Right, just keep covering your ears and NOT listen to what anyone tells you, because you're so obviously right that other people opinion, facts, and statements don't matter. Let's also completely ignore the fact that KJI is a mental case who wants attention.

/End Sarcasm.

Seriously, why do you even bother posting this bile, as if anyone cares about the past you fabricated...

All that tough talk and you still gotta pick on two journalists whose only real crime was trying to tell people a story they could get no where else...
Some tough guy you are, maybe you should knock out an old lady next you big bruiser...

Are you suggesting that I am lying? If so give me your e-mail address and I will send you some photos. I have been posting here for quite awhile and my profile is consistent with my comments.

@lifestudent: "two journalists whose only real crime was trying to tell people a story they could get no where else..."

See, this mindset is exactly what I was trying to point out in one of the other posts in this thread. Thanks for the example. Your comment is rational and heartfelt, I'm sure.

In fact, the only flaw I see is that it is the opinion of a free America. It is, however, NOT the opinion of Kim Jong II. We can NOT go to terrorist countries and expect the same treatment and respect as we receive in America. We can NOT demand that other countries let us have the freedom to do whatever we want like we do at home. Other countries couldn't care less what we want, or if we think it's fair.

Remember this the next time you hear someone run down America.

I need to warn you-- if you're gonna pick on MoonLoon you're way out of your league.

@Moonloon and 2helen

The both of you are ignoring the the actual situation, this isn't about te same treatment comparing one nation with the other, the basic FACT is, that these people risked their lives trying to show us what is going on in that nation...

Do you not know that they already knew the consequences?

The both of you are way out of your league, if you simply cannot appreciate what they have done, because this is no failure, this is a celebration!~

Freedom fighters, patriots, have you not heard the definition?

Or maybe because you obey everyone's law like a good sheeple...

I did not mean to insult you or the memory of your friend. I am not so young, or as naive as you might think. I am an idealist. I did post that I had my "ass cart(ed) off to jail." I did not give any particulars - living through it once was bad enough. I will say that it was while I was just doing my job. I, too, lost someone to murdering thugs – my brother. I am not afraid of apologizing for bad behavior on my part, so I am sincerely sorry for hurting you in any way, even though that was not my intention, clearly my post has hurt you. My remarks were not aimed at you, but at akamaial, as I believe he is a buffoon. Read his profile. Read my "profile" if you are so inclined. I am a Liberal Democrat Feminist (and, yes, a woman), so I am not a Fox watcher by choice. I get enough of their crap on the wire. The most dangerous place I have been to of late is Baghdad, and never want to go back. I am a fierce supporter of human rights, most especially women's and children's. I am a survivor of child rape. Even though I am a Liberal I own guns - that is not meant as a threat, I truly own them for protection. My town is so poor we have no police department. Besides, I am also a fierce supporter of our constitution, in particular the Bill of Rights. (Amendments 1 - 10). In October of last year I was visited by the Secret Service because of something that they THOUGHT I said. They actually were fair, and respectful, and obviously, since I am not in jail, they realized that the comments I made were edited, and taken out of context. Still, I was upset that my words were twisted, and, in fact, I now see that our right to free speech has had chunks blown out of it. The SS incident is not the ass carted off to jail incident. I have been shot at, punched, kicked, hit with a car on purpose, (no, I am not paparazzi), and more. I am a radio news person (3 stations) and have written for our local paper - when we had one. I worked for Al Gore in '99, and 2000. I was Town Campaign Chair in a county that was critical in a state (NH) that was critical to his campaign. I was also a paid staffer. I was Publicity and Press Co-Chair of a County Dem Committee, while working at 2 small radio stations and running for office (lost to a Repub) - typical small town New England citizen, we do 3 and 4 things at once. I have been, and am being cyber, phone, and physically stalked - which is the reason I prefer not to post my whereabouts. Ooo - Sotomayor has just been confirmed! Yay! I have to run, but please accept my apology for having offended you. And please stay safe and well.

No problem, Diva. It can be hard for many commenters to accept that some of us are forced to make a living in countries that are not bound by American values. Metalcookies means well, but does not understand the challenges of running a business outside of the U.S. I have no doubt that Bill Clinton, carried a message from President Obama, that would encourage the release of these two reporters. However, as a taxpayer and U.S. citizen, I want to know; what were the terms for releasing these two women?

Apparently so Nephwrack.
....lets see, so far now I've been accused on this post of being a disseminater of lies, narrow minded, bigot, hateful, ignorant, a numb skull, a narcissist, and a troll...all mostly by one nefarious anime imbecile along with other inferred insults by a purported journalist.
....because I did what?
Oh yeah, I cherry picked some statements from the national media that reflected thoughts by various journalist who wondered what may or may not have been conceded to North Korea to gain the release of these two current journalist who exercised poor judgment and got their tails caught.

*Update....now I'm called a buffoon as well in countrydiva's latest post.

~ Will the presecution by small minded people never end?... probaby not!.....oh woe is me,*sob*, bwahahahahahahahaa

There you go again akamail, your foolish assumptions are very igorant indeed...

Ha, while your claims upon me, being at politics, very funny.

So, you are jealous that they did this, you claim they don't deserve this glory they are given, because that is a very ignorant claim..

You certainly cannot comprehend of what I am saying most of time, because of your lack of vocabulary and your English skills..

Again, you are politically incorrect as well as flawed between your judgemental abilities...You cannot judge if one was guilty or not, certainly because the world opinion does not look your way, for they too, applaud the journalists.....

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0809/25822.html

here, akamoron. read, if you can.

Its because you do indeed have a narrow minded point-of-view, and you're being blinded with all of your ignorance and hatred....

Its so true...Because it is!~

Just keep entertaining me..

Good, then we will not have to listen to your star crossed, emotionally driven, rhetoric.

Wow. Calm down. There's nothing wrong with questioning what's going on. Even someone who "has worked for Al Gore" should not be offended when folks question what's going on here.

~Huh! The irony of your tirade about ''my'' insensitivity is the bigoted and narrow minded view portrayed by you pertaining to the content of this pod.
~Fact is, after reading similar content on many of the top news sites last night, I simply excerpted and encapsulated the content from a few articles that was the foundation of this pod.
~Whats totally ironic is that what is posted is nothing more than,...*gasp* a refection of what is being commented by ...*Gasp ..... oh my*... your journalistic peers!

no AKA you heavily edited the text from an opinion article in the WSJ and posted it on current.com just after two brave journalists were released from North Korean prison.

Trolling and bottom fishing are two entirely different forms of fishing. Let's not insult the fishermen. Working for Al Gore does not grant you immunity from critisisim. Instead it highlights the need for responsibility from all parties. I do not choose to kiss the feet of Gore, Clinton, Bush, or Cheney, but of course I am not a groupie!
If these women were abducted while in South Korea, I support bringing to bear all of the force of the U.S. Gov't. to insure their freedom. If they were dallying in North Korea, counting on the U.S. to bail them out, I say Booya! You got what you asked for. How naive can you be not to respect a dictator responsible for imprisoning thousands?

Wow! Way to go MoonLoon! I couldn't have said it better myself.

You two can stop patting each other on the back.
Really sad you can't even see your raining on a parade littered with good intentions. I blame the conservatrash brain washing for that...

Are any of you who are critical of Clinton, Ling, Lee, or my "smack down a narcissist" posts "real" journalists with paychecks, or at least a 1099s from media outlets? No? Then you have no clue what it is like to just be doing your job, then have someone KIDNAP you, and cart your ass off to jail. I do, and that is why my sympathies are w/Ling and Lee. And as far as criticism is concerned, akamaial can't seem to take any. I'm used to it. By all, I'll stick w/positive posts or straight news. This page is rapidly devolving...

"Doing your job" doesn't mean you can travel to dangerous places with impunity.It's funny how we Americans expect every country in the world to change their policies for us and allow us unfettered access to anything we want to see with no consequences. We think even governments who routinely murder their own people we should somehow have the run of the place.

I'm very happy it worked out for these young women. But being journalists doesn't assure their safety. With their job should come an understanding that if you put yourself in a dangerous situation you might be sorry. You have to be willing to take that chance.

2 Hell, you're missing the point. It's an occupational hazard. They were aware of the risks, however they went over there anyway to bring people like me and you information about a situation not covered by the mainstream media. It's a dirty job, but someone should be doing it.

If you can't appreciate that, then go back to Fox News and watch them bark out insults at Obama.

Exactly what point am I missing? I think the point you're trying to make here is the exact point I made in the post above. We agree that journalism can be a dangerous job, right? We agree that sometimes a journalist might have something unpleasant, perhaps even life threatening, happen to him when he's on the job, right? We agree that journalists know this, and choose to go on the assignment anyway, right? By George, I think maybe we DO see eye to eye!

If someone chooses to become a journalist, more power to them. But with their choices come consequences. You can't have one without the other, even though you might think it's not fair.

Where we differ is I did not call them arrogant Americans or mock what they did. They were on the border doing what they love, which is their job. They were convicted of trumped up charges, and unfairly convicted.

Since when do we uphold or support the absurd laws and rulings of a hateful and inhumane dictator anyway?
Wait never mind, I forgot Bush WAS our previous president...

You would obviously assume so, because its what you say, not what someone else had to say..

Your lies again?

Yeah, it sure is..

Make of no one to believe but repeat it to yourself, and you shall believe it...

And that is how you believe such lies and bigotry...

I pity you..But not enough to inform you about your lies...

Its a waste of my infinite bullets...Pinned directly at you numb skull..

Jesus h. ke-rhist mcs, are you even fricking sane, you come across like a babbling idiot... for gawds sake say something that actually makes sense...what a maroon! Bwahahahahahahaha

You cannot comprehend anything.

My point stands, get at me..

You really don't understand anything about truth, not at all, and for that I pity you once more...

Whatever, I really don't take you seriously, 'cause you still come across as a maroon...Bwahahahahahaa

It looks I succeded you after all, that why you're a stepping stone!!~

~Fufufufu!!

Who said anything about Obama?

You would obviously assume so, because its what you say, not what someone else had to say..

Your lies again?

Yeah, it sure is..

Make of no one to believe but repeat it to yourself, and you shall believe it...

And that is how you believe such lies and bigotry...

I pity you..But not enough to inform you about your lies...

Its a waste of my infinite bullets...Pinned directly at you numb skull..

The first thing he apologized for is the conservatrash idiots who drove our country to the brink of bankruptcy.

Republican's only sense of diplomacy is shoot first, deny accusations later. Questions are for terrorists and liberals.
If shooting doesn't work, carpet bombs are an option.
All else fails, use the nuke and call the country "an example". That will diplomat the crap outta everyone.

What a convenient analogy that fails to lay the blame at the feet of BOTH parties, both are culpable, kid yourself not!

You can only blame yourself..

You don't even have to right to blame..

akamaial:

Since when do *I* have to blame BOTH parties?

Are you going to now tell me how to voice my own opinion properly?

Tell you what... When you can start finding things wrong with the Republicans, then I'll make comments about what's wrong with the Democrats...

That is called a "Compromise". I know it's a new concept to your lot, but bear with me it works...

Correct Abraham! Obama could not officially represent these ladies, so Bill was sent as a surrogate. Smart move. It officially keeps the U.S. out of the fray, yet still gains freedom for the ladies. But at what cost? Were promises made? You can bet they were! This is global politics at its best. Unfortunately, we sent a weak kneed negotiater into the fray. North Korea gained the political capital that it wanted. Bill, Al, and Obama handed it to them on a silver platter.

Again, Moon isn't listening, just like a good sheeple..

referring to Obama`niacs about Obama`sa ?

You worship him after all akamial, I know you would hate to admit, but you worship him as your messiah..

Again, its you and your followers.

Don't even try to play dumb, you know it. And I'll leave you with that..

Why don't you, for a change, actually make a coherent statement about what you think, instead of accusations of what you "think" it is that I say. ... hmmmm?

You off-topic.

My point stands You cannot determine truth from lies..

My point stands, again you accuse with no substance, is it possible you are without it?

You are the first to question I, your "facts" you claim are wrong...

How do I know? I may have explained several times already, but you don't listen....

I determine truth from lies, as well as from your lies...

My point stands, your point is now disabled...

Overall your statements are indeed lies, I won't say all, because then you will overexaggerate..

That is what you said, in other words you are only trying intimidate...Which never works.

Got any proof?

No, of course you didn't, your "proof" is only dull lies that spread around called conspiracies...

No, you are just wrong, either deal with it, or keep complaining like you are now.

If the dialog used is only stated to elicit a desired negative reaction, then I believe it would be considered trolling.

Did you think posting this truncated article the way you did was unbiasedly or fairly highlighting the situation? I sincerely doubt it.

Surely if Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly were saved from 12 years hard labor in a North Korean labor camp by former president George W. Bush, then you would be focusing on the humanitarian side of the Republicans instead of the ramifications of nuclear proliferation and what concessions we made for their release (neglecting the fact that this was a PRIVATE HUMANITARIAN MISSION with virtually no political agendas attached).

Refute it as you will, the implications are there just the same...and like it or not this issue is being discussed everywhere...go figure,huh?

Leave it to someone like you to take a triumph and turn it into a travesty. Would have rather have the two imprisoned in N. Korea for 12 years just for being close to the border?

Hope it makes you happy...

Don't be a maroon, that was not said or implied....amazing what one can ''read'' into something which they want to perceive, isn't it?

I wasn't implying anything, I was asking a question. Apparently one I will not get an answer about.

I say you're trying to turn it into a travesty because you're being critical of the rescue efforts, and doing so merely to be contrary. Or at least, to get an opinion on the "flipside" that many conservatives have assumed come with concessions to the N. Korean government through Obama's administration.

To do so less than 24 hours after their arrival into the states is pretty tactless and also pretty far-fetched given the reasoning I gave above.

But I'm the biased one.... Right. Having fun in Imagination Land right now?

Again, akamial, you cannot determine truth from lie, you know not of what you speak of...

Apparently I have received a ''narrow'' response...yours! bwahahahahahahaa

Underlying ramifications - what underlying ramifications? YOU get a grip. Your timing sucks, you just tossed acid on your "flipside" "Welcome Home," and it would seem that although you state you want to, "...elicit comments on the underlying ramifications..." you truly do not. Or is it that you are only looking for a narrow response? The comments above are not those of "...P/C hacks," but of thoughtful, compassionate human beings. You ought to think about dropping the bull crap, and rejoining the human race.