Election

[canman]

Man I can't believe that Koizumi, the one trick pony is going to win a landslide. I don't know who is worse Japan for blindly following Koizumi, or the US for re-electing Bush. And the media coverage is just great. One station has as their banner "Senkyo Wars", like its some kind of game.

[cstaylor]

Minshuto just doesn't have a clue. Why is Frankenstein still in charge of the party? The last three leaders at least looked good on camera.

[Big Booger]

Man I can't believe that Koizumi, the one trick pony is going to win a landslide. I don't know who is worse Japan for blindly following Koizumi, or the US for re-electing Bush. And the media coverage is just great. One station has as their banner "Senkyo Wars", like its some kind of game.

Who would you rather see in the top spot? Ishihara? LOL Hardo Gei?

[Greji]

Minshuto just doesn't have a clue.

That's why no one is voting for the yatto. If you listen to what they had to say, which is basically nothing other that Koizumi is damme, there was nothing there.

Jiminshuto is going to landslide big time!

[plaid_knight]

There's no way that Koizumi is worse than Bush.

[IkemenTommy]

That's why no one is voting for the yatto. If you listen to what they had to say, which is basically nothing other that Koizumi is damme, there was nothing there.

Jiminshuto is going to landslide big time!

Pretty much how the demoncrats lose to the gop in every US election
Negativism doesn't land you the seat anywhere.

[dimwit]

Koizumi played his cards masterfully and the Democrats were hamsters to force an election on this issue - by doing so they allowed Koizumi to look like a real reformer and them supporters of the status quo.

[Neo-Rio]

Pretty much how the demoncrats lose to the gop in every US election
Negativism doesn't land you the seat anywhere.

I agree.

[quote="Buddha"]Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else]

[Greji]

There's no way that Koizumi is worse than Bush.

Well, 60 plus million in the US backed Bush and it looks like Koizumi is going to smash the oposition even worse than expected. NHK has the LDP at 198 at 10:30.

So FWIW, a lot of people do not appear to agree with you on both sides of the pond.

[IkemenTommy]

People are tired of the rhetorics so they chose the party with a plan. Koizumi may have fell short with how exactly he will reform the postal system and reducing the government pork barrel spending, but it sure is better than what Okada or any Minshutos could offer. This is really where Minshuto ate it in this election.

Interestingly, I saw Okada last week at Jiyuugaoka rallying but I was like.. whatever. I didn't stick around to listen to his anti-Koizumi speech. He was still a good speaker though.

[IkemenTommy]

I am still interested in how Horie will do in Hiroshima 6th. I was not expecting that election to be close and he is actually in a slight lead (as of 22:30). I didn't think people would take him that seriously but I would really love to see someone as young and energetic to be in office. So what if he is rich? At least you know that he won't take bribes and be a corrupt official like a lot of J politicians.

[Taro Toporific]

Man I can't believe that Koizumi, the one trick pony is going to win a landslide..

Koziumi is the Gorbachev of Japan.
The LDP can never really reform Japan.
What this town needs is an enema.

[blackcat]

It shows waht a mess democracy is!

A coalition of bastards start a war to get oil and sell it as an anti terror neccessity and (some of) the self procalimed Leading nations in the world RE elect every one of them

BUSH
BLAIR
KOIZUMI
HOWARD

[hodensaft]

I'm actually a bit broken up about the Minshuto dude in Tokyo 14-ku losing. He used to actually raise a bit of a fuss when companies like NOVA, et al screwed with their foreign workers. Kind of like the opposite of Ishihara.

[IkemenTommy]

It shows waht a mess democracy is!

As opposed to what.. communist dictatorship or a socialist totalitarian? You're always more than welcome to throw away everything you have and enjoy one of those regime governments.

[Taro Toporific]

I am still interested in how Horie will do in Hiroshima 6th

Shizuka Kamei, who was dropped from the LDP as a candidate for opposing the postal bill, retained his seat in Hiroshima's sixth district, defeating political newcomer and Livedoor Co. President Takafumi Horie, NHK said. Kamei formed the New People's Party, which may win 3 seats, NTV said.


Japan PM Koizumi to Win Landslide, Exit Polls Show (Update6)
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=a3fD6ehYV1ow&refer=asia

[IkemenTommy]

Yeah it's too bad Horie lost.

Oh in other news, it is the 4th anniversary of 9-11 terrorist attacks. Like who give a fuck. Those people need to stop sobering around this time every year and get over it. It's the past already and move on.

[emperor]

The crazy part is how vocal everybody in their repective nations (and outside in some cases) seems to be about their dissatisfaction with Bush, Blair, Koizumi (well most of the Japanese I know dont like him since he became such good buddies with Bush - am unaware of the current national sentiment), ...in Ireland people have talked and talked about what a cunt Bertie Ahern is ..but when the election comes around again soon - i wont be surprised when the fucker get reelected

We may not live in true democracies, we assume that our systems of government and elections are legit cause were 'so much richer and advanced' than Zimbabwe and Egypt... but I think we are still susseceptable to vote-rigging. Maybe this could explain why the guys we expect to lose keep winning!
(and if democracy dosent exist then maybe there are no astronauts in space but theyre really in a studio in hollywood bounching around on wires while people photoshop images of what the world might look like from above)

Im gobsmacked when I think the GOP can spend $4.5 billion on a presidential campaign!
(I read somewhere america gave only $350mil in aid after the tsunami in january - and then new orleans requires at least $50 bil)

As for Buddha and throwing hot coals; wouldnt it make most sense to strike them with golf clubs rather than pick them up?



half way down page: CNN Video Report on Koizumis Win

[Greji]

So what if he is rich? At least you know that he won't take bribes and be a corrupt official like a lot of J politicians.

Say what? You just send that stuffed envelope by Takyubin or drop it in the post, and see how fast it gets sucked up. It is against the history and tradition of politics in Japan to refuse a bribe.

Once elected all politicians must sign an agreement saying they will except any and all forms of currency, stock options and land easements offered by the lobbyist through the door following the election, or face impeachment.

Japanese erections are unique to Japan. FGs can not understanding this special part of our society.

[emperor]

Japanese erections are unique to Japan. FGs can not understanding this special part of our society.
drool

spent 5 mins searching google images for a pic of an urutsukidoji monster with x50 10' cocks wrapped around a highschool chick whose clothes have just 'eXploded' and then i gave up...

[Greji]

Japanese erections are unique to Japan. FGs can not understanding this special part of our society.

spent 5 mins searching google images for a pic of an urutsukidoji monster with x50 10' cocks wrapped around a highschool chick whose clothes have just 'eXploded' and then i gave up...

"That is because you FGs can no undrstand special J-wa! That is why you arr time lose Dalwin award and J-people win!"

[Greji]

Speaking of erections, the big one returns. Muneo was re-erected in Hokkaido. Tsugimoto Kyoko ("I didn't know that money was someone elses" girl) is back in Osaka.

It begins again. hehehe

[IkemenTommy]

Muneo was re-erected in Hokkaido. Tsugimoto Kyoko ("I didn't know that money was someone elses" girl) is back in Osaka.

Suzuki Muneo is so corrupt and scandalous that he makes Nixon look like an angel.

[Taro Toporific]

[IkemenTommy]

[Greji]

Suzuki Muneo is so corrupt and scandalous that he makes Nixon look like an angel.

How can you make such a slanderous accusation? All he did was make a couple of million on the Russian deals. They still haven't found the money that was sent to Africa (for aid? ODA? or whatever) through that seven foot brother who was his personal secretary (who, by the way, is back in his employ). He also was only indirectly involved in the suicide of his polictical sempai, Nakamura and one other fast -track Todai Hogakubu bureaucrat, who shall remain nameless (to close to home to throw stones).

You should be ashamed. He's an upstanding example of what you want out of your basic J-politician. No morals and basically dishonest!

My resident rice cooker, who happens to be a Hokkaido-bred who hates Muneo, predictated it. She said that you can say what you want, but the kusojijis and obahans in the inaka love Muneo, even with all his vices. He gets on the stump, screams "Hokkaido, Hokkaido, only Hokkaido" and the juices just run down their legs, because they can't wait to get to the polls to vote for him.

The only difference between politics in J-land and the US, is that in the US you are elected to office, and then arrested. In Japan, you have to be arrested before you run for office. It's part of the qualifications. You can be elected without this but you must promise not to resign or quit politics because of any stupid little indictment or conviction.

[Neo-Rio]

What's more disturbing is that a lot of women draw and get off on tentacle-rape manga.

Yeah, but what were we talking about again? Oh yes, how democratic countries wind up electing idiot leaders. I think I can answer that in a non-serious nerdy way:

There was an old political simulation game I played many years ago where you played the role of a dictator in a communist country. Usually you didn't last long. You'd slowly run out of money and some army would take you over, or a coup de etat or something. If you wanted, you could always do a Gorbachev and go democratic - hoping that you'd keep winning elections to stay in power, but most of the time with the poor economic climate you'd try and skim as much money off for yourself as possible and plan an escape out of the country.

I kept playing the game and found out that the only way to stay alive and actually make the country wealthy indefinitely was like this:-
* Build a huge army and crush all the surrounding countries to pieces.
* Now that the army is no longer busy, turn everyone into the secret police.
* turn to a democracy
* start upping the taxing rate to ridiculous levels
* Spend a fortune on election campaiging until all the people are brainwashed.
* Get re-elected by a brainwashed populace despite the fact that you're taxing everyone at ridiculously high level and turning the country into a police state.
* There are no coup de etats because it is a "democracy" with elections and there are so many secret police that nothing ever forments - despite the high taxation.
* As you get richer, and as more people flock to your country (why?) you turn them all into secret police.

What I am trying to say is, u..... I dunno. It was just a computer game. It just sounds a little too close to home though

[emperor]

Did anybody notice the all four "assassin" babes of Koizumi won their erections based mostly on their looks.

on BBC news they said they were popular because they were celebrities?
were some of them actresses or singers?

I was watching urotsukidoji on TV (porn free preview for pay-for-view) just a few minutes ago and I thought the 'eXploding' uniforms of the schoolgirls was a nice touch.

I think all clothes in the future will have to be eXploding.
We will have robots doing everything for us and technology will have become so advanced that ipods cant get any smaller so we will have to create jobs by manufacturing clothing with small shaped charges in the lining and at the end of everyday or when it just gets too hot we press a button on the computer strapped to our forearms and it sends a signal to a satellite in orbit which is beamed down the the suit telling it to eXplode and then a vacuum-sentry flies around sucking up the shredded clothing.

There was an old political simulation game I played many years ago where you played the role of a dictator in a communist country. Usually you didn't last long. You'd slowly run out of money and some army would take you over, or a coup de etat or something...
I kept playing the game and found out that the only way to stay alive and actually make the country wealthy indefinitely was like this:-
* Build a huge army and crush all the surrounding countries to pieces...It was just a computer game..

David Lightman: ...How about Global Thermonuclear War.
Joshua: Wouldn't you perfer a nice game of chess?
David Lightman: Later. Right now lets play Global Thermonuclear War.
Joshua: Fine.

I was gonna ask were you talking about 'Risk' but i think that was set in the 1800s and was a boardgame.

[blackcat]

Itommy
"As opposed to what"

as opposed to nothing! It was a comment showing the fact that democracy is weaker than it once was...controlled by special interest groups and companies not elected yet in control in many ways.

get it???

I can`t believe Kozo the bozo a wife abandoning/unsupportive father and accused rapist could get in, and stay in power.

"Current Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has taken flak for abandoning his pregnant wife and cutting off his children and, in a final extra edition of Uwasa no Shinso released in late March, Uwasa alleges that he was involved in a rape while an exchange student in England"

http://www.fccj.or.jp/modules/wfsection/article.php?articleid=496&category=2

how many other PM/leaders are SINGLE?? esp. in a conservative country!!

[Neo-Rio]

David Lightman: ...How about Global Thermonuclear War.
Joshua: Wouldn't you perfer a nice game of chess?
David Lightman: Later. Right now lets play Global Thermonuclear War.
Joshua: Fine.

lol

Actually I found the game I was thinking of if you are interested. Gee, this reminds me of my largely misspent youth. Better pull out the Commodore 64 emulator. See if you can beat the game, and make your country generate an endlessly growing income. How will you do it?

http://www.gb64.com/game.php?id=15098&d=18&h=0