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He's not wrong though.

Of course there will be. But good luck with that. And good luck next time it's a Dem in the White House and the Repubs do the same to her.

Of course you're not. But Dems vote for "equity" in justice, making allowances for certain demographics to commit crimes with impunity because they had a rough upbringing and because they're incarcerated at a higher rate than other demographics. Which, of course is racist and completely neglects the FBI statistics that show they're incarcerated at a higher rate because they commit crimes at a higher rate.

I doubt he was staying in many hotels. Probably rented an apartment/condo when he was legal and just stayed there.

Maybe. Maybe not... It votes Blue. (Oklahoma County, right in the middle here.) When I worked there in the '90s, mass transit (subways) weren't even a thing. (Yes, that was when the OKC bombing occurred).

Not in Galveston where I last lived. Of course, that may be because Galveston votes Red. (And most households have a gun or 3, even the Black and Hispanic and Asian households) One of my good friends ran for city office on a Dem ticket a few years ago (post Covid), and we congratulated her for doing better than just about every other Dem candidate. She won 10% of the votes.

Have you ever looked at crime stats superimposed on Red/Blue political maps? You should. It 'splains a lot. For example, why Salt Lake City in "Red state" Utah has one of the highest crime rates. It's because SLC votes Blue while Utah as a whole votes Red.

Dollars to donut holes he's got a history of multiple arrests and releases. He looks pretty rough for 54 years old. Edit: On an aside, I wonder how many able bodied bystanders decided not to intervene after seeing what happened to Daniel Penny?

Here's the 'splanation: Even the Red states have Blue run cities... Poorly run.

Turns out that guy had 44 previous arrests. So yes. Dem run city... Eventually, Douglas was arrested and charged with second-degree robbery. During a plea hearing in Manhattan Supreme Court, he admitted guilt. Prosecutors recommended a five-year prison sentence and two and a half years of supervised release. Douglas also waived his right to appeal. He has 44 prior arrests, according to law enforcement sources. New York police arrest man who mugged and robbed a 26-year-old Thai woman at a city subway station - Thai Examiner https://www.thaiexaminer.com/

I wonder if he'll get due process?

Paid shills, doing what they're paid to do.

I get a kick out of all the Thaksin haters. As if Thailand would/will be better off with his replacement, whoever that turns out to be.

I used to get one just about every flight until I hit some magic age. I wasn't flying much between 60-65, so I don't know what that magic age was. Just that I'm too old now.

If it's modified for the strip, I'd be surprised if there's even a passenger seat, much less a seatbelt on that side.

I've been a couple of times on business and found it fascinating, though colder than a witch's left one because it was winter both times. I visited at the invitation of one of the lesser oligarchs whose staff shunned me for being an American. But the locals were fine and the city is amazing. I passed on the invites to the famous nightlife (Night Flight seems familiar?) since I don't drink. I was more interested in the historical venues. I'd go back in a heartbeat.

Gotta hand it to those fascists, setting aside over 200 days of each calendar year to celebrate some aspect of LGBTXYZ life.

That one came out of left field. Glitch in the Matrix?

My experience traveling... Wherever you go, there you are. Some people drag their crappy attitude and dark cloud around with them.

The sad reality is that every truly successful Asian Tiger economy was set on that path by a corrupt strongman who forced the discipline at the trough so there was enough left over to reinvest in development. Singapore, Korea, Taiwan... (Japan's an exception because of MacArthur.) Thailand's problem is that there's nobody strong enough, other than Thaksin. So every swinging d*ck is feeding at the trough, and there's none left over for the people and development and investment. Personally, I'd be glad to get over it if his family became perpetually wealthy- if he left the country in the same state as Singapore, Korea or Taiwan.

That's great if you want to be tied to one airline. I use the travel sites to compare fares and schedules of multiple airlines.

Looks like Snake Plissken is going to have to split his time between the East and West coasts.

That's a great 1st person data point. Thanks! Which category did you apply under? I was planning to apply under health tourism since I visit Bumrungrad and Samitivej (with receipts) just about every month because they have my health records and scan images since my bypass surgery 10 years ago in Bangkok.

Is it DeJa'Vu all over again? What's the daily rate for paid protesters this time?

Back then, they actually had a great in store restaurant. One of the few places you could get a buffalo burger. It was a little POSH ($$$) for my taste, but I had to try it out. Edit: I'd add that I was also a member of the most famous bass fishing country club in the USA that cost me a pretty penny and worth every dime for the sales meetings I had on the lakes. Every oilfield sales guy had a golf membership. Very few of us belonged to Lakes of Danbury. So bass fishing was the draw of BassPro. Fly fishing was the draw of Cabela's back in the days before they went mainstream.