Monday May 28, 2012

kurumazaka's past comments

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    kurumazaka

    As long as they are just speaking, or even better, just observing as Sawa san and Hakuho do the speaking, it may be ok. Gotta say, I like the line about being a "big hit with pre-pubescent girls," you know because they buy lots of bonds...

    Posted in: Gov't turns to AKB48 to sell bonds

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    kurumazaka

    Realdoll, where you been for the last 6 years? She is bigger now than she ever was during the Tetsuya Komuro years. She certainly needs neither money nor attention, and echoing Borscht, this is anything but a "comeback."

    Posted in: Namie Amuro to embark on first dome tour in 15 years

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    kurumazaka

    Wakarimasen, lol, that's a good one! Write an essay! Uh, you are joking, aren't you...please...

    Posted in: AKB48 election underway; Yuko Oshima in the lead

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    kurumazaka

    If this doesn't send alarm bells ringing I don't know what will.

    Posted in: Hashimoto clashes with Osaka officials over tattoo survey

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    kurumazaka

    So in other words Iran is breaking up NATO/Russian detante based in the concept of Mutually Assured Destruction. The US correctly insists that this missile defense shield is utterly incapable of neutralizing Russian capabilities. The Russians acknowledge that this is true today, but in 10 years, who knows? Lack of ballistic missile defenses is a, if not the, central pillar of MADD, the whole point being if a second strike can be neutralized then a first strike becomes possible. As an American, I sympathize with the Russian position, especially regarding US/NATO refusal to sign a legally binding document.

    Posted in: NATO activates missile shield despite Russian anger

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    kurumazaka

    Geek...

    Posted in: University student arrested after choking AKB48 fan to steal photos

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    kurumazaka

    That was damn cool! I just wore normal shades and could see it great. The slight cloud cover actually helped.

    Posted in: Millions look skyward as rare eclipse crosses Asia

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    kurumazaka

    Ok, you win, here ya go. "Beat Takeshi is a homophobic monster who should be forced from the airwaves for his Neanderthal views about gay marriage." There, does that fit the appropriate acceptable opinion format??

    Posted in: Beat Takeshi compares same-sex marriage with bestiality

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    kurumazaka

    I think bestiality is a bit of a stretch. But this does open up a few doors. Seriously, if gay marriage is fine, what makes polygamy so bad? As long as everyone involved is a consenting adult, why not? Prepare for FLDS to mount a legal challenge calling anti polygamy laws religious persecution.

    Posted in: Beat Takeshi compares same-sex marriage with bestiality

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    kurumazaka

    Hasn't Japan won the last two meetings? Why is the US still ranked higher?

    Posted in: U.S. women's soccer team eye revenge against Japan in London

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    kurumazaka

    With Kagawa at Man U and Miyauchi at Arsenal, there will be lots of BPL matches on TV. Cool!

    Posted in: Manchester United boss Ferguson meets Kagawa

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    kurumazaka

    Sfjp330, it was more than just "distance." While Hatoyama was doing his handiwork, Ozawa was off in Beijing with some 600 personnel and bullying the Imperial Household Agency into breaking standard protocol to have the Emperor meet Xi Xinping. All while the US was bruised and bloodied after the financial crisis and other myriad problems. "Kick 'em while they are down", eh? Can't see how anyone would be remotely surprised by Washington's hostility.

    Posted in: Okinawa marks 40 years since return to Japan

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    kurumazaka

    Yasukuni may well be on to something. I still think that politically, Obama has made a huge mistake, but Romney may be about to make one every bit as big if he starts pushing for a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. I will be honest. My support for gay marriage is lukewarm at best. However, if traditional marriage advocates intend to protect their position by enshrining discrimination in the US Constitution, that, I (and I suspect many others) have a real problem with. Leave it to the states, Mitt. If you over react, you may well lose most of those votes Obama just handed you.

    Posted in: Obama becomes first U.S. president to back same-sex marriage

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    kurumazaka

    Wow, a few days ago Romney had no chance...Echoing Smith, to those who think Obama will gain votes by publicly supporting gay marriage, you're kidding, right? I personally think that gay marriage advocates have the Constitution on their side, but Obama is absolutely insane to go public with this during an election. I guess this answers the question as to whether evangelicals will rally to Romney. This is a political gamble that the president will almost certainly sorely regret. Could well surpass McCain choosing Palin in terms of energizing the opposition.

    Posted in: Obama stars at Clooney fundraiser

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    kurumazaka

    Smith, I was born and raised in Arizona. You want crazy? Crazy is any attempt by the US Government to disarm gun owners. It would be out right war. I know you do things differently in Canada, and I myself enjoyed the more restrictive laws in NYC and the fact that almost no one is packing here in Japan. I actually am somewhat sympathetic to the gun control argument, but there is no way that will ever happen in places with long traditions of gun ownership like the western US, Texas and the deep South. You can mock it all you want, but it will not ever change.

    Posted in: Gunman kills 4, including child, in Phoenix suburb; commits suicide

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    kurumazaka

    Will wait till we actually know what happened but knowing the kind of business Ready was involved in, a cartel hit is certainly plausible. AZ Republic has some photos of this dude packing some serious firepower down on the border. Can't say I would be real fond of the guy if I made my living smuggling drugs across the border. Then again, he may just have gone off his rocker and killed everybody in the house.

    Posted in: Gunman kills 4, including child, in Phoenix suburb; commits suicide

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    kurumazaka

    Neversubmit, if you lived in the country that Ahmadinejad has repeatedly threatened to "wipe off the map" you may have a different perspective.

    Posted in: Gemba warns against Iran strike at start of Israel visit

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    kurumazaka

    Gotta love the headline "...with eye on containing China" while two paragraphs down it says "no strategy to contain China." Someone is taking some editorial liberties. Darren, while pretty clearly "aggressive," there is nothing at all "irrational" about Chinese behavior.They are behaving like the rising great power they are. The US is behaving like the incumbent super power it is. Both are playing the game. Both have interests; some complimentary, some not. Clearly the US (as well as a host of others) has a problem with China's claim to the entire South China Sea, but the US is itself no stranger to such bold proclamations (the Monroe Doctrine?) the puzzling thing about Chinese assertiveness is that they are in fact driving much of Asia back into the arms of the supposedly despised Americans. The Chinese appear to have scores to settle, and are a bit too open about that. Take JustAbigguy's posts for example. Dude, you are not exactly putting anybody at ease and certainly not helping guys like JohninNaha in their quest to push all US forces out of Okinawa, which I would think you would welcome. Nationalistic bombast is not your friend, dude. Rather you are scaring the hell out of everybody. I mean, didn't the US and Vietnam fight a nasty war a few decades ago? Not irrational, but Chinese diplomacy is certainly not as skillful as five years ago. If you lose the nationalistic fervor, other Asian countries may start telling the US to mind its own business again. But as of now, the US, as abrasive as it can be, appears the lesser of two evils, and that is entirely due to someone handing the microphone to those Chinese of a more nationalist stripe.

    Posted in: U.S. shores up ties with Japan, India with eye on containing China

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    kurumazaka

    Jumpultimatestars, that is utter nonsense. The animal in question is a domesticated dog. It is not a grizzly bear or a tiger. It certainly did not act as a domestic dog "should." BTW, bears that wander into communities are in fact frequently captured and re released into the wild. If they come back, they are usually shot because they are considered too dangerous as they have lost their fear of humans. This dog has now killed, it has tasted human blood and apparently sees people as an acceptable prey item. And I can't say that I know of any zoos that take killer dogs. Oh, wouldn't that be an attraction... BTW, I am a dog owner, and if my dog did such a thing (don't know of too many killer Schnauzers, though) I would put it down myself.

    Posted in: 90-year-old woman dies after being attacked by dog in Yamanashi

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    kurumazaka

    Last I read Arab states are not exactly excited about a nuclear Iran. I believe the Saudis have stated publicly that they will go nuclear the moment Iran does. I rather doubt that an Isreali strike would unite the Arab word against Isreal. Isreal is concerned with its own security, but has no greater regional ambitions. Iran is pretty open about its desire to regain the old glory of Persia.

    Posted in: Gemba warns against Iran strike at start of Israel visit

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