Comments for Far East Cynic http://fareastcynic.com A (formerly) Far East located, politically focused, Blog with attention also paid to the finer things in life: Women, Beer, Women, Travel, Women, Adventure, Golf, and did I mention women? Thu, 17 May 2012 19:35:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on The Question by Buck http://fareastcynic.com/2012/05/17/the-question/comment-page-1/#comment-46068 Buck Thu, 17 May 2012 19:35:48 +0000 http://fareastcynic.com/?p=8928#comment-46068 A fad that's current today is to polarise the discussion.  A popular way to do that is to invert a statement and assert that this inversion is what was really intended (and then become enraged at the -never expressed- idea.)  I might note that I like chocolate and my correspondent would then be aghast at my hatred of vanilla.  and so it goes; you note that there are some really nice things about Asia and someone is upset that you hate America.  I'll be glad when this fad passes. A fad that's current today is to polarise the discussion.  A popular way to do that is to invert a statement and assert that this inversion is what was really intended (and then become enraged at the -never expressed- idea.)  I might note that I like chocolate and my correspondent would then be aghast at my hatred of vanilla.  and so it goes; you note that there are some really nice things about Asia and someone is upset that you hate America.  I'll be glad when this fad passes.

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]]> Comment on Fruhlingsfest by Skippy-san http://fareastcynic.com/2012/05/15/fruhlingsfest/comment-page-1/#comment-46067 Skippy-san Thu, 17 May 2012 04:44:41 +0000 http://fareastcynic.com/?p=8919#comment-46067 <p>A couple.</p> A couple.

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]]> Comment on Fruhlingsfest by Kevin http://fareastcynic.com/2012/05/15/fruhlingsfest/comment-page-1/#comment-46065 Kevin Wed, 16 May 2012 22:14:51 +0000 http://fareastcynic.com/?p=8919#comment-46065 How many times did you stand on the bench and sing country roads? How many times did you stand on the bench and sing country roads?

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]]> Comment on Fruhlingsfest by Bob Reed http://fareastcynic.com/2012/05/15/fruhlingsfest/comment-page-1/#comment-46059 Bob Reed Wed, 16 May 2012 02:45:53 +0000 http://fareastcynic.com/?p=8919#comment-46059 Lovely photos Skippy-san, I hope you had a great time at the festival. I have many fond memories of Germany; the southern region in particular. Every town had one or more breweries, and I took it as a personal challenge to try all of their offerings :) Have you been to Schwabish-Gmund, east of Stuttgart? Or down the <span><em>Romantische Straße</em></span> through the various "ingens" (Tubingen, Nordlingen, Rottingen, etc)? There are loads of great things to see along that route including  Neuschwanstein and Hohenzollern castle, and the abbey at <span>Füssen</span>. Oh, and the <span>Fräuleins...</span> <span>Just writing those names bring back a lot of memories; 99.9% good.</span> <span>My Regards</span> Lovely photos Skippy-san, I hope you had a great time at the festival.
I have many fond memories of Germany; the southern region in particular. Every town had one or more breweries, and I took it as a personal challenge to try all of their offerings :)
Have you been to Schwabish-Gmund, east of Stuttgart? Or down the Romantische Straße through the various "ingens" (Tubingen, Nordlingen, Rottingen, etc)? There are loads of great things to see along that route including  Neuschwanstein and Hohenzollern castle, and the abbey at Füssen. Oh, and the Fräuleins…
Just writing those names bring back a lot of memories; 99.9% good.
My Regards

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]]> Comment on Why I disagree with Mr. Jacobson by Far East Cynic » The Liars Club http://fareastcynic.com/2012/04/30/why-i-disagree-with-mr-jacobsen/comment-page-1/#comment-46054 Far East Cynic » The Liars Club Sun, 13 May 2012 20:06:11 +0000 http://fareastcynic.com/?p=8889#comment-46054 [...] Is that group of increasingly reprehensible bloggers who make up the "professional right wing blogosphere". (Membership names listed below).  Besides the fact that they generally have their facts wrong-they are just about universally a group of douchbags loathsome group of people to be around. Their blogs are essentially interchangeable, fact free-and in general-poorly written and edited. [...] [...] Is that group of increasingly reprehensible bloggers who make up the "professional right wing blogosphere". (Membership names listed below).  Besides the fact that they generally have their facts wrong-they are just about universally a group of douchbags loathsome group of people to be around. Their blogs are essentially interchangeable, fact free-and in general-poorly written and edited. [...]

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]]> Comment on Still here-just busy by Skippy-san http://fareastcynic.com/2012/05/09/still-here-just-busy/comment-page-1/#comment-46050 Skippy-san Sat, 12 May 2012 10:03:25 +0000 http://fareastcynic.com/?p=8905#comment-46050 I know-I am not sure what happened. I will look at my server. I know-I am not sure what happened. I will look at my server.

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]]> Comment on Still here-just busy by Curtis http://fareastcynic.com/2012/05/09/still-here-just-busy/comment-page-1/#comment-46045 Curtis Fri, 11 May 2012 04:16:21 +0000 http://fareastcynic.com/?p=8905#comment-46045 pandora.com pandora.com

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]]> Comment on Still here-just busy by Curtis http://fareastcynic.com/2012/05/09/still-here-just-busy/comment-page-1/#comment-46044 Curtis Thu, 10 May 2012 18:05:55 +0000 http://fareastcynic.com/?p=8905#comment-46044 something has totally fucked your page loading. Takes minutes each time to load.   good for you. something has totally fucked your page loading. Takes minutes each time to load.
 
good for you.

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]]> Comment on Still here-just busy by Cy-Kick http://fareastcynic.com/2012/05/09/still-here-just-busy/comment-page-1/#comment-46043 Cy-Kick Thu, 10 May 2012 11:47:28 +0000 http://fareastcynic.com/?p=8905#comment-46043 Was fishing one day here in the central part of the state and thought I heard thunder , so headed back to the truck. Passerby asked how they were biting? Reply, OK but getting out before the rain. He laughed and said that was not thunder, it was practice on the APAFR. I know better now! Was fishing one day here in the central part of the state and thought I heard thunder , so headed back to the truck. Passerby asked how they were biting? Reply, OK but getting out before the rain. He laughed and said that was not thunder, it was practice on the APAFR. I know better now!

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]]> Comment on The trouble with the tea party by bullnav http://fareastcynic.com/2012/05/03/the-trouble-with-the-tea-party/comment-page-1/#comment-46022 bullnav Fri, 04 May 2012 16:10:29 +0000 http://fareastcynic.com/?p=8900#comment-46022 There was a time when I liked Allen West.  Then he got elected, and it has been downhill from there.  There was a time when I thought that the Tea Party had some good ideas, then the next day I realized that they deal in half-truths and outright lies.  I like to listen to Hannity sometimes just to hear him lie and shout people down just because he does not understand what a different point of view is.  I am not looking forward to this summer or fall and the election idiocy... There was a time when I liked Allen West.  Then he got elected, and it has been downhill from there.  There was a time when I thought that the Tea Party had some good ideas, then the next day I realized that they deal in half-truths and outright lies.  I like to listen to Hannity sometimes just to hear him lie and shout people down just because he does not understand what a different point of view is.  I am not looking forward to this summer or fall and the election idiocy…

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]]> Comment on This makes me happy! by Skippy-san http://fareastcynic.com/2012/05/01/this-makes-me-happy/comment-page-1/#comment-46008 Skippy-san Tue, 01 May 2012 23:01:16 +0000 http://fareastcynic.com/?p=8898#comment-46008 <p>Murdoch has made a whole career out of sleaze-the papers he has aquired have all become nothing but scandal sheets. Even the Wall Street Journal-a once respected paper has become nothing more than a Fox mouthpiece. The fucker deserves all the scorn he gets.</p> Murdoch has made a whole career out of sleaze-the papers he has aquired have all become nothing but scandal sheets. Even the Wall Street Journal-a once respected paper has become nothing more than a Fox mouthpiece. The fucker deserves all the scorn he gets.

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]]> Comment on This makes me happy! by Curtis http://fareastcynic.com/2012/05/01/this-makes-me-happy/comment-page-1/#comment-46007 Curtis Tue, 01 May 2012 21:46:08 +0000 http://fareastcynic.com/?p=8898#comment-46007 Oh Christ Skippy, look at who is condemning the name. It's like having Tojo, Mao, Hitler and Stalin calling Truman un-American and no friend to the workers and peasants. Oh Christ Skippy, look at who is condemning the name. It's like having Tojo, Mao, Hitler and Stalin calling Truman un-American and no friend to the workers and peasants.

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]]> Comment on Social comment by Buck Buchanan http://fareastcynic.com/2012/04/29/social-comment/comment-page-1/#comment-46003 Buck Buchanan Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:17:12 +0000 http://fareastcynic.com/?p=8885#comment-46003 Ah, beautiful Graf! Spent many a summer and winter day there, sometimes on the same day! Usually I was there as part of a unit gunnery rotation.  I always remember the restrictive range regulations and what a pain in the ass Range Control was...but then it needed to be to control that mayhem.    In summer the trees lining the tank trails looked like they were covered in snow; its was the dust kicked up by hundreds of tracked vehicles.  In winter they were coated in grey mud....the same dust now converted to mud the consistency of baby shit. I later spent some exercises supporting V Corps (proabably similiar to you).  It was a lot nicer staying in Neustadt and eating at a gasthaus every night than barracks and a mess hall in Camp Algiers, Aachen, Cheb or Normandy! Enjoy the helles! Ah, beautiful Graf!
Spent many a summer and winter day there, sometimes on the same day!
Usually I was there as part of a unit gunnery rotation.  I always remember the restrictive range regulations and what a pain in the ass Range Control was…but then it needed to be to control that mayhem. 
 
In summer the trees lining the tank trails looked like they were covered in snow; its was the dust kicked up by hundreds of tracked vehicles.  In winter they were coated in grey mud….the same dust now converted to mud the consistency of baby shit.
I later spent some exercises supporting V Corps (proabably similiar to you).  It was a lot nicer staying in Neustadt and eating at a gasthaus every night than barracks and a mess hall in Camp Algiers, Aachen, Cheb or Normandy!
Enjoy the helles!

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]]> Comment on Who lost China? by Skippy-san http://fareastcynic.com/2012/04/28/who-lost-china/comment-page-1/#comment-46002 Skippy-san Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:08:42 +0000 http://fareastcynic.com/?p=8876#comment-46002 Ah, the sycophants have arrived. The wars a success? Not by any objective standard- and most certainly by the standard of whether they advanced American interests. I spend considerable time in the Middle East and have done so for the last decade. Jacobsen is wrong, 100% wrong. I simply pointed it out . And unlike him, I don't require commenters to register- thus I have to put with you and what passes for wisdom in the conservative community. Let me be clear- the wars and the inability of the neocons to understand the realities of the Middle East created most of our problems over the last decade. Obama was wrong to follow Bush's policies- but he is boxed in by the popular stupidity that passes for an electorate these days. As evidenced by these previous two comments. Thank you for reminding me why I enjoy living overseas-I can no longer tolerate this level of political stupidity in America. Ah, the sycophants have arrived.

The wars a success? Not by any objective standard- and most certainly by the standard of whether they advanced American interests.

I spend considerable time in the Middle East and have done so for the last decade. Jacobsen is wrong, 100% wrong. I simply pointed it out . And unlike him, I don’t require commenters to register- thus I have to put with you and what passes for wisdom in the conservative community.

Let me be clear- the wars and the inability of the neocons to understand the realities of the Middle East created most of our problems over the last decade. Obama was wrong to follow Bush’s policies- but he is boxed in by the popular stupidity that passes for an electorate these days.

As evidenced by these previous two comments. Thank you for reminding me why I enjoy living overseas-I can no longer tolerate this level of political stupidity in America.

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]]> Comment on Who lost China? by Steve http://fareastcynic.com/2012/04/28/who-lost-china/comment-page-1/#comment-46000 Steve Mon, 30 Apr 2012 03:27:30 +0000 http://fareastcynic.com/?p=8876#comment-46000 Dude, if you hate Professor Jacobsen, you'll hate me more.  .  Your arguments are all "Blame Bush".  Is that REALLY all you have?  We were winning in both Iraq and Afghanistan before the current #Occupier of the White House decided golf, parties, vacations and fundraising were more important than governing.  We were winning until it became more important to unseat a legally elected governor of a state.  We were winning before the "War on Women" (the absolute absurdity of that claim still astounds me).  We were winning before this President started giving away the farm to crony capitalists like GE, Solyndra and GM and giving away our security to the likes of China.   Bush's fault?  You WISH Obama had the leadership of Bush...or Ryan...or Palin...or Walker....or my big toe.  The current POTUS is an empty suit with not discernible history, no discernible record and no discernible ability to do anything other than "Community Organize" a bunch of thugs to  do his bidding.  He talks pretty when reading from a teleprompter.  Off-the-cuff, he makes Bush sound like a freakin' genius.  No better than a "C" student, I'd guess, but since his school records are sealed, we won't know that will we.   (<strong><em>Skippy-san note:If you think Bush Ryan, Palin or Walker find a better welcome than Mr. Jacobsen here-you need to read more of my back posts. Ryan in particular is deserving of scorn and derision-an evil man posing in a Brooks Brothers suit.)</strong></em> I haven't had a belly laugh like this in a long time.  I'll have to come back again soon to see what idiocy you write next. <strong><em>(This comment has been edited in accordance with my rights as blog owner.)</strong></em>

Dude, if you hate Professor Jacobsen, you'll hate me more.  .  Your arguments are all "Blame Bush".  Is that REALLY all you have?  We were winning in both Iraq and Afghanistan before the current #Occupier of the White House decided golf, parties, vacations and fundraising were more important than governing.  We were winning until it became more important to unseat a legally elected governor of a state.  We were winning before the "War on Women" (the absolute absurdity of that claim still astounds me).  We were winning before this President started giving away the farm to crony capitalists like GE, Solyndra and GM and giving away our security to the likes of China.
 
Bush's fault?  You WISH Obama had the leadership of Bush…or Ryan…or Palin…or Walker….or my big toe.  The current POTUS is an empty suit with not discernible history, no discernible record and no discernible ability to do anything other than "Community Organize" a bunch of thugs to  do his bidding.  He talks pretty when reading from a teleprompter.  Off-the-cuff, he makes Bush sound like a freakin' genius.  No better than a "C" student, I'd guess, but since his school records are sealed, we won't know that will we.
 

(Skippy-san note:If you think Bush Ryan, Palin or Walker find a better welcome than Mr. Jacobsen here-you need to read more of my back posts. Ryan in particular is deserving of scorn and derision-an evil man posing in a Brooks Brothers suit.)
I haven't had a belly laugh like this in a long time.  I'll have to come back again soon to see what idiocy you write next.

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