arguements are weak and petty. I especially find it laughable that because Bob’s business has government contracts that he must be some super scientist, Bob might have real scientists on his payroll but I believe Bob was just a technician turned business owner. IMO him and Lear cooled this whole thing up together riding off prior hoaxers like Meir, and there is plenty of evodence of this in prior interviews from both Lear and Lazar I think AlienScientist on YouTube does a good job of breaking down some of the absurdity of their claims.
Why did lazar do it?
He hasn’t gained any wealth or notoriety? Good story to pick up women? There are plenty of possibilities, then again maybe picking up women isn’t such a big motivator seeing as he’s a fan of prostitutes.
ETA I see your previous post and just because he didn’t make money directly off this doc he still is gaining notoriety for proceeds being donated in his name. Also I’m sure that his business has not been harmed by these claims, also there was the previous lazar tapes and other avenues for him to profit. Also don’t know that his wife didn’t get paid for being in the doc and thus him being paid indirectly.
Sorry, but what money did he make? If he done all this for money, then he went the wrong way about it as he could have made more documentaries, books, joined the ufo conference circuit. He done none of this. And like i said earlier, he donated the money he made from the documentary to a good cause.
It is obvious he did not do this for money. Most people, even skeptics who know about the cause agree this was not money motivated. The only people saying it is are the same old people who label every ufo case a money motivater.
Once again there’s the noteriety factor and like I said he gets the recognition for *his part* (still don’t know that his wife didn’t get a good chunk of money for it) being donated in his name. Also he can be saving whatever credibility he has from taking the but I didn’t do it for profit road for the big long run cash in.
This is the thing. It's pretty much known that he was not motivated by money. So instead of people holding their hands up and saying fair enough, the make assumptions with no evidence, trying to prove that it was money motivated.
Also, if he done this for attention, again, he went completly the wrong way about it.
originally posted by: mirageman
a reply to: Jay-morris
Well Travis did know about a National Enquirer offer of a $5000 reward for "positive proof" of an extraterrestrial encounter. Guess what happened not too long after....?
- Walton and the other crew members divided the $5000 and gave exclusive story rights to the Enquirer.
- Walton's medical exams and initial failed-but-kept-secret polygraph test were set up and paid for by the National Enquirer.
- Walton's supposed abduction provided the much-needed "act of god" that enabled logging contractor Mike Rogers to avoid costly penalties due to the crew falling far behind schedule.
- Walton and Rogers could have easily rigged up a glowing light or other prop to make the other five think they'd seen a UFO.
- Faced with embarrassing questions, the Walton family decided they would only talk to people who did not doubt the abduction-by-aliens story.
See : Source
As for Corbell and Friedman. I'll leave them debating for eternity. Friedman was supposed to have retired. He got people interested in flying saucers, wrote a few books and appeared on TV and at conferences. Corbell has made a handful of films that are aimed at the casual viewer. Both are entertainers first and there isn't particularly anything wrong with that.
I really believe someone could have solved the Bob Lazar story long before now given enough time and resources. Maybe they have?
But where would be the fun in that for everyone else?
Answer me this question about the Travis Walton case. Why have none of the other witnesess come forward to say it was a hoax? If they initially went along with the story for money, why not come clean now, as they would make money doing so.
Travis and Mike were close, but the other were not. Crew member Dallas was a handful. The rest of the crew got on with their lives. It's only Travis who has made money from this. So, the others beingbinvolved in the hoax, does not make sense. Not one bit.
As for Lazar, what was his motive for coming out with a story like this? He has made no money from it