NPR has some interesting follow-up articles on this. I think they made some good points in the first article. http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2013/05/07/181982154/are-we-laughing-with-charles-ramsey http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2013/05/08/182244712/another-neighbor-of-rescued-cleveland-women-says-he-helped More kudos to him, all laughter aside.
Since he is giving the award money to the victims I hope someone gives him more money for this good deed. Hugs are just temporary and compliments are cheap.
Hopefully people will think twice about acceptance, you never know whom you'll need to save your butt. I wonder what the outcome(s) would have been if the victims where older and had been more prejudice before being kidnapped.
That wig is funny. "I saw pink back packs, sparkly phones and graham crackers on the floor, I knew it was some white girls in there." lol
The rock version... pretty good actually.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=GYQxiiHtkPY and the johnny cash version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03pAFdIJgpg
Now that's the hometown hero, and because he advertised eating a Big Mac, he received a really damned reward: Free burgers for life! http://www.examiner.com/article/fre...-man-who-helped-free-cleveland-kidnap-victims
Like Walking Dead there can only be one fam. You try it and that's your ass, they'll figure out how to pin it on you lol
I hope charles doesn't have a hard time going back into obscurity. He looks like he already has had a few battles with drugs and/or alcohol. Maybe he can make something of his 15 minutes. At least he has the burgers! (that ain't too shabby)
May good things continue to shine upon him. :freehug: I keep reading there were actually 2 heroes that day. A Hispanic man who initially broke the door down, followed by Charles assisting him. Apparently he declined to speak to the media that day because he can't speak English and he is allegedly here illegally. People are urging him to come forward. I pray and hope he does. Maybe he can be given honorary citizenry. This country needs more of heroes like him. :smt060
May I remind you that I posed as a white Caucasian male by the name of Michael T. Baggs to infiltrate the GOP Southern Leadership Conference in New Orleans with nobody suspecting my real identity.
i know everyone has moved on from this story, but anyway, here's another version of the dead giveaway song I came across (just to complete the set)... Sorry for living in the past. Just haven't posted here in a while... [YOUTUBE]LtbFuwjtk6Y[/YOUTUBE]
and furthermore, is charles ramsey in an IR? His youtube avatar might suggest so: See http://www.youtube.com/user/ClevelandMan1970 1970?
