Far East Cynic

I am not a Georgian………….

From either Georgia. However that statement that was made last month by Sen John McCain was made on August 12, 2008. “He knows that the thoughts and the prayers and support of the American people are with that brave little nation as they struggle today for their freedom and independence.

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Speaking of a biased media…….

James Fallows has some questions about Saint Sarah and her supposed hatred of pork barrel spending: In Governor Palin’s case, the more often she has repeated the story, the more abashed the press has seemed about pointing out its falsity. The accurate version would be more like: “I said ‘Yes,

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The Peace Boat

Amid all the news about how much pigs love lipstick, something very different occured on Sept 7, 2008. The Peace Boat sailed from Yokohama. Now back when I was in the land of the Rising Sun, where life was beautiful and the trains ran on time-I used to see posters

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The bloggers creed….

I shall write with my head held high. My ideas have value and merit……and need to be heard. Even though others shall try to intimdate me, I shall not be swayed. When trolls enter my comment zone-I shall not censor. When I comment over in echo chambers, I shall not

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What's the big deal?

Obama did not say it, but he should have! It proves my theory about when women say they just want to be equal with men though. When you hear a woman say that be very afraid. What it really means is that they want to enter the location and slowly,

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What’s the big deal?

Obama did not say it, but he should have! It proves my theory about when women say they just want to be equal with men though. When you hear a woman say that be very afraid. What it really means is that they want to enter the location and slowly,

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Oh to hell with it.

I can’t stand it-I tried,  but I just can’t stay out of the pool. I accept the validity of what Spike says here: The current bump in the polls for Republicans that is credited to Sarah Palin shows the ignorance of so many American voters, who are going with their

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Makes a good point……….

“The great thing about democracy is that it gives every voter a chance to do something stupid.”-Art Spander.

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