Comments by "VisibilityFoggy" (@VisibilityFoggy) on "VICE News" channel.

  1. THANK YOU to the Brazilian police from this American who visits often! Don't let the left-wing lunatics at Vice and their dreary commentary stop you from making your country the safest it can be!
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  2. This is how we all got to love Vice to begin with! They had to go through their period of awkward wokeness like everyone else, and now it seems like the grownups and real journalists are in charge again.
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  3. The defense contractors?
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  4. There's way more that occurred before this video picked it up. Prior to going to Istanbul (for the "trip to Morocco") she traveled with her husband and brother-in-law to Hong Kong, laundered money for ISIS so they could join, bought tactical gear that she shipped into the war zone, and a whole bunch of other stuff. She knew what she was doing all along, and was back-and-forth from abroad to the U.S. quite a few times related to ISIS activities before ending up in Syria. It would be interesting to know what her politics were like before she went there – left, right, neither, etc.? PS: I've visited Morocco from the U.S. quite a few times. There is no reason to take a flight to Instanbul to get there. It doesn't even make geographic sense.
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  5. The OP is right, even if I agree that it's petty in the long run. When I was a reporter I interviewed members of congress, people from federal agencies, law enforcement officials, and covered stories from courtrooms. If you didn't dress nicely, you were definitely thought to be lacking in the credibility department. I remember one particularly conservative politician who didn't like that I wore jeans to a public meeting. Basically, if dressing nicely helps you get the story and make contacts, go for it. If it doesn't matter, who cares?
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  6.  @WildDisease72  So I guess the public firefighters aren't paid by the hour? Oh wait, their union contract they paid off politicians to pass does exactly that. If anything, public labor union members are hired guns who wouldn't lift a finger without sweetheart contracts obtained through corruption and payoffs.
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  7.  @Tomas-mf8zp  - If China respects the sovereignty of other countries, why does it have territorial disputes with LITERALLY ALL of its neighbors, bullies Filipino civilians trying to make a living fishing, and threaten to invade Taiwan and overthrow their democratically-elected government? China is a dystopian, genocidal, authoritarian hell hole and ANY action to invade another country should be met with unrelenting force by the world's democracies. For what it's worth, literally, if you lived in China you would not have had the legal right to even view this video or visit this website.
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  8. She's the best of the best. Her report from Xinxiang was one of the bravest acts of journalism so far this century.
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  9. Because she's not a straight white male, which makes what she says much more valuable to the good liberal reporters at ol' racist-sexist identity-politics-obsessed Vice.
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  10. Vatnik losers all over this comments section. Must be tough times in Ruzzia.
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  11.  @usamacheema5672  - I am an American and love all of the Pakistani people I've met. But your government's close cooperation with China (an authoritarian state with no freedoms or human rights, plus an ongoing genocide and bullying neighbors) makes me pro-India when it comes to politics. Unfortunately, Pakistan one day will be subjugated by China to the extent where you will not be able to map your own destiny as a country or a people. It is actually very sad that Pakistan chose to go in this direction.
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  12. The problem is that, apparently, neither Muhammad nor Jesus like bud...
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  13. Clinton Foundation funneled millions to corrupt contractors after the earthquake. That crew has been running buck wild for years spending other people's money down there.
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  14.  @juanprietob  - I was there for work (digital media) as well as having been there as a tourist. I understand there are "bad" parts of the city, but the statistical crime rates are actually lower than quite a few American cities. I was stunned at what's happening in Spain right now when I was there recently. Lots of shady characters walking around, eyeing you, seeing if you're a mark. I never got that vibe in Medellin, regardless of the neighborhood. Obviously I didn't grow up there, but I've gotten to know the city pretty well from spending time there. I've always found it to be a reasonably safe place.
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  15. When Shane was running things, it was the glory days. Progressive, sure, but in a smart way. All sides were considered. All corners of the Earth visited. Now they just run boring lectures about race, and they don't even realize that their own reporting has shown us that human beings across the world have everything in common. American left-wingers would get a great education by traveling the world. Last summer, I had a great conversation with a Trump-loving Morrocan fashion magazine photographer. How's that for enigmatic?
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  16. I'm assuming the American left is watching (and drooling). Some day, AOC and her gang will try to nationalize Google and other tech firms (they'll attempt to "break them up" first, as cover) in order to implement wide-ranging data surveillance here much in the same way as China. Leftists are all cut from the same cloth.
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  17. If you illegally cross an international border without showing a passport or clearing customs, perhaps you should live in fear of being caught. It's actually outrageous that these people do not fear having to take responsibility for the crime they committed.
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  18. He seems to be the only person actually building things there and investing in the region. Why should he go to jail? For punching some guy years ago? Who cares?
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  19. So which union do you belong to? If you do, disclose your bias before commenting...
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  20.  @juanprietob  - When was the last time you were in Barcelona and when was the last time you were in Medellin? I've been in both within the last eight months. And yes, Barcelona's crime is absolutely out of control. Walking anywhere near Las Ramblas at night is going to get you robbed or assaulted. I never feel that way in Medellin. I'm sure if I looked for trouble I could find it, but that's anywhere.
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  21. He's getting away with it now because the licensees have yet to be selected and the state is not yet collecting taxes on profits. So it's only up to the local city government to shut him down based on the municipal zoning ordinance, and they have no interest in doing so. Once New Jersey has its licensing system set up, they will shut down his store for operating without a license and charge him with tax offenses for failing to collect taxes on what he sells. Oh, and if he DOES try to collect taxes and comply, they will argue that they never granted him a certificate enabling him to collect sales tax on behalf of the state, so he collected the tax illegally and should also be charged with THAT. Oh yeah, and he'll be served with injunction after injunction by courts after licensed businesses ask judges to shut him down because he is competing with them illegally. I've met Ed and like him, and I'm rooting for him, but I'm afraid his days are numbered. Poor guy was better off with it staying illegal unless he finds someone who wants to give him millions of dollars to make the right campaign donations and kickbacks to get a license in NJ. Remember, this is New Jersey, the most corrupt state in America. The Cannabis Regulatory Commission, run by the political hack who was interviewed in this story, is all hand-picked by the governor with ZERO input from citizens or even the legislature. They are there to do his bidding and his bidding only, which consists of kickbacks to his union cronies who put him in office, as well as his old buddies at Goldman Sachs. He is corrupt up to his neck.
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  22. Hmm... so heavier border security cut down heroin and meth smuggling 30-40 percent. I thought tougher border controls didn't work. That's what CNN told me...
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  23. Muhammad and Jesus both agree, apparently.
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  24. They're definitely getting back to their roots. I guess they figured out that nonstop woke lunacy wasn't attracting views.
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  25. Do the people who live in those cities agree that they've been "liberated?"
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  26. Weird... this news piece only showed one side of the story. And I know Vice surely would never do that, considering the thoughtful, balanced manner in which they cover American news.
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  27.  @someguy7657  - I highly doubt the Su-57 will make it into full production. And Russia doesn't really want to sell them the Su-35 since it would be seen by the world community as another rejection of the Su-57. Chances are that Turkey ends up with a Su-30 – just don't know whether it'll be something like a Su-30MKI or a Su-30M2V. Big difference.
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  28. What Booker always forgets to tell everyone is that he was born and raised in an upper middle class, nearly all-white town called Harrington Park in New Jersey. He knows nothing of "the streets" or the struggles of people of color. He ingratiated himself in the corrupt political machine that runs Newark, NJ and they made him mayor (even though there were legitimate rumors he never actually lived in the city despite maintaining a residence there for show). His record was a disaster. Murders, carjackings, robberies through the roof. The state took over the schools because they were such an unmitigated disaster. Nobody even dares to get off at the exits for Newark on the highway if you don't have to. The man is a fraud who was created for the purpose of winning political office. He brings nothing to the table.
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  29. @Wazi R How do we know their decision to light a backfire wasn't the best decision in the first place? They refuse to coordinate anything, so that's what they get. Maybe we should eliminate CalFire as an organization. It sounds like unions have infected the entire firefighter infrastructure and rotted it from the inside out.
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  30. So Vice is making an editorial judgment that the Brexit is a "mess." I guess they discount all of the reasons the people voted in favor of it because their leftist reporters don't like it. Come on Vice. Have some integrity. A few years ago you were far more honest, far less preachy and far more interesting. Now it's just constant left-wing puff piece after puff piece. Your viewers are getting tired of it.
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  31. Vice, you guys REALLY dropped the ball on this one. Gov. Murphy and the NJ Democrat party are not like most other Democratic parties across the country. They are a creation of and by the labor unions and that is the only demographic the matters. Not minorities. Not environmental voters. Not pro-choice voters. Unions. It begins and ends there. They have literally bankrupted the state over giveaways to the unions – for example, it is 800% most expensive per lane mile to pave a road in NJ versus the U.S. average. Now, here's how it connects to cannabis: The unions want major, multi-million dollar operations where their members can get jobs in heavy transport and other areas in exchange for their financial backing of Murphy and the rest of the party. They have spent millions lobbying at the state level and are dispatching reps to every city council in the state to put pressure on elected officials locally. That is the reality in the most corrupt state in America. New Jersey has the worst small business climate in the United States. It isn't going to change in one single industry. Oh, and the woman you interviewed for this story was hand-picked by Murphy to be in charge of this "commission" with ZERO input from voters or even the elected legislature! She graduated from law school just a few years ago, was given a patronage job in his administration and suddenly she's in charge of this state agency without even the most limited amount of experience. In other words, she's there to rubber stamp whatever Murphy (a Goldman Sachs alum) wants. Don't be fooled.
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  32. Perhaps they haven't done anything more because neighboring countries have been preparing to defend themselves.
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  33. Liberals: Big businesses use too many public resources! Businesses: Okay, we'll hire our own firefighters so we won't be using public resources. Liberals: I'm gonna figure out a reason to be against this...
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  34.  @oscarosullivan4513  Well we see who can't afford private fire protection...
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  35. Because the reporters ask their questions in a smarmy, self-righteous, and generally douchey manner.
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  36. China is a country that could use a second amendment right about now...
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  37. Well, the socialists convinced me. This looks excellent!
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  38. Well, when you kill and take up arms against people, the deal they offer you once you're beaten is generally not going to be in your favor. But with that said, this was an amazing deal for the likes of the FARC. Colombia could have gone and just shredded every last one of these rebels with Super Tucano counterinsurgency planes, but instead they recognized them and even gave them seats in the legislature. The government absolutely should have spent some money on social programs (perhaps the U.S. could've nudged Nike, or something, to open a facility down there) but some people will never be satisfied. The ELN have been hanging around in the jungle since the mid-1960s and have never accomplished anything. They're actually a pretty pathetic group.
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  39. Well, if nothing else, we learned that recruit training for the ELN involves barbecues, TV time and Wifi. There are probably guys at Parris Island right now wishing they had it that good.
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  40.  @masewoods8337  "We?" You're using the phrase "two systems," which is closely linked with Chinese propaganda. You're not American, you're a paid CCP troll. Go crawl back under your rock.
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  41.  @rammpro  - I'm am 100 percent sure that Secret Service agents, while on duty, would not be getting into fights with protesters because they scream some kind of insulting remark about America. Now, partying in Cartagena... different story.
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  42. I'm pretty sure the CIA has better things to do than surveil a bunch of clowns on motorcycles with 9mm handguns. In all honesty, I'd bet most of these guys would rather have a decent, well-paying job as opposed to... this.
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  43. Great reportage? He made it sound like the police were going around randomly killing innocent people. How come he did'n't question that one man about what kind of gang activity was going on in his home that the police required a helo-mounted sniper to become involved. We got half the story here. And he glossed over the fact that crime is plummeting as they pacify these dysfunctional hell holes one-by-one.
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  44. The DNC was probably more interested in the ELN segment, given the left's penchant for violence.
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  45.  @merik7928  - They would? The only countries to have legalized anything are Uruguay, Canada and about 1/3 of the USA. There is decriminalization in other places, but those are the only countries where you can legally go to a dispensary and purchase it in a regulated market. Yes, I can posses it in Spain (for example) with no legal consequence, but I can't go to a government-approved and health-monitored store like I can in California.
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  46.  @DarkSideSixOfficial  - "Democracies" don't nullify the power of the elected legislature by creating a phony assembly hand-picked by a dictator who stole an election. I'll take the "oligarchs" (who, by the way?) over Maduro.
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  47.  @ZGSPG  - Riiiiiight, because of all countries in the world, Canada is known for its poor human rights and criminal justice record lmao.
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  48. Uhh, no. That is not even remotely what is going on.
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  49. Or conversely, the "pros" (a/k/a union members who bankroll politicians) can focus on other areas and serve the public because private firms are protecting commercial properties. Are the cops going to start protesting the Walmart loss management people next?
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  50. Nah, they won't let anyone outside of their club in on the encrypted radio frequencies. Amazing huh? Taxpayers fund millions in radio systems and they encrypt comms so nobody can monitor what they're doing.
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