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1] The moderator knows who the pet troll is. Why can't he or she be identified?

2] Why would anyone sign their name or initials to a post when everyone else is wearing a ski mask or a hood?

Should the Virginia College kid in North Korea be released, sentenced to 15 years of hard time or we should give up something to get him released? What will Obama do and what would Trump do?

position one:
Of course it was a prank. Those are our values therefore they should be North Korea's values since we are on vacation.

position two
When in Rome......
Fifteen years of hard time.

position three
What kind of a stupid college administrator puts stupid college kids in harm's way? Put the ******* who decided college kids always use good judgement all the time in jail for fifteen years.

Which position is conservative, liberal or something that feels like common sense.?

And this the judgement of our young voters. Go figure.
Obama should do nothing. When the supreme leader fails at negotiation, it makes him appear weak. A consular officer should be sent in to see if he can negotiate a lighter sentence. That country has a very hard culture and they think of Americans as all being rich and spoiled. We should not trade anything in negotiating his release and he should definitely have to pay for this offense. This is an insult to their country as well as a theft/larceny. If they do release him, he should be punished back here, also.

I have had to negotiate the release from jail for our sailors at times when I worked for an Embassy. Foreign nationals look at ALL Americans as rich and spoiled. Some offenses seem trivial to us, but major insults to other cultures. An example is the slight of crossing one's legs and showing the other person the sole of your shoe while in conversation in a certain foreign country.

I am sure that this kid will learn his lesson. I hope he will not have to endure an extended stay in one of their prisons. He probably wouldn't make it.

1] My guess is that there is very little moderating going on in this forum. That is what makes it so fun for some.

2] Who would even want their screen name showing?

You mean like yours??? :1rotfl:

A bit of tongue in cheek, Chi?

Those who cannot justify their position/s or are embarrassed hide in anonymity.

Guess I should have added to the above that I publicly have no problem with my own personal positions. I recognize that I may be targeted but so be it.

tq

good answer,
Guest

How do we know this is your own personal position? For all we know the real tq is watching the pros at Bay Hill instead of wasting his time on this thread.

thank-you for your service and opinion

I have heard that all kinds of people, professional athletes, scholars and artists live in the villages. Thank-you for living here and I hope someday we get put together in a pick-up fore-some.

I do love the game of golf, in fact, I try to get in two or three rounds a week myself, but I am more concerned about the direction of our country. I may be wasting my time on this site, but if I can have even some small positive impact on anyone who reads this, then it is worth the time. I understand that many positions are abhorrent to some people, but that is their problem. I’ve also learned that name calling tells more about the name caller than the “callee”.

tq

Or they could come to a meeting of The Villages Tea Party to hear in person. I believe you are an officer of the group? Always good to hear in person rather than just on a forum.

My friend we will agree to disagree. My opinions are on the other side of the coin and like you there are many times that I feel like I am wasting my time. I golf about 10 times a week, once or twice a day yet I haven't improved for 50 years. I can't explain why I have hope that things will change. I just do.

Your speaking of yourself, of course.