cleo said...

cleo at 10:50 PM JST - 6th November

He'll be a Clinton first term on steriods and the America will reject that just as hard as they did with Clinton.

I thought Clinton did a full two terms? I saw some folk make a fuss over a dirty blue dress and some shenanigans that were nobody's business but…

Posted in Republicans in tatters, look to regroup at 10:50 PM JST - 6th November
cleo at 10:19 PM JST - 6th November

Question: What makes Obama and his supporters think he is qualified to be president of the United States?

Answer: He got more votes than the other guy.

Posted in Obama begins assembling team at 10:19 PM JST - 6th November
cleo at 04:43 PM JST - 6th November

So what was this essay competition?

Just 'Write an essay and we'll pick the best one'?

Or 'Write on such-and-such a topic'? If so, what was the topic?

And what was the point?

Posted in 78 others in ASDF wrote essays for competition won by fired chief of staff at 04:43 PM JST - 6th November
cleo at 02:27 PM JST - 6th November

Cute.

Good thing he didn't cause an accident.

I hope he got a good talking-to when he got home and Dad learns to keep the car keys out of reach.

Posted in 9-year-old boy in Gifu drives family car 3 km to grandmother's home at 02:27 PM JST - 6th November
cleo at 02:24 PM JST - 6th November

I highly doubt he "knew" he was dragging someone to death. I think murder is a tad too much in this case.

He's apparently stated that he knew he had hit someone and was dragging him, and that if he did not stop the person would most likely die. He…

Posted in 22-year-old bar host held over fatal hit-and-run in Osaka at 02:24 PM JST - 6th November
cleo at 02:19 PM JST - 6th November

I am certain that thos lights are blue because the people in Japan have no idea what the stars look like.

Maybe in the big cities (can't say I remember seeing that many stars in London either...), but out here in the sticks is also Japan, and the stars…

Posted in Shinjuku Terrace City Illumination at 02:19 PM JST - 6th November
cleo at 11:07 AM JST - 6th November

Sarge -

( Yeah, just like nearly half the country didn't want Bush to be president in 2004 ).

And like more didn't want him in 2000 than did. If only you'd had proportional representation then, just think how much trouble we would all have been saved!

The other…

Posted in Obama sweeps to victory, says change has come to America at 11:07 AM JST - 6th November
cleo at 10:14 AM JST - 6th November

Ok, then I've been here too long. I didn't wonder at all. I just thought the whole quirky family thing was cool and a lot of fun - jinrui mina kyodai (we're all brothers under the skin) kind of thing. Brilliant.

Though I did wonder what it was that otousan…

Posted in Softbank's 'White Family' wins Grand Prix for best commercial at 10:14 AM JST - 6th November
cleo at 09:46 AM JST - 6th November

Sarge -

Four years ago and eight years ago Bush supporters were telling us that the popular vote didn't matter, it was the electoral college that decided everything and that this was a Good Thing because it made for strong government. So what that 47% of the voters didn't vote…

Posted in Obama sweeps to victory, says change has come to America at 09:46 AM JST - 6th November
cleo at 09:37 AM JST - 6th November

Yes, I do think it's inappropriate. It says more about the lame LDP politician than it says about American politics. But it does not say "we Japanese do not like blacks" or anything in similar vein that the usual suspects will doubtless come up with. All it says is that…

Posted in Senior LDP lawmaker voices concern over Obama's safety at 09:37 AM JST - 6th November