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- bigWOWO: By the way, speaking of activism, there was a great David Brooks column recently. He talks about how people...
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- bigWOWO: No worries. I feel the same way. Nothing against her, but just doubtful.
- Raguel: Hi Byron! I’ve been occupied doing a lot of reading and thinking recently. I suppose its just another...
- bigWOWO: Hey Raguel, What about your comments on ASSK?
I agree with everything you said. About #1…I think...
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- SWR: Apparently the girl in the second video was not the girl who filmed the fight. It was probably unwise of her to...
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- Hitler: Kids suck lol.
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- ben: I’ve been getting into Asian rock music recently so thank you all very much for uploading all these videos.
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- “Lazy” Americans and the Decline of the American Middle Class (6)
- bigWOWO: But kobu, how can we have literature and art without money to support artists and writers? About...
- kobukson: I don’t know why everyone seems to think the notion of the decline of the middle class is such a bad...
- bigWOWO: There are a lot of veterans (supposedly) on that site. I can kind of understand it–military guys are...
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- bigWOWO: Eurasian, Lee Kuan Yew has always been upfront about Singapore’s hybrid system. To the best of my...
- Eurasian Sensation: @ BigWowo: New governments following independence or a major power struggle often have the sort...
- N: @bww And ironically, one of the rare democratic successes in the region that is Singapore behaves much closer to a...
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- N: What’s your opinion on Yundi Li and Yoyo Ma.
- Andre M. Smith: Amy Chua has never lived in China. Her understanding of its culture, that is, the culture as it’s...
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- trolldetector: ^ i’d agree with that. but i wouldnt call them ‘idiots’, just misguided. crazy media...
- N: Agree with Jeff that not one regret is unlikely, the key is learn from it. Another way to look at it is that...
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- lingyai@hotmail.com: @bigwowo Just because the average income in India is $2 a day doesn’t make a person...
- AM/AF couple: Nottyboy, Yes, just like every place of employment, upper management needs to do a better job in terms...
- Literary Fiction vs. Realistic Fiction and the Literary Hierarchy (6)
- Sana Rose: Well, now I am confused. I still can’t classify the novel I am writing.
I wouldn’t say...
- Sana Rose: Well, now I am confused. I still can’t classify the novel I am writing.
- National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012 (32)
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- Raguel: So is that the reasoning for why you don’t need the right to due process? Are you some kind of fucking...
- N: @King The constitution gave power to the states to benefit white america or the constitution gave benefitial power...
- When Your Fan Base is Full of Crazy People (24)
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Monthly Archives: December 2008
John Liu for Senator?
John Liu
(Picture from the NY Daily News)
A reader agreed with my position on political dynasties and Caroline Kennedy, and he proposed NYC Councilman John Liu as a better Senatorial candidate. He wrote this piece here.
I think John Liu would be a highly capable Senator. He doesn’t have the Kennedy name, but that’s the point exactly–we should be electing people based on merit not lineage. Liu has held elective office, has represented his citizens well, and exemplifies the immigrant story. He has shown a fearlessness in representing minority interests, using his platform to speak on all kinds of issues that the mainstream usually ignores. Isn’t this the kind of change we need?
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Gender Divide Podcast
Picture from KATU. We got about six inches of snow today. It’s very cold.
We did our big gender divide podcast last night. Participants were the Antisocial Ladder, the Minority Militant, the Alpha-Asian, Winnovative, Larry, Jason, urB4N, and me. You can download it here or listen to it below (though we tried to create two different podcasts, it came out as ONE big audio file, a whopping hour and 34 minutes, 30-something megabytes big):
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"Deep Throat" Mark Felt Dies
Mark Felt, a.k.a. Deep Throat
From the Washington Post:
W. Mark Felt Sr., the associate director of the FBI during the Watergate scandal who, better known as “Deep Throat,” became the most famous anonymous source in American history, died yesterday. He was 95.
Mr. Felt’s actions allowed the United States to stop the actions of President Nixon, one of the most corrupt presidents of all time and the only President of the United States ever to resign from office. We usually value loyalty in this country, but in this case, I’d say that the “snitch” is a hero who helped America by awakening us to the perils of a president who thought he was a king.
Podcast and Other Upcoming Stuff
Work has been busy, which is why my post count is down this week. Hope I haven’t lost anyone.
1. We have our podcast tomorrow night (Friday) on the Asian Man/Asian Woman thing. If there is anyone who would like to participate, please e-mail me right away at naruguard-44 at yahoo. Martyr, I still haven’t heard from you–let me know right away so I can send you the info. I hope I didn’t get “peacocked.” No, seriously, we want all views included, so let me know.
2. If anyone is in the Portland area, Thymos is hosting an internet workshop at IRCO this coming Tuesday. See info here.
Caroline Kennedy
I’m sure everyone has seen the news that Caroline Kennedy is interested in Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat. I remember how Caroline Kennedy delivered a crushing blow to the Clinton campaign when she endorsed Obama, and I think the entire country was grateful that she had the courage to throw her star power behind him.
"My administration will value science"
Steven Chu
http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20081216/NEWS08/812160380/1006/NEWS
“His appointment should send a signal to all that my administration will value science,” Obama said during a Chicago news conference Monday. “We will make decisions based on facts, and we understand that the facts demand bold action.”
You’ve gotta love the force of this man’s words.
A New Hero in the Arab World
A new hero: Muntadar al-Zaidi
According to the BBC, thousands of Iraqis are protesting the incarceration of Muntadar al-Zaidi, the Iraqi TV news reporter who threw his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush. The headline reads: “Iraq rally for Bush shoe attacker.” “Attacker?” Come on, the guy threw a shoe. A shoe–not a knife, not a bomb, not a ninja style throwing star. Zaidi wasn’t trying to hurt the president, just trying to make a statement, as the Warmonger-in-Chief himself acknowledges. “Attacker” is the wrong word. I know the Brits invented the language, but I think they should’ve chosen better words, like “shoe protester” or “shoe activist” or even “shoe thrower.”
Upcoming Podcast on the Asian Man/Woman Thing
Hey All,
I’m announcing an upcoming podcast entitled, “The Asian Man/Woman Thing,” where we will discuss the gender divide in Asian America. We are recording on Friday this week, so if you are interested in participating, post here and let me know, and I’ll let you know where to call. (I’m still working on the tech issues…) So far, it looks like we’re going to have a star-studded crowd: urB4N from the 44s, The Minority Militant, The Anti-Social Ladder, Alpha-Asian, Winnovative, and Larry and Jason from big WOWO will all be there. This is a great opportunity to make your voice heard, and we’re looking to get as many voices as we can.
Duck!
This weekend, President George W. Bush made a surprise visit to Iraq. He announced it as being a sort of farewell visit. An Iraqi journalist decided to give Bush his own style of farewell–by hurling his shoes at Bush during one of Bush’s speeches.
I saw a disturbing interview with Bush on ABC after the incident where Bush acts like his usual pompous self and says of the journalist, “I don’t know what his beef is.” Well, I don’t know either, but there are a number of possible choices:
Depression 2009
(Greg Klee/Globe Staff Illustration, Boston Globe)
Don’t know what the rest of you are experiencing, but the economy here is bad, and in my industry, it’s been very bad for a very long time. The horror stories that our grandparents told us about growing up poor are becoming a reality for many Americans, and I’ve met lots of people who are in basic survival mode–shopping at Walmart, eliminating vacations, avoiding restaurants, and holding on to whatever pennies they earn. The economy is bad, and it’s most likely going to be bad for a very long time.
