> chief headline writer for Britain's Sun newspaper

Come now: The Star, surely :-) ?

.... Meanwhile, back at the point I came here to make, just saw this in comments on SETI admits its search for alien life may be too narrowly focussed:

Have they scanned the White House?

It’s not exactly intelligent, but whatever is there is definitely alien.

.... or has Donuel voiced this before? My grep fu is wilting.