JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- Corporate Business English Trainers
- ACT Systems, Inc.（株式会社アクト・システムズ）, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥269,500 ~ ¥280,000 / Month
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- English Instructor (Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe)
- Berlitz Japan, Inc. (ベルリッツ・ジャパン株式会社), Kansai
- Salary: ¥125,000 ~ ¥250,000 / Month
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- FT English Teachers for Kids - Osaka
- Kohgakusha Co., Ltd. （株式会社興学社）, Osaka
- Salary: ¥255,000 ~ ¥275,000 / Month Travel Expenses, Encouragement of Japanese learning*
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BeaverCleaver
Sailwind, page not found.
"I've got no problem with that, no problem at all."
Well, I do. I have a big problem with supposed leaders who crack under pressure. Its not as bad as putting down "My Pet Goat" and blinking dumbly into the distance, but its bad enough.
"we were all wrapped up in the flag as Americans."
Poetically. Not literally. It being after 9/11 just makes it more the photo op. If true, she has the same skills as those making profits off of Michael Jackson's death. The only reason I did not say something about it sooner was because I did not know about it. Either that, or she is pandering to emotionalism at a time when leaders should be encouraging reflection and not cheerleading. You do know where the cheerleading led us right? You do know that the kingpin of 9/11 is in parts unknown?
Cheers.
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BeaverCleaver
Because you have been brainwashed by "Cops"? The bad guys never get away on that propaganda ride, but let me assure you, the choppers are not always out in real life and yes, the bad guys do sometimes get away.
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BeaverCleaver
Time to buy a washlet, before the toilet paper resources of Japan run out.
What started the toilet paper fire? I am guessing too much kimuchi. Normally only one or two rolls would burn, but this time there too many in close proximity.
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BeaverCleaver
Taka313 at 06:13 AM JST - 4th July
I never knew, or thought I would care to know, so much about politics in Minnesota. But that was a darn fine read. Thank you.
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BeaverCleaver
goodDonkey-"I am eternally indebted to BeaverCleaver for exposing the truth."
Thank you for saying so. I was wondering if anyone had even tried my link! It was my pleasure. But I have to admit, it took some real scraping.
When sailwind declared it a fake, I thought "uh-oh". But then I looked at his "proof". Just because its in a list of funny pictures does not make it fake. Then I looked at the link you provided and noticed the other pics next to it and the word "July" under it. I thought, who would bother to make a fake calendar? Many searches turned up a calendar and a description of that pic, but no actual pic to compare it to. Without an actual pic, it is shakey ground to say its real. Thought I hit a brick wall but then I turned to good ole youtube. Bingo! That video says it all.
About disrespecting the flag, I don't actually mind so much. My biggest problem is just the tackiness and the phoney-feel. I am surprised her knights in shining armor have not pointed out that many of us don't whine as much when somebody burns the flag. Trouble is, a protester KNOWS he is disrespecting the flag. I don't approve of either action, but at least the protestor knows what he is doing. That makes a big difference. As does the fact that he or she is just a protestor. Someone in Palin's position really ought to know better. And I say again, the politics of image make me want to barf.
Anyway, don't be too hard on Sailwind everybody. I set him up to decry Palin a bit by his own standards, but only for educational purposes, and not to hurt Sailwind. He is one of the better conservatives here I think. And remember, you could be next, and it might just be Sailwind deciding whether to treat you nice or pulverize you, so give him a break and don't get cocky.
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BeaverCleaver
Oops sorry, the quote was from Sailwind and the post directed to him, not yabits.
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BeaverCleaver
yabits-"The Atlantic is a premier left leaning magazine, they went with this obvious fake no questions asked."
Some people actually do try and be non-partisan you know. Rather than rub all this in your face, I would be happy if you would just reflect on your accusations. This "liberal bias" overdone paranoia is really getting old.
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BeaverCleaver
sailwind-"You said in part when you saw that picture. "What a brainless cheerleader for that stunt."
The intent of the fakers is keep re-enforcing that stereotype of a brainless cheerleader in anyway they can."
Well, then, I guess it is fairly safe to say that you agree she would be a brainless cheerleader for posing in such a picture. Thank you. The picture is genuine. Its the July picture for her 2009 calendar.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naIwSMsC-yY&feature=related
Feeling gobsmacked?
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BeaverCleaver
Beaver-In some ways, she represents setting the bar too high"
Klein2-"I strongly differ on this point."
You can disagree as strongly as you like. But I did say "some ways" didn't I? In other ways, yes, she is setting the bar low. But then, she is not exactly being viewed fairly. Take the Bridge to Nowhere for example. She could do no right with regard to that the way some people are. If she never supported the bridge, she would be called anti-development. As it is, people have to use a ferry to get to the airport near Ketchikan. Pretty silly really. And its not like overly expensive projects don't go unnoticed all the time. If she stuck to supporting the bridge, which became a political flashpoint more by chance than anything else (granted it was too expensive, but like say, this happens everyday. Hurrican Katrina actually played a role in getting the funding rethought), then she would be branded a theif and said to be in the pockets of big business. She drops her support, and she did, and she got the hell we all know she gets for it.
Her only real mistake as far as I can see is when she told everybody she canceled the bridge project, which was true. The problem was she neglected to tell everybody she initially supported the bridge. Holding that against her is like belly aching that she did commit political suicide by screaming "I am a flip-flopper". What do people expect? And this comes from somone who is no fan of Palin.
The bridge remains a good idea, its just too darned expensive.
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BeaverCleaver
boboh, how did Japan Today get to be Japanese media? Have you ever noticed that its all English? Oh, yeah, all English. That should tell you something.
Anyway, what a stupid contest. I wonder how many of the fans in the audience considered it to be America vs. Japan and cheered an American victory? Or, to ask another way, how many nationalistic red-neck morons were in attendance?
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BeaverCleaver
sailwind-"It's a fake photo beaver. Class once again from the smear Palin crowd in the media. "
Ok. So you agree that if Palin actually did wrap herself in the flag, it would be a disgusting display of "worn on the sleeve" phoney patriotism? If not, how would you charactize it? What do you think the intent is of the people who faked that picture? Another shot at old sayings and common utterances with new innuendo, such as "pig in a blanket"? Seriously Sailwind, I want to know. Please answer.
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BeaverCleaver
Klein2-""If Palin cannot handle the heat ...." Buddha4brains... is this thinly veiled sexism? Did you want to say that she should
... stay out of the kitchen?"
Oh, dear. Here we go. Lipstick on a pig all over again. No saying beginning with a man can be applied to Palin, such as "A man is not an island", because Palin is a woman. And you cannot apply any sayings that have anything to do with womankind to her either, no matter how popularly they are used, because that would be sexist. Somebody needs to tell the Republicans that reverse discrimination is still discrimination.
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BeaverCleaver
"“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” opens in most of Europe on July 15 and in the United States and Japan two days later."
For once we do not have to wait half a year.
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BeaverCleaver
"What a patriotic darling she is."
The only patriotism I am sure she carries by that pic is that which she wears on her sleeve, almost literaly there. I would not be caught dead in such a disgusting display for looking like a phoney, and frankly, she does in that picture.
I used to wear a shirt that was modeled after the U.S. flag, but no real flag on it. And I never wore it as a photo op. Little is more disqusting to me than the politics of image, because those who practice it are 90 percent phoney baloney underneath. What a brainless cheerleader for that stunt. She needs to get real. Far better that she respect the flag than use one as a blanket.
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BeaverCleaver
Taka313-"He says she does. He's an Alaskan. That trumps both of our opinions "
For now. But the second she enters a national race, the opinion of the country on that is going to gain a lot more credence. In other words, I will not say much about it now, but later, I might be talking about it a lot, and rightly so. Some people are just a little pre-emptive, but then, the article does say she has national ambitions.
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BeaverCleaver
Molenir-"For years, you've had nothing to say except Hate Bush, Hate America, Hate Bush."
If you want a sincere answer to your questions and assertions, might I suggest dropping the silliness while presenting them? I cannot say who you are talking to, but I seriously doubt anyone was saying to hate America.
"Well the Hate Palin crowd is still going strong."
This is true and sad. Some people don't know when to let go.
" Whats worse? That shes a woman and conservative? Or that shes a conservative woman thats successful. I really think the reason you hate her so much, must be that you people are so threatened by her."
There is some truth in that, and certainly some people are thinking like this 100 percent. In some ways, she represents setting the bar too high. I certainly don't want the country trying to run by her standards, or at least the ones we see, because I know that most Americans on both sides of the fence can't live up to it. For example, the anti-abortion stance. Its great when a woman can have so many kids, even one with down syndrome, and get by. But most people could not handle it, sad to say, and forcing them to anyway would be a mistake. Empty the orphanages. Then talk about scaling back abortion, at least.
Also, I cannot help but feel a sneaking suspicion that there is more to Palin than what we are seeing and being told. Its not that I hate her, I just don't trust her. I cannot get a clear picture of what she believes and represents. Remember, this the woman who once said ""How could I be the team mom if I was a U.S. Senator?" She is pro-gun but has supported a gun control bill (don't know the details) She is anti-gay marriage but vetoed a bill to ban it (citing unconstitutionality). Those last two, I like her actions, but not her stated stance. It somewhat bewildering, adds to the feeling of "do as I say, not as I do" type aura. She seems unpredicatable. (Maybe that also explains feelings toward Obama).
"She destroys your worldview, that you must be a loon to be a successful woman."
Few Americans of any political bend think that way about successful women these days. Come on! But Palin does threaten many a worldview, and that view is that a woman can be true to conservative principles and succeed and be happy. Remember, it was conservatives who held longest to the idea that women basically belonged in the kitchen. Conservatives say they changed, but have they really? Suspicions linger.
And her pregnant teenage daughter does not help her in any case. It looks like she really messed up there, at least in teaching of her kids. Abstinence only conservatives cannot support her because she seems to have failed to teach abstinence. (Yet they supported her!) Safe sex liberals cannot support her because she seems to have failed to teach safe sex.
But I think what really gets Palin turned into a punching bag is not so much the threat to worldviews, but just that she has come to be a symbol representing all conservatives. Her direct and indirect dublicity got her into that position as much as the issues around her have mass appeal, and now she just seems like the easiest elephant to kick. What is amazing is how many ways she does not represent conservatives, yet conservatives hold her up and liberals take pot shots at her.
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BeaverCleaver
"A 7-year-old male Rottweiler is held by aid workers as he donates blood"
Ah the things people tell themselves to make themselves feel better when they make animals do as they please.
dr_jones at 12:25 PM JST - 5th July
dr_jones-"He can hardly argue when being held and soothed by two good looking Japanese women!"
If you were held down by a pack of beautiful dogs sucking your blood, I doubt you would feel the same.
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BeaverCleaver
shinjukuboy-"I'm pretty sure she is resigning because some scandal is about to break. There have always been rumors that the youngest child is really that of her daughter, etc., etc., etc."
Nasty vicious unfounded and unfair rumors. That is a more likely reason why she is quitting. You should be ashamed just for repeating such nonsense.
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BeaverCleaver
SushiSake3-"You must have been out of the country - it was all over the news late last year - "
Oh, I knew about it. It was just that you spun it so much I thought it must be something else. You clearly said taxpayer's dime. That is completely not true. RNC paid for the clothes, and it is not for you and me to complain about how the RNC spends its money. Its up to Republicans. And if the price of those clothes is ok with them, is ok with me. In fact, if they want to blow their whole warchest on a whirlwind tour of Europe during the campaign season, I will wish them a good trip!
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BeaverCleaver
"I'd say for a Conservative, her family has some pretty progressive values as far as a woman having a career and the man in the family taking on the traditional child raising chores.
Ironic, isn't it."
I would say, a sign of hope that we can learn from eachother.
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