WhiteHawk said...

WhiteHawk at 11:22 AM JST - 7th October

From the article:

Initially such houses were built on base, but with increases in U.S. military personnel since the 1950s, many were later built off base, benefiting the local construction industry.

Gee, the America-haters have always claimed that the U.S. military presence in Okinawa was nothing but bad, bad,…

Posted in One-time houses of Americans in Okinawa undergoing changes at 11:22 AM JST - 7th October
WhiteHawk at 11:47 PM JST - 5th October

Alright, enough of the "blame the driver" posts we see driveling out here.

Did you even bother to read those posts? How about re-reading my 3 Oct, 2:36am post? Pay special attention to the first paragraph, regarding police training, and the last paragraph, describing my personal experiences with sudden…

Posted in Toyota president expresses regret over fatal crash in U.S. due to floor mat at 11:47 PM JST - 5th October
WhiteHawk at 04:08 AM JST - 3rd October

sfjp330:

It's not about more training. You have too many innocent people being killed In the U.S. resulted from leniency in drunk drivers law.

I didn't say that more training would prevent all traffic deaths. But it would certainly decrease the rate. That's just common sense.

Every state…

Posted in Toyota president expresses regret over fatal crash in U.S. due to floor mat at 04:08 AM JST - 3rd October
WhiteHawk at 02:36 AM JST - 3rd October

isthistheend

I'm neither laughing about this accident nor bashing American police.

Their driver training is rare, and typically limited to pursuit (intimidation tactics, not car control) and spinning the other car. Likewise, they might get to the firing range once or twice a year, while citizen gun owners and criminals…

Posted in Toyota president expresses regret over fatal crash in U.S. due to floor mat at 02:36 AM JST - 3rd October
WhiteHawk at 12:51 AM JST - 3rd October

Young heads full of mush - Train them to become one-sided propagandists before they develop an ability for deductive reasoning. Big Al Gore will be so proud of them, inside his Belle Meade mansion. Or on his big boat out on Percy Priest Lake. Or at any of his several…

Posted in Japan Times to send students to climate talks as 'junior reporters' at 12:51 AM JST - 3rd October
WhiteHawk at 12:37 AM JST - 3rd October

it's funny how people here always want to pass judgement on the victims. i'd hate to be married to you all. i can hear it now...'i told you so...how could you be so stupid...if you had only listened to me'..etc.

Hahaha, that's why internet forums were invented: Their spouses…

Posted in Toyota president expresses regret over fatal crash in U.S. due to floor mat at 12:37 AM JST - 3rd October
WhiteHawk at 06:40 AM JST - 2nd October

nigelboy:

Hicktown TN

Franklin, TN is routinely rated one of the best places in the US to live and raise a family. Even the public schools are quite good, and the private schools are better.

Williamson county is home to Nissan North America, and other Japanese businesses in Tennessee…

Posted in American father arrested in Japan had asked Tennessee court for help at 06:40 AM JST - 2nd October
WhiteHawk at 10:33 PM JST - 30th September

Wow, and I thought my girlfriend was having a rough time with her ex-husband over their son (and she is - too long a story to go into here).

Savoie, a 38-year-old from Franklin, Tennessee

That's just to the south of me. I wonder if he worked for Nissan.…

Posted in American arrested in Fukuoka for kidnapping own kids from ex-wife at 10:33 PM JST - 30th September
WhiteHawk at 06:31 AM JST - 27th September

If anyone wants to watch a cleverly made short film looking at the triumphs of American capitalism, check out The Story of Stuff. Google it and enjoy!

I preferred the movie debunking it on Glenn Beck's website.

If capitalism is so wrong, why does Moore expect people to pay…

Posted in Showmanship Moore's top commodity in 'Capitalism' at 06:31 AM JST - 27th September
WhiteHawk at 09:33 AM JST - 25th September

Sounds like the setting for Love Shuffle 2.

Posted in Luxurious guesthouses attract people hungry for neighborly ties at 09:33 AM JST - 25th September