Immortal, this is just a terrible post. It sucks, frankly. I don't block anyone because I want to hear it all. I especially want to hear from my conservative brethren.
But come on, man.
Had several good steaks there. They had like a flying trapeze swing-set right?
Back in the mid-90s I ate there once with a gal I was trying to de-robe. At the end I told the server I wanted to talk to the manager. Poor server probably thought I had a gripe but I just commented to the manager how great the server was (note: how to not become your parents) and tipped the server accordingly.
It worked.
/CSB
Not sure if serious. That was always a pleasant fiction.
There should be no ransom paid. I guess if the ministry raises enough money somehow the US Govt may not be able to stop them, but the ransom should not be paid.
What is the move by the kidnappers? Are they going to just murder them if no ransom materializes? I'm not advocating calling a bluff as a flex. Never paying ransom is just smart policy. If the kidnappers kill the hostages they get nothing, ever. The US should NOT be trying to rescue dipshits and risk further lives but I have no problem with Munich-style punitive actions. Bounty made and their lives will be even more brutish and short and they know that.
I've been down to Houston several times in the last year for work and stayed at my pop's place each time, as he has a nice big place and comfortable and good to have family time. I noticed that the big main room 84" TV was on Fox news 24/7. I wasn't too surprised as he's a semi-retired conservative Texas doctor. Except he wasn't watching it.
We decided to watch a movie one night and he said we'll need to go into the study. His complicated distributed TV setup had the main TV stuck on Fox and he couldn't change the channel. He just left it on to have something on.
I'm just hoping that it's all just old boomers who can't figure out how to change the channel.