you think Lisa Ling' s sister and her buddy think it was worth the big Story now?

[ImFeklhr]

Whether or not they are female or not has no bearing on this story (to me).

When an American gets in trouble in a foreign country, I fully expect the government to help them out. Those two reporters are being held, probably illegally (by the standards of our laws, UN laws, and even North Korean laws). It is quite possible they were abducted from the Chinese side of the border to be used as a bargaining chip.

You might question their political leanings, or their career choice, but as a fellow American I can't just shrug this off. These are two AMERICANS; they are one of us. They are being held prisoner by probably the most repressive regime in the world. This isn't much different than the "Somali Pirate" hostages. Way more delicate and complex, of course, but in terms of my support for them; it is the same.

 

[The Sponge]

I haven't lost any sleep over these two girls. You play with fire u get burnt. Now the father who's kid is over in Brazil is one to rile a guy up.

 

[smurphy]

Apparently unlike in America where the media and paparazzi have no rules and nobody to answer to, where you can disrupt traffic Civil ordinance and literally hound people until insanity, evidently some other counties don't put up with that shit.

you think they weren't warned? They were going to get the big story Hell or high water, now they will pay the price. Hope it was worth it, get out your work gloves. Got to tell you, almost like seeing the media finely lose a battle.:sadwave:

that's some fucked up shit there.

 

[gardenweasel]

Whether or not they are female or not has no bearing on this story (to me).

When an American gets in trouble in a foreign country, I fully expect the government to help them out. Those two reporters are being held, probably illegally (by the standards of our laws, UN laws, and even North Korean laws). It is quite possible they were abducted from the Chinese side of the border to be used as a bargaining chip.

You might question their political leanings, or their career choice, but as a fellow American I can't just shrug this off. These are two AMERICANS; they are one of us. They are being held prisoner by probably the most repressive regime in the world. This isn't much different than the "Somali Pirate" hostages. Way more delicate and complex, of course, but in terms of my support for them; it is the same.

one thing we can agree on...doing something stupid and putting your entire country in a bind because you`re selfishly ambitious is not gender specific....

they are americans and we will pay off the n.koreans for their return....

what galls is that these women will become heroes and will profit handsomely....while the rest of us foot the bill.....

but we`re missing the important thing..."the story"..some kind of forced prostitution by a government that starves it`s own people and spends it`s money on weapons...shocking!....

who woulda` thunk it?...the shocking story of the century!!!...

actually,me and shammy are buying tickets to no ko tonight...we`re gonna snoop around.....

i just want bock to promise us the gov't sends the 7th fleet in case we get caught..or if that`s not possible,send jesse jackson with a load of porn,wine,cigars and some hot hookers paid for by the taxpayers....guarantee we`ll be out in 48 hours...

wish us luck!..you ready shammy?....shammy?...you there?....

/:bed:

 

[ImFeklhr]

I'm not losing any sleep over it, but the way my "proud to be an American" streak comes out is when one of our fellow Americans is in trouble overseas and needs our help.

I think of it this way. This is such a great country, even two potentially stupid/selfish girls who put themselves in a bad situation are STILL worth saving. That's how kick-ass we are. No matter what, we take care of our own.

Oh well.

 

[gardenweasel]

I'm not losing any sleep over it, but the way my "proud to be an American" streak comes out is when one of our fellow Americans is in trouble overseas and needs our help.

I think of it this way. This is such a great country, even two potentially stupid/selfish girls who put themselves in a bad situation are STILL worth saving. That's how kick-ass we are. No matter what, we take care of our own.

Oh well.

i`m glad you feel that way my brother......

not everyone does...

having second thoughts on the jesse jackson thing with the hookers,porno and cigars....chances are given these "tools' jesse would hunker down in chicago and not be seen for years....







actually...having a third thought about jesse..."jesse would hunker down in chicago and not be seen for years"...hmmmmm?.......:mj03:

i`m down with the hooker thing......i`m definitely down wit` it...money well spent...

 

[THE HITMAN]

On the lighter side, maybe Jesse Jackson can go over there and negotiate.
On the more serious side.........all the other chit not considered, it's a terrible thing.

 

[gardenweasel]

wait a minute...we can`t send gore or jesse jackson(i just remembered that we outlawed torture)...

:rimshot

/but seriously folks.....

 

[hawkeye]

Sham your are off base here a little--N Korea did this on purpsoe to have some leverage with us--we will get them back but will pay a big safety price.

 

[shamrock]

one thing we can agree on...doing something stupid and putting your entire country in a bind because you`re selfishly ambitious is not gender specific....

they are americans and we will pay off the n.koreans for their return....

what galls is that these women will become heroes and will profit handsomely....while the rest of us foot the bill.....

but we`re missing the important thing..."the story"..some kind of forced prostitution by a government that starves it`s own people and spends it`s money on weapons...shocking!....

who woulda` thunk it?...the shocking story of the century!!!...

actually,me and shammy are buying tickets to no ko tonight...we`re gonna snoop around.....

i just want bock to promise us the gov't sends the 7th fleet in case we get caught..or if that`s not possible,send jesse jackson with a load of porn,wine,cigars and some hot hookers paid for by the taxpayers....guarantee we`ll be out in 48 hours...

wish us luck!..you ready shammy?....shammy?...you there?....

/:bed:

garden, I'm almost packed, I heard the rumor they are making people eat the bark off trees over there. The forests are dying, and with all that fiber, toilet paper is becoming extremely valuable.
Gw- you think it's wheelchair accessible there?

 

[gardenweasel]

garden, I'm almost packed, I heard the rumor they are making people eat the bark off trees over there. The forests are dying, and with all that fiber, toilet paper is becoming extremely valuable.
Gw- you think it's wheelchair accessible there?

don`t matter,partner...i got you covered...