JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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WhiteHawk
I think questions should arise as to why Garrido only served 11 years for a 50-year sentence. Dugard's kidnapping could have been prevented entirely.
Posted in: Questions arise over how 11-year-old girl's kidnapper went undetected for 18 years
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WhiteHawk
Just read a Daily Mail article stating that when Garrido kidnapped Dugard, he had recently been released after serving 11 years of a 50-year sentence for kidnapping and rape. This whole thing could have been prevented if some idiot (or group of idiots) hadn't let him out early.
11? Out of 50? I can't decide whether that's insanity or stupidity.
adaydream:
Agreed. Police rarely know how to investigate these types of incidents properly, unfortunately.
Posted in: Horror story emerges after woman kidnapped as child resurfaces 18 years later
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WhiteHawk
yabits:
Okay, I'll grant you that. One doesn't have to be drunk to end up in the water in those conditions. Of course, we're talking about Teddy Kennedy here, so it's not unreasonable to question his sobriety. Also, it does not excuse his swimming ashore, swimming another 500' across the channel, walking back to his hotel and getting a more or less sound night's sleep without ever calling the police.
The diver himself said he could have prevented her drowning had he been called when the accident happened.
Besides, what kind of defense of Kennedy is THAT?!? It was his responsibility to call the police when he first came ashore. Period. Trying to justify Kennedy's post-accident actions by claiming the diver couldn't have been dispatched in time to save her is utterly ridiculous. And a bit sick, frankly.
Posted in: Nixon dug deep for dirt on Ted Kennedy
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WhiteHawk
And most resonable people would think that someone who: drives drunk into the water, leaves someone in the car, swims to shore, gets a few hours sleep, and never calls the police - would be charged with more than leaving the scene of an accident. But then most reasonable people aren't Kennedys.
Didn't Mary Jo Kopechne leave her purse and hotel key at the party? You're old enough to remember those days, aren't you? Back when presidents and senators had trysts and the media (not to mention family friends) turned a blind eye?
Posted in: Nixon dug deep for dirt on Ted Kennedy
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WhiteHawk
Tiresias:
Apparently, she kept Dugard on the property while Garrido was imprisoned in 1993, among other things.
presto345:
Because the system is overworked and likely underfunded.
Madverts:
Tony Alamo's? Just a guess.
I suspect Garrido will - finally - not live a free day for the rest of his life. It's about time.
Posted in: Horror story emerges after woman kidnapped as child resurfaces 18 years later
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WhiteHawk
To quote Jeremy Clarkson, "How hard can it be?"
Posted in: Nixon dug deep for dirt on Ted Kennedy
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WhiteHawk
taka313:
Weeelllll, you could try proving me wrong. Or, failing that, admitting I'm right. That would be respectful.
Look, I have sympathy for his family. They've lost both Eunice and Ted, two people I'm sure they loved, within such a short time. It has to be rough on them. But does that mean that he deserves my respect? Sorry no, it's not an entitlement. As someone said earlier on this thread: And while yes I will admit that it's rather bad form to speak ill of the dead it is equally bad form to cannonize them when there are so many more deserving.
I'm not going to dance on his grave, but I'm not going to ignore that he was a fraud who abused political connections to get into power, remain there (including having state laws changed so a Republican governor couldn't pick his successor), and get away with destroying others. Does a person like that, who clearly didn't earn my respect while he was alive, suddenly deserve my respect just because he died? Not if it means I have to ignore that he was a fraud who never lived up to his stated ideals, and trivialize the death of a young woman.
seijichuudo9sha:
You think it's still 1963 here?
taka313:
We honor her more than Teddey Kennedy ever did. According to sejichuudo, Teddy liked to tell Chappaquiddick jokes. Oh yeah, that's really charming. Yeah, he "honored" her. A real class act there.
Posted in: Sen Edward Kennedy dies at 77
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WhiteHawk
Taka313:
Relish? That's libel, Taka. Or perhaps I should point out how the Left doesn't care about life, whether it's an unborn child or a young woman who was a hinderence to one of their dear leaders. And as I said on the thread announcing Kennedy's death: Not a political prop, but a humanity marker. If Sarah Palin, George W. Bush or Ronald Reagan had done that, there would be no forgiveness for them either. It happens to be that it was a hero of the Left who did that. Clearly, the Left can forgive someone when it suits their political agenda, while a Republican would have been driven out of politics by both sides. Why? Because right-wing conservatives have principles and morals, while Leftists have moral relativity and agenda-at-all-costs.
Wow, such vitriol. What have we done to deserve this? I mean, besides reminding you of the FACTS of Kennedy's life. Reminding all of you trying to cannonize him for his stated ideals and goals that he never lived up to them? The inconvenient truth, as it were. Hey Taka, project much?
RomeoRamenII:
You'll do better with fraud for $1,000.
Environmentalism? Not in his sailing waters. Soak the rich? Not his family's tax-sheltered wealth. Go after Big Oil? Not the segment the Kennedy family was invested in. And the list goes on and on. Teddy Kennedy wasn't just a mere hypocrite, he was a fraud.
Taka313:
A deal arranged by his father. Otherwise, he would've been charged with DUI, vehicular manslaughter, or obstruction of justice, just like the rest of us non-Kennedys.
So, someone who proves you wrong is a "troll" and a "twerp"? If you've cheated on your taxes and at least once belonged to a militant communist revolutionary group, you're qualified for a position in the Obama administration. Or at least in Pelosi's office.
SuperLib:
And only Teddy Kennedy could have done that? Somehow, I doubt it.
Posted in: Kennedy to lie in repose in Boston for 2 days
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WhiteHawk
JoeBigs:
Going off topic, but you can prove that with respectable sources, right? That wasn't (yet) another case of Democrats wanting to increase funding by 15%, the Republicans only allowing a 12% increase, and the Democrats calling it a "funding cut", was it?
Taka313:
What hate? Reminding he party faithful that the man wasn't a saint, wasn't a fighter, but rather a coward and a bully? Reminding all of you trying to cannonize him for his stated ideals and goals that he never lived up to them? Environmentalism? Not in his sailing waters. Soak the rich? Not his family's tax-sheltered wealth. Go after Big Oil? Not the segment the Kennedy family was invested in. And the list goes on and on. Teddy Kennedy wasn't just a mere hypocrite, he was a fraud. That's not hate, those are facts. Just because the party faithful hates those facts, just because they hate being reminded of those facts, does not make the facts into hate. Neither does his death. You want to save something for posterity? Save the truth, not a post-production rewrite.
Really? I don't remember him pleading guilty to DUI, vehicular manslaughter, or obstruction of justice. That's what he was guilty of. No, he plead guilty to leaving the scene after causing injury, a deal his father worked out for him. Remember, he swam to shore, swam another 500' across the channel and went back to his hotel room to sleep it off. HE DIDN'T CALL THE POLICE.
He also slandered a man who didn't deserve it (Bork), and used his power as a weapon against anyone who dared get in his way. He abused the system to protect his power and exploited those he claimed to be "fighting for".
You want to hold him in high regard? Then you'll always lose.
Well Taka, at least you can admit that Kennedy was a partisan political opportunist to his dying breath. That includes changing the state law about how his successor would be chosen. Personally, I wouldn't be surprised if his memorial service is "Wellstoned".
Posted in: Sen Edward Kennedy dies at 77
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WhiteHawk
That's more an example of Bush's reaching out to Kennedy than it is Kennedy's reaching out to Bush. But hey, the Left wants to believe it was Gorbachev who single-handedly ended the cold war while Reagan slept and ate jelly beans, so why not rewrite Kennedy's history too?
Posted in: Sen Edward Kennedy dies at 77
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WhiteHawk
Not a political prop, but a humanity marker. If Sarah Palin, George W. Bush or Ronald Reagan had done that, there would be no forgiveness for them either. It happens to be that it was a hero of the Left who did that. Clearly, the Left can forgive someone when it suits their political agenda, while a Republican would have been driven out of politics by both sides.
Posted in: Sen Edward Kennedy dies at 77
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WhiteHawk
ilcub76:
Eh? More like his eagerness to be a partisan bully. His idea of bipartisanship was "Teddy gets his way".
Rest in peace... Mary Jo Kopechne.
Posted in: Sen Edward Kennedy dies at 77
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timorborder:
I grew up with Legos too, but I had to build my own semi-trailer. It wasn't very big, just four pegs wide, but naturally I thought it was an exact replica of the BJ and the Bear Kenworth and trailer. :D
Posted in: Lego
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WhiteHawk
Good for him. I wish more candidates would do that here in the U.S.
I remember when Lamar Alexander campaigned for governor of Tennessee by walking around the entire state and meeting people person-to-person. He won, of course.
Once in office, though, the incumbents often seem to hide from the voting public.
Posted in: On the campaign trail
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WhiteHawk
Good for her for (finally) standing up to her husband's shadow. Too bad the student was misquoted though.
Posted in: Angry Hillary Clinton: 'I'm secretary of state, not Bill'
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WhiteHawk
Saying that Tetsuya Okajima needs to grow up is a bit like saying that Jeremy Clarkson needs to grow up. Sure it's true, but then they wouldn't be who they are.
Posted in: Drift gang leader, 19 others arrested
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WhiteHawk
societymike:
I think it's probably just a translation issue with the word "ぐみ".
smithinjapan:
It's bound to be better than the plot for the previous four movies...
GW:
True, but there are traffic laws against their other reckless and dangerous actions as well. Perhaps those should be enforced first, since they occur out in traffic.
nisegaijin:
That's a bit of an exaggeration, don't you think?
Foxie:
Yes, they have them. A quick google search found several: http://www.driftsession.com/driftingtracklayout.htm
Posted in: Drift gang leader, 19 others arrested
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WhiteHawk
When the current version came out, they dropped "Miata" and just call it the MX-5. I had a '94, with the 1.8 engine, and it was a blast.
In the article, they refer to it as "lightweight". Is it still lightweight? It looks like it's going the 300ZX route, getting heavier and more posh.
Posted in: Mazda releases 20th anniversary special edition Roadster
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WhiteHawk
Her parents clearly take their daughter for granted. They should consider themselves lucky. Not just to have a child, but that she's still alive. Here in Nashville, we just had a trial for the 1975 rape and murder of 9-year-old Marcia Trimble. Imagine going through that horror!
If the family doesn't want her, then find her a family that will appreciate her and cherish her. She deserves better than to be thrown out with the trash.
Posted in: 8-year-old Liberian girl in U.S. shunned by family after rape
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WhiteHawk
USARonin:
smithinjapan:
Sarge:
Indeed. I think it was Ronald Reagan who said that liberals aren't ignorant, it's just they know so much that isn't so. They prove it again with Sarah Palin, forming their opinion of her on things that aren't the least bit accurate. From my 12:33 post:
What kind of things? That Trig is her daughter's kid, or that she (Sarah) was a member of the Alaska Independence Movement, or that she spent $150,000 on clothes, or that she didn't know South Africa is a country, or that she said she could see Russia from her house, or that she hunted wolves from a helicopter, or that she was the State Coordinator for Pat Buchannan, or that she was named as a co-respondent in someone else’s divorce, or that she tried to fire her ex-brother-in-law state trooper, or that as Governor she cut funding for an unwed girls home, or that she tried to fire a librarian because the librarian wouldn’t ban some books, or that she attempted to have “Intelligent Design” taught in Alaskan schools...
So much for "enlightened" and "educated" and "intelligent" and "tolerant" liberals. What a myth!
Posted in: Palin steps down as Alaska governor