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Dallas revisited?

Feb 26, 2009
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Aren't people worried that Obama may be assassinated? Not just good old KKKs, but hearing what he wants to do in his administration, I imagine there may be other parties that may be interested in the idea;

Cutting down on war budget in Iraq would mean less military hardware sold- and less lucrative contracts for PMCs (Private Military Company- modern day mercenaries).

Going green and be less dependent on foreign oil would mean a whole lot of those fat cats sitting on juicy oil business deals will be hung out to dry.

I guess it's just my paranoia...

Peaceful revolution

Nov 5, 2008
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Obama's victory speech was very, very powerful and inspiring. Especially because he spoke to the world, and reached out to the Americans who didn't vote for him. I'm usually very cynical when it comes to speeches from politicians no matter who or where that politician is from, but that speech was very inspiring. I can't remember the last time I felt any emotional support for America as a nation.

... Also, it's very refreshing to see an American leader who can speak without "Ah", "Hm", "Oh", and doesn't show the world you can take over the office by cheating and bending the rules, speaking Texas version of Engrish along the way:-P

(^o^)/ Bye Bush!

What's up with the Tuesday thing

Nov 3, 2008
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I'm getting the impression that in the U.S., every single election of some importance always takes place on Tuesday. Is there any particular reason behind this? Maybe some historical significance?
(see, in Japan election always takes place on Sunday. That way most people will be able to come. I would imagine setting the date on weekday will cause all kinds of inconvenience to a whole lot of people, but I keep seeing the election taking place on Tuesday so I'm guessing there has to be a very good reason this is so, and such reason is probably such common knowledge in the U.S. that they don't bother to explain how come...)

Watching DemoCon on CNN

Aug 30, 2008
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So I was watching the U.S. Democratic National Convention on CNN, it was more entertaining than I first thought. The whole thing's got more of the show-biz vibe than the Japanese politics!

You know, I have this theory on how the American people have been getting subconsciously ready for the prospect of an African American President; movies and dramas. Aside from The West Wing, most memorable Presidents in movies and dramas in recent years have been played by African American actors, don't you think? (I mean, have you watched 24? I thought President Palmer looked -and behaved- more presidential than his real-life counterpart)

And I'm surprised this guy McCain still has the same level of popularity as Obama. Interesting thing about the American politics is that it's personal- as opposed to organizational. The President as the person is the question, not what kind of team s/he can put together. For me, supporting McCain because Obama lacks experience in national security is like refusing a CEO because s/he doesn't have the accounting background and may not do well with keeping the company's books. Who cares as long as s/he can hire someone who's good for the job? Top dog doesn't have to know everything, s/he just needs to pick the right people to do the job. Top dog's real job is to lead, to point where the whole team's effort and hard work should be directed. Obama seems to have that idea.

I suspect that, at least some of the people who say they choose McCain for national security reasons, are saying it because it looks bad to admit they just want to see the white face in Oval Office. I may be wrong or biased, but it would be interesting to see Obama side putting up an ad that basically says "would you still choose McCain if he's black?"

I personally don't like McCain because he's sneering all the time and that, for me, is not inspiring leadership.

Michelle Obama for president!

Feb 12, 2008
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As I was sipping my afternoon coffee watching CNN in this "Break Room" in my office (procrastination is my motto of this month), Larry King Live was on and he was interviewing Michelle Obama. I came away thinking, she would make so much better President than her husband would! In fact, I got the impression that she's more intelligent, can communicate better and knows how to present her cases (I don't know anything about her background; I wonder if she's an attorney. She certainly would make a good one) than any of the official candidates. And I sense in her Koizumi-type charisma that just makes the others shut up and listen to what you have to say. I wish she would be running!