Alphaape said...

Alphaape at 07:02 PM JST - 11th August

You know, whenever a U.S. President visits the site of the Battle of Gettysburg, they acknowledge both sides (Union and Confederate) who fought and died there. No one has gone and said the Rebels who died there should not be honored. Let him go. The rest of Asia get over…

Posted in Aso, 15 of 17 cabinet ministers say they won't visit Yasukuni on Aug 15 at 07:02 PM JST - 11th August
Alphaape at 04:24 PM JST - 11th August

Okay I did not get how HIllary got humiliated by her own party when she was in the Congo....

JoeBiggs, At least when Condi was Sec State, whether you liked her or not, she was all ways sent to the hotspots and in the middle of things, rather than having…

Posted in Angry Hillary Clinton: 'I'm secretary of state, not Bill' at 04:24 PM JST - 11th August
Alphaape at 04:02 PM JST - 11th August

The question was left unanswered as the moderator of the event quickly moved on.

Her trip though it has been in the news has not been widely publicized in the US. I am sure the remainder will. She never would have done this back in the States with all of…

Posted in Angry Hillary Clinton: 'I'm secretary of state, not Bill' at 04:02 PM JST - 11th August
Alphaape at 04:00 PM JST - 11th August

Just before the question that set off her anger, another student had asked if the U.S. and the West felt a need to apologize to the people of Congo for colonialism and post-colonial interference.

I don't think the USA needs to apologize for anything that has been done in Africa.…

Posted in Angry Hillary Clinton: 'I'm secretary of state, not Bill' at 04:00 PM JST - 11th August
Alphaape at 03:48 PM JST - 11th August

You know, I say let him go. Let him pay his respects. If other nations get bent out of shape, then let them. If they don't want any country meddeling in their internal affairs, then I say they shouldn't meddle in Japan's.

I understand who are supposedly enshrined there, and…

Posted in Aso, 15 of 17 cabinet ministers say they won't visit Yasukuni on Aug 15 at 03:48 PM JST - 11th August
Alphaape at 05:22 PM JST - 10th August

An increasing number of women who have just one child later in life are flocking to photo studios

Well, this may be one way to curb the declining birthrate in Japan. It seems that women here sometimes follow the latest fads, and if this is really starting to become popular,…

Posted in Pregnant pix at 05:22 PM JST - 10th August
Alphaape at 04:55 PM JST - 8th August

Please Jpeople, have babies after you are 40 or something when you can start thinking like normal human beings.

womanforwoman, that probably is not a good idea either. If you have been on this board long enough, you will see the countless cases of people who were older than these…

Posted in Couple, aged 18 and 19, arrested for death of infant left in bicycle basket at 04:55 PM JST - 8th August
Alphaape at 11:52 PM JST - 7th August

How many African Americans joined the Republican party when Justice Thomas got the post? Not many at all.......

JoeBigsgs, not many switched to the Republican party when Gen Powell was selected as Ambassador either. As a Black man, I try not to vote or follow someone just because they look…

Posted in Senate confirms Sotomayor for U.S. Supreme Court at 11:52 PM JST - 7th August
Alphaape at 04:50 PM JST - 7th August

Read your own sentence... "if USNinJapan2 is an idealist for believing the judicial branch SHOULD be independent..."

smithinjapan: I realize that it is an idealist notion to have an impartial Supreme Court, but you did not look at the rest of my post. Would others be happy if the court…

Posted in Senate confirms Sotomayor for U.S. Supreme Court at 04:50 PM JST - 7th August
Alphaape at 11:44 AM JST - 7th August

You idealist you.

So pawatan tell me this, if USNinJapan2 is an idealist for beliving that the judical branch should be independent, then what do you want it to be. Would you be happy if it was partisan to the left or to the right? If you did not get…

Posted in Senate confirms Sotomayor for U.S. Supreme Court at 11:44 AM JST - 7th August