tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post4679389999901876455..comments2023-10-17T22:56:42.784-04:00Comments on Only in The Republic of Amherst: Butterflies Are FreeLarry Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-19111831809755752072009-08-07T20:53:49.948-04:002009-08-07T20:53:49.948-04:00Hey, at least I did not mention race.Hey, at least I did not mention race.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-11740715710163231002009-08-07T20:44:01.891-04:002009-08-07T20:44:01.891-04:00oh good! ANOTHER blog post about all the things we...oh good! ANOTHER blog post about all the things we don't know about a event ... not that it should stop us from criticizing how it was handled on ideological basis.Tom Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-88674677851421641492009-08-07T13:51:37.487-04:002009-08-07T13:51:37.487-04:00We may never know. If I had to guess, I would say...We may never know. If I had to guess, I would say they did.<br /><br />Six weeks ago when I was at the DMZ on a mountaintop close to the North (the furthest outpost of the ROK army) I said half-jokingly to one of the American soldiers that I had seen LOTS of South Korean troops, a few American troops but no North Koreans.<br /><br />He gave me a serious look and said "They see you right now."Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-80263514515241518842009-08-07T12:46:43.225-04:002009-08-07T12:46:43.225-04:00It wasn't clear to me if they had actually cro...It wasn't clear to me if they had actually crossed the border. Were they being tried as spies also?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-88423624807970541612009-08-06T20:10:11.471-04:002009-08-06T20:10:11.471-04:00This may be a stalinist regime but it wasn't k...This may be a stalinist regime but it wasn't kidnapping. They entered the country illegally. After that their kangaroo court system took over.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-27318442823436803842009-08-06T14:40:32.815-04:002009-08-06T14:40:32.815-04:00I am also glad the prisoners were freed. However i...I am also glad the prisoners were freed. However in the US this is called kidnapping a crime that can be punishable by death. This type of action is usually not rewarded.The Israeli government has a policy of not negotiating with the enemy. We go down a slippery slope when we start plea bargaining with criminals. But maybe it's better than the "axis of evil" rhetoric that only escalates tensions.<br />Oh Larry I don't think they could hold you in prison with your martial art skills. I've seen Chuck Norris, and Rambo escape no problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-21264825232081543862009-08-06T13:39:16.185-04:002009-08-06T13:39:16.185-04:00The whole idea is you don't know what went on....The whole idea is you don't know what went on. The negotiations aren't handled in the press. That let's everyone save face. That's the way it works and I'm glad these women have been freed. This is not the first time this has been done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-71496144691489443602009-08-06T11:27:56.229-04:002009-08-06T11:27:56.229-04:00If it were me I'd rot in jail.
And of cours...If it were me I'd rot in jail. <br /><br />And of course, if Czar Awad got her way...Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-16690624506302549182009-08-06T10:50:22.420-04:002009-08-06T10:50:22.420-04:00I still don't understand what went on. What de...I still don't understand what went on. What deal was made and was money exchanged? If this was an average American citizen such as Larry would he still be sitting in jail or do you need connections with a former viceprez?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-41146130917206148932009-08-06T10:43:27.043-04:002009-08-06T10:43:27.043-04:00Take it for what it is. We look after our own. H...Take it for what it is. We look after our own. Had a nice ending. Makes you glad to be an American.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-65264604198861469612009-08-06T09:32:35.032-04:002009-08-06T09:32:35.032-04:00Sounds about right: 1 conservative blogger = 2 bri...Sounds about right: 1 conservative blogger = 2 bricks and mortar liberal media reporters.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-9903457898132004722009-08-06T00:35:50.263-04:002009-08-06T00:35:50.263-04:00should have traded larry for the two reporters.should have traded larry for the two reporters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-61399212969896557642009-08-05T16:51:16.389-04:002009-08-05T16:51:16.389-04:00Oh, I would guess it was one of those unofficial/o...Oh, I would guess it was one of those unofficial/official kind of things like in the opening monologue of 'Mission Impossible' where if anything goes wrong "the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions".<br /><br />Bill never would have gone if he did not know in advance the prisoners would be released.<br /><br />They may have actually crossed over the border into North Korea (a crime) but even if not, they got WAY too close.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-24561404160497762092009-08-05T16:06:17.551-04:002009-08-05T16:06:17.551-04:00I am confused as to what happened. I doubt North ...I am confused as to what happened. I doubt North Korea let the prisoners free out of the goodness of their hearts. This was a private mission by Clinton and he wasn't acting with official capacity? Why the good will with ex President Clinton and the bad will with Secrectary of State Clinton? Was the ex President authoirzed to do this? Where the prisoners actually quilty of any crime? Was this a simply case of extortion?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-47321857749803674132009-08-05T14:27:46.995-04:002009-08-05T14:27:46.995-04:00Hey, Joseph, what Larry's trying to tell you:
...Hey, Joseph, what Larry's trying to tell you:<br /><br />If you're looking for a standard of decency here, you've come to the wrong place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-66090495210337611282009-08-05T14:06:21.207-04:002009-08-05T14:06:21.207-04:00Nothing is beneath me, or above me. Exactly why f...Nothing is beneath me, or above me. Exactly why folks come here.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-81298362547551965102009-08-05T12:52:31.684-04:002009-08-05T12:52:31.684-04:00And Larry, maybe you're just doing THIS all as...And Larry, maybe you're just doing THIS all as a PR stunt? Come on. That comment was beneath you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06568874073171899734noreply@blogger.com