Gov. Blinky Ishihara wants to buy the Senkaku Rocks

[Taro Toporific]

[matsuki]

Wonder how much of that purchase price will go to Blink's personal offshore bank account...

[Russell]

[Coligny]

[cstaylor]

[Russell]

SERIOUSLY ? Asia's most dangerous flashpoint... what aboot Iran?

Iran has the potential to resolve itself, since the younger part of the population already got fed up with the mullahs. The Western world has a choice here of attacking or not. For the time being they choose to not attack, which is a very good choice in my opinion. Just have patience with the Iranians.

Those guys should go out more... China don't even try to put Taiwan shit straight... I don't see them going ballistic for this... I'm ready to bet they'll put drilling rigs more or less legally with big F... You stickers on the windows instead... China is all aboot trades these days.

China doesn't go ballistic over Taiwan, since it is basically in the Chinese influence sphere, and there is the potential of Taiwan being unified with China in the long term. The Senkakus are different. Also, note that China can be pretty unpredictable at times. Just ask a random Indian his opinion about the Sino-Indian War.

.. if the claim came from them Amurikuns i'd be much more worried... those guys bomb the shit out of anybody in the sandbox to steal other kids toys...

Sure, but there is a tendency of China wanting to behave like the Americans...

[matsuki]

Although the Senkakus are uninhabited (and largely uninhabitable), they could be immensely valuable. Under the international law of the sea, control of the Senkakus could convey exclusive economic rights to nearly 20,000 square miles of undersea resources, including oil and gas reserves that are believed to rival those of the Persian Gulf.

Just what we need....Japan harvesting oil and gas reserves and continuing to charge ass rape prices/taxes on them

[Dreamy_Peach]

I mean, this is Tokyo and the Senkaku's are like miles away. It's like Boris Johnson buying Islands near the Shetland Islands (to secure oil fields after Scottish independence(if they're ever that foolish to vote for it) or like Michael Bloomberg buying islands off the coast of Cuba or Mexico or somewhere to deal with drug dealers.

As a Mayor he seems to be totally over-reaching his powers.

Can't be right.

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

Can't be right.

Mate, TIJ.

Japan is not a danger to global security because of its laws. This cuntry will revert to being a police state by manipulation of local government ordinances enacted by the likes of Ishihara and lethally dangerous Hashimoto in Osaka. By the time anybody realizes what's happening, it'll all be too late.

[cstaylor]

likes of Ishihara and lethally dangerous Hashimoto in Osaka.

... who were voted in by well-meaning but misinformed voters like FGL.

[Coligny]

... who were voted in by well-meaning but misinformed voters like FGL.

There is a gigantic flaw in the current 'whole democracy thing' concept...

Voters are smart, candidate are well meaning.

While we are mostly faced with moronic douchebags electing greedy cocksuckers...



But hey, looky, Lady Gaga have a new autotuned videoclip, Snooky have crabs and [s]communists...[/s] errr sorry... muslims eat baybees...

[cstaylor]

And the current kingmaker in France (is that the French version of "flipping the bird?"):

[Dreamy_Peach]

I'm actually quite pleased not to have a vote. Allows oneself to distinguish themselves from the rest. To stand aloof and above the petty back and frow, heated argument and debate.

[Coligny]

And the current kingmaker in France (is that the French version of "flipping the bird?"):

It's more the french version of "we're fucked"...

1: Francois Hollande, ex boyfriend of Segolene Royale, often compared to a piece of cheezecake. 28.8%
2: Naboleon Sarkozy, worst president ever. Stole the titul from Dubya. 26.1
3: Marine Le Pen, daughter of her -proud- father. I'm pretty sure he's still boozing for celebration. 18.5%
4: Comrade Melenchon who is not communiste... 11.7%

The middle party people... 8.8%

While there is no doubt that the Commies will now vote for Hollande... for the Nazis it's moar complicamated...
Le Pen (father) would gladly kill Sarkozy with his bare hands... But I don't see the rednecks electors voting for them lefties... Marine will call for abstention or "blank vote"...

So basically... It's like if the next president was appointed by the Tea Party people with a choice between "Not Too Smart" and "Really Stupid"...

Disclaimer... I couldn't vote, the Toyohashi city hall is closed on sunday...

[cstaylor]

It's more the french version of "we're fucked"...

1: Francois Hollande, ex boyfriend of Segolene Royale, often compared to a piece of cheezecake. 28.8%
2: Naboleon Sarkozy, worst president ever. Stole the titul from Dubya. 26.1
3: Marine Le Pen, daughter of her -proud- father. I'm pretty sure he's still boozing for celebration. 18.5%
4: Comrade Melenchon who is not communiste... 11.7%

The middle party people... 8.8%

While there is no doubt that the Commies will now vote for Hollande... for the Nazis it's moar complicamated...
Le Pen (father) would gladly kill Sarkozy with his bare hands... But I don't see the rednecks electors voting for them lefties... Marine will call for abstention or "blank vote"...

So basically... It's like if the next president was appointed by the Tea Party people with a choice between "Not Too Smart" and "Really Stupid"...

Disclaimer... I couldn't vote, the Toyohashi city hall is closed on sunday...

That's my point: Marine can extract huge concessions from Sarkozy in exchange for her voting block. Granted, they may still not vote the way she wants them to, but without them it looks like Sarkozy could be on his way out.

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

With all due respect to Le Coligny, who gives a fuck what happens in the French erection?

Fucking meaningless....

[Coligny]

That's my point: Marine can extract huge concessions from Sarkozy in exchange for her voting block.

No... really not...

You are missing out on how much Sarkozy is hated by the Le Pen family... and they don't do "subtle"

Sunday evening Le Pen (father) statement was a jubilatory "Sarkozy is finished".

They don't need a pact or concession with him, they need -more of- his racist electors... In fact they need more him to fail to grab more of them against a Socialist governement than if he was to win and they had to share voters between mildly racist and full racist/antismites.
Having Holland elected give Le Pen an enemy, having Sarkozy re-elected give Le Pen an ersatz.

Granted, they may still not vote the way she wants them to, but without them it looks like Sarkozy could be on his way out.

And that's the deal... He can't count on them... at all...

Polling for the Front National voter was saying that:
18% will vote left
60% will vote Sarkozy
22% Don't know
Before receiving any voting advice... Knowing that it will certainly be vote blank... (with a hint of "NOT SARKOZY ANYWAY")

[cstaylor]

You are missing out on how much Sarkozy is hated by the Le Pen family... and they don't do "subtle"

Sunday evening Le Pen (father) statement was a jubilatory "Sarkozy is finished".

Okay, I stand educated. Thanks for the in-depth analysis.

[Coligny]

Okay, I stand educated. Thanks for the in-depth analysis.

To give you an idea aboot how badly Sarkozy is universally hated, Chirac is said to have told aboot him:

"Sarkozy, il faut lui marcher dessus. Pour deux raisons. Un, c'est la seule chose qu'il comprenne. Deux, ça porte chance." (Jacques Chirac)

"Sarkozy, you have to step on him. For two reasons, first it's the only thing he understand, second, it bring good luck"

(Because, stepping on dog shit in Paris is said to bring luck...)

[matsuki]

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I'm gonna remember that..

[Mike Oxlong]

Please donate...

[Coligny]

Please donate...

It's for a sperm bank ? I'm on the next shrinkransen then... I'll bring my own pr0n, and few tapes from Chokonen homemade stash...

[Russell]

Please donate...

Now it is just waiting for a wacko in China starting a similar action there to outbid Blinky.

[matsuki]

It's for a sperm bank ? I'm on the next shrinkransen then... I'll bring my own pr0n, and few tapes from Chokonen homemade stash...

No handing those out Coligny, the retail version has to have the mosaic added

[Russell]

[matsuki]

LOL, when they actually set up camp, it'll mean something.

[Coligny]

LOL, when they actually set up camp, it'll mean something.

If there is a war... those retards will only have themselves to blame...

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

If there is a war... those retards will only have themselves to blame...

Um, which retards?

[IparryU]

So... will the US bases me moved now?

were is Greji BTW?

[matsuki]

If there is a war... those retards will only have themselves to blame...

..you mean we'll blame them...they won't be around long enough to see the war.