buttamimi said...

buttamimi at 09:35 AM JST - 7th July

I suggest that 'Fast Food Nation' should be made compulsory reading in all Japanese high schools. Although the movie is not quite as good as the book, it too should be made compulsory viewing for elected members of the Japanese parliament. People need to be educated as to where and…

Posted in Bush asks Japan to fully open its market to U.S. beef at 09:35 AM JST - 7th July
buttamimi at 03:30 AM JST - 7th July

It is probably important because she, the French President's wife, is a pin-up artist and appeared in various publications in the nude. What other head of state had a wife like that? It says much for the present head of France. Viva La France!

Posted in French first lady skipping G-8 summit because of upcoming album at 03:30 AM JST - 7th July
buttamimi at 12:34 AM JST - 7th July

$650 billion since the war started. War-torn Iraq is emerging as a key conduit in the global drugs trade as criminal gangs exploit its porous border with Iran to channel their illicit goods to the Middle East, Africa and Europe. Fadhil Chalabi, one of the primary Iraqi advisers to the…

Posted in Obama says he's committed to ending Iraq war at 12:34 AM JST - 7th July
buttamimi at 11:52 PM JST - 6th July

I've never really understood how anyone can classify what's going on in Iraq as a war. It is basically a sectarian conflict between various groups, including Sunnis, Kurds and a group which the software on this message board bans me from spelling. If the coilition forces pulled out tomorrow, then…

Posted in Obama says he's committed to ending Iraq war at 11:52 PM JST - 6th July
buttamimi at 09:26 AM JST - 6th July

When Miss Alabama was asked in the 1994 Miss USA contest 'If you could live forever, would you and why? Her answer was the following: 'I would not live forever, because we shound not live forever, because if we were supposed to live forever, then we would live forever, but…

Posted in What do you think of beauty contests like Miss Universe? at 09:26 AM JST - 6th July
buttamimi at 05:44 PM JST - 14th April

After the second world war Japan had to separate religion and politics on the orders of the American occupiers. The Emperor was no longer to be regarded as a devine, spiritual leader of the nation. It goes without saying that a man or woman cannot become president of the United…

Posted in Clinton, Obama focus on faith at forum at 05:44 PM JST - 14th April