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  NessieNov. 07, 2011 - 04:28PM JST

  @sailwind

  This whole thing would have been a big nothing if he had just responded "No I have not but there was an allegation of it on my part during my time as head of the NRA back in 1997 that was resolved years ago."

  Are you suggesting the media was out of line for wanting to know how it was "resolved" (with payoffs) years ago? Or should they just take Cain's word for it?

  Posted in: Third woman says she was harassed by Cain

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  NessieNov. 07, 2011 - 04:22PM JST

  In the Anglophone world the rise of cable caused network TV to up its game. This never seemed to have happened in Japan.

  Posted in: Japanese viewers tuning out, turning off their TVs

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  NessieNov. 07, 2011 - 04:16PM JST

  She has icantsingtosavemylife-itis. Chronic.

  Posted in: Namie Amuro ends concert after 6 songs due to throat ailment

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  NessieNov. 04, 2011 - 08:23PM JST

  And when people tried to complain, Ishihara just told them to "shut up" (黙れ)

  Must be from his new book: The Japan That Can Say "Shut Up."

  Posted in: Tokyo starts disposal of tsunami debris from Iwate

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  NessieNov. 04, 2011 - 05:54PM JST

  PS to Sailwind - I see now that the quotes were from Taka. They were not posted as you quoting him, so it looked like you were saying them. I want to acknowledge this here out of respect to you, while adding that you can see how it looks like you were making those statements.

  Posted in: Third woman says she was harassed by Cain

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  NessieNov. 04, 2011 - 05:50PM JST

  I mean really a compliant filed against a boss by a female in a corporate office that was duly handled by their procedures and their HR department 12 years ago is the best our main stream media can do to bring down a politician or public figure they don't like?

  There are three women involved. Two of whom were paid off. Certainly smoke, if not fire (yet).

  Now our main stream media has sunk to the level of tabloids in publishing stories with anonymous sources that has even puts rags like the National Enquirer to shame.

  Do you think the AP is making it up?

  Posted in: Third woman says she was harassed by Cain

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  NessieNov. 04, 2011 - 03:47PM JST

  Did they attack the woman when John Edwards had his scandal? NO. You are making stuff up. Did the media attack the woman when Gary Hart had his scandal? NO.

  Why would they attack the women? They were not working for the politicians at the time of the affairs. Sex is not automatically harrassment.

  Your comparison is a non sequitur, Sailwind.

  Posted in: Third woman says she was harassed by Cain

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  NessieNov. 02, 2011 - 03:10PM JST

  How about someone from the j-satsu. Oh, I forgot. You're not supposed to look too closely at where the money went.

  Posted in: Scandal-hit Olympus sets up panel to examine legality of deals

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  NessieNov. 02, 2011 - 03:07PM JST

  Fukushima has a new meibutsu: fission' chips.

  Posted in: New fission suspected at Fukushima nuclear plant

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  NessieNov. 02, 2011 - 12:15PM JST

  Just today I was standing outside waiting for the morning train (in just jeans and a short sleeve polo shirt). All around me were Japanese ladies with full length jackets and scarves (some with gloves too). And they look at me like I am mad.

  Tell them it's the new look: None Of Your Damn Biz.

  Posted in: Japanese urged to wrap up as Warm Biz gets under way

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  NessieNov. 01, 2011 - 08:15PM JST

  BTW, just because Clinton lied under oath about sex. I don't think that makes him dishonest about everything else. Did you?

  Clinton also suborned perjury, and he concealed evidence. These are pretty serious wrongdoings.

  There is no evidence so far that Cain has done either.

  Posted in: Republican candidate Cain denies report of sexual harassment

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  NessieNov. 01, 2011 - 07:22PM JST

  She's holding the sign for him; vice versa for her. You could be in for a surprise.

  Posted in: Nice offer

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  NessieNov. 01, 2011 - 07:20PM JST

  The guy came out with 2 completely different answers. Had he and his team been behind this leak, there would have only been 1.

  A good point, Sushi.

  Good stuff from you, too, Sailwind.

  The issue seems marginal enough that it won't really change my opinion of Cain either way, not that it was particularly high to begin with. It's a he said/ she said situation, and unfortunately false charges of harrassment are common enough that I would give the benefit of the doubt to Cain unless there were more concrete details against him. His tax policy seems whacky, he does not seem to have a grasp of international affairs, and he has made bigoted comments, so all he really has going for him in my opinion is his affability and straightforward-seeming demeanor.

  Posted in: Republican candidate Cain denies report of sexual harassment

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  NessieNov. 01, 2011 - 02:53PM JST

  I seem to think so few smokers give a rat's ass about kicking the habit even though the price has gone up.

  Don't a lot of JT profits come from drinks and the like?

  Posted in: Japan Tobacco's first-half profit soars 17.9%

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  NessieNov. 01, 2011 - 02:52PM JST

  But his intellect, verbal dexterity and competence appears to be too threatening for mainstream conservatives to cope with.

  I saw him asked how he would deal with the nuclear Iran situation. His solution was to "reduce energy dependence", which is an utter cop-out.

  Posted in: Republican candidate Cain denies report of sexual harassment

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  NessieNov. 01, 2011 - 02:50PM JST

  The only real surprise here, is that it took this long for a story like this to break.

  It's not impossible the Cain camp leaked it themselves while Cain is on an upswing in order to dimish its impact later. (Of course, this has no bearing on whether the allegations of harrassment have any foundation. The fact of a payoff is enough to want to get this out of the way..)

  Posted in: Republican candidate Cain denies report of sexual harassment

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  NessieNov. 01, 2011 - 02:39PM JST

  Professor Donald Keane,88 who recently retired and moved to Tokyo could now make donations

  Hasn't he given enough?

  Posted in: Noda apologizes for receiving donations from foreign nationals

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  NessieNov. 01, 2011 - 02:31PM JST

  Kyocera supplies 2 megawatts of modules for solar power plant in France

  Bizarre headline.

  Posted in: Kyocera supplies 2 megawatts of modules for solar power plant in France

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  NessieOct. 31, 2011 - 04:52PM JST

  Still no details on where the money went and who these shadowy advisors are?

  Posted in: Olympus scandal not good for Japan's image, Noda says

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  NessieOct. 31, 2011 - 04:45PM JST

  It is absurd to expect that law, or the new ordinances that have just gone into effect, will eradicate the yakuza. While I don’t have the actual figures, I am certain the organized crime sections in the police have increased their manpower. I would say the maintaining of such numbers are the police’s subtle way of indicating they still want the boryokudan to stick around.

  Huh?

  Posted in: Yakuza pundit: New laws unlikely to eradicate gangs

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