Tell me your November 5th plans.
So right now, people seem to be very energized. I have been incredibly moved and inspired by the active role so many people are taking in this election, especially in the Obama campaign.But where is...
View ArticleHow do you unify people who don't want unity?
I have to admit first, I am a Japan expat and not down on the ground back home. But last night, about when all you folks at home were waking up after the election, I found a FWD: email in my inbox,...
View ArticleLet's make some MORE Liebermans!
...Republican Liebermans, that is.When George W Bush won by his teeny little under 2% margin in 2004, the right blustered about how he had a "mandate." Bush himself said he now had "political capital"...
View ArticleWhy I don't hate William Ayers.
No, I did not pal around with Mr. Ayers, or any other terrorists for that matter, but after watching him on GMA, I kinda liked the guy. See for yourself:...and then hear me out.
View ArticleFord sells off Mazda stock, spreads the lack of wealth around
As an American living in Japan, in the midst of a global financial crisis, I get the special joy of having to worry about not one, but two countries' economic stabilities. As our monetary problems...
View ArticleHuck misses the point on church & state, or why I
Today during my usual brunch/MSNBC catch-up routine, something stuck out at me more than my happiness that Rachel Maddow is back on her show. It was this interview with Mike Huckabee, out on his book...
View ArticleJesus Christ, Kentucky!
...in more ways than one. Read this, and weep, folks:LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A lawmaker says the state's Homeland Security office should be crediting God with keeping the state safe.State Rep. Tom Riner,...
View ArticleAuto bailout shows what jerks Congress are
Now, I don't want to get all Plumber-y on you people and talk all authoritatively about something I have no clue about, but I have a giant, giant ball of rage stuck in my gut and inflating right now,...
View ArticleI grew up breathing SULFURIC ACID - what about you & your kids?
I was born & raised in the small towns around Pittsburgh, PA - right around when the steel industry started drying up, and the need to leave the streetlights on in the daytime to see through the...
View Article21st Century Anne Frank: Shin Dong-hyuk (PLEASE READ)
Usually when you compare a government or an event to the Nazis or the Holocaust, it's in the context of "losing" an internet argument, an overreaction.This is not the case in the situation of North...
View ArticleI figured out what Obama doesn't get.
...on the whole gay marriage thing.Personally, I don't give a fuck about Rick Warren. I think it was an attempt at reaching across the aisle that unfortunately caught the GLBT comm in the face with a...
View ArticleWe are all in Obama's entourage
I've lived in Japan for around 5 years. When I first came, people would stop me on the street and demand I "stop the war." I would feel embarrassed whenever asked where I was from. My boss laughed at...
View ArticleOh my God I am so scared right now.
I don't post on here much, but usually when I do, my living in Japan comes up. I love this country, not as much as my own, but love it all the same.Right now I don't know whether to pray to Jesus or...
View ArticleNorth Korea fires MORE missles - who wants to be apologist now?
The last month, there's been a lot of tension out here in eastern Asia, thanks to North Korea's blatant disregard for UN resolutions. Last time, I did a diary about the previous launch in April, and...
View ArticleNorth Korea, Asia, and America.
This is edited from a comment I made in response to this diary that ended up becoming a response to pretty much every NK-related diary in the last few weeks. Unlike some of my previous, more emotional...
View ArticleTo my fellow white people ("Good Hair" & bad rhetoric)
I have terrible news.We are not actually any more special than other people.I know, I know!! Here, have a kleenex, wipe the tears away. Oops, you got some mayo on the corner of your mouth there. There...
View ArticleNBC/WSJ poll: 45% of US falling for "death panels" meme?
Just saw thispoll from NBC/WSJ about health care reform. A lot of interesting bits in there, but the saddest was this:Americans were asked whether the health care proposal... Will allow the...
View ArticleWHEE: dinner vs dessert: American & Japanese eating habits
I have been living in Japan for almost 6 years now. Over this time, I've gone down about 2 dress sizes, mostly due to change of lifestyle. I'd like to use this diary to compare some of the eating...
View ArticleUninsured in Japan: a medical trip report
Most of you probably don't know, but I have been living/working in Japan for the past 5 years. Over this period, I have been without health insurance for 4 of those years - I was put into the national...
View ArticleFacebook teabagger explains "freedom" to me
I'm sure many of you (I've seen some of the diaries here, even) have had some awkward/painful/hilarious Facebook run-ins as this whole HCR thing heated up. Me being over here safe in a country full of...
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