tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post6764806519136585059..comments2024-03-25T15:17:04.488-07:00Comments on Captain Capitalism: A MiG 15 to FreedomCaptain Capitalismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620212946121617985noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-59622598690211270862013-01-01T16:11:46.968-08:002013-01-01T16:11:46.968-08:00You got the picture?You got the picture?Captain Capitalismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620212946121617985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-31031281987785586392013-01-01T14:01:25.952-08:002013-01-01T14:01:25.952-08:00My Dad was a young 2nd Lt (are there any other kin...My Dad was a young 2nd Lt (are there any other kind?) working on the tarmac at Kimpo A.F. when the Mr. Rowe landed. Fifty years later (less 2 days) I took Dad to the Edvard-Hazey Center of NASM to see the MiG-15. It took a few moments for him to realize it was the same jet from 50 years earlier.<br />I took a picture at the moment the penny dropped. Photo came out very well considering how blurry the viewfinder was.Stretchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-37075560812644176552012-12-17T14:30:57.058-08:002012-12-17T14:30:57.058-08:00The Norks are so crazy, if you defect they punish ...The Norks are so crazy, if you defect they punish your relatives. They also occasionally rubber boat in assassins.<br /><br />For that reason, they probably don't let you fly a MiG if you're an orphan. Maybe the rest of his family was already in labor camps. Or he just said "<i>fuck it/'em</i>".Mohammed Changhttp://bluestatetourist.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-8031657565241155112012-12-17T06:28:15.352-08:002012-12-17T06:28:15.352-08:00On a side note, I heard an brief analysis of "...On a side note, I heard an brief analysis of "Zero Dark Thirty" this weekend. Turns out the young woman heroin in the movie was a fabrication of the director. The real CIA lead was a man, and it was very much a team effort.<br /><br />I cannot bring my self to see these Hollywood creations when they continue to embelish and lie to promote their narrative.Joe Barnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-74551878966065437322012-12-16T06:23:36.305-08:002012-12-16T06:23:36.305-08:00Back in high school, I read a book about the MiG-2...Back in high school, I read a book about the MiG-25 pilot. It's appropriately titled "MiG Pilot" http://www.amazon.com/Mig-Pilot-Final-Escape-Belenko/dp/0380538687/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1355667688&sr=8-1&keywords=mig+pilot<br /><br />Eric S. Muellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11378001500010545127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-1228232613527549012012-12-16T03:35:11.957-08:002012-12-16T03:35:11.957-08:00Why no movie about him?
Because he attacked commu...Why no movie about him?<br /><br />Because he attacked communism. Duh.<br /><br />Please, they've made a single big budget movie about the Soviet gulags (I forget the name, but it starred Ed Harris), but it was crappy and they shelved it for a bit and released it with little fan fare.<br /><br />If you're looking for the truth, don't go to Hollywood. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-10284808377827153802012-12-16T00:24:05.138-08:002012-12-16T00:24:05.138-08:00Because the media hates American success stories. ...Because the media hates American success stories. You should have read the reviews of the Red Dawn remake. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-9774009620516443032012-12-15T20:42:13.757-08:002012-12-15T20:42:13.757-08:00Well, you see that the wise men of Hollywood have ...Well, you see that the wise men of Hollywood have decreed that the only stories worth telling are those that don't show the communists in a bad light.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-83393693772808817582012-12-15T19:40:58.814-08:002012-12-15T19:40:58.814-08:00That MIG is on display at the National Museum of t...That MIG is on display at the National Museum of the USAF in Dayton, OH. <br /><br />You know why the movie was never made. It doesn't fit the Hollywood narrative of "Socialism good, capitalism bad."Joe Barnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-31031838656076170562012-12-15T17:42:43.859-08:002012-12-15T17:42:43.859-08:00Fagot or Foxbat? Examples of both were made availa...Fagot or Foxbat? Examples of both were made available by defectors.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-34459020903877983802012-12-15T17:23:04.800-08:002012-12-15T17:23:04.800-08:00My sentiments exactly.
Mr. Rowe was an excellent...My sentiments exactly. <br /><br />Mr. Rowe was an excellent professor. I had him for an elective class during my senior year at Embry-Riddle.<br /><br />Among those of us at Embry-Riddle who were in the engineering department, the story of Mr. Rowe's defection from North Korea was well-known, but we didn't talk a lot about it. When we did talk about it, it was in very hushed, reverential tones. <br /><br />But No Kum-Sok (Kenneth Rowe) is a true hero. And yes, I always wondered why they never made a movie about his defection. Absolutely breathtaking.<br /><br />My wife is reading his book now, and she is fascinated with it.Moondoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07011639427859058823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-37000541978652570362012-12-15T16:58:58.543-08:002012-12-15T16:58:58.543-08:00I'm just wondering how gutsy was that defectin...I'm just wondering how gutsy was that defecting from North Korea,<br /><br />Dear sir, it's even more gutsy to defect to North Korea and that is exactly what Dreadnock, Hapsher, Jenkins and a few others did and it in fact improved their life standard compared to what they were before they defected.<br /><br />Heck I feel like defecting to North Korea now, I am DYING in Canada.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-70424271919715574962012-12-15T16:49:32.092-08:002012-12-15T16:49:32.092-08:00Hey Captain,
I can't say for sure why no one h...Hey Captain,<br />I can't say for sure why no one has made a movie about this guy, but perhaps this story might shed some light. I'm not a huge movie going fan, but a few weeks ago, I went to see "Argo," a movie based on the Iran hostage crisis. One of the kids (actually, an adult kid) asked why I would go see a "documentary" (his word) when there are all kinds of really good movies out there like "Wreck it Ralph." Well, draw your own conclusions...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17777040722361826326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-33656819487106504642012-12-15T16:22:01.197-08:002012-12-15T16:22:01.197-08:00It would make a cool little poke in the eye for N....It would make a cool little poke in the eye for N. Korea. <br /><br />On second thought, that's probably why Hollywood won't make it.orbituphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08688882620359865414noreply@blogger.com