Yes. That way, Hawaii could finally attract tourists from Korea and Japan.

Jesus Christ, that was his ALIBI?!

Eh, it’s the same IQ that has this same group of commenters apoplectic about Brendan Dassey’s confession being found admissible. (And I agree with them there too.)

I used to think that, but (this is established fact - it was covered on Maddow about a week ago, but you can find unbiased sources if you don’t like her) Carter did actually negotiate the release while he was president.

It’s not worth it. I love Jalopnik but the comments section veers dangerously close to Yahoo! Answers territory.

They also only exist in comments sections. Have never been observed in a voting booth.

Counterpoint:

It’s 27 years old.

“Do you have the ability to impose your will physically on most people? Women don’t have that.”

The only sugar I add to my smoothies is fresh fruit, so...

Yep. I was vegetarian (not vegan) for a while, mostly to see if I could do it. It was much easier to stick with things, eat healthier, and actually enjoy my food, if I just ate actual fruits, veggies, nuts, grains, etc. Rather than some chemical-laden fake chicken nugget. It probably helps that I actually like…

Yeah. Fuck that sailor.

This is SOP, and it’s illegal there for a woman to be in public without a scarf on.

...what broke is that they got caught. Doesn’t it seem likely that they were attempting to, uh, go sightseeing?

Did their dad send the CIA to overthrow your government, then show up on your property armed with fully automatic weapons?

No, because it’s incredibly easy not to drift into foreign waters, unless of course that was the original goal.

What conflict? THIS WAS THE ABSENCE OF CONFLICT. You get that “military conflict” and “shitty day OMG why isn’t Google maps loadingggg” are vastly different things, right?

Female military staff ALWAYS wear a hijab when indicated by the local culture. She probably had one on her for shore leave.

1) There aren’t even military hostilities. Diplomatic relations are at the highest point since 1978.

I wonder if we’ll ever find an inflammatory quote from an American regarding this issue. Maybe someday, right?