tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post7743617871715349798..comments2024-02-17T04:06:00.805-05:00Comments on Just Not Said: El Chapo flying highJohn Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-51852373578397073832015-07-17T16:00:57.548-04:002015-07-17T16:00:57.548-04:00Shaun --
Ha! Good choice, actually. That was a son...Shaun --<br />Ha! Good choice, actually. That was a song about a soldier's homecoming, and while using it for a drug dealer might be a little sacrilegious to some, it does have a festive feel to it. And, I suppose, El Chapo does have plenty of ex-military guys in his employ, so maybe it's not that far afield….John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-16634831366669383582015-07-17T15:42:34.423-04:002015-07-17T15:42:34.423-04:00John - I have a tune! "Tie a Yellow Ribbon R...John - I have a tune! "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree" by Tony Orlando and Dawn. I see them performing live, as "the whole damn bus is cheering" while El Chapo's and his bus roll in! One must dream.Shaun Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17425084501514329529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-80111821259404312642015-07-15T14:29:32.933-04:002015-07-15T14:29:32.933-04:00Birdie --
Sorry, don't know what happened to y...Birdie --<br />Sorry, don't know what happened to your comment. i saw it yesterday, was going to post it, then it disappeared somehow, and I finally got to post it today. (I may have read it on my phone and not saved it properly.) Anyway, yes, I think I've heard of that nun. quite admirable. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-74996951618836472162015-07-14T21:57:27.026-04:002015-07-14T21:57:27.026-04:00Mark --
Ha!
What's amazing is that the Ameri...Mark --<br />Ha! <br /><br />What's amazing is that the Americans warned the Mexican authorities about the escape attempt as much as a year ago, but the Mexicans just completely ignored those warnings…..Talk about Third World.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-23250379390095532922015-07-14T21:49:08.739-04:002015-07-14T21:49:08.739-04:00"he reportedly enjoyed women and cocaine at w..."he reportedly enjoyed women and cocaine at will there"<br /><br />That's just another example of why Mexico is a Third World country. In America, all inmates enjoy those privileges, not just the elite ones.Mark Caplanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157338755022593966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-14272435331036800412015-07-14T16:06:11.720-04:002015-07-14T16:06:11.720-04:00During the winter time, I read a book about an Ame...During the winter time, I read a book about an American nun who lived in a maximum security prison in Mexico (until the end of her life). In the book, I learned a little bit about the drug lords in Mexico. The nun managed to meet and befriend some of the famous drug lords who were imprisoned where she chose to live and minister. Most of the men came from poor areas of Mexico, turning to crime to earn a living. For some of these men, the American nun impacted their lives in a positive way.<br /><br />-birdieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-10964547571084357492015-07-14T15:56:18.148-04:002015-07-14T15:56:18.148-04:00Old Joe had his hands in a lot of different money-...Old Joe had his hands in a lot of different money-making schemes (in his lifetime).<br /><br />-birdie<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-85515370475530747572015-07-14T12:23:14.436-04:002015-07-14T12:23:14.436-04:00I said "criminal enterprises," not "...I said "criminal enterprises," not "organized crime," which generally means a large organization like the Mafia. (Old Joe did his bootlegging pretty much on his own, though I'm sure he was vaguely in cahoots with the mob.) <br /><br />Aha, okay, abroad. Yes, true. And the Chinese have always been nothing if not corrupt. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-50115884971644684512015-07-14T12:22:15.687-04:002015-07-14T12:22:15.687-04:00Really John, the Kennedys were involved in organis...Really John, the Kennedys were involved in organised crime?? Tell me more.<br /><br />I was thinking, for example, of the likes of the British-founded trading companies in China, the "hongs", in the mid-1800s, some of which were involved in opium smuggling in their early years, which I understand was not sanctioned by the Chinese, though I assume that there was some at least implicit sanction from the British. They quickly evolved into highly successful diversified companies and continue to prosper today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-91789335815423470662015-07-14T10:05:30.396-04:002015-07-14T10:05:30.396-04:00Anon --
You've watched Godfather II (and III?)...Anon --<br />You've watched Godfather II (and III?) too many times. How many political dynasties, beside the Kennedy's, can you name in this country that sprang from criminal enterprises? (The Rockefellers don't count, as the original oil baron was a legitimate businessman, albeit an unscrupulous one). Eisenhower, Johnson, NIxon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Clinton, and Obama all came from at best middle class families. And the Bushes, while patrician, were not originally a criminal enterprise. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-64959081541221589592015-07-14T10:01:14.371-04:002015-07-14T10:01:14.371-04:00Of course the real art for the successful organise...Of course the real art for the successful organised criminal is to convert your winnings into a legitimate business empire that secures your family's position indefinitely and to have your children and theirs established in high political office. If piracy is your game, you might even aspire to acquiring your own country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com